NASA's Parker Solar Probe beams home 1st detailed update after record-breaking approach to the sun
This New Year's Day, NASA's Parker Solar Probe added to the festive cheer by sending home its first detailed telemetry data soon after its record-breaking closest-ever approach to the sun.
Strap on a VR headset like a Facehugger with 'Alien: Rogue Incursion' — the 1st-ever 'Alien' VR game
"Alien: Rogue Incursion" virtual reality game for PSVR and and PCVR available now
Newly uncovered oxygen reaction could aid the search for alien life
A newly discovered way for oxygen to form in carbon-dioxide-rich atmospheres of exoplanets could help guide scientists' search for alien life.
Space debris crash in Kenya village believed to be from leftover rocket hardware
Kenya Space Agency officials report a large, “red-hot” metallic ring roughly 8 feet (2.5 meters) in diameter fell from the sky, crashing into Mukuku village.
Some black holes at the centers of galaxies have a buddy − but detecting these binary pairs isn’t easy
Some black holes at the centers of galaxies have a buddy − but detecting these binary pairs isn’t easy
Fall 2024 was Earth's warmest autumn ever
Fall 2024 makes history in the record books as the warmest on record in the past 130 years.
The Quadrantid meteor shower peaks tonight! Don't miss the 1st 'shooting stars' of 2025
The 2025 Quadrantid meteor shower peaks overnight on Jan. 3, and could produce between 60 to 120 meteors per hour.
James Webb telescope uncovers massive 'grand design' spiral galaxy in the early universe — and scientists can't explain how it got so big, so fast
Galaxies in the early universe tend to be clumpy, but the new JWST discovery of a "grand design" spiral galaxy just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang has scientists stumped.
'Star Wars: Skeleton Crew' episode 6: The crew and their spaceship reveal their true selves
Skeleton Crew's sixth episode splits the team apart ahead of their much-desired return to At Attin and a final confrontation with Jod.
Black holes can squash star formation, James Webb Space Telescope finds
"The Spiderweb protocluster is an ideal laboratory for investigating the relationship between black holes and star formation in detail."
Panasonic Leica Summilux DG 15mm f/1.7 ASPH review
The Panasonic Leica Summilux DG 15mm f/1.7 ASPH is a Micro Four Thirds prime lens offering an equivalent focal length of 30mm.
Image of the Day 2024 Archive
Space.com's image of the day rounds up the most awe-inspiring space photos right here, with a new image everyday.
'Star Trek: Lower Decks': the 25 best 'Trek' callbacks from the show's five-year mission
As the animated show comes to an end, we look back at the best 'Trek' gags from the final frontier.
Ingenuity Mars Helicopter flies again as first drone on Rose Parade float
NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter is now the first drone to fly on a Rose Parade float. The floral-but-flight-worthy display is just one of the highlights on the JPL-inspired "Rover Rendezvous" float.
We finally know where to look for life on Mars
Ever since the discovery of methane on Mars, scientists have wondered if the Red Planet might harbor life. Now, researchers know where to look: deep under the surface of a broad Martian plain.
Just a fraction of the hydrogen hidden beneath Earth's surface could power Earth for 200 years, scientists find [clone]
A newly-deployed satellite has created the most-detailed map yet of the ocean floor, finding hundreds of hills and underwater volcanoes that were previously missed.
New Year's northern lights delight as powerful solar storms spark auroras across central US and Europe (photos)
Last night, the sun and Earth collaborated to give us a light show that no fireworks display could rival. Happy New Year!
Launches, moon landings and more: Here's the top spaceflight missions to watch in 2025
From lunar and asteroid missions to groundbreaking human spaceflight tests and new rockets, 2025 promises an array of spectacular space missions.
'Ambitious climate action is more urgent than ever:' 3 Climate records broken in 2024
2024 has been another challenging year for Earth's climate, marked by record temperatures, extreme weather events, and urgent warnings from scientists about the accelerating pace of global warming.
Ireland's lost Apollo 11 moon rock traced from basement to fire in documents
New details about the small pieces of the moon gifted by the United States to Ireland in 1970 have now been unearthed. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the Apollo 11 lunar samples.
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