India delays 1st space docking of SpaDeX satellites, 'further validation' needed
India postponed its first attempt to dock two SpaDex satellites in Earth orbit from Jan. 6 until Jan. 9, to allow more time for tests.
Springtime on Mars brings frost avalanches, gas geysers and explosions (photos)
It’s time to ring in the Martian New Year with a variety of strange sights on the planet’s Northern Hemisphere.
US Space Force broke its launch record in 2024 with 93 liftoffs
An impressive 93 launches lifted off from Florida’s coast in 2024, setting a new Space Force record for the second year in a row.
BluShift Aerospace hopes to launch 1st suborbital rocket from Maine in 2025
Maine-based bluShift Aerospace is planning for its next big milestone: a suborbital flight test toward the end of 2025.
SpaceX's Starship Flight 7 test flight will deploy simulated Starlink satellites for 1st time
SpaceX aims to launch the seventh Starship flight test on Jan. 10. It will mark the first time the company attempts to deploy a payload during the flight.
How Pluto captured its largest moon Charon with a 10-hour icy 'kiss'
Pluto may have got romantic to capture its largest moon, colliding and engaging in a passionate but icy 10 hour kiss with Charon billions of years ago.
Astronomers have pinpointed the origin of mysterious repeating radio bursts from space
Innew research, we have for the first time tracked a fast radio burst back to its source: a common kind of lightweight star called a red dwarf.
Dark Energy Camera captures thousands of galaxies in stunning image
Astronomers have captured a breathtaking new image of the Antlia Cluster of galaxies.
SpaceX launches 1st Starlink satellites of 2025 (video, photos)
SpaceX launched the first batch of its internet satellites this year from Florida's Space Coast today (Jan. 6).
Desert planets like those in 'Dune' and 'Star Wars' unlikely to host life, NASA says
"Even if a planet is in the habitable zone, if it has too small a water inventory, it transitions to an uninhabitable state."
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 142 —2025 in Space
On Episode 142 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk about 2025 in space!
'Silo' Season 2, 'The Book of Quinn': Juliette suffers, Walker snitches, and Lukas decodes Quinn's letter
A recap of "Silo" Season 2 Episode 8, "The Book of Quinn"
Peter Parker battles a rogue alien hunter in Marvel's 'Predator vs. Spider-Man'
A preview of Marvel Comics' "Predator vs. Spider-Man #1"
Small satellite constellation could reveal black holes like never before
A constellation of small satellites could help researchers view processes in close vicinity of supermassive black holes like never before.
NASA will announce update to Mars sample return plans on Jan. 7. Here's how to listen in
NASA's beleaguered Mars Sample Return program currently faces extreme costs of up to $11 billion and a timeline that could reach 2040.
What I learned from a black hole in Los Angeles
PST: Art and Science Collide exhibits are on view across Los Angeles.
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