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June 30
- Mars helicopter Ingenuity phones home, breaking 63-day silence
- One of the longest solar eclipses on Earth darkened the sky 50 years ago. Here's how it happened.
- Europe's 'dark universe' Euclid spacecraft ready for July 1 SpaceX launch
- Saturn's rings look gorgeous in 1st James Webb Space Telescope photo of the gas giant
- James Webb Space Telescope spots intriguing carbon molecule in planet-forming disk
- July's Full Buck Moon, the 1st of 4 supermoons this summer, rises tonight
- 'Dune: Part 2' trailer offers a glimpse of Christopher Walken as Emperor of the Universe
- Rare streaks of light above US are a sign that solar maximum is fast approaching
- Can you see the cosmic 'cat' grinning into one of the world's largest telescopes in this photo? (video)
- Indiana Jones weaves his way into Apollo 11 history in 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny'
- 'Mars rover' is the new 'moonshot' in Fall Out Boy's update to Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start the Fire'
- You can see a huge sunspot 7 times wider than Earth right now — but be careful!
- How will Europe's Euclid space telescope see into the dark universe?
- Mars, Venus and Neptune put on a summer skywatching show tonight. Here's how to see it.
- Happy Asteroid Day! You can celebrate with this free webcast
June 29
- Smoke from Canadian wildfires chokes US Midwest, reaches Europe (satellite photos)
- Scientists find 'ghost particles' spewing from our Milky Way galaxy in landmark discovery (video)
- James Webb Space Telescope will help Euclid spacecraft investigate dark energy and dark matter
- A 'captured' alien planet may be hiding at the edge of our solar system — and it's not 'Planet X'
- Virgin Galactic aces its 1st-ever commercial launch of suborbital space plane (video)
- Satellites spy on human trafficking 'compounds' (photo)
- Moonquake-hunting 'SPIDER' probes could detect lunar temblors on NASA Artemis missions
- 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' season 2 episode 3 is filled with twists, turns and Toronto
- How to see comet E1 ATLAS high in the night sky in July near the Little Dipper
- SpaceX Dragon CRS-28 cargo ship returns to Earth with ocean splashdown
- The gravitational wave background of the universe has been heard for the 1st time
June 28
- Virgin Galactic set to launch crucial 1st commercial SpaceShipTwo mission today
- James Webb Space Telescope sees 1st starlight from ancient quasars in groundbreaking discovery
- How many people can fly on Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo space plane?
- 'Forbidden planet' narrowly escaped becoming a snack for a dying star (video)
- See SpaceX's new Starship fire up in these stunning engine test photos
- Second statue of Sally Ride, the 1st US woman in space, to be unveiled at Reagan Library
- Marvel powers up 'Star Wars: Dark Droids' miniseries with 5 new 'Scourged' covers
- Secret Invasion season 1 episode 2 review: Nick Fury exposes his humanity and tensions rise
- NASA wants ideas for Artemis 3 moon landing experiments. But time's running out.
- Watch SpaceX launch Europe's new Euclid space telescope to probe 'dark universe' in this free livestream today (July 1)
- Mars rover Perseverance sets new record for making oxygen on Red Planet
- Supermassive black holes grow surprisingly quickly, study suggests
- Saturn looks incredible in these raw James Webb Space Telescope images (photos)
June 27
- Dark nebula dominates gorgeous new view of Orion constellation (photo)
- Mars donut! Perseverance rover spots holey Red Planet rock (photo)
- UAE astronaut spies Mecca from space station during Hajj (photo)
- ULA Delta IV Heavy rocket puts on a show on its next-to-last launch (photos)
- Watch Virgin Galactic's 1st commercial spaceflight launch live online in this livestream today
- ULA delays 1st launch of Vulcan Centaur rocket again
- How human 'computers' Annie Jump Cannon and Henrietta Swan Leavitt revolutionized astronomy
- See 1,900 galaxies light up the night in gorgeous deep-sky photo
- What will astronauts on deep space missions eat? 'Neurogastronomy' may have the answer.
- Virgin Galactic's 1st commercial spaceflight launches this week. Meet the 6-person crew of Galactic 01
- SpaceX fires up Starship spacecraft ahead of 2nd test flight (video)
- Listen to the eerie sounds of distant galaxies in breathtaking NASA video
June 26
- Private space tug spins out of control after recent SpaceX launch
- New laser communications system arrives at NASA for Artemis 2 moon mission
- Wes Anderson's 'Asteroid City' is a love letter to UFO culture
- SpaceX making 'well over 1,000' changes to Starship ahead of next launch
- Watch house-size asteroid 2023 MU2 fly by Earth at over 2,000 mph (video)
- North Korea's 1st spy satellite has been pulled from the sea after launch failure: report
- Space tourism companies might learn a lesson from the Titan sub disaster. But are they ready to listen?
- Virgin Galactic to launch its 1st commercial spaceflight on June 29
- James Webb Space Telescope could determine if nearby exoplanet is habitable
- Watch the world choke on CO2 in eerie NASA videos of manmade emissions
- Is dark matter fuzzy? Ultracold state of matter sheds light on dark matter candidate
- Exotic new state of matter discovered by squishing subatomic particles into an ultradense crystal
- SpaceShipOne pilot's M&Ms, other mementos go on museum display
June 25
- NASA just recycled 98% of all astronaut pee and sweat on the ISS (engineers are thrilled)
- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and DARPA want to fix your PDFs. Here's how.
- Bizarre object hotter than the sun is orbiting a distant star at breakneck speed
- 1 year on 'Mars:' NASA analog astronauts begin mock Red Planet mission today and you can watch it live
June 24
- New monument will honor Florida's role in space exploration
- Earth's thermosphere reaches highest temperature in 20 years after being bombarded by solar storms
- What causes the strange green flash at sunset and sunrise on Earth?
- Space explorers mourn the loss of Titan submersible's 5 crewmates
- SpaceX to launch Europe’s Euclid dark energy probe 1 week from today
June 23
- NASA's Parker Solar Probe starts summer with 16th swoop by the sun
- Watch a house-size asteroid zoom past Earth live on June 25
- You've never seen Mars like this. Amazing NASA photos reveal Red Planet in ultraviolet light
- Rocket Lab to recover booster from ocean after July 14 launch
- Russian space agency Roscosmos recruiting fighters for war against Ukraine: report
- Watch the moon's shadow travel across North America during 2024's total solar eclipse (video)
- Final launch of Europe's Ariane 5 rocket set for July 4 after delay
- Astronaut Story Musgrave's Apollo-flown medallions, shuttle toiletries up for auction
- 'The Walking Dead' creator Robert Kirkman unveils new sci-fi comic 'Void Rivals' (exclusive)
- Satellites observe record-breaking marine heatwave hit North Atlantic
- NASA will study the Great North American Solar Eclipse of 2024 with these 5 experiments
- India and Ecuador sign Artemis Accords for peaceful moon exploration
June 22
- Russian cosmonauts toss old equipment overboard on ISS spacewalk
- Debris from missing submersible found near Titanic, crew of 5 — including space tourist — presumed dead
- SpaceX launches 56 Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea (video)
- SpaceX's next Starship prototype spins up engines ahead of test fire (photo)
- High fashion! Mountain of discarded clothes in Chilean desert is visible from space (satellite photo)
- Green comet soars in stunning 3D image of the Milky Way (photo)
- 'Firefly: The Fall Guys' comic brings the Serenity crew back for one more job gone wrong (exclusive)
- Watch Mercury roll by in a stunning sequence from BepiColombo probe (video)
- Powerful cosmic explosion points to novel 'demolition derby' death for faraway stars
- 'Strange New Worlds' Season 2 episode 2 is a well-written tribute to traditional 'Trek'
- Salty 'peanut' asteroid may reveal where Earth got its water
- Earthquakes seem more intense after cosmic ray strikes. Scientists say this is why.
- Watch 2 Russian cosmonauts perform spacewalk outside space station today
- James Webb Space Telescope spies on rocky TRAPPIST-1 exoplanet, finds bad news for life
June 21
- 'Star Trek: Infinite' lets gamers explore strange new worlds and wage epic space battles
- Watch sunlight dance across Earth from solstice to solstice in this gorgeous video
- The Milky Way's monster black hole let out a huge blast 200 years ago. We can now listen to its echo (video)
- SpaceX launches 47 Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea
- Cosmonaut rounds out SpaceX's Crew-7 mission to the space station
- Sun unleashes giant X-flare in outburst that could spark auroras on Mars (video)
- Why didn't the infant universe collapse into a black hole?
- Climate change hits Antarctica hard, sparking concerns about irreversible tipping points
- The expansion of the universe could be a mirage, new theoretical study suggests
- Summer solstice 2023 marks longest day in the Northern Hemisphere as Earth's seasons change
- Mysterious flare a trillion times brighter than our sun could be a 'disc inferno' ripping a baby planet apart
- Secret Invasion season 1 episode 1 review: Marvel finds the right spy thriller tone, but the pulse isn’t there
- NASA astronaut Leland Melvin talks Black history, education and dogs (exclusive)
- Chinese astronauts install radiation-exposure experiment outside Tiangong space station (video)
- Europe hands Artemis 2 moon ship's service module over to NASA (photo)
June 20
- Missing Titanic submersible built with NASA help
- 'Babylon 5: The Road Home' trailer for the new animated movie drops
- European probe captures stunning up-close views of planet Mercury during brief flyby (video, photos)
- The loneliest monster black holes may also be the hungriest
- Delta IV Heavy rocket launches US spy satellite on penultimate mission (video)
- Swedish astronaut 'fast-tracked' to join crew of upcoming private Axiom Space mission
- How high can we jump on other worlds?
- Crew of missing submersible near Titanic includes space tourist Hamish Harding, SETI trustee Shahzada Dawood
- A 79-year-old mathematician may have just solved an infinite dimension puzzle that's vexed theorists for decades
- Tonga undersea volcano created most intense lightning storm ever recorded
- Unistellar's Father's Day telescope deals will save you $500
- Cosmic-ray 'GPS' system that tracks underground movement could change the way we respond to disasters
- Fast-spinning white dwarf pulsar, the 2nd we've ever discovered, sheds light on how stars evolve
June 19
- Ethereal ice swirls dance around Arctic peninsula in stunning new satellite image
- Europe's most dangerous 'supervolcano' could be creeping toward eruption, scientists warn
- Quantum computers could overtake classical ones within 2 years, IBM 'benchmark' experiment shows
- Stephen Hawking wanted scientists to 'make black holes' on Earth. Physics says it's possible.
- Rocket Lab's modified Electron rocket HASTE achieves first suborbital launch
- Europe's BepiColombo spacecraft zooms within 150 miles of Mercury in close flyby
- NASA recognizes Juneteenth with ceremonial flag-raising (photos)
June 18
- The moon, Venus, Mars and bright stars shine in a summer celestial gathering this week. Here's how to see it.
- Disney's new Tron Lightcycle Run ride immerses fans in high-speed sci-fi action
- Humans are pumping out so much groundwater that it's changing Earth's tilt
- Pixar's 'Elio' trailer reveals Earth's pint-sized leader in new cosmic adventure
- US Space Force wants private companies to help it counter 'emerging threats' in space
- SpaceX launches SATRIA-1 communications satellite for Indonesia, lands rocket at sea (video)
- Astronaut Sally Ride brought women and the LGBTQ+ community to the final frontier 40 years ago
June 17
- China launches national-record 41 satellites on single rocket (video)
- El Niño is officially here, scientists say
- Alien green flash: Lightning crackles in vortex near Jupiter's north pole (photo)
- Where did Earth get its water? It was sucked up from space, new theory says
- New parachute system could ease some of China's rocket-debris issues (video)
- Use the dark new moon of June to see 5 visible planets in the sky tonight
- Look up and see Saturn as it changes directions in the sky tonight
June 16
- Viral YouTube video explains NASA's search for alien life
- Large Hadron Collider may be closing in on the universe's missing antimatter
- Record breaker! New fastest star zooms through Milky Way at 5 million mph
- Surprise! Jupiter's ocean moon Europa may not have a fully formed core
- Astronaut watches Cyclone Biparjoy swirl over the Arabian Sea from space (video)
- See latest configuration of China's Tiangong space station in stunning new video
- James Webb Space Telescope gets satellite sidekick to aid search for habitable planets
- 'Foundation' Season 2 trailer teases 'despair, death and destruction' for Apple TV+'s epic space drama
- What is Picard Day? 'Star Trek' fans make it so on June 16
- When Johnny met Sally: 'The first woman in space' and a Skylab strip
- Inflatable moon telescope could peer into universe's Dark Ages
June 15
- Virgin Galactic will launch its 1st commercial spaceflight on June 27
- 'Weird' game of cosmic tug-of-war in the Tarantula Nebula weaves up new stars
- The moon and Mercury meet in the bright red 'eye of the bull' early Friday morning
- Geminid meteor shower spawned by violent asteroid smashup
- Astronauts unfurl final roll-out solar array (for now) at space station in record-tying spacewalk
- Light pollution poses serious threat to astronomy, skywatching and more, study says
- Final launch of Europe's powerful Ariane 5 rocket delayed indefinitely
- Astronaut Chris Hadfield wants to protect the moon with an 'Astra Carta'
- 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' season 2 premiere is a solid but subdued affair
- Private space station: How Axiom Space plans to build its orbital outpost
- The Apollo moon landing was real, but NASA's quarantine procedure was not
- Rocket Lab is set to launch a mystery mission from Virginia. What could it be?
- This 'postcard' of a Mars day from NASA's Curiosity rover is gorgeous (photo)
June 14
- 'Starfield' offers players a massive space odyssey in new gameplay footage
- Watch 2 NASA astronauts spacewalk outside space station today in this free livestream
- Ultra-hot exoplanet has an atmosphere of vaporized rock
- Saturn's moon Enceladus has all the ingredients for life in its icy oceans. But is life there?
- James Webb Space Telescope reveals how galaxies made the early universe transparent
- Strange radio emissions from a feeding star puzzle astronomers
- Pentagon gearing up to launch 1st experimental navigation satellite in 50 years (video)
- 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Season 2 warps onto Paramount Plus tomorrow
- Friendless 'hot Jupiter' exoplanets may not be so lonely after all
- Annular solar eclipse October 2023: Plan your trip to see the amazing 'ring of fire' eclipse with these top tips
- Save a massive $200 on the equally massive Anycubic Photon M3 Max 3D printer
- Watch scientists turn an aircraft into a moon gravity research lab (video)
- This collapsed star is turning into an gigantic diamond before our eyes
- New 'warm Jupiter' exoplanet has a weird orbit and another planet may be to blame
- Watch 1st trailer for new open-world 'Star Wars Outlaws' video game (video)
- SpaceX aims to launch Starship again in 6 to 8 weeks, Elon Musk says
- 4 elusive 'mini-Neptune' exoplanets discovered in a cosmic game of hide-and-seek
June 13
- This new Mars map archive puts the entire Red Planet in the palm of your hand (video)
- Japan's Astroscale has a new robot tug to clean up space junk. Here's how it works (video)
- 'Transformers: Rise of the Beasts' review: Barely more than meets the eye
- Space training contest opens during Pride Month for LGBTQ+ individuals
- Watch SpaceX's historic 200th rocket landing in this super-sharp video
- Watch Venus swarm the Beehive Cluster today in free telescope livestream
- 'Cosmic magnifying glass' reveals super-rare warped supernova with gravitational lens. (Thanks, Einstein!)
- That's no moon! It's 2! Netflix space opera 'Rebel Moon' will come in 2 installments: report
- Don't miss Jupiter and its 4 Galilean satellites shine near the crescent moon tonight
- Sally's Night events mark 40 years since 1st US woman flew in space
- Watch these One Sky Project films to explore Indigenous astronomy from home for free (videos)
- NASA, US Air Force unveil new X-plane — the X-66A — to test wild wing design for fuel-efficient flight
June 12
- Marvel's new 'Predator vs Wolverine' miniseries pits alien against mutant in a clawed showdown
- Artemis 2 astronaut goes on vision quest to prepare for moon mission
- Space Force chooses SpaceX, ULA for 12 military launches in 2025
- Space food: Why Mars astronauts won't have to hold the fries (video)
- Hubble telescope reels in gorgeous, star-spawning cosmic jellyfish (photo)
- Earth is getting hotter at a faster rate despite pledges of government action
- Wow! Amazing video shows International Space Station crossing the sun during spacewalk
- New Tatooine-like exoplanet discovered orbiting twin suns. Meet BEBOP-1c.
- Scientists beam solar power to Earth from space for 1st time ever
- Shining rainbow rings around the sun photographed in Finland. What caused them?
- Stephen Hawking's most famous prediction could mean that everything in the universe is doomed to evaporate, new study says
- SpaceX just landed a rocket for the 200th time (and launched 72 satellites) on epic rideshare flight (video)
- Brilliant gamma-ray flare 100 times brighter than our entire galaxy reveals 1 monster black hole is actually 2
June 11
- Ethereal 'halo' and light arcs around the sun captured in photos of ultra-rare phenomena
- 'Star Wars' spinoff 'Ahsoka' to premiere on Disney Plus on Aug. 23
- See the stars of the Spring Triangle reach high in the sky this month
- New Pentagon-funded hypersonic test vehicle could fly in summer 2024
- SpaceX launches 52 Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea
June 10
- A chaotic star is inching toward a violent death as astronomers watch in real-time
- Catch a glimpse of the half-lit moon in its third quarter phase today
- How do Mars rocks and riverbeds get their names? NASA explains (video)
- China breaks its rideshare record with 26-satellite launch (video)
- NASA begins 60th round of space artifact awards for schools, museums
June 9
- China wants to launch a moon-orbiting telescope array as soon as 2026
- 'Marvel Anatomy' takes you inside your favorite aliens and superheroes
- NASA astronauts deploy 5th roll-out solar array on spacewalk outside space station (video)
- SpaceX Starship problems likely to delay Artemis 3 moon mission to 2026, NASA says
- See new supernova shine bright in stunning Pinwheel Galaxy photo
- See Mars like never before in this amazing new photo from a 20-year-old probe
- SpaceX Dragon breaks 2 space shuttle orbital records
- Watch the moon snuggle up to Saturn in the night sky late tonight
- Will Artemis astronauts look for life on the moon?
- Nanoblock reveals new space model kits created with astronaut's advice
June 8
- Galaxy group blasts out record-breaking tail of hot gas after gobbling up neighbor (video)
- James Webb Space Telescope discovers 717 ancient galaxies that flooded the universe with 1st light
- Pentagon confirms it's buying SpaceX Starlink services for Ukraine
- Canadian wildfire smoke dims the vision of Earth-observing satellites (photos)
- Boeing sued for allegedly stealing intellectual property related to NASA's Artemis moon rocket
- Long space missions take a toll on astronaut brains, study finds
- This new tool 'cleans' annoying satellite trails from Hubble telescope photos
- Brightest gamma-ray burst ever seen, the largest known explosion since Big Bang, has a unique jet structure unlike any other
- Repeated signals from the center of the Milky Way could be aliens saying hello, new study claims
June 7
- Earth's highest, coldest, rarest clouds are back. How to see the eerie 'noctilucent clouds' this summer.
- James Webb Space Telescope spots faintest galaxy yet in the infant universe (photo)
- Satellite photos show US East Coast engulfed by smoke from Canadian wildfires
- ULA test-fires new Vulcan Centaur rocket on the launch pad for 1st time (video)
- NASA's sun-kissing Parker Solar Probe finds source of 'fast' solar wind
- How I learned to 'walk on the moon' while flying at 30,000 feet on a stomach-churning airplane ride (video)
- 'The Expanse' actor Cara Gee talks playing Drummer again in the upcoming The Expanse: A Telltale Series (Exclusive)
- Dark matter atoms may form shadowy galaxies with rapid star formation
- New Milky Way map reveals the magnificent messiness of our galaxy
- Strange star holds 'holy grail' clues about unique supernova explosions in the early universe
June 6
- 1st-ever private Venus mission delayed until at least 2025
- Satellites watch floods ravage Ukraine following dam collapse (photos)
- Gravitational waves may come from 'cocoons' of debris around dying stars (video)
- James Cameron's 'Avatar' scores wacky new Wes Anderson-inspired AI tribute trailer (video)
- Loud launches: Researchers study how rocket noise affects endangered wildlife
- Watch Space.com experience moon gravity at 30,000 feet in new mini-documentary out June 7
- Jimi Hendrix rocks the cosmos as an interstellar time traveler in 'Purple Haze'
- James Webb Space Telescope peers behind bars to reveal a cosmic 'treasure trove' (video)
- NASA's Psyche asteroid probe on track for October launch after 1-year delay
- SpaceX Dragon CRS-28 cargo capsule docks with space station to deliver vital supplies
- Should future Mars missions have all-female crews?
June 5
- NASA's new moon car for Artemis astronauts will be inspired by Mars rovers
- Giant robots defend Earth against alien attacks in new 'Robotech' comic series
- Strawberry Moon of June 2023 sweetens the night sky in these amazing photos
- LIGO project begins new gravitational wave hunt
- Russia delays launch of Luna 25 moon lander until August
- Super Bowl champ Richard Sherman on suiting up for Fox TV show 'Stars on Mars' (exclusive)
- James Webb Space Telescope spies earliest complex organic molecules in the universe
- How long will the new supernova visible in the night sky last?
June 4
- China's Shenzhou 15 capsule lands safely with 3 Tiangong space station astronauts (video)
June 3
- SpaceX launches 22 Starlink 'V2 mini' satellites into orbit, lands rocket at sea (video)
- See the Full Strawberry Moon of June share the sky with Mars and a half Venus tonight
- SpaceX launches Dragon cargo capsule to space station, lands rocket at sea (video)
- Watch China's Shenzhou 15 astronauts return to Earth this weekend (video)
June 2
- Ice clouds high in Earth's atmosphere could help predict climate change. NASA wants a closer look
- This tiny probe the size of your cell phone could measure asteroid gravity in a space 1st
- Marvel's new 'Micronauts' comic collection dives into inner space
- Live from Mars! European probe beams Red Planet views to Earth in 1st-ever video feat
- UFOs worth investigating despite lack of 'real evidence,' former astronaut Scott Kelly says
- Mysterious cosmic threads are reaching out from the Milky Way's monster black hole
- Spain signs the Artemis Accords for peaceful moon exploration
- Mickey Mouse celebrates the Space Age as astronaut on Disney100 Citizen watch
- See Mars buzz the dense stars of the Beehive Cluster tonight
- Meta reveals the new Quest 3 VR headset with a $499.99 price tag
- 'I'm ready. Let's go!' Record-breaking astronaut Peggy Whitson eager for next flight after private Ax-2 mission
- Watch live views of Mars from a European probe at the Red Planet in a 1st-of-its-kind livestream today
- World's 1st 'hacking sandbox' satellite and more to ride on SpaceX's next NASA cargo launch
- A poem for Europa Clipper: US Poet Laureate Ada Limón reveals ode to fly on NASA Jupiter moon mission
- Boeing delays 1st Starliner astronaut launch for NASA indefinitely over parachute, wiring safety issues
June 1
- NASA's Kepler telescope discovered 2 mini-Neptune exoplanets just before dying
- James Webb Space Telescope finds water in super-hot exoplanet's atmosphere
- Mars helicopter Ingenuity went silent for 6 'agonizing' days in April
- The Expanse: A Telltale Series preview — Trust your gut before your head gets in the way
- Odd supergiant star Betelgeuse is brightening up. Is it about to go supernova?
- Zany new trailer for Fox's 'Stars on Mars' reality show counts us down to launch (video)
- Saturn's moon Enceladus is blasting a plume of water 6,000 miles high. Could life be lurking under its icy shell?
- Hubble telescope captures starry tentacles of faraway 'jellyfish galaxy' in stunning detail (photo)