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On this day in space! Sept. 5, 1977: NASA launches Voyager 1 on epic journey across the solar system

Sat Sep 5, 2026 09:21 AM EDT

This NASA-funded 'Slingshot' spacecraft idea could map minerals on planets and moons across our solar system

Sat Sep 5, 2026 09:21 AM EDT

Scientists detect signals of hydrogen from billions of years ago. Could this help us map out the universe?

Fri Sep 4, 2026 5:21 PM EDT

Trekkies honor 'Star Trek's' 60th birthday with fan events, special screenings, and a world record Vulcan salute

Fri Sep 4, 2026 5:21 PM EDT

Venus is becoming a thinner crescent and that's when it finally starts making sense

Fri Sep 4, 2026 5:21 PM EDT

Stars forge and deliver the elements that make up your body and scientists may finally know how

Fri Sep 4, 2026 1:21 PM EDT

Hubble Telescope sees spectacular 'superbubble' Space photo of the day for Sept. 4, 2026

Fri Sep 4, 2026 1:21 PM EDT

On this day in space! Sept. 4, 1962: NASA's Mariner 2 spacecrafts performs the 1st-ever maneuver in deep space so it could reach Venus

Fri Sep 4, 2026 1:21 PM EDT

We played 'Exodus', a sci-fi RPG that should please 'Mass Effect' fans, even if you can't romance the talking octopus

Fri Sep 4, 2026 09:21 AM EDT

How did the infant sun form? Scientists get surprising new insights from 4.6-billion-year-old space dust

Fri Sep 4, 2026 09:21 AM EDT

Scientists watch a comet being born 3 billion miles away

Fri Sep 4, 2026 09:21 AM EDT

India sends Earth-imaging satellite toward geosynchronous orbit in milestone launch video

Thu Sep 3, 2026 9:21 PM EDT

'Alien: Isolation 2': Facing a ruthless and evolved Xenomorph in our Gamescom hands-on preview

Thu Sep 3, 2026 5:21 PM EDT

2 spacecraft will soon reach Mercury after 8 years in space. Here's what BepiColombo can do

Thu Sep 3, 2026 5:21 PM EDT

'Strange New Worlds'' latest episode is a soap opera spoof, but hasn't 'Star Trek' always been a soap opera in space?

Thu Sep 3, 2026 5:21 PM EDT

'Strange New Worlds'' latest episode is a soap opera spoof, but hasn't 'Star Trek' always been a soap opera in space anyway?

Thu Sep 3, 2026 1:21 PM EDT

'A new mission starting today': 8 years after launch, BepiColombo begins Mercury arrival

Thu Sep 3, 2026 1:21 PM EDT

Comet McNaught put on a surprise show this summer: Here's how to spot it before it fades

Thu Sep 3, 2026 1:21 PM EDT

On this day in space! Sept. 3, 2006: Europe's SMART-1 spacecraft crashes into the moon in lunar death dive

Thu Sep 3, 2026 1:21 PM EDT

Mesmerizing plasma loops on the sun Space photo of the day for Sept. 3, 2026

Thu Sep 3, 2026 1:21 PM EDT

Watch India launch its 1st geosynchronous Earth-imaging satellite today

Thu Sep 3, 2026 09:21 AM EDT

Rocket issues delay 1st-ever private mission to Venus: 'We are awaiting Neutron readiness'

Thu Sep 3, 2026 09:21 AM EDT

2 spacecraft headed to Mercury are about to begin their long-awaited arrival for Europe and Japan watch it live today

Thu Sep 3, 2026 09:21 AM EDT

'Alien Isolation 2' creative director talks upping the scare factor for the sequel interview

Thu Sep 3, 2026 09:21 AM EDT

Astronomers discover mysterious 10-sided cloud structure at Saturn's south pole

Wed Sep 2, 2026 5:21 PM EDT

China's private, reusable Pallas-1 rocket aces debut launch video

Wed Sep 2, 2026 5:21 PM EDT

This was always the way: 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' is finally on Disney+

Wed Sep 2, 2026 5:21 PM EDT

2 spacecraft headed to Mercury are about to begin their long-awaited arrival for Europe and Japan watch it live on Sept. 3

Wed Sep 2, 2026 5:21 PM EDT

Blue Origin wins $700 million contract to build NASA's next Mars orbiter

Wed Sep 2, 2026 1:21 PM EDT

Supermassive black holes 'too big' for the early universe may not be so massive after all

Wed Sep 2, 2026 1:21 PM EDT

Falcon Heavy brings the heat Space photo of the day for Sept. 2, 2026

Wed Sep 2, 2026 1:21 PM EDT

On this day in space! Sept. 2, 2016: Rosetta spacecraft finds long-lost Philae lander on Comet 67P after 2-year search

Wed Sep 2, 2026 1:21 PM EDT

Scientists may have detected the 1st direct evidence of dark matter

Wed Sep 2, 2026 1:21 PM EDT

Rocket Lab launches Japanese radar satellite to orbit on 'Owl Around the World' mission video

Wed Sep 2, 2026 1:21 PM EDT

A bright space station will soar over the US this week and it's not the ISS. Here's how to see it

Wed Sep 2, 2026 09:21 AM EDT

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites to orbit on its 35th flight

Wed Sep 2, 2026 09:21 AM EDT

Don't miss out on VisionQuest stream the latest Marvel series from anywhere using this Proton VPN deal, now up to $168 off

Wed Sep 2, 2026 09:21 AM EDT

The moon might be hiding a history of ancient supernova explosions

Wed Sep 2, 2026 09:21 AM EDT

Rocket Lab launches Japanese radar satellite to orbit on 'Owl Around the World' mission

Wed Sep 2, 2026 09:21 AM EDT

Missed the August lunar eclipse? Here's when the next one happens

Wed Sep 2, 2026 05:21 AM EDT

Two astronauts replace ISS camera and docking aid on 6th-ever all-female spacewalk video

Tue Sep 1, 2026 5:21 PM EDT

Scientists trace 7 stages of a meteorite's life, from hurtling space rock to Earth's surface

Tue Sep 1, 2026 5:21 PM EDT

Nonprofit wants to launch 80,000-year mission to Alpha Centauri in 2029 video

Tue Sep 1, 2026 5:21 PM EDT

The 12 best sci-fi movies of the 2000s

Tue Sep 1, 2026 5:21 PM EDT

On this day in space! Sept. 1, 1979: NASA's Pioneer 11 probe becomes 1st spacecraft to visit Saturn

Tue Sep 1, 2026 1:21 PM EDT

Why do black hole flares die out? It may be down to how stars spin

Tue Sep 1, 2026 1:21 PM EDT

NASA's Roman Space Telescope is just one of a few missions named after real-life women

Tue Sep 1, 2026 1:21 PM EDT

5 planets will light up the September sky here's how to see them

Tue Sep 1, 2026 1:21 PM EDT

Repairing the ISS 250 miles above Earth Space photo of the day for Sept. 1, 2026

Tue Sep 1, 2026 1:21 PM EDT

'Orbitals' is a co-op sci-fi adventure that recaptures the magic of Saturday morning cartoons

Tue Sep 1, 2026 05:21 AM EDT

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