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NASA's Perseverance rover is exploring a new Mars region called Krokodillen, which is thought to harbor some of the oldest and most intriguing rocks on the Red Planet.

SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink broadband satellites late Tuesday night (May 20), atop a Falcon 9 rocket that was flying for the first time ever.

New Falcon 9 booster 1095 lifts off from Cape Canaveral on May 20, 2025, on the Starlink 12-15 mission. Image: Adam Bernstein.
SpaceX launched a brand-new Falcon 9 booster Tuesday after an abort halted its first attempt 24 hours earlier. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral, with 23 Starlink satellites aboard, came at 11:19 p.m. EDT (03:19 UTC).

New research has found that lightning, while not very common, can occur on tidally locked exoplanets like our nearest neighbor, Proxima b.

Here are the key characteristics of the Moon, Earth’s only natural satellite:

Researchers have provided some new insights about the powerful geomagnetic storm that flared up last Mother's Day, after a big solar storm hit Earth.

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is seen during its “aluminum bird” systems testing, verifying how its systems work together, respond to pilot inputs and handle injected failures.

The asteroid poses no threat to the moon or Earth.

As the 100th woman to travel to space, Calandrelli isn't just celebrating personal achievement — she's using her journey to inspire others and push the boundaries of STEM accessibility.

Structures known as "zippers" and "twisters" in the early universe may explain why dwarf galaxies tend to line up with each other, as well as hint at how dark matter operates in the universe.

Space weather forecasting doesn't yet command the same resources as Earth weather forecasting, even though the stakes are growing.

The first of 2025's two Predator movies is an animated anthology which is looking even bloodier and more action-packed in its second trailer.

With a huge 15x magnification, these binoculars from Celestron will give you great views of star clusters and galaxies.

Lets take a trip through time.

NASA took the initiative to name Storm Gannon after a space weather scientist who died in 2024. This was the storm that sparked beautiful auroras across the globe that same year.

SpaceX froze the countdown of its Falcon 9 about 2.5 minutes ahead of the planned launch of the Starlink 12-15 mission on Monday, May 19, 2025. A reason for the abort wasn’t given before SpaceX ended its broadcast. Image: SpaceX via livestream

Update May 20, 12:14 a.m. EDT: SpaceX scrubbed its planned launch.

Seattle startup Interlune's newly unveiled machine is designed to churn up 110 tons (100 metric tons) of moon dirt per hour to harvest helium-3, a fuel for future fusion reactors.

The FAA has greenlit license modifications ahead of Flight 9 of SpaceX's Starship but has not yet approved the launch itself.

The presence of water-ice in the debris disk around a young star could have helped facilitate the growth and development of exoplanets.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base on the Starlink 15-3 mission. Image: SpaceX

SpaceX is moving ahead with expansion plans at Vandenberg Space Force Base that will double its West Coast launch cadence and enable Falcon Heavy rockets to fly from California.