Space News & Blog Articles

Gravity isn't just a force that keeps things glued together. Through our understanding of general relativity, we know that gravity can make gravitational waves, or ripples in the fabric of space-time.

Thanks to data from three different Mars orbiters, scientists have determined that small, local dust storms, like their much larger counterparts, play a key role in drying out the Red Planet.

As parts of New England brace for Hurricane Henri to make landfall in New York Sunday (Aug. 22), astronauts and satellites are tracking the historic storm from space.

Fishing on the high seas is a bit of a mystery, economically speaking.

The August full moon rises tonight (Aug. 22), bringing skywatchers a rare seasonal "Blue Moon." 

Scientists have demonstrated that beamed microwaves can be converted to electricity to power drones.

Arianespace launched dozens of internet satellites for the communications company OneWeb this evening (Aug. 21).

Watch Space.com's video of every SpaceX Starship explosion and see what Elon Musk and team learned from them.

Step outside around 45 minutes after sunset on Saturday evening (Aug. 21) and in a single glance you'll be able to partake in a gathering of the moon and the biggest planet of our solar system.

Permanent flooding has become commonplace on this low-lying peninsula, nestled behind North Carolina’s Outer Banks. The trees growing in the water are small and stunted.

Sweden's highest mountain has shrunk by two meters in one year due to the melting of the glacier that covers it.

Netflix's first trailer for a documentary series on SpaceX's Inspiration4 private astronaut mission is here. Check it out.

Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket is one step closer to spaceflight.

The next SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to visit the International Space Station will launch next Saturday (Aug. 28), and if you're an early-bird you can watch it all online.

Scientists have calculated that Earth is 4.54 billion years old, with an error range of 50 million years.

NASA's Perseverance rover has given us an otherworldly skywatching treat — the minuscule Mars moon Deimos, twinkling in the dusty Red Planet skies.

Chinese astronauts conducted their second spacewalk outside of the country's new space station on Friday, installing a range of equipment including a back-up air-conditioning unit.

As an asteroid, Phaethon is a ball composed mainly of rock, and it shouldn't have enough water ice to form the glowing fuzzy coma and tail that adorn a comet.

Asteroids are packed with gold and other valuable resources. And the best way to harvest those metals may be to bring space rocks to Earth.

Billionaire Jared Isaacman is looking for a brewery to make beer with space-flown hops — for a good cause.

The full moon of August arrives Sunday (Aug. 22), after it makes a close pass to Jupiter and Saturn.