Space News & Blog Articles

Privateer aims to help humanity tackle its growing space-junk problem, and the startup has just hired one of the people who will lead this ambitious effort.

Remnants of ancient asteroids revealed Earth was bombarded by massive space rocks more often than previously thought, vastly altering oxygen levels in the planet's early atmosphere.

Apple TV+'s new sci-fi series "Invasion" follows people around the world during an alien attack. Here's our first look and interview.

Free League Publishing unites with Alcon Entertainment to deliver a dark new "Blade Runner" roleplaying game for 2022.

The research may shed light on cosmic evolution.

Tiny natural ice structures help arrange stones into spectacular landscapes.

Hero Collector's new book "Battlestar Galactica: Designing Spaceships" features an incredible collection of never-before-seen concept artwork .

China has test fired a huge new solid rocket motor, creating more propulsion options for the country’s growing space activities.

Some of the most common and unlikely sci-fi tropes could one day be science fact.

The asteroid that crashed into Earth 66 million years ago unleashed a catastrophic series of events.

An Ariane 5 rocket will launch satellites for SES and the French military tonight, Oct. 23, and you can watch it live here.

There's a lot to look at between now and the December solstice: two eclipses, four meteor showers, Venus reaching its pinnacle in brilliance and a potential bright comet!

For the next two and a half weeks, early-morning skywatchers will have an excellent opportunity to spot the so-called "elusive planet" — Mercury.

The U.S. needs to invest more in nuclear-powered spacecraft to be competitive with nations like China, experts say.

A polynya, or rift, opened in the Arctic's oldest, thickest ice in May 2020, new research finds.

Physicists propose a new plan to "slice and dice" incoming asteroids that could save Earth from a deadly calamity.

An uncrewed Orion capsule could ride the first Space Launch System megarocket as early as Feb. 12, 2022. But a lot has to go right.

China's Tianwen 1 orbiter and Zhurong rover are once again active at Mars following a communications blackout caused by the sun interfering with radio signals sent from Earth.

China just launched what is planned to be its longest crewed mission to date, but the next spacecraft in the series is ready to blast off should the Shenzhou 13 astronauts need rescuing.

The hush-hush launches from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility tested advanced hypersonic weapons technology for the U.S. military.

The FAA held two public hearings this week about its environmental assessment of SpaceX's orbital launch activities in South Texas. People voiced strong opinions, both pro and con.