Space News & Blog Articles

A historic dust storm hit Chicago last month, and a weather satellite gave us a bird's-eye view of the dramatic event.

On Episode 164 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss these concerning times for NASA with Casey Dreier, the Chief of Space Policy for The Planetary Society.

SpaceX conducted a static-fire test with one of its Super Heavy boosters today (June 6), part of the prep work for the next test flight of the Starship megarocket.

You don't have to stay at home to enjoy great games. Game on the go with the best space and sci-fi games on the Nintendo Switch.

If it's realism you're looking for, the Sega Toys Homestar Classic is the gold standard of star projectors.

Sen. Ted Cruz's newly unveiled legislative directives for Senate Republicans’ budget reconciliation bill would dedicate almost $10 billion to win the new space race with China.

SpaceX launched the SXM-10 satellite for SiriusXM early Saturday morning (June 7), adding another spacecraft to the company's broadcasting constellation.

"The first time I spotted it, I thought at first it may have been a rare form of blue aurora but then realised it was moving too quickly."

With 10 times the mass of our planet, and spending only part of its orbit in the habitable zone, Kepler-725c is very different to Earth.

The latest Predator movie – the series’ first foray into animation – is much more than a quick retread of old ideas in three distant settings.

The Pococo Galaxy Star Projector is currently 28% off and will arrive in time for Father's Day — and you can get its lowest-ever price before Prime Day too.

The second big batch of Amazon's Project Kuiper internet satellites will launch next Friday (June 13) from Florida, if all goes to plan.

The vast, seemingly empty spaces between galaxies are not entirely empty. So what's in these cosmic voids?

The Mars Express probe captured a striking new view of a Martian crater that holds clues to the planet's dynamic history spanning billions of years.

The solar system's largest and smallest planets will greet one another in the eastern sky.

The sharpest images ever captured of the sun reveal intricate magnetic structures dancing across its surface.

These are the best beginner binoculars you can buy in every category, from the best overall and the best for stargazing to the best budget model.

The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule that will fly the Ax-4 astronaut mission has arrived at its pad ahead of a planned June 10 launch.

The first Canadian astronaut to fly into space, Marc Garneau, died on June 4, 2025 at the age of 76. In addition to his three launches, Garneau also led the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).

Elon Musk and President Donald Trump are having a very public disagreement at the moment, and NASA could get caught in the crosshairs.

NASA's Perseverance rover regularly images a Sherlock Holmes–themed maze to calibrate its chemical-hunting SHERLOC instrument.