A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 24 Starlink internet satellites into low Earth orbit after lifting off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Aug. 14, 2025.
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A Long March 5B rocket launched the eighth batch of satellites for China's Guowang broadband network on Wednesday (Aug. 13). It was the fourth Guowang launch in less than three weeks.
This quiz tests your knowledge of which female astronauts broke barriers and reached for the stars.
NASA's Orion spacecraft for the crewed Artemis 2 mission to fly astronauts around the moon is all fueled up and going through final preparations to ready the vehicle for stacking with its SLS rocket.
Artificial intelligence helps astronomers observe what may be the first known case of a star exploding while interacting with a black hole.
It's a 300-year reunion in our violent peek at this week's episode, 'The Shape of Time'.
The medieval-looking "helmet" is the latest addition to Mars' gallery of odd-shaped rocks.
A new study finds that liquids other than water might be able to support life on worlds beyond Earth, potentially expanding the envelope of life throughout the cosmos.
The star, called DFK 52, is a member of a cluster of similar red supergiants, but it's losing mass at an extreme rate never seen before.
Forecasters warn Erin may intensify into the season's first major hurricane within days.
A large simulated moonscape built by the Colorado School of Mines is open for business, allowing researchers and companies to test their ideas for lunar rovers, landing pads, mining gear and more.
The Chinese lunar lander Lanyue recently passed a test in a simulated moon-like environment.
The 1132-piece buildable replica with moving parts is 18% off as Lego's Technic Mars Rover Perseverance set is one of its lowest prices on Amazon.
To celebrate Alien: Earth landing on Hulu, we asked a zoologist if any of the Xenomorph's infamous characteristics occur in the natural world
The company is also looking at using its mothership aircraft that releases spacecraft at high altitude as a carrier platform for other customers.
With just one year until the total solar eclipse of 2026, we take a look at everything you need to know for the ultimate eclipse adventure.
Marine protected areas cover more than 8% of the world's oceans today, but they can get a bad rap as being protected on paper only.
The annual Perseid meteor shower will peak overnight Tuesday (Aug. 12), and you can enjoy the event live online with the Virtual Telescope Project's webcast.
Alien: Earth's two-episode premiere is released today and you can watch it anywhere with our exclusive 79% off NordVPN deal, but you'll have to hurry.