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NASA budget cuts threaten Europe's already troubled flagship Mars rover

NASA was to supply some critical technologies for the mission, which Europe may not be able to readily replace.

'War of the Worlds' at 20: Steven Spielberg made three-quarters of an apocalyptic classic

Spielberg's contemporary spin on H. G. Wells would be up there with his best if only he could have nailed the ending.

Blue Origin launches 6 tourists on suborbital trip from Texas, including 750th person ever to fly into space

Blue Origin, the spaceflight company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, launched its 13th crewed New Shepard rocket on a successful suborbital spaceflight on Sunday, June 29, 2025.

New satellite constellation will scan the entire Earth every 20 minutes to find wildfires

Muon Space released the first images from its new wildfire detection satellite, FireSat.

How do hurricanes and tropical storms get their names?

The World Meteorological Organization maintains a list of 21 hurricane names for each year. In especially busy years, a supplemental list is used.

Early visions of Mars: Meet the 19th-century astronomer who used science fiction to imagine the red planet

Parisian astronomer Camille Flammarion brought used science fiction to bring Mars to life

Is the US forfeiting its Red Planet leadership to China's Mars Sample Return plan?

"Returning the scientifically selected samples that await us on Mars, as part of a balanced portfolio, will help to ensure the US does not cede leadership in deep space to other nations, such as China."

Did you ever hear the tragedy of 'Star Wars: Underworld', George Lucas' cancelled Star Wars TV show?

George Lucas had big plans for a live-action TV series before he sold Lucasfilm to Disney in 2012 — so what happened?

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 167 — An Outpost on the Moon

On Episode 167 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by AJ Gemer of Lunar Outpost, a fast-moving company innovating in cislunar technology.

Is the bar higher for scientific claims of alien life?

The skepticism and debate around the question of "are we alone in the universe" makes the field of astrobiology more cautious

The ups and downs of life in space | On the ISS this week June 23 - 27, 2025

The Axiom Mission-4 (Ax-4) crew flying aboard SpaceX's Dragon "Grace" docked to the International Space Station beginning a two-week stay on the orbiting laboratory with the Expedition 73 crew.

Japan launches GOSAT-GW on 50th and final liftoff of the H-2A rocket (video)

The 50th and final liftoff of Japan's H-2A rocket launched the GOSAT-GW satellite on Saturday, June 28, 2025.

Satellites keep breaking up in space. Insurance won't cover them.

Cheap, uninsured satellites are creating more space junk — and it's starting to rain down on our heads.

SpaceX sends two batches of Starlink satellites on Saturday doubleheader (video)

Two SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets lifted off with Starlink satellites on June 28, 2025. The first launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida and the second from Vandenberg Space Force Station in California.

Look for the 'Other Dipper' this summer: How to find Ursa Minor, the Little Bear with a little help from the North Star

Most people have never seen the Little Dipper, because most of its stars are too dim to be seen through light-polluted skies.

15 years before Helldivers 2, Lost Planet 2 taught us that the only good bug was a dead bug

One of the most overlooked sequels in Capcom's history, Lost Planet 2 walked so games like Helldivers 2 and Space Marine 2 could run.

See the crescent moon dance with Mars and the bright star Regulus this weekend

For some lucky viewers, the moon will pass directly in front of Mars.

Nozzle blows off rocket booster during test for NASA's Artemis program (video)

A solid rocket engine for NASA's Space Launch System rocket experienced an anomaly during a static fire test at the booster's Northrop Grumman facilities June 26.

Hello, neighbor! See the Andromeda galaxy like never before in stunning new image from NASA's Chandra telescope (video)

Andromeda never looked as good as it does in a new image from the Chandra X-ray observatory and a range of powerful telescopes. A fitting tribute to dark matter pioneer Vera Rubin.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket creates nebula-like ring in night sky | Space photo of the day for June 27, 2025

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon spacecraft carrying Axiom-4 astronauts heads to the International Space Station.

Bootid meteor shower 2025 peaks tonight: Here's what you need to know

The meteor shower radiant can be found in the constellation Bootes.

Rare daytime fireball bright enough to be seen from orbit may have punched a hole in a house in Georgia

The fireball was bright enough to be spotted by a lightning-tracking satellite from orbit.

Mexico threatens lawsuit against SpaceX over Starship explosion 'contamination'

The Mexican president said there is a "general review underway of the international laws that are being violated."

How a fake astronaut fooled the world, broke women's hearts, and landed in jail

For years, Robert Hunt convinced everyone he could that he was a NASA astronaut. The truth was anything but.

More than 1,800 National Science Foundation workers abruptly kicked out of agency headquarters

National Science Foundation employees were told they'll be removed from the agency's headquarters on Tuesday (June 24) with no direction yet for where to go.

Upcoming DC movies: Superman, Supergirl, Clayface, The Batman Part II & beyond

Superman is spearheading DC's big reboot in the realm of movies and TV, but what's coming next? And which projects are confined to elseworlds?

Astronomers discover baby planets taking their 1st steps in nearby stellar nursery (images)

Astronomers have discovered the first step in planet birth, finding hitherto unseen structures in 78 planetary disks in the star-forming region of Ophiuchus.

Rocket Lab launches 'Get the Hawk Outta Here' mission from New Zealand (video)

Rocket Lab launched an Electron rocket from New Zealand on June 26. The rocket carried a trio of radio frequency geolocation satellites and one experimental payload into a polar orbit.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3: Release date, cast & how to watch Paramount+'s summer sci-fi series

Captain Pike and the Enterprise crew are back and on the hunt for The Gorn. Here’s everything we know about 'Strange New Worlds' Season 3 after 2023’s cliffhanger finale.

Human remains lost after memorial spaceflight capsule crashes into the sea

The remains of 166 people part of a Celestis Memorial Spaceflight are presumed lost after The Exploration Company's "Mission Possible" capsule presumably crashes into Pacific Ocean.

See a vivid green fireball light up the northeastern US (video)

The fireball was visible from several states including Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Massachusetts.

Northern lights may be visible in these 10 US States tonight

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Washington as a giant hole in the sun's atmosphere fuels geomagnetic storms with a high-speed solar wind.

A star exploded in the Lupus constellation. Here's how to see the nova in the night sky this month

The nova appears to be dimming and may soon be undetectable by the unaided eye.

Alien life could survive deadly stellar radiation, Earth's desert lichen reveal

A walk in the desert and a curious discovery could have revealed that the secrets of alien life grow in the harshest conditions on Earth in the form of lichen.

Rubin Observatory takes its 1st look at the night skies | Space photo of the day for June 26, 2025

The telescope, working with the world's largest digital camera, scans the night sky in search of dark matter.

Cosmic images from the world's largest digital camera are so big they require a 'data butler'

The amount of data generated by the Rubin Observatory is going to blow all previous cosmic datasets out of the water, but handling that much information poses a severe challenge.

NASA's been pulling out of major astronomy meetings — and scientists are feeling the effects

"We are given rules by our own institutions about what we can and cannot say."

From the Cape to the constellation: SpaceX launches 27 more Starlink satellites (video)

SpaceX launched a batch of 27 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.

Axiom-4 astronauts on SpaceX Crew Dragon welcomed aboard International Space Station (video)

After more than 24 hours on orbit, the the private astronaut crew of Axiom-4 has caught up to the International Space Station, docked and been welcomed aboard for their two-week mission.

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'Space chocolate,' mango nectar and pierogis: Here are the international foods the private Ax-4 astronauts are flying to the ISS

The four astronauts of the private Ax-4 mission to the ISS represent four different countries, so the food they're carrying up has a very international flavor.

Off-Earth footprint: Florida company will design shoe in space in 2026

Humanity will soon take another step toward establishing an off-Earth economy, if all goes according to plan for the Florida-based shoe company Syntilay.

The final trailer for 'Fantastic Four: First Steps' is here! 'Say the thing!'

With exactly a month to go until the release of Fantastic Four: First Steps, the final trailer reveals more Galactus, more Franklin, but no Clobberin' Time... yet.

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered its 1st exoplanet and snapped its picture (image)

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered its first exoplanet, TWA 7b which is also the lightest exoplanet ever to be directly imaged.

Astronomers thought a mysterious radio burst came from deep space. It was actually a dead NASA satellite

A mysterious and powerful blast of radio waves detected last year, suspected to originate far beyond the Milky Way came from a long-dead NASA spacecraft in Earth's orbit.

Stargazers in Europe spot a strange cloud from SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch

The culprit was a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching the Transporter-14 satellite rideshare mission.

Dwarf galaxy glows red in the Hunting Dogs constellation | Space photo of the day for June 25, 2025

The Hubble Space Telescope captures the dwarf galaxy NGC 4449 in the constellation Canes Venatici (The Hunting Dogs).

With 'Grace': Astronauts name SpaceX's final Dragon crew capsule

The last Dragon spacecraft that SpaceX plans to build entered orbit for the first time with "grace." Reaching space on the new capsule, Ax-4 commander Peggy Whitson revealed the spacecraft's name.

New moon of June 2025 sees Mercury climb to its highest point in the sky

June's new moon leaves the sky dark for skywatchers to see Mercury next to our lunar companion on June 27.

SpaceX launches historic private Axiom-4 astronaut mission to the ISS (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Ax-4 mission for Axiom Space today (June 25), sending four private astronauts on a two-week mission to the ISS.