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A rapidly growing sunspot has fired off at least 18 M-class and three X-class flares in just 24 hours, including an intense X8.3 eruption.
See beautiful photos of February's full Snow Moon captured worldwide.
"JADES-ID1 is giving us new evidence that the universe was in a huge hurry to grow up."
NASA will conduct a crucial fueling test with its Artemis 2 moon rocket today (Feb. 2), and you can watch the action live.
While the world awaits the first crewed moon mission in more than 50 years, Time magazine is celebrating the momentous event with a special Artemis 2 cover issue that hit newsstands on Jan. 30.
We show how this "cosmic clock" uncovers the evolution of rivers, coasts and habitats.
Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026: Follow NASA's last major test of SLS before the launch of Artemis 2 and a crew of astronauts around the moon.
The Pelican Nebula is located in the constellation Cygnus, the swan.
West's work on modeling the Earth's shape assisted with the development of GPS, today used by an estimated 4 billion people.
The 'Snow Moon' is named for the inclement weather that is common in January.
InterstellOr is already taking bookings for its planned suborbital flights and says it has attracted its first celebrity passenger, highlighting China's growing commercial space ambitions.
On Episode 195 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Gerry Griffin, former Apollo Flight Director and Director of the Johnson Space Center, about NASA's spaceflight tragedies.
Test your space smarts with our weekly crossword challenge, crafted from Space.com's biggest headlines.
Coming from one of the world's largest astrophysical research institutes, I can tell you, the anticipation across the global space science community is electric.
How space dogfighting games evolved from vector lines to virtual cockpits.
What actually happens to a spacecraft during its fiery last moments? That's the key question for the European Space Agency's Draco mission, planned for 2027.
The Peak Design 25L Outdoor Backpack provides versatility and quality for a variety of outdoor uses.
SpaceX launch date of Crew-12 astronauts to the International Space Station will depend on the outcome of the Artemis 2 wet dress rehearsal and launch attempts.
Blue Origin will ground its New Shepard suborbital vehicle for at least two years, in order to devote more resources to the company's crewed moon plans.
Ground-based observations suggest the former geostationary inspector satellite suffered a fragmentation event months after retirement, raising new concerns about debris in high Earth orbit.
Using the world's most powerful particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider, scientists have found that the quark-gluon plasma that filled the universe just after the Big Bang really was a primordial "soup."
Astronomers have discovered powerful magnetic fields steering gas, dust, and star formation in a dramatic galaxy merger.
Read an excerpt of this deep-space mystery from the prolific writer of 'Whalefall' and 'Angel Down.'
NASA has been forced to delay a critical fueling test for its Artemis 2 moon rocket due to unusually cold weather forecasted to hit the Space Coast this weekend.
Both Windows and MacBooks have advantages for astrophotography, but the choice will depend on your power level and budget.
The moon greets Jupiter two days ahead of its full moon phase on Feb. 1.
The comet broke into pieces after making a close approach around the sun in October 2025.
"We are on Day 1. A lot more needs to be done."
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 25 Starlink satellites lifted off from California on Jan. 29, 2026. The company repeated the feat the next day with 29 satellites from Florida.
"It is amazing to see that we are gradually moving towards combining these breakthrough observations across multiple frequencies and completing the picture of the jet launching region."
Rocket Lab launched a South Korean disaster-monitoring satellite from New Zealand on Thursday (Jan. 29), about six weeks later than originally planned.
Think Klingons are just loudmouthed louts with terrible table manners? Think again…
The National Reconnaissance Office just revealed the existence of its "JUMPSEAT" line of spy satellites, eight of which launched to Earth orbit between 1971 and 1987.
"What makes the event even more extraordinary is that it did not involve a single volcano, but multiple active sources."
The United States is no longer competing against a single rival in a largely symbolic race.
"It's like when you watch 'The Lord of the Rings.' It feels like it's drawing from such a deep well of history."
Using data gathered by NASA's Juno Jupiter orbiter, scientists estimate that Europa's ice shell is about 18 miles thick — which could make it hard for nutrients to get down to its buried ocean.
We've rounded up the best Lego NASA sets to suit a range of budgets and ages.
From "The X-Files" to "Farscape," drift back three decades with us as we reminisce over the last great run of science fiction on the small screen.
Along with this stunning image is the first-ever global estimate of river water discharge and overall sediment suspension.
Scientists may need to broaden their horizons in their search for alien life.
Recent James Webb Space Telescope data confirms a decade-old theory that the universe's earliest supermassive black holes formed without stars.
NASA and SpaceX are proceeding ahead of schedule with their next astronaut launch to the International Space Station, which is currently operating with a skeleton crew.
The interstellar visitor may still have a few things to tell us before it leaves our solar system.
To understand what Americans are experiencing with this winter blast, we need to look more than 20 miles above the surface of Earth, to the stratospheric polar vortex.
Deneb, Vega and Altair are among the brightest stars in the night sky.
SpaceX plans to launch the 12th test flight of its Starship megarocket in six weeks, according to Elon Musk. It will be the first mission of the bigger, more powerful Starship "V3."
"We used to think that only very simple molecules could be created in these clouds. But we have shown that this is clearly not the case."
The "hungry hippo" fairing for Rocket Lab's new Neutron launch vehicle has arrived for integration at the company's Virginia Spaceport facilities.