Space

Sci-fi owes a lot to classic Star Trek, but some of it aged quite poorly, and the new shows only served to highlight that to us.

Neptune comes to opposition at late-evening on Friday, 16 September, when it’s located among the stars of northern Aquarius.

A day after lightning forced SpaceX to scrub a launch attempt Tuesday night, teams are preparing for another countdown Wednesday at Cape Canaveral for liftoff of a Falcon 9 rocket at 9:48 p.m. EDT (0148 GMT Thursday) to continue SpaceX’s push to launch more than 60 missions this year. The […]

A phantom among the bright galaxies, M74 is one of the closest and largest face-on spirals in the sky — yet it is difficult to observe, especially from light-polluted areas. Under a dark sky, the galaxy is a wonder. Just 32 million light-years away in Pisces, this grand-design spiral of […]

As part of NASA’s efforts to address orbital debris, the agency is funding research proposals from three university-based teams over the next year to analyze the economic, social, and policy issues associated with space sustainability.

Most drones can only shoot photos in landscape format, but by shooting vertical panoramic images you can capture and create high-resolution portrait format images with ease.

NASA said Monday it is now targeting Wednesday, Sept. 21, for a critical fueling test on the Space Launch System moon rocket, which could allow for another attempt to launch the unpiloted Artemis 1 lunar test flight as soon as Sept. 27, assuming engineers find no problems and the Space […]

The era of lunar resource use is quickly approaching. But with legal and practical issues still looming, nations are starting to think about sustainable ways to mine and protect the Moon.

Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, will leave the agency at the end of 2022, after six years of dedicated service.

Pearl Jam rocks cosmic “Gigaton” songs in SiriusXM’s Small Stage Series performance at the Apollo Theater