Starship is coming home! SpaceX loads floating spacecraft onto huge ship in the Indian Ocean (photos)
SpaceX has loaded Flight 13's Starship upper stage onto a ship in the Indian Ocean, more than a month after the vehicle ...
'Wildfire smoke is the fastest-growing environmental threat in the US': How a warming world will poison the air we breathe
Wildfires are projected to increase dramatically due to climate change. That could trigger a massive increase in heart a...
Devastating Nepal floods were triggered by glacier collapse, experts say — and there's a risk of more landslides to come
Catastrophic floods in Nepal may have resulted from a "hazard cascade" that may have been amplified by climate change, o...
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Trump tried to scrap NASA's Roman Space Telescope last year. Now it's ready to launch
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is about to launch, but the observatory almost had a very different fate. Presi...
On this day in space! Aug. 27, 1962: NASA launches Mariner 2 to Venus for ambitious flyby
On Aug. 27, 1962, NASA launched Mariner 2, the world's first spacecraft to successfully visit another planet: Venus.
Glowing galaxy with anomalous extra arms | Space photo of the day for Aug. 27, 2026
A trio of NASA space telescopes teamed up to capture a gorgeous new look at the glowing spiral galaxy NGC 4258 and its t...
'Strange New Worlds' latest episode wastes a lot of time pretending to kill off major 'Star Trek' characters
The impending death of a major character isn't a threat when canon is there to save them.
Watch powerful Ariane 6 rocket launch European weather satellite to orbit today
Europe's Ariane 6 rocket will launch the MTG-I2 weather satellite to orbit today (Aug. 27), and you can watch the action...
An impressive partial lunar eclipse will turn the moon an eerie red for millions of people tonight
Tonight's deep partial lunar eclipse will be the most impressive lunar eclipse until New Year's Eve 2028, so make sure y...
Michael Sheen hopes 'extraordinary' reaction to toxic waste documentary spurs action
Image source, PA MediaImage caption, Sheen said he had hoped the documentary would lead to a strong reactionByOliver Slo...
Some Scientists Have ‘Magic Hands’ in the Lab. This A.I. Is Learning Why.
Even the most adept researchers may not know exactly what they do to get successful results. An A.I. model is trying to ...