2 spacecraft in orbit and 8 more coming soon: Varda has big plans for in-space manufacturing
Reentry provider Varda Space Industries is currently flying two spacecraft in Earth orbit and has eight more missions pl...
‘Space Gal’ Emily Calandrelli launches into the Marvel Universe this week on Disney Jr.'s 'Iron Man' series (exclusive)
Real-life astronaut and science communicator Emily Calandrelli will make a guest appearance in the upcoming episode of D...
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover breaks interplanetary driving record — and it's far from done
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has broken the record for the farthest distance driven on a world beyond Earth, passing i...
Astronaut captures mesmerizing auroras with iPhone from ISS | Space photo of the day for Oct. 13, 2026
Auroras paint the International Space Station purple in new iPhone photo from orbit.
The great Halley's Comet disappointment of 1986 — and the discoveries that changed astronomy forever
What disappointed skywatchers in 1986 became a scientific triumph, as an international fleet of spacecraft revealed the ...
Owls ringed to measure benefits of wildlife farming
Image source, Kate FoxImage caption, The ringed owls will be tracked to see how well nature-friendly farming is helping ...
Children asked to name Ealing's new beavers
Image source, Abhilesh DhawanjewarImage caption, A young kit settles beside an adult at the Ealing sitePublishedJust now...
Can a video game really help zoos?
Can a video game really help zoos?To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be...
Multicolored 'mosaic' of mini farms surrounds Taiwan's largest river — Earth from space
A recent satellite photo shows a patchwork of tens of thousands of size-restricted farms tightly crammed into Taiwan's Y...
A faint glow from the early universe could help solve the mystery of dark energy
Hydrogen may be the most common element in the cosmos, but scientists could use it to do something unique: uncover the n...
How a Logging Industry Downturn Fuels Wildfires
Loggers are finding it impossible to profitably harvest some federal forests. That leaves more fuel for fires to accumul...
What Can Four-Winged Dinosaurs Teach Us About Birds?
Flight was probably more widespread in dinosaurs than previously thought. A newly identified species sheds light on how ...