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Is an aurora cruise worth it? I joined Hurtigruten...
Sailing through Arctic Norway under the aurora, this voyage redefines what cruising and chasing the ...
Advent Calendar versus Gingerbread AT-AT: Which ne...
Two new Christmas-themed Lego Star Wars sets are on the market, but which should you get this holida...
Astrophotographer spies an ancient supernova remna...
The Eastern Veil Nebula is part of a colossal supernova remnant known as the Cygnus Loop.
Satellite captures destructive power of Hurricane ...
The image shows the difference in temperature between the top of a hurricane and the bottom.
How the sun threatens your nuts: Inside the $100 m...
Solar storms don't just trigger impressive auroras; they can scramble the GPS systems U.S. farmers r...
The Leonid meteor shower peaks tonight: Here's whe...
Leonid meteors may appear whenever the constellation Leo is above the horizon.
Watch SpaceX launch powerful ocean-mapping satelli...
SpaceX will launch the Sentinel-6B ocean-mapping satellite from California early Monday morning (Nov...
See the famous winged horse Pegasus fly in the aut...
A few hours after darkness falls during November, the unquestioned landmark of the autumn night sky ...
With more moon missions on the horizon, avoiding c...
Experts dive into the many missions headed to the moon and how space programs can avoid override.
Watch interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS speed away from ...
Comet 3I/ATLAS recently emerged from behind the glare of the sun to become visible to ground-based t...
Expert advice for new stargazers: How to begin you...
Astronomers and expert stargazers share their top skywatching tips for beginners
Space.com headlines crossword quiz for week of Nov...
Test your space smarts with our weekly crossword challenge, crafted from Space.com's biggest headlin...
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 186 — Snow on ...
On Episode 186 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Dr. Jim Green, NASA's forme...
How spacefaring nations could avoid conflict on th...
An expert discusses how the space race to the moon could lead to possible warfare, and how policies ...
Watch Blue Origin's huge New Glenn rocket ace its ...
Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket just aced its second-ever mission —and returned to Earth saf...
SpaceX launches 2 rockets less than 4 hours apart ...
SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 rockets in less than four hours overnight Friday (Nov. 14), adding anot...
China's Shenzhou 21 astronauts are stranded aboard...
The three astronauts of China's Shenzhou 21 mission currently have no safe way to get home from the ...
The Leonid meteor shower peaks next week. Here's w...
For North America, the best time to look will be before dawn on Tuesday, Nov. 18.
Rapid melt from Antarctica could help preserve cru...
Greenland’s melt is expected to slow the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, but research s...
The solar system may be racing through space 3 tim...
The solar system is moving through space over three times as fast as estimated, calling into questio...
Cuts and scrapes may be slower to heal in redheads...
Mice with the same genetic variant that contributes towards red hair in people were slower to recove...
Maryland lawmakers demand answers for NASA changes...
Lawmakers are demanding answers from NASA about unexplained building closures and workforce losses a...
Oldest ever RNA sample recovered from woolly mammo...
RNA from an exceptionally well preserved woolly mammoth gives us a window on gene activity in an ani...
What's the deal with the deep space transmission a...
Puzzled about Apple TV's new sci-fi series from Vince Gilligan? We just want to help!
Mystery deepens as isolated galaxy forms stars wit...
A galaxy in a practically empty area of the universe seems to be impossibly forming stars, and new o...
Deep 'scratches' and craters on Mars tell the tale...
New images from the Mars Express orbiter reveal evidence of a past ice age at Mars's mid-latitudes a...
Viltrox AF 27mm f/ 1.2 Pro lens review
The Viltrox AF 27mm f/ 1.2 Pro lens is extremely well made, like all lenses in Viltrox’s PRO and LAB...
NOAA satellite sees glowing auroras from orbit | S...
A powerful geomagnetic storm created a series of brilliant auroras recently for observers across Nor...
Sun fires off 2nd-strongest flare of 2025, sparkin...
The eruption was accompanied by a CME, which is currently under analysis to assess whether any part ...
The 19 best Christmas gifts for science lovers (an...
From microscopes to geodes, New Scientist staff share their top Christmas present ideas in a gift gu...
'Kitten Space Agency' is the spiritual successor t...
DayZ and Kerbal Space Program's creators have joined forces with an ex-SpaceX engineer to create the...
Next stop, not Mars: What's ahead for NASA's newly...
NASA's twin ESCAPADE Mars probes are on their way to the Red Planet — but it's a circuitous route wi...
The forgotten women of quantum physics
Physics has a reputation for being dominated by men, especially a century ago, as quantum physics wa...
China's Shenzhou 20 astronauts head home to Earth ...
The three astronauts of China's Shenzhou 20 mission headed back to Earth today (Nov. 13) after a wee...
5 reasons why Blue Origin's New Glenn Mars launch ...
The Nov. 13 launch of two Mars probes atop Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket was a big deal fo...
Could alien life be found in the clouds of an exop...
It's based on the colorful microorganisms that live in the clouds on Earth.
Blue Origin lands huge New Glenn rocket booster fo...
Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket launched for the second time ever today (Nov. 13), sending N...
ISS astronauts take cover from radiation as solar ...
The International Space Station's three Russian cosmonauts were instructed to spend a night in a lab...
Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) splits into 3 pieces after...
C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) has broken into three distinct pieces following its closest approach to the sun on...
Northern lights may be visible in 10 states tonigh...
Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Maine as geomagnetic storm conditions could continue tonight.
US military wants to track 'potential threats' com...
As the moon becomes the center of the new space race, the United States is looking for new ways to t...
Astrophotographer spies a spiral galaxy bursting w...
"This is one of my favourite galaxies for testing new equipment."
Star Wars versus Marvel: Which Lego logo set shoul...
Two of the biggest franchises go head-to-head with these unique Lego sets — From cinematic history t...
BioLite Dash 450 headlamp review
BioLite continues to light up our world with the USB-C chargeable, IPX4-rated Dash 450.
ESA ships Artemis 4 Orion service module to NASA a...
The European Space Agency has completed the Orion service module for NASA's Artemis 4 mission to the...
Europe's Ariane 6 rocket blasts off | Space photo ...
The launch helped strengthen Europe's ambitions in climate monitoring, disaster response and maritim...
Ancient silver goblet preserves oldest known image...
The images hammered into the sides of a goblet found in Palestine give us an idea of what people liv...
"The Celestron Inspire 100AZ telescope has more to...
The 100AZ is our best telescope for beginners and kids, with a host of user-friendly features that m...
Scientists find a surprising twist in Earth's magn...
Parts of Earth's magnetic field work in reverse compared to what long-standing models predict, new r...
Sequencing Hitler's genome teaches us nothing usef...
To understand Adolf Hitler, we need to look at his personal life and the wider societal and historic...
