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February's 'rare planetary alignment' is coming — ...
Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Jupiter will appear together shortly after sunset on Feb...
Nobel laureate says he'll build world’s most power...
John Martinis has already revolutionised quantum computing twice. Now, he is working on another radi...
Skywatching word search: Can you find these starga...
From dazzling eclipses to rare planetary meet‑ups, the night sky is full of events worth looking up ...
See the March Lunar eclipse in more detail for und...
Our best family binoculars, the Celestron Cometron 7x50 binoculars, are now $13 cheaper on Amazon an...
How to use the moon on Feb. 4 to plan your view of...
A February moon offers a practical preview of where to look for March's total lunar eclipse.
Why did SpaceX just apply to launch 1 million sate...
SpaceX says it wants to deploy an astronomical number of data centres in orbit to supply power for a...
Neutron star photobombs baby star | Space photo of...
When young stars mix with neutron stars, things get messy.
A blood moon is coming: 1 month until a total luna...
The moon will take on a dramatic blood red hue during the total lunar eclipse on March 3.
How to live a meaningful life, according to scienc...
The meaning of life has puzzled philosophers for millennia, but new research suggests it could be as...
NASA delays Artemis 2 moon launch to March after e...
NASA has delayed its Artemis 2 moon launch until March at the earliest, after encountering some issu...
NASA fuels up giant Artemis 2 moon rocket. Yes, it...
NASA fully fueled its Artemis 2 moon rocket during a crucial test today (Feb. 2) but had to pause th...
Bleached Martian rocks offer fresh evidence of a w...
"You need so much water that we think these could be evidence of an ancient warmer and wetter climat...
Ants attack their nest-mates because pollution cha...
Ants rely on scent to recognise their comrades, and when they are exposed to common air pollutants, ...
AI finds hundreds of never-before-seen 'cosmic ano...
This is the first time humans have laid eyes on these deep space objects.
'I hope they forget all about Artemis 2': Moon ast...
NASA's upcoming Artemis 2 moon mission is historic, but it's designed to pave the way for even bigge...
From Jupiter to Mercury: the brightest planets of ...
From dazzling Jupiter high in the evening sky to elusive Mercury low at sunset, February 2026 offers...
Groundhog Day launch sends SpaceX Starlink satelli...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 25 Starlink satellites launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base i...
A huge cloud of dark matter may be lurking near ou...
For the first time, researchers have found what seems to be a cloud of dark matter about 60 million ...
Treating cancer before 3pm could help patients liv...
The most robust evidence to date shows that people with a type of lung cancer lived longer if they r...
The secret signals our organs send to repair tissu...
Your organs are constantly talking to each other in ways we’re only beginning to understand. Tapping...
See the moon eclipse one of the brightest stars in...
One of the brightest stars in the night sky will vanish as seen from North America and Europe in a r...
Lego Star Wars BB-8 review
A smaller Lego Star Wars BB-8 model replaces the one that retired in 2019. It’s a great model, but w...
Comet visits stargazers on Kitt Peak | Space photo...
Arizona skywatchers got treated to both a beautiful sunset and a blazing comet streaking across the ...
Groundhog Day isn't the halfway point of winter — ...
Astronomical winter reaches its true midpoint on Feb. 3, as daylight gains begin to accelerate acros...
Artemis 2 SLS wet dress rehearsal latest news: NAS...
Monday, Feb. 2, 2026: Follow NASA's last major test of SLS before the launch of Artemis 2 and a crew...
Sun unleashes extraordinary solar flare barrage as...
A rapidly growing sunspot has fired off at least 18 M-class and three X-class flares in just 24 hour...
February’s full moon dazzles skywatchers worldwide...
See beautiful photos of February's full Snow Moon captured worldwide.
Neanderthals and early humans may have interbred o...
We are getting a clearer sense of where and how often Homo sapiens and Neanderthals interbred, and i...
James Webb Space Telescope watches distant galaxie...
"JADES-ID1 is giving us new evidence that the universe was in a huge hurry to grow up."
Melatonin gummies as sleep aids for children: What...
To eliminate bedtime struggles, a growing number of parents have turned to melatonin gummies, but th...
Watch NASA fuel up its Artemis 2 moon rocket today...
NASA will conduct a crucial fueling test with its Artemis 2 moon rocket today (Feb. 2), and you can ...
CRISPR grapefruit without the bitterness are now i...
Gene-editing citrus fruits to make them less bitter could not only encourage more people to eat them...
'Back to the Moon': Time magazine salutes Artemis ...
While the world awaits the first crewed moon mission in more than 50 years, Time magazine is celebra...
A 'cosmic clock' in tiny crystals has revealed the...
We show how this "cosmic clock" uncovers the evolution of rivers, coasts and habitats.
Artemis 2 SLS wet dress rehearsal latest news: NAS...
Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026: Follow NASA's last major test of SLS before the launch of Artemis 2 and a crew...
The Pelican Nebula shines near the Las Vegas Strip...
The Pelican Nebula is located in the constellation Cygnus, the swan.
Gladys West, GPS pioneer and one of NASA's famed '...
West's work on modeling the Earth's shape assisted with the development of GPS, today used by an est...
See the full 'Snow Moon' chill in the eastern sky ...
The 'Snow Moon' is named for the inclement weather that is common in January.
The best new popular science books of February 202...
Readers are spoiled for choice when it comes to popular science reading this month, with new titles ...
Artemis 2 SLS wet dress rehearsal latest news: NAS...
Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026: Follow NASA's last major test of SLS before the launch of Artemis 2 and a c...
Chinese space tourism startup eyes 2028 for 1st cr...
InterstellOr is already taking bookings for its planned suborbital flights and says it has attracted...
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 195 — Remember...
On Episode 195 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Gerry Griffin, former Apoll...
Space.com headlines crossword quiz for week of Jan...
Test your space smarts with our weekly crossword challenge, crafted from Space.com's biggest headlin...
From a new flagship space telescope to lunar explo...
Coming from one of the world's largest astrophysical research institutes, I can tell you, the antici...
From 'Asteroids' to 'Star Citizen': A brief histor...
How space dogfighting games evolved from vector lines to virtual cockpits.
What actually happens to a spacecraft during its f...
What actually happens to a spacecraft during its fiery last moments? That's the key question for the...
Peak Design 25L Outdoor Backpack review
The Peak Design 25L Outdoor Backpack provides versatility and quality for a variety of outdoor uses....
NASA's Artemis 2 mission to the moon puts Crew-12 ...
SpaceX launch date of Crew-12 astronauts to the International Space Station will depend on the outco...
Blue Origin pausing space tourism flights for at l...
Blue Origin will ground its New Shepard suborbital vehicle for at least two years, in order to devot...
Russian 'inspector' satellite appears to break apa...
Ground-based observations suggest the former geostationary inspector satellite suffered a fragmentat...
