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Aurora alert! The colossal solar storm could impact and trigger impressive northern lights.

"Instead of Webb's 6.5-meter diameter, it's like we are observing this region with a 13-meter space telescope."

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites launched from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026.

The protostar is launching the longest outburst ever seen at 32 light-years long.

With the moon out of the way on Jan. 18, bright Jupiter and Saturn become stand-outs in the January night sky.

When my colleagues and I send them out to explore our solar system, it's important for us to understand the 3D map of our space neighborhood.

The new teen-led Paramount+ TV show isn't Trek's first attempt to study at the Academy.

We need to talk about antimatter.

Get stranded in the Delta Quadrant all over again when Star Trek Voyager – Across the Unknown warps in on February 19th.

Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026: See our latest news and updates on NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket rollout to the launch pad.

The first solar eclipse of the year will take place on Feb. 17, 2026.

On Episode 193 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with NASA Chief Historian Dr. Roger Launius about the space agency's past.

Test your space smarts with our weekly crossword challenge, crafted from Space.com's biggest headlines.

The rocket that will launch the Artemis 2 astronauts around the moon is rolling to the pad for its historic mission, which could lift off just a few weeks from now.

Congress just approved a $24.4 billion budget for NASA for this year, rejecting the deep cuts that President Trump had proposed last spring.

NASA will roll its Artemis 2 moon rocket out to the launch pad on Saturday (Jan. 17), and you can watch the slow-moving action live.

The four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-11 mission made it to Houston today (Jan. 16), just a day after their unprecedented medical evacuation from the International Space Station.

Ba-by stars, doo doo doo doo doo doo.

Jupiter harbors more oxygen than the sun, a new study finds, giving astronomers a crucial clue about how our solar system's planets formed.

From Orion's glowing nebula to the sparkling Pleiades, these winter targets reward anyone willing to brave the cold.

Friday, Jan. 16, 2026: See our latest news and updates on NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket rollout to the launch pad.