A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 28 Starlink satellites launched from Vandenberg Space Force Station in California on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025.
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This quiz will take you on a journey through the life cycle of stars, their classification, and the incredible processes that power them.
One of the key ways war leads to environmental harm is by leaving behind unexploded weaponry.
Expedition 73 crewmembers sequenced DNA and worked with virtual reality glasses this week, while also continuing to unpack cargo vehicles and congratulating NASA's 24th group of astronaut candidates.
The Milky Way's closest neighbor shines in a spectacular new astrophotography portrait.
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected methane gas on the dwarf planet Makemake, indicating that the distant body is a dynamic icy world.
This skywatching quiz will test your meteor shower mastery — from fiery streaks to cosmic origins.
For tots with an interest in outer space, the Lego Duplo 3-in-1 Space Shuttle Adventure set is a wonderful thing that promotes imaginative play.
On Episode 179 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Josh Dinner for coverage of NASA's new class of astronauts and upcoming Artemis II mission to the moon.
Edgar once designed science experiments for astronauts to perform. Now she'll be the astronaut performing them.
Here are six stunning night sky objects to find as we celebrate astronomy day on Sept. 27.
The European Space Agency aims to develop an orbiter-lander mission that will sample the icy plumes of Saturn's icy ocean moon Enceladus and search for signs of life.
A moon rock brought back over 50 years ago by the Apollo 17 mission has been connected with the birth of the Sea of Serenity — if true, it means the lunar mare formed hundreds of millions of years earlier than thought.
Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket is taking steps toward the launchpad to fly NASA's ESCAPADE Mars mission, now lifting off no earlier than (NET) mid-October.
Scientists measure the distance to the Moon by bouncing lasers off mirrors placed there by space probes and astronauts.
Orionid meteors become visible when debris from Halley's Comet collides with Earth's atmosphere.
The 2025 Harvest Moon won't shine in September; instead, October claims the title. Here's why it happens and when to see it.

