A new radar instrument designed to measure nearby dust and debris could make spacecraft landings on the moon and Mars safer.
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Where are the best Black Friday space deals?
Black Friday is your chance to bag some amazing space-related bargains. But where should you look for the best Black Friday deals? Walmart? Target? Amazon?
Neil deGrasse Tyson explains how his updated 1st book remains 'deeply charming and resonating' in 2024 (exclusive)
An interview with Neil deGrasse Tyson on the new edition of "Merlin's Tour of the Universe."
New 'Lego Marvel Avengers: Mission Demolition' trailer introduces D-Man from Damage Control (video)
"Lego Marvel Avengers: Mission Demolition" arrives on Disney+ Oct. 18.
With real scientific data, artist Martin Vargic has visualized hundreds of alien planets
Space.com talks to artist and author Martin Vargic, who is turning exoplanets into stunning and intricate art.
Emilia-Romagna hit by severe flooding
Image: Cities in Emilia-Romagna, a region in northern Italy, have been hit by severe flooding after heavy rainfall over the weekend. Flooded areas are visible in this multi-temporal image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission. The comparison uses an image from 8 October (before the floods) and one from 20 October (after the floods). The blue areas highlight the areas impacted by flooding.
Exclusive: Doritos' 1st ad filmed in space features special 'zero-g' chips (video)
It is not a sound often heard in Earth orbit, but in the newly released footage of snack and space history being made, it is clearly there. *Crunch* Doritos is releasing its first ad filmed in space.
Everything we know about Dune: Messiah
Denis Villeneuve isn't finished with Arrakis and Paul Atreides yet. Keep your stillsuit on and get ready for Dune: Messiah.
NASA's Europa Clipper isn't just a spacecraft — it's a work of art
Europa Clipper launched toward Jupiter's icy moon on Oct. 14, and carried with it a very important plate.
Remote-control robots could help humanity explore the moon and Mars
Teleoperated rovers could soon be working on the moon, with human controllers on Earth manipulating the rovers' tools virtually.
'Edge of Space' director Jean de Meuron on his X-15 film and having 'the right stuff' (exclusive)
An interview with "Edge of Space" director Jean de Meuron, as well as a clip from the new film about NASA's famous X-15 rocket plane.
Blowing up: Inflatable space habitats could be key to exploring the solar system
Private companies are making progress on expandable habitats, which could help humanity keep its foothold in Earth orbit and settle the moon and Mars.
Star Trek Universe warps into NYCC with sneak peeks at 'Lower Decks' season 5, 'Strange New Worlds' season 3, a date for 'Section 31' and 'Starfleet Academy' season 2
Star Trek showrunners dished on Lower Decks season 5, Strange New Worlds season 3, and a debut date for the Section 31 movie during Paramount Plus' Star Trek Universe panel at New York Comic-Con on Oct. 20.
Hubble Telescope sees 'stellar volcano' erupt in amazing colors (video, photo)
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured an intricate portrait of R Aquarii, an odd nearby binary star system that occasionally erupts into spectacular novae.
SpaceX launches final Gen. 1 OneWeb satellites on 100th orbital flight of 2024
The final two satellites in a batch of 20 OneWeb Gen. 1 satellites are deployed at the tail end of the OneWeb Launch #20 mission. Image: SpaceX
SpaceX completed its 100th orbital launch of the year for its Falcon family of rockets late Saturday night in California. It reach this first-time milestone by launching OneWeb’s final batch of its first generation internet satellites.
New Simulation Will Help Future Missions Collect Moon Dust
In this decade and the next, multiple space agencies will send crewed missions to the Moon for the first time since the Apollo Era. These missions will culminate in the creation of permanent lunar infrastructure, including habitats, using local resources – aka. In-situ resource utilization (ISRU). This will include lunar regolith, which robots equipped with additive manufacturing (3D printing) will use to fashion building materials. These operations will leverage advances in teleoperation, where controllers on Earth will remotely operate robots on the lunar surface.
SpaceX to launch 20 Eutelsat OneWeb broadband satellites to space on Oct. 20
SpaceX will launch another set of Eutelsat OneWeb internet satellites to space early Sunday morning (Oct. 20), and you can watch the action live.
'Starfield: Shattered Space' is outlandish enough, but won't alter your perception of the game (review)
The first Starfield expansion has a more traditional flavor to it, yet the core issues and limitations remain untouched, so it won't convince skeptics.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 133 —Red Moon Rising
On Episode 133 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Greg Autry on the progress of the Artemis moon program, space science, and the challenges posed by a fast-rising Chinese space program.
NASA's next-generation Nancy Roman Space Telescope aces crucial 'spin test'
NASA recently put a crucial part of the Roman Space Telescope through a rigorous "spin test" designed to evaluate its resilience against the forces of its planned 2027 launch.
Watch SpaceX's Starship come down for nighttime splashdown during epic test flight (video)
A new video shows the upper stage of SpaceX's Starship coming down for a nocturnal splashdown during its fifth test flight.