File: SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket stands at Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base ahead of the Starlink 17-31 mission on March 13, 2026. Image: SpaceX SpaceX
File: SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket stands at Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base ahead of the Starlink 17-31 mission on March 13, 2026. Image: SpaceX SpaceX
The first quarter moon shines over the city of Yorba Linda, California in March 2026. (Image credit: Zachary Cooper) Astrophotographer Zachary Cooper created this magnificent view of March’s first quarter
Comet 3I/ATLAS, about 3 weeks after its closest approach to the sun. The Gemini North telescope on Mauna Kea in Hawaii obtained this optical image on November 26, 2025. Image
View larger. | The Curiosity rover took this selfie on October 25, 2020. It had just drilled the rock named Mary Anning, located on Mars’ Mount Sharp. It’s within this
Looking for inspiration or deep research for the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026? Stretching across eastern Greenland, western Iceland and northern Spain, the moon’s shadow will carve out
HELSINKI — China took its total launches this year to 26 over the weekend, with a trio of flights of legacy and newer Long March rocket models. The activity saw
The giant planets in our solar system—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—have challenged our understanding of planetary formation and evolution. Specifically, their atmospheric formations and compositions have provided awe-inspiring images from
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Among substances reportedly found in Matthew Sullivan’s system were Xanax and alcohol.
The GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung and the international accelerator facility FAIR have made an important contribution to the success of the Artemis II moon mission. A camera specially developed for






