The first Starlink satellites to join SpaceX’s megaconstellation in 2026 were launched today (Jan. 4) on a brand new Falcon 9 rocket. The fresh booster, carrying 29 of the internet

2026 is shaping up to be a spectacular year for lunar exploration, with a growing fleet of commercial missions set to attempt to land on Earth’s celestial neighbor. It will

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. The shape of the universe is not something we often

From distant exoplanets and the universe’s first galaxies to the next generation of space telescopes, astronomy’s biggest annual gathering is set to deliver a week of discoveries, debates and conversations

The waning gibbous moon shines close to the “kingly” star Regulus on Jan. 5-6, and some well-placed stargazers will even see the lunar disk glide in front of the bright

RNA, which is one of life’s most crucial molecules dealing with the synthesis of proteins, could be common in the universe, according to a new experiment that shows how RNA

The fate of Spain’s newest communications satellite is up in the air. SpainSat NG-2 was the second military communications satellite launched for Spain last year. It was on its way

The Trump administration is following through on its threats against former NASA astronaut and current U.S. Senator Mark Kelly. In late November, Kelly (D-Ariz.) and five other Congressmen who have

2025 was a banger year for games, filled with everything from breakout indie megahits to AAA juggernauts. It was also a year for delays, with a number of titles getting

New research puts forward compelling new evidence that dark matter interacts with cosmic “ghost particles” called neutrinos. If that is the case, then this interaction could pose a serious challenge