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May 2, 2025 was National Space Day, an occasion to reflect on the history of the American spaceflight program for all its triumphs and tragedies, as well as to pause

“Peculiar” spiral galaxy Arp 184 or NGC 1961 as captured by NASA/ESA’s Hubble Space Telescope. (Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Dalcanton, R. J. Foley (UC Santa Cruz), C. Kilpatrick)

A giant impact crater on the moon may contain primordial pieces of the lunar mantle and remnants of an ancient magma ocean, researchers say. Crewmembers on upcoming Artemis missions could

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower 2025 peaks tonight! Here’s how and when to catch one of nature’s most spectacular light shows, courtesy of Halley’s comet. Southern hemisphere skywatchers will have

We are one step closer to getting a lunar time zone this week, as a bill passed out of the US House Science, Space and Technology committee directs the administrator

A dramatic aircraft chase of a falling spacecraft has provided new insights into the fiery processes that accompany the atmospheric demise of retired satellites. The measurements will help scientists better

Close down the airlocks and batten all hull hatches for a veritable meteor storm of new “Star Wars” books coming to us over the next year. These magnificent titles were

Happy Star Wars Day! To honor May the Fourth, we’re bringing you the lowdown on an ultra-rare screen-used “Star Wars” collectible to share that’s going up for auction this fall,

Living up to its Star Wars’ namesake, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket took flight again, delivering 29 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit (LEO) on Sunday, May 4th, 2025 —

The Galactic Empire has always had an appetite for the theatrical. It’s the Sith Lords sitting at the top table who set that agenda, whether it’s Darth Vader stomping down