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Lego Star Wars sets have been around for more than 25 years, and in that time, we’ve seen some seriously impressive sets. The best Lego Star Wars sets typically carry

In a scene that feels more like a midnight vigil than a routine inspection, NASA engineers and scientists gathered in near darkness inside a pristine cleanroom. Armed with flashlights and

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. China routinely sends astronauts to and from its space station

The sky served up no shortage of spectacle in 2025 —from lunar liaisons, solar prominences and fleeting meteor showers, to aurora and nebula scenes that unfold on a scale almost

Recently, the Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of a dwarf galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. Markarian 178 (Mrk 178) is one of over 1500 “Markarian galaxies,” a class

SpaceX will launch the first mission of 2026 tonight (Jan. 2), and you can watch the action live. A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to lift off from Vandenberg Space

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

Just before the holidays, SpaceX took a big step toward the next test flight of its Starship megarocket. On Christmas Eve (Dec. 24), the company posted a photo on X

The health issue affecting an astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) may be serious enough to end his or her orbital stay early. On Wednesday afternoon (Jan. 7), NASA

Refresh Get notified of updates 2026-01-09T19:02:45.238Z Former astronauts weigh-in on ISS situation Chris Hadfield aboard the International Space Station. (Image credit: NASA) Former Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield posted