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In-orbit manufacturing start-up Space Forge has produced its first plasma in orbit aboard the ForgeStar-1 satellite. It’s a world first and a major step toward the company’s vision of making

A colossal Antarctic iceberg that first broke free in the 1980s is now soaking up the summer warmth, and from orbit seems to be turning a shade of aquamarine. In

Thin lids of ice could have sheltered lakes on ancient Mars and kept surface water liquid even as the Red Planet’s climate became freezing, according to new research that could

Mars’ gravity has a surprisingly large influence on Earth, affecting our planet’s tilt and orbit and thereby contributing to climate cycles lasting hundreds of thousands to millions of years, new

Congress just sent NASA a monetary lifeline. On Thursday (Jan. 15), the U.S. Senate passed a “minibus” spending bill that allocates $24.4 billion to NASA for fiscal year 2026 (FY26),

The new moon of January will be at 2:52 p.m. EST (1952 GMT) on Jan. 18, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory. A new moon is, technically, a conjunction of

Since the end of the Apollo program in 1972, NASA has been looking for ways to return back to the moon. In 2022, the space agency launched the Artemis 1

An incredible northern lights display captured on the night of Jan. 18-19 from 37,000 feet. Click the arrows in the bottom right corner to enlarge. (Image credit: Matt Melnyk) I’ve

Scientists may have solved a cosmic mystery that has been troubling them since the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) began observations back in 2022. When astronomers started looking back into

A long-gestating effort to bring a Starfleet Academy TV series from concept to reality has finally manifested itself, as the “Discovery” spinoff series’ Star Trek: Starfleet Academy debuted on Paramount+