Isaac Asimov (1920-1992), a legendary writer of science and science fiction, once noted in “The Solar System and Back,” that the planet Mercury is rarely visible when it is truly
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Live coverage: SpaceX to launch X-37B military spaceplane on Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center
The X-37B on the runway at Vandenberg Space Force Base following its landing there on March 7, 2025. Image: U.S. Space Force. Update Aug. 20, 12:56 p.m. EDT: Added additional
Firefly Aerospace explores launching its Alpha rocket from Japan
Firefly Aerospace launches its sixth Alpha rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on April 29, 2025. Image: Trevor Mahlmann / Firefly Aerospace Firefly Aerospace may soon bring its Alpha rockets
Pragmata rethinks sci-fi shooter combat, and it owes a lot to Snake (preview)
Back when the PS4 and Xbox One were preparing for launch, Capcom showcased Deep Down, a game set in the future that transported players back to medieval fights from the
South Korea's K-RadCube radiation satellite will hitch a ride on NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission
South Korea’s K-RadCube satellite has arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida ahead of its launch toward the moon next year. The Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) announced the
Steve Platnick Steps Down from NASA After 34 Years of Service
Dr. Steven “Steve” Platnick took the NASA agency Deferred Resignation Program (DRP). His last work day was August 8, 2025. Steve spent more than three decades at, or associated with,
NASA, IBM’s ‘Hot’ New AI Model Unlocks Secrets of Sun
6 min read NASA, IBM’s ‘Hot’ New AI Model Unlocks Secrets of Sun This image from June 20, 2013 shows the bright light of a solar flare and an eruption
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SALT LAKE CITY — Blue Origin is offering a version of its Blue Ring spacecraft as a Mars communications orbiter as it and other companies seek ways to provide commercial
The original, untreated sample Heinz picked up on his Sedona hike, with spots similar to spots on the Mars Sapphire Canyon rock. Credit Nicholas Heinz In 2024, NASA’s Mars rover
Archaeal proteomes were systematically scanned to identify EPs with potential antimicrobial activity. Circular bars denote the log10-transformed average active (red) and inactive (blue) EPs discovered by APEX. A peptide was
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of an X1.5 solar flare peaking at 7:44 am EDT on May 11, 2024. The image shows a subset of extreme ultraviolet light
Faith Vilas. Credit: Bonnie and Gabe, Two Creative Birds Planetary Science Institute Senior Scientist Faith Vilas was awarded the 2025 Gerard P. Kuiper Prize by the Division for Planetary Sciences
Live coverage: 24 Starlink satellites to launch from California on 100th Falcon 9 rocket of the year
File: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to launch the Starlink 7-14 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Image: SpaceX SpaceX is set to launch its 100th Falcon 9
What do many baked goods and the planet Mercury have in common? They shrink as they cool. Evidence suggests that since it formed about 4.5 billion years ago, Mercury has
Warm mid-August summer nights offer prime conditions for spotting three magnificent star clusters visible to northern-hemisphere skywatchers in the coming months. Star clusters are gravitationally bound groups of stars that
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