Venus is disappearing from the evening sky — here's how to see it while you can
Venus is sinking lower into the sunset this September, but the brilliant Evening Star won't be gone for long.
Watch Isar Aerospace try to make history today with launch from Norway
Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket will attempt to become the first vehicle to reach orbit from European soil today (Sept. 5), and you can watch the action live.
This Lego Star Wars UCS AT-ST set is cheaper than ever — I'll always love this chicken walker
Forget the AT-AT, the AT-ST is my favorite Star Wars land vehicle. Now, this massive Lego Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series AT-ST is $39 off at Amazon, its lowest ever price.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 226 — Who Owns The Moon?
On Episode 226 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Dr. Rainer Zitelmann to discuss the history of capitalism and how it applies to our future in space.
On this day in space! Sept. 5, 1977: NASA launches Voyager 1 on epic journey across the solar system
On Sept. 5, 1977, Voyager 1 began its epic journey through deep space with a glorious morning launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Here's why it mattered.
Spacecraft bound for Mercury begins 'tricky' arrival
After an eight-year journey, a spacecraft carrying European and Japanese probes began the monthslong, high-risk approach to Mercury on Thursday to study the sun-scorched planet.
This NASA-funded 'Slingshot' spacecraft idea could map minerals on planets and moons across our solar system
NASA funded an early-stage concept aiming to show new techniques for mapping minerals on the moon, asteroids or Martian moons.
APOD: 2026 September 5 – Chasing the Moon’s Shadow
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 5 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cos…
Scientists detect signals of hydrogen from billions of years ago. Could this help us map out the universe?
Astronomers have used the MeerKAT radio telescope to detect hydrogen gas located billions of light-years away, from a period when the cosmos was billions of years younger.
How Mercury formed its graphite crust and core
As the BepiColombo mission prepares to enter the final phase of its journey to Mercury, a series of studies conducted by researchers at the University of Liège and KU Leuven sheds…
NASA Ames Fire Department Aircraft Firefighting Training
The fire department at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley will perform training on the Moffett Federal Airfield beginning Tuesday, Sept. 8 through Friday, …
Trekkies honor 'Star Trek's' 60th birthday with fan events, special screenings, and a world record Vulcan salute
Beam into these stellar celebrations to mark the sci-fi franchise's historic anniversary this Labor Day Weekend!
Particle shape and size predict asteroid strength, revealing Bennu's surface is 50 times weaker than ground coffee
In a new Nature Communications study, researchers developed a universal scaling framework for the strength of granular asteroids, showing that their tensile strength can be predic…
Venus is becoming a thinner crescent — and that's when it finally starts making sense
Venus is sinking into the sunset as it catches up with Earth — and a small telescope now reveals something the naked eye never can: another planet going through phases.
Turbulent times for star formation in Stephan's Quintet
Star formation in galaxies is closely linked to molecular gas. In the distant past, when galaxy interactions were more common, these encounters compressed molecular gas, causing d…
NASA Hosts Virtual Artemis Webinar for Blind, Low-Vision Community
NASA will host a virtual webinar at 2 p.m. EDT on Friday, Oct. 2, titled “The RS-25 Engine and the Future of Artemis Missions: An Accessible Webinar for the Blind and Low-Vision C…
Betelgeuse's atmosphere is becoming spotty and asymmetric—and a nearby companion could be shaping the pattern
For the first time since its dramatic dimming in 2020, a team of astronomers has observed the inner atmosphere of Betelgeuse using the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA). Led b…
Stars forge and deliver the elements that make up your body — and scientists may finally know how
Scientists are close to understanding how stars forge the elements that comprise our planet, bodies and pretty much everything else around us, and how they explode to distribute t…
Rescue satellite gets close to NASA's doomed telescope, even if it can't save it
A private spacecraft that was supposed to supply a lifeline to NASA's Swift Observatory managed to get close to the sinking telescope and even snap photos more than a week after t…
Lunar Occultation of Venus
On Wednesday, June 17, skywatchers across the United States—and parts of Canada—enjoyed a rare event: a daytime lunar occultation of Venus. A lunar occultation occurs when the Moo…
On this day in space! Sept. 4, 1962: NASA's Mariner 2 spacecrafts performs the 1st-ever maneuver in deep space so it could reach Venus
On Sept. 4, 1962, NASA's Mariner 2 spacecraft performed the first-ever rocket maneuver in deep space as it did a quick mid-course correction on its way to Venus. Here's why it mat…
Hubble Telescope sees spectacular 'superbubble' | Space photo of the day for Sept. 4, 2026
The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a spectacular 'super bubble' in our Milky Way's nearest neighbor the Large Magellanic Cloud. Check out our space photo of the day.
How did the infant sun form? Scientists get surprising new insights from 4.6-billion-year-old space dust
New research suggests that dust from meteorites contains a "fossil record" dating back 4.6 billion years to the formation of the sun, revealing the role magnetism played in the bi…
We played 'Exodus', a sci-fi RPG that should please 'Mass Effect' fans, even if you can't romance the talking octopus
An explosive hands-on demo has us more excited than before for the new action RPG led by BioWare veterans, who talked to us about its making.