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Four crew members of NASAs SpaceX Crew-12 mission launched at 5:15 a.m. EST Friday from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida for a science expedition aboard the International Space Sta...

In this episode of Space Minds, Mike Gruss sits down with David Ariosto to discuss his new book, Open Space. David talks about how some of the themes of the [] The post A new book captures the forces shaping space: China...

Scientists have named two systems of colliding supermassive black holes after Lord of the Rings locations, Gondor and Rohan.

A mysterious object has caused a long-lasting and extreme dimming of a distant star, but is this object a 'failed star' brown dwarf, or an exceptionally massive super-Jupiter exoplanet?

The Senate Commerce Committee approved a bill intended to streamline satellite licensing after revising provisions related to automatic approval of applications. The post Senate committee advances FCC satellite licensing...

After an inauspicious debut, Paul Giamatti's space pirate has emerged as a villain to be reckoned with on 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.'

If you're a fan of Lego Star Wars and are excited for The Mandalorian and Grogu, you'll want to build Walmart's exclusive New Republic X-Wing Starfighter set.

When she was growing up, Sophie Adenot plastered her childhood bedroom with posters of rockets launching from Cape Canaveral.

YouTube's superstar serves up a disturbing indie thriller bathed in blood for his directorial debut

Week in images: 09-13 February 2026 Discover our week through the lens

One to orbit, one to the moon.

Our interceptors will actively track hypersonic threats and shortly before impact will deploy large particle clouds The post Startup bets on new approach to space-based missile defense appeared first on SpaceNews.

The next-generation spacesuit for NASA's Artemis III mission continues to advance by passing a contractor-led technical review, as the agency prepares to send humans to the moon's South Pole for the first time. T...

The universe is a big place, and tracking down some of the more interesting parts of it is tricky. Some of the most interesting parts of it, at least from a physics perspective, are merging black holes, so scientists spe...

Hypothetical dark matter stars known as "boson stars" could leave telltale ripples across the cosmos, offering researchers a new way to probe the invisible forces shaping the universe. In 2019, a strange event wa...

Eclipse season is nigh. The first of two eclipse seasons for 2026 kicks off next week on Tuesday, February 17th, with an annular solar eclipse. And while solar eclipses often inspire viewers to journey to the ends of the...

Video: 00:02:15 Watch the highlights of the launch of ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot to the International Space Station (ISS) on Crew-12. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at NASAs Kennedy Spa...

Eclipses don't happen at random - they arrive in pairs, on schedule, and 2026 brings two spectacular seasons to prove it.

A Falcon 9 launched a new crew to the International Space Station Feb. 13 to start a busy schedule of arriving and departing vehicles at the station. The post Crew-12 launches to ISS appeared first on SpaceNews.

NASA has selected commercial space station company Vast to fly a private astronaut mission to the International Space Station in 2027. The post Vast wins ISS private astronaut mission appeared first on SpaceNews.

A new crew rocketed toward the International Space Station on Friday to replace the astronauts who returned to Earth early in NASA's first medical evacuation.

The first solar eclipse of the year will grace Antarctica, and only a lucky few will get to bask-or waddle-in its glow.