Space
A piece of Earth's lost 'sibling' was found in the Sahara Desert
June 19, 2026, 12:02 pm EDT
4.5 billion years ago, a massive world orbited our sun then shattered. One of its fragments landed on Earth.
Sun standing still: The summer solstice, the longest day of the year
June 19, 2026, 5:21 am EDT
It’s the summer solstice. Here are both science and tradition about this astronomical alignment.
The coolest science experiments on the International Space Station
June 12, 2026, 10:35 am EDT
Here are six experiments aboard the International Space Station that are rewriting what we thought we knew.
NASA fast-tracks its plans for a moon base with 3 launches in 2026
June 2, 2026, 12:40 pm EDT
NASA is betting and spending big on its ambitious plans to build humanity’s first permanent home beyond Earth.
The Real History Behind 'Once In A Blue Moon'
May 29, 2026, 7:14 am EDT
How a literal atmospheric phenomenon and a 1940s magazine mistake gave us our go-to phrase for the exceptionally rare.
For First Time, Artemis Astronaut Captures ‘Earthset’ Video
May 29, 2026, 11:23 pm EDT
Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman this week shared an amazing clip of “Earthset” that he shot with his iPhone while he and the crew aboard the Orion space capsule named Integrity made a flyby of the moon. It was the first time such a view has been recorded on video during a crewed mission. “Only one chance in this lifetime,” Wiseman wrote in a post on X. “Like watching sunset at the beach from the most foreign seat in the cosmos, I couldn’t resist a cell phone video of Earthset.”
NASA Spacecraft Snaps Stunning Mars Views During Flyby
May 27, 2026, 6:04 am EDT
Probe captures rare crescent views of Red Planet while using gravity assist to reach metallic asteroid by 2029
Artemis II Astronaut’s Homecoming Will Melt Your Heart
May 27, 2026, 11:23 pm EDT
After orbiting the Moon on a groundbreaking Artemis II mission, astronaut Christina Koch returned home to a moment that’s now capturing hearts everywhere: a joyful, tail-wagging reunion with her dog, Sadie. The emotional scene is a reminder that even after humanity’s biggest leaps into deep space, it’s the love waiting at home that brings everything back down to Earth.
An Asteroid Will Make A Close Pass By Earth Today — Here's What You Need To Know
May 20, 2026, 10:29 am EDT
It's about the size of a whale, and it'll be closer to the Earth than the moon.
6,000 And Counting: The Weirdest Worlds Hubble Has Seen
May 15, 2026, 10:00 am EDT
NASA recently achieved an incredible milestone way beyond our solar system. Thanks to the Hubble telescope more than 6,000 worlds have been confirmed, and some of them are pretty bizarre!
