Astronomers have discovered a new ocean world outside the solar system that orbits extremely close to its parent star. This means that the extrasolar planet, or “exoplanet,” is in hot…
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Starbase Louisiana: SpaceX announces enormous $100 billion Starbase launch site
A new spaceport will bring 10 launch pads to Louisiana’s Gulf Coast and support thousands of Starship launches per year. SpaceX and Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry announced Tuesday (Aug. 25)…
‘Project Hail Mary’s’ Andy Weir is headed back to outer space, but not how you’d expect
Amiable sci-fi author Andy Weir, the New York Times bestselling author of “The Martian,” “Artemis,” and “Project Hail Mary“, is embarking on an entirely new imaginative odyssey later this year.…
New ‘Star Trek’ documentary featuring William Shatner hits theaters this fall, celebrating 60 years of Trek
The “Star Trek” franchise’s 60th anniversary is coming straight at us warp speed and will be arriving on Sept. 8, 2026. “Trek” faithful from around the globe are expected to…
How will NASA’s astronaut training hub change with commercial space stations?
HOUSTON — What does NASA’s astronaut training hub look like these days, as the agency aims to bring more commercial space stations into the fold? It’s an interesting mix of…
SpaceX fires up Starship ahead of megarocket’s 1st orbital flight (video)
SpaceX is picking up the pace of preparations for the next launch of its giant Starship rocket. On Wednesday night (Aug. 19), the company completed a single-engine static fire test…
On this day in space! Aug. 20, 1977: Voyager 2 launches to the outer planets
On Aug. 20, 1977, NASA launched the Voyager 2 spacecraft on a mission to explore the outer planets. Despite its name, this was the first of the two Voyager missions…
13 sci-fi books that inspired our favorite shows and movies
The world of science fiction started with the written word, long before it hit the silver screen. Stories of man-made life, Martians, and other marvelous subject matter were being read…
Hubble, James Webb team up to capture the ‘Black Eye Galaxy’ photo of the day for Aug. 18, 2026
Sometimes, incredibly powerful space telescopes work together to accomplish amazing things. Recently, observations made by both the James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble were combined in a composite image that…
On this day in space! Aug. 17, 1877: Asaph Hall Discovers the Martian moon Phobos
On Aug. 17, 1877, American astronomer Asaph Hall discovered Mars’s moon Phobos. Moons of Mars: Amazing Photos of Phobos and Deimos Hall was working at the U.S. Naval Observatory in…
