A formula for life? New model calculates chances of intelligent beings in our universe and beyond

How the same region of the universe would look in terms of the amount of stars for different values of the dark energy density. Clockwise, from top left, no dark…

Marvel superheroes explore strange timelines in new trailer for ‘What If…?’ Season 3 (video)

Marvel Animation’s What If…? Season 3 | Official Trailer | Disney+ – YouTube Watch On Marvel Animation’s animated anthology series “What If…?” was a novelty hit for Disney+ when it…

Right now, the sun is far more active than predicted—and small satellites are paying the price

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Last week, three tiny Australian satellites from Curtin University’s Binar Space Program burned up in Earth’s atmosphere. That was always going to happen. In fact, Binar…

Swirling polar vortices likely exist on the sun, new research finds

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Like the Earth, the sun likely has swirling polar vortices, according to new research led by the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research…

Top space gifts from Best Buy this Black Friday

Are you starting your Christmas shopping early, or are you just looking to surprise a space enthusiast? Here at Space.com, we’ve rounded up the top space gifts from Best Buy…

SpaceX launching 24 Starlink satellites from Florida today

SpaceX plans to launch 24 more of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida’s Space Coast today (Nov. 10). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink spacecraft is scheduled to lift…

Hubble captures barred spiral galaxy NGC 1672

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image captures the spiral galaxy NGC 1672 with a supernova. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, O. Fox, L. Jenkins, S. Van Dyk, A. Filippenko, J. Lee…

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 136 — SpaceX Ascendant

SpaceX Ascendant – Can Anyone Compete? – YouTube Watch On On Episode 136 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with journalist and author Eric Berger…

NASA astronauts won’t say which one of them got sick after almost eight months in space

The SpaceX crew of the Dragon spacecraft, from left, cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, pilot Michael Barratt, commander Matthew Dominick and mission specialist Jeanette Epps gather for a photo after arriving at…

China planning to build its own version of SpaceX’s Starship

SpaceX continues to be a font of inspiration for Chinese aerospace engineers. At least one Chinese company is already working to create its own version of SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9,…