These beginner-friendly Celestron telescopes are over 30% off By Alexander Cox published 23 May 23 Deals You can either start your stargazing journey for under $80 or grab something a little more powerful and save over $110.
See the crescent moon have a close encounter with Mars tonight By Stefanie Waldek published 23 May 23 The moon and Mars will dance together in the night sky both tonight (May 23) and Wednesday night (May 24).
'Star Trek: Resurgence' video game warps out for Trek gamers today By Jeff Spry published 23 May 23 Gamers keen to immerse themselves in the upcoming "Star Trek: Resurgence" video game don't have to wait any longer — the game comes out today (May 23).
This new supernova is the closest to Earth in a decade. It's visible in the night sky right now. By Joe Rao published 23 May 23 During the last few days, astronomers have been pointing their telescopes toward a familiar celestial object in our spring night sky for a look at a rare event: A new supernova.
Sending astronauts to Mars by 2040 is 'an audacious goal' but NASA is trying anyway By Sharmila Kuthunur published 23 May 23 Astronauts may orbit Mars by 2033, but setting foot on the Red Planet by the end of next decade would be an "aggressive" and "audacious" goal, NASA officials said.
Some black holes may actually be tangles in the fabric of space-time, new research suggests By Paul Sutter published 22 May 23 A new paper discusses how light interacts with theoretical objects called "topological solitons" — kinks in the fabric of space-time that look just like black holes.
'Prehistoric Planet' Season 2 explores Earth's history with a 5-night Apple TV+ adventure By Jeff Spry published 22 May 23 Apple TV+'s "Prehistoric Planet" thunders into its second season today with more ancient creatures and curiosities from primeval Earth.
NASA's tiny CAPSTONE probe snaps 1st photo of the moon, begins extended mission By Robert Lea published 22 May 23 NASA's CAPSTONE cubesat has captured its first image of the moon, snapping the lunar north pole as it tested navigation technology similar to GPS used around Earth.
Record-breaking Tonga undersea volcano disrupted satellite signals in space By Charles Q. Choi published 22 May 23 The January 2022 eruption of a Tonga undersea volcano was powerful enough to generate plasma bubbles that disrupted radio communications in outer space.
See Jupiter's volcanic moon Io glow red-hot in incredible images from NASA's Juno probe By Robert Lea published 22 May 23 NASA's Juno mission made its 51st flyby of the gas giant planet Jupiter and its moons, catching stunning images of Io, the most volcanic world in the solar system.
How would we decode a message from ET? New project will give us a trial run By Mike Wall published 22 May 23 A new project called 'A Sign in Space' will give scientists and laypeople around the world practice at decoding a message from intelligent aliens.
Relive SpaceX launch of Ax-2 private astronaut mission with these stunning photos By Robert Lea published 22 May 23 Stunning images tell the story of the launch and landing of the Falcon 9 rocket that carried the Ax-2 crew to space on Sunday (May 21).
SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule is now a Matchbox die-cast model By Robert Z. Pearlman published 22 May 23 SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft is landing — on toy store shelves. Matchbox, the classic die-cast toy brand, has released a miniature model of the commercial space capsule.
SpaceX Dragon capsule docks at space station with private Ax-2 astronaut crew (video) By Josh Dinner last updated 22 May 23 A SpaceX Dragon capsule carrying four private astronauts arrived at the International Space Station early Monday (May 22) after a record-setting trip to the orbiting laboratory
'It feels amazing!' Private Ax-2 astronauts thrilled by zero gravity and Earth views after SpaceX launch (video) By Robert Lea published 22 May 23 The Ax-2 crew, including three first-time astronauts and the first Saudi woman to reach space, shared their reactions after reaching space on their way to the International Space Station.
How Artemis 2 moon astronaut Jeremy Hansen helped find a rare crater on Earth By Elizabeth Howell published 22 May 23 A surprise crater find in Saskatchewan may pay off big for Artemis 2 astronaut Jeremy Hansen, who was on the expedition. He may see a similar crater type on the moon.
SpaceX launch of private Ax-2 astronauts just put the 600th person in orbit By Robert Z. Pearlman published 21 May 23 The 600th person to enter Earth orbit, Rayyanah Barnawi of Saudi Arabia, is now on her way to the International Space Station on Axiom-2, the second commercial mission to fly there.
SpaceX launches Ax-2 private astronaut mission to station, 1st Saudi woman in space on board (video) By Josh Dinner published 21 May 23 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida today (May 21), kicking off the pioneering private Ax-2 mission to the space station.
SpaceX's Ax-2 mission for Axiom Space in photos (gallery) By Elizabeth Howell last updated 21 May 23 A new crew of four people is bound for orbit on the Ax-2 mission, which will fly to the International Space Station using SpaceX hardware. See photos of the Ax-2 mission here.
Build-A-Bear creates fluffy 'zero-g indicator' for Axiom Space Ax-2 crew By Robert Z. Pearlman published 21 May 23 The zero-g indicator flying on the second private mission to the International Space Station may be the first that needed assembly. Ax-2's 'GiGi' is the first Build-A-Bear to launch into orbit.