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New 'Predator: Badlands' trailer confirms an unexpected alliance with ties to the 'Alien' universe
By Fran Ruiz published
The second Predator: Badlands trailer is full of alien beasts, gorgeous sci-fi vistas, and a Yautja hero who finds an unlikely ally in a synthetic.

NASA launching TRACERS mission to protect Earth from space weather today: How to watch live
By Keith Cooper published
The mission will blast off on a Falcon 9 rocket with three other small satellites that will act as technology demonstrators.

Europe tests largest-ever Mars parachute in the stratosphere above the Arctic (video)
By Tereza Pultarova published
A giant parachute built for the beleaguered European ExoMars mission has aced a drop test in the Arctic stratosphere.

On this day in space! July 22, 1972: Venera 8 spacecraft lands on Venus
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
After traveling 117 days to get to Venus, the spacecraft only made it 50 minutes in the planet's harsh conditions

Partial solar eclipse September 2025: Live updates
By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated
The next solar eclipse will be on Sept. 21, 2025.

Crypto billionaire Justin Sun will fly on Blue Origin's next space tourism launch
By Mike Wall published
Justin Sun, the billionaire founder of the blockchain platform Tron, is one of the six people who will fly to suborbital space on Blue Origin's next tourist mission.

Night sky glows purple above Vera Rubin Observatory | Space photo of the day for July 22, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published
The Vera Rubin Observatory in the Atacama Desert recalibrated under a purple night sky.

Hubble spots interstellar invader Comet 3I/ATLAS for the first time
By Robert Lea published
The long-serving space telescope saw the third interloper to enter the solar system from beyond its limits late on Monday morning (July 21).
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