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Where is the sun in its current 11-year solar cycle?
Back in 2019, a consortium of scientists predicted August 2025 as the peak of the solar activity cycle. But where are we now?
Astronauts capture amazing views of the total lunar eclipse from the ISS (photos)
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station captured great shots of the total lunar eclipse over the weekend.
The race back to the moon: What if China lands its astronauts first?
"The country that lands on the moon first will shape the rules of engagement in space for decades to come."
On this day in space! Sept. 9, 1982: Conestoga 1, the 1st private rocket, launches from Texas
On Sept. 9, 1982, the first private rocket launched from a Texas cattle ranch.
Small black holes are surprisingly messy eaters, Japanese spacecraft discovers: 'Being surprised is good'
It isn't just supermassive black holes that are messy eaters. Using a Japanese space telescope called XRISM, scientists have found that small black holes are a "hot mess," too.
Moon blocks satellite views of the sun before lunar eclipse | Space photo of the day for Sept. 9, 2025
Two NOAA satellites saw a solar eclipse on Sept. 7 as the moon blocked out the sun mere hours before a lunar eclipse was seen on Earth.
Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?
Follow Space.com's rocket launch blog for the latest on when the next rocket launch will be and how to follow it live.
Ready for the next 'Oumuamua? Launching flyby missions to visiting interstellar comets is 'feasible and affordable,' study says
Conducting a flyby mission to an interstellar object visiting our solar system is "feasible and affordable," a new study finds. But orbiting such an interloper is a different story.
