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Rocket Lab to start launching missile-defense missions from Alaska under $266 million Space Force deal
Rocket Lab just inked a $266 million deal with the U.S. Space Force to launch up to 18 suborbital missile-defense missions, most of them from Alaska's Pacific Spaceport Complex.
On this day in space! July 27, 1962: The 1st zero-g cosmonaut training flight takes off on a Soviet jetliner
On July 27, 1962, two Russian cosmonauts boarded a Soviet airliner and experienced weightlessness without going to space. Here's why it mattered.
Are we overlooking signs of alien life that aren't technological or biological? 'Bread would be a signature of intelligence'
Between biosignatures and technosignatures lie noosignatures, and some scientists think they could help us find alien life someday.
An 'almost blood moon' is coming on Aug. 27 and it'll be the best lunar eclipse until NYE 2028
The countdown is on! Millions of skywatchers will have front-row seats to a dramatic 96% 'blood moon' lunar eclipse. Here's what you need to know.
We've found huge discounts on a range of ZWO astronomy cameras, including three we love
Deals Save on ZWO astrophotography gear at B&H Photo Video. Shop discounts on astrocams, telescopes and mounts to upgrade your stargazing setup with top deals today.
Curiosity Mars rover inspects cracked wheel | Space photo of the day for July 27, 2026
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has experienced some serious wear and tear during its nearly 14 years on the Red Planet, as seen in new images of its wheels.
X-ray spacecraft finds supermassive black hole stirring up the 'red potato' galaxy: 'There may be a cook in this cosmic kitchen'
Using the Chandra X-ray spacecraft, astronomers have seen a jet from a feeding supermassive black hole churning gas surrounding a galaxy nicknamed the "red potato."
Private companies could ruin the night sky for the entire world, and international law can't stop them
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) can single-handedly approve space projects that will change the night sky around the world. The international community can do very little against it.
