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Celebrate Lego Star Wars Day with 20% off the Millennium Falcon
By Alexander Cox published
Deals The 1351-piece Lego Millennium Falcon is now 20% off on Amazon and it can be delivered on Star Wars Day, so you can celebrate in style.
The 2024 Humans to Mars Summit is happening next week
By Samantha Mathewson published
The annual Humans to Mars Summit takes place next week, with talks focusing on establishing a sustainable and permanent human presence on the Red Planet by the mid-2030s.
Did the James Webb Space Telescope really find life beyond Earth? Scientists aren't so sure
By Robert Lea published
Reports of life signs detected in the atmosphere of the potential ocean world K2-18 b may have been premature.
Space pictures! See our space image of the day
By Space.com Staff last updated
Space.com's image of the day rounds up the most awe-inspiring space photos right here, with a new image everyday.
Eta Aquarid meteor shower peak could spawn over 100 'shooting stars' per hour this weekend
By Joe Rao published
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks on May 5, and this year looks favorable for a good light show put on by bits of Halley's Comet as they burn up in Earth's atmosphere.
'Star Wars: The Phantom Menace' returns to theaters for its 25th anniversary today
By Jeff Spry published
This special limited engagement of 'Star Wars: The Phantom Menace' beginning on May 3 includes an early look at the upcoming Disney+ series 'The Acolyte.'
Boeing Starliner 1st astronaut flight: Live updates
By Elizabeth Howell, Tariq Malik last updated
Boeing will launch its first-ever Starliner astronaut mission for NASA as early as May 6, 2024
Citizen scientists find remarkable exoplanet, name it after Harry Potter character
By Robert Lea published
Citizen scientists have spotted a truly remarkable planet in a binary system's habitable zone. They gave a Harry Potter-inspired nickname.
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