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SpaceX likely to get FAA approval for 25 Starship launches in 2025
By Mike Wall published
The FAA plans to approve SpaceX's request to increase the maximum number of annual Starship launches from its South Texas site from five to 25.
October 2024 set multiple US records for the driest month ever
By Meredith Garofalo published
Drought conditions expanded to record-breaking levels across the US during the month of October as temperatures also climbed to record highs.
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.
SpaceX and NASA show off how Starship will help astronauts land on the moon (images)
By Brett Tingley published
NASA and SpaceX released a new set of illustrations showing off how Starship might look as it lands astronauts on the moon during the Artemis 3 mission.
Canada wants your help to name its 1st moon rover
By Elizabeth Howell published
Canada will soon roll a rover onto the moon, and you can help name the pioneering machine.
James Webb Space Telescope unveils surprising 'Red Monsters' in the early universe
By Larissa G. Capella published
Three ultramassive galaxies found by the James Webb Space Telescope have astronomers reconsidering how galaxies grew so quickly in the first billion years after the Big Bang.
NASA chooses SpaceX and Blue Origin to deliver rover, astronaut base to the moon
By Josh Dinner published
NASA is planning to assign SpaceX and Blue Origin 'demonstration missions' for their Artemis Program lunar landers, with eyes to put a habitat on the moon by 2033.
Black Friday space gifts 2024: Telescope deals, binocular discounts, camera deals and more
By Jase Parnell-Brookes last updated
Deals We've scoured the net for the best Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals on space-related gear, from telescopes to cameras and more.
Egg-shaped galaxies may be aligned to the black holes at their hearts, astronomers find
By David Parkinson, Jeffrey Hodgson published
There is a surprising link between what goes on near the black hole and the shape of the entire galaxy that surrounds it.
SpaceX's 6th Starship megarocket launch looked amazing from space in astronaut and camera views (photo, video)
By Josh Dinner published
NASA astronaut Don Pettit and Sen cameras captured stunning views of SpaceX's Starship megarocket launch from the International Space Station.
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