Latest articles by Tariq Malik
4 big asteroids are flying by Earth this week, but don't worry. They aren't getting too close.
A quartet of large asteroids are zooming by Earth this week, but they'll all pass our planet with millions of miles to spare, according to NASA.
SpaceX rolls out rocket for NASA's Crew-6 astronaut launch (photos)
SpaceX's rocket ride for its next NASA astronaut launch from Florida is on the pad and ready for flight.
Kerbal Space Program 2 makes it easier than ever to launch — and crash — rockets (exclusive 1st look video)
Kerbal Space Program 2 launches in Early Access on Feb. 24 and is easier to use, with interstellar space exploration and more to come. Here's our first hands-on look.
Russian Progress cargo ship departs space station despite coolant leak
A robotic Russian cargo ship stricken by a coolant leak undocked from the International Space Station late Friday (Feb.17) while cosmonauts snapped photos of it looking for signs of damage.
Sun unleashes massive X2-class solar flare during geomagnetic storm watch (video)
A massive solar flare erupted from the sun on Friday (Feb. 17) as the Earth was under a geomagnetic storm watch from flares earlier in the week.
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The sun just erupted with a major X-class solar flare. Here's what it looked like on video.
A major solar flare erupted from the erupted from the sun on Saturday (Feb. 11) and a NASA spacecraft caught it on video.
I drove 10 hours to watch a 9-minute Rocket Lab launch from Virginia and it was glorious
It's not every day you watch a rocket streak into space over Virginia's Eastern Shore, acing its first-ever liftoff from American soil.
Rocket Lab launches 1st Electron booster from US soil in twilight liftoff
The small satellite launch company Rocket Lab aced its debut liftoff from American soil on Tuesday (Jan. 24).
United Launch Alliance's 1st Vulcan Centaur rocket arrives in Florida for debut flight
The first of a new generation of United Launch Alliance rockets has arrived at its Florida spaceport to prepare for a debut flight.
Google celebrates Lunar New Year 2023 with Year of the Rabbit doodle
A new lunar new year is hopping off to a great start and Google is marking the occasion with a series of Google doodles.
Miss USA R'Bonney Gabriel celebrates NASA moon landing in Miss Universe 2023 national costume contest
When Miss USA R'Bonney Gabriel took the stage in the Miss Universe 2023 National Costume Show this week, she wore the moon, literally.
A dazzling green comet not seen since the Stone Age has stargazers thrilled in these amazing photos
The brilliant green comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) has captivated astrophotographers and may even become visible to the unaided eye soon.
NASA's tiny Lunar Flashlight moon probe may be in trouble in deep space
NASA's newest tiny lunar probe is battling a thruster glitch on its way to the moon.
Russia to launch new Soyuz capsule to replace leaky spacecraft on space station
Russia will launch an empty Soyuz capsule to the International Space Station February to replace a damaged spacecraft that is unsafe to return its crew.
See 133 days on the sun in just 2 minutes in this mesmerizing NASA video
A new NASA video reveals the ever-changing surface of the sun in a stunning time-lapse that spans 133 days.
Huge solar flare erupts on the sun from 'hyperactive' sunspot
A massive explosion on the sun unleashed a powerful solar flare from a new sunspot on Monday (Jan. 9), one that is slowly turning to face the Earth.
A dead NASA satellite from the 1980s just fell to Earth to meet its fiery demise
A vintage NASA satellite launched in the 1980s and long-since turned to space junk met a fiery fate late Sunday as it fell back to Earth, NASA says.
See the moon and 4 planets align as Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury and Venus offer a rare night sky treat this week!
The Christmas moon lines up with four bright planets in a celestial holiday treat this week.
Watch an epic Christmas tree launch for the holidays by DIY 'Rocket-tree' makers (videos)
Engineer and YouTuber Xyla Foxlin and DIY rocket maker Joe Barnard of BPS.space teamed up to launch Christmas tree from the California desert this year.
Perseverance rover drops 2nd sample tube on Mars, its biggest early Christmas present yet for 2033
NASA's Perseverance rover successfully dropped its second rock sample tube on the Martian surface, its longest sample yet.
Rocket Lab delays 1st US launch to 2023 due to unacceptably high winds
Rocket Lab's debut launch from American soil will have to wait a few more weeks after high winds thwarted an attempted liftoff in December.
NASA's InSight lander on Mars goes silent as power runs low
NASA lost contact with its Mars InSight lander on Monday (Dec. 18) after the spacecraft failed to respond to communications from its control team.
