Once you can accept the Universe as matter expanding into nothing that is something, wearing stripes with plaid comes easy.

— Albert Einstein

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'Fallout' Season 2 teaser sets release date and introduces New Vegas, but did it spoil too much? (video)

Space.com - Fri, 08/22/2025 - 7:00am
It's back to the Wasteland for more nuked nightmares when Prime Video's hit sci-fi series returns in December.
Categories: Astronomy

Pair of colliding galaxies may hint at the fate of the Milky Way and its closest galactic neighbor

Space.com - Fri, 08/22/2025 - 6:00am
The impending merger of the two galaxies hints at what might be in store for the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxy if and when they collide.
Categories: Astronomy

SpaceX launches Space Force's X-37B space plane on 8th mystery mission (video)

Space.com - Fri, 08/22/2025 - 12:00am
The U.S. Space Force's X-37B space plane lifted off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket tonight (Aug. 21), carrying a variety of high-tech gear to Earth orbit.
Categories: Astronomy

SpaceX moves giant Super Heavy rocket to pad ahead of Starship Flight 10 launch (photos)

Space.com - Thu, 08/21/2025 - 5:31pm
SpaceX has moved its giant Super Heavy booster to the launch pad ahead of Sunday's (Aug. 24) planned liftoff of the Starship megarocket.
Categories: Astronomy

Astronomers discover strange new type of supernova: 'This is the first time we have seen a star that was essentially stripped to the bone'

Space.com - Thu, 08/21/2025 - 4:00pm
A weird and extremely violent new type of supernova in which a massive star was "stripped to the bone," offers a rare glimpse of the interior of a massive star prior to its death.
Categories: Astronomy

How do the biggest stars in the universe grow so large?

Space.com - Thu, 08/21/2025 - 3:00pm
Some stars in the universe grow to 300 times larger our own sun. But how do they get so big, and how do they sustain their mass?
Categories: Astronomy

If aliens explore space like humans do, NASA scientists know where to look for their signals

Space.com - Thu, 08/21/2025 - 2:00pm
Studying the signals that humanity beams through the solar system has allowed a team of NASA researchers to pinpoint where and when astronomers should hunt for alien technosignatures.
Categories: Astronomy

'It's not over!' — 'Invasion' Season 3 clip carries an ominous warning from Trevante (exclusive)

Space.com - Thu, 08/21/2025 - 1:00pm
Our heroic Navy SEAL gets interrogated years after the alien mothership plummets to Earth
Categories: Astronomy

Black Moon darkens August skies — here's how to hunt sparking wonders in the Milky Way this weekend

Space.com - Thu, 08/21/2025 - 12:00pm
The Double Cluster, Wild Duck open Cluster, and Coathanger asterism are on display in August.
Categories: Astronomy

Astronomers trace massive cosmic explosion back 12 billion years. 'This is the most distant event where we can directly see light escaping from around stars'

Space.com - Thu, 08/21/2025 - 11:00am
Astronomers used the Einstein Probe to track a powerful blast of X-rays back to its source in the early universe.
Categories: Astronomy

Reining in the sun: Venus, Earth and Jupiter may work together to reduce the risk of extreme solar storms

Space.com - Thu, 08/21/2025 - 10:00am
Tidal forces from Earth, Venus and Jupiter may help keep the sun calm, reducing the risk of powerful solar storms that threaten Earth, a new study suggests.
Categories: Astronomy

Watch SpaceX launch US Space Force's classified X-37B space plane today

Space.com - Thu, 08/21/2025 - 9:00am
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will liftoff Thursday, Aug. 21, with the Boeing-built X-37B space plane for the U.S. Space Force. The mostly classified mission will study experimental technology in orbit.
Categories: Astronomy

Watch 2 fiery blasts erupt from the sun — is Earth in the danger zone? (video)

Space.com - Thu, 08/21/2025 - 8:08am
Two colossal plasma fountains tore away from the sun in a breathtaking double blast, one of the most impressive eruptions this solar cycle.
Categories: Astronomy

Curiosity rover images 3 intersecting Mars ridges | Space photo of the day for Aug. 21, 2025

Space.com - Thu, 08/21/2025 - 8:00am
As part of its exploration of Mars's boxwork landscape, Curiosity found itself in a fork-in-the-road
Categories: Astronomy

Lunar Strike is a hard sci-fi adventure game about preserving humanity's legacy on the moon (exclusive)

Space.com - Thu, 08/21/2025 - 7:00am
Save the world and our lunar history in Lunar Strike, the 2026 sci-fi narrative adventure game that was just announced at the Future Games Show.
Categories: Astronomy

A partial solar eclipse is coming: 1 month until the moon takes a 'bite' out of the sun

Space.com - Thu, 08/21/2025 - 6:00am
A deep partial solar eclipse will grace the Southern Hemisphere on Sept. 21, 2025, with the best views from remote seas and New Zealand's dawn skies.
Categories: Astronomy

Artemis 2 astronauts suit up for nighttime moon launch dress rehearsal (photos, video)

Space.com - Wed, 08/20/2025 - 5:00pm
If there's one thing astronauts know, it's "practice, practice, practice."
Categories: Astronomy

Test your true terrestrial trivia with our Earth quiz!

Space.com - Wed, 08/20/2025 - 4:43pm
This quiz will explore the science behind the scenery, the facts behind the familiar, and the wonders that make Earth a living planet.
Categories: Astronomy

US Space Force's secretive X-37B space plane will test quantum alternative to GPS navigation

Space.com - Wed, 08/20/2025 - 4:00pm
The U.S. Space Force's X-37B space plane will test a potential alternative to GPS that makes use of quantum science as a tool for navigation: a quantum inertial sensor.
Categories: Astronomy

Forget Galactus, 'Strange New Worlds'' ancient scavenger ship is the real 'destroyer of worlds' (exclusive)

Space.com - Wed, 08/20/2025 - 4:00pm
Join us as director Valerie Weiss breaks down this 'Trekiest' episode of the sci-fi series yet.
Categories: Astronomy