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10 Most Perfectly Directed Sci-Fi Epics, Ranked
Epic movies are big. That’s the best way to describe them. They're ambitious,
NASA Artemis II launch countdown begins for April 1 launch
The countdown clock at the Kennedy Space Center Press Site began moving just before 5 p.m. Monday, March 30, as Artemis II moves toward launch. NASA announced that teams have polled "go" after an L-2 briefing, moving toward a liftoff as soon as 6:24 p.m.
How to watch NASA launch first crewed moon mission in five decades
The countdown for the first crewed lunar flight in more than 50 years is underway, NASA announced on Monday. The onsite countdown clock started ticking down at 4:44 p.m. ET on Monday for the targeted launch of the Artemis II mission in just two days’
Oldest Carbon-rich Stars Open a Window to Early Cosmic Chemistry
Astronomers studying the ultra-faint dwarf
Huge solar flare no threat to Artemis 2 astronaut launch to the moon, NASA says
A massive X1.4 solar flare won't endanger NASA's four Artemis 2 astronauts on their way to the moon. ...
NASA’s Artemis II Launch Mission Countdown Begins
The countdown for NASA’s Artemis II test flight is underway at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with members of the launch NASA home page
NASA wants to build a base on the Moon by the 2030s, How and why ...
The next U.S. trip to the moon isn't about planting a flag. It's about learning how to live and work there. NASA has just reset its Artemis program, marking a clear strategic shift: Space exploration is moving away from a race to achieve milestones and toward
Hera aces a massive engine burn on its way to Didymos
In September 2022, humanity crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid—on purpose. The objective of NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) was to see if we could intentionally modify the orbit of Dimorphos, the small moonlet orbiting the larger asteroid
See a SpaceX rocket racing past clouds from Cape Canaveral, Florida
SpaceX launched the Starlink 10-44 mission at 5:15 p.m. Monday, March 30, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, notching yet another liftoff for its fleet-leading first-stage Falcon 9 rocket booster. The booster
Record-breaking 'space laser' erupts from merging galaxies 8 billion light-years away
Astronomers have spotted the most distant and brightest "space laser" ever seen, and it's blasting from a galaxy collision that occurred when the universe was half its current age. ...
NISAR’s View of Mount Rainier
This image captured by U.S.-Indian Earth satellite NISAR on Nov. 10, 2025, shows Washington’s Mount Rainier. The image is cropped from a much larger swath NASA home page
SpaceX Successfully Launches Three Greek Nanosatellites
The Greek nanosatellites are now orbiting the Earth. Credit: NASA In a historic step for Greece’s space program, three Greek-made nanosatellites were successfully launched into space on Monday. The satellites were carried by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the
Crew Kicks Off Week with Cargo Mission Training and Spacewalk Cleanup
Expedition 74 started the week training for the arrival of the next U.S. cargo mission and continuing to clean up after last week’s spacewalk. The orbital residents also practiced medical emergency procedures, unloaded supplies from a new Roscosmos resupply
25 years ago, 'Invader Zim' arrived, but it was too far ahead of its time
"You dare agree with me? Prepare to meet your horrible doom!" ...
Watch live as SpaceX Falcon 9 lifts off from Florida coast
Space Coast, get ready for the rumble. SpaceX is targeting liftoff at 5:15 p.m. from Cape
Watch as NASA officials provide live update on Artemis II mission
NASA officials are set to provide a live update on the Artemis II mission beginning at 4:45 p.m. Monday, March 30. The Artemis II mission is scheduled to
The best way to watch the Artemis II launch is on C-SPAN
Navigating streaming services is basically a nightmare at this point. On top of their constantly shifting libraries, it feels like nearly every week includes the announcement of yet another subscription price hike. If you’re looking for a temporary reprieve
Space City Weather's Matt Lanza pens farewell letter to Houston
The Space City Weather watcher will still be forecasting Houston's storms. ...
Trump threatens to ‘obliterate’ Iran’s energy grid if ceasefire not reached ‘shortly’
Oil prices on course for record monthly rise amid risk of further escalation and mixed messaging from US
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may be nearly 12 billion years old — so ancient its star ...
Our solar system's famous "invader" might be as old as the Milky Way itself. ...
When was last time we were on moon? Artemis launch scheduled for this week
In some respects, it doesn't seem that long ago. It's been 65 years — within the lifetime of many on Earth today — since men first sat on top of a rocket and launched into space. ➤ When is Artemis 2 lifting off? Launch date window, times, what to know Since
Will you fly high or fail to launch on our moon quiz?
As NASA gets ready to launch humans around the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years, buckle up and let's see if your space knowledge survives our quiz. ...
Mercury at greatest elongation on April 3
This week, Astronomy magazine Editor Emeritus Dave Eicher
After 16 years and $8 billion, the military's new GPS software still doesn't work
Last year, just before the Fourth of July holiday, the US Space Force officially took ownership of a new operating system for the GPS navigation network, raising hopes that one of the military's
Sendoff for Artemis II Crew
From left to right, NASA astronauts Andre Douglas, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronauts Jenni Gibbons, NASA astronaut NASA home page
Darth Maul was originally going to be the villain of the 'Star Wars' sequels; here's ...
George Lucas had dreams of Darth Maul as the big bad of his sequel trilogy; here's why that would have been a bad idea. ...
To Celebrate the Coming of Spring, NASA Releases Images of "Blossaming" Stellar Nurseries
This collection of images from NASA’s