Trailblazing women in space quiz: Can you name the first five female astronauts in space?
This quiz tests your knowledge of which female astronauts broke barriers and reached for the stars.
NASA’s Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft fuels up and moves closer to launch
NASA's Orion spacecraft for the crewed Artemis 2 mission to fly astronauts around the moon is all fueled up and going through final preparations to ready the vehicle for stacking with its SLS rocket.
Is water really a necessary ingredient for life? Aliens may swim in truly exotic pools
A new study finds that liquids other than water might be able to support life on worlds beyond Earth, potentially expanding the envelope of life throughout the cosmos.
Virgin Galactic’s new Delta class space plane could fly as soon as fall 2026
The company is also looking at using its mothership aircraft that releases spacecraft at high altitude as a carrier platform for other customers.
Watch Europe’s powerful Ariane 6 rocket launch for the 3rd time ever tonight
Europe's Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket will launch for the third time ever tonight (Aug. 12), and you can watch the action live.
Watch Vulcan Centaur rocket launch experimental military satellite on Aug. 12
United Launch Alliance is set to launch an experimental navigation satellite on the first national security mission of its new Vulcan Centaur rocket on Aug. 12. Watch it live here.
Skyrora becomes 1st British company to get license to launch from the UK
Scotland-based Skyrora has received the first U.K.-issued vertical launch license for a homegrown company, enabling rocket launches from SaxaVord Spaceport in the Shetland Islands.
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope gets its ‘extremely strong sunblock’ installed
Scientists are making milestones on NASA's Roman Space Telescope as Trump continues to threaten the agency's science budget.
ISS astronaut captures breathtaking star trails | Space photo of the day for Aug. 11, 2025
This long-exposure image from the International Space Station shows the growing tension between celestial beauty and human expansion into space.
Watch SpaceX’s Crew-10 astronauts return to Earth today after nearly 5 months in space
SpaceX's Crew-10 astronauts will return to Earth today (Aug. 9) after living on the International Space Station for nearly five months, and you can watch the action live.