7+ hour, 23+ min ago  (484+ words) Josh Dinner is Space.com's Spaceflight Staff Writer. He is a writer and photographer with a passion for science and space exploration, and has been working the space beat since 2016. Josh has covered the evolution of NASA's commercial spaceflight partnerships…...

7+ hour, 43+ min ago  (320+ words) Space.com is the premier source of space exploration, innovation and astronomy news, chronicling (and celebrating) humanity's ongoing expansion across the final frontier. Originally founded in 1999, Space.com is, and always has been, the passion of writers and editors who…...

11+ hour, 23+ min ago  (970+ words) The Perseids may steal the spotlight, but six lesser-known meteor showers could also light up summer skies. The Perseids may be the summer meteor shower everyone marks on the calendar, but they are not the only reason to look up…...

1+ day, 23+ min ago  (406+ words) New images from the European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter have captured strange-looking waves on the Red Planet. If you still picture Mars as a monotonous red desert, it may be time for an update. The European Space Agency's Mars…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (413+ words) The Perseid meteor shower begins on July 17 alongside two others, making "shooting stars" likely any night this month and next. The problem with promoting days and nights like that is that they make us think skywatching is only worth doing…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (286+ words) According to one researcher, this observation "promises new insights into the evolution of the early universe." After more than two decades of searching, scientists have finally observed a phenomenon in a hot and dense particle 'soup' similar to that which…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (568+ words) Liftoff is scheduled for 2 a.m. ET on Saturday (July 18). An Indian company will make history early Saturday morning (July 18), and you can watch the action live. Skyroot Aerospace plans to launch its Vikram-1 rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, on…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (289+ words) DECam captures a vibrant view of the star-birthing Corona Australis Molecular Cloud. That's all thanks to the Dark Energy Camera (DECam), which has captured a vibrant view of the Corona Australis molecular cloud, that shows the star-forming region resembling a…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (227+ words) Satellites have captured images of the billowing smoke. The wildfires tearing across Canada are so extreme that the smoke billowing upward can be seen from space. Over 850 wildfires are currently devastating Canada, as reported by the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (454+ words) The 2026 Perseid meteor shower is active from tonight and peaks alongside a dramatic total solar eclipse on Aug. 12-13. Look up! The Perseid meteor shower is finally active, bringing the potential for gorgeous shooting stars and fireballs as Earth plunges into…...