China's Tianzhou 7 spacecraft burns up in Earth's atmosphere to end cargo mission (video)

Happy Thanksgiving from space! NASA astronauts beam home Turkey Day message (video)

The four NASA astronauts currently living on the International Space Station wished us all a happy Thanksgiving — and revealed what they'll be feasting on this Turkey Day.

Published: 2024-11-28 05:01:00

NASA's Europa Clipper probe deploys 1st science instruments en route to Jupiter

NASA's Europa Clipper mission has successfully deployed its magnetometer's boom and several antennas for its radar instrument as it continues on its journey toward Jupiter's ice-covered moon.

Published: 2024-11-27 21:00:00

Japan's priceless asteroid Ryugu sample got 'rapidly colonized' by Earth bacteria

A sample of the asteroid Ryugu returned to Earth by the Hayabusa2 mission was rapidly colonized by terrestrial microorganisms, new research has revealed.

Published: 2024-11-27 20:00:31

Astronaut catches Dextre space robot 'busting a move' outside ISS — for science (video)

NASA astronaut Don Pettit took a 10-hour timelapse of Dextre, a handy Canadian robot, working with a science experiment on the ISS.

Published: 2024-11-27 19:00:00

Stargaze for less — lowest price in six months on these Celestron binoculars at Amazon this Black Friday

Want stunning views of the cosmos without a telescope? Celestron SkyMaster Pro 20x80 binoculars are only $210 in Amazon's Black Friday sale.

Published: 2024-11-27 19:00:00

Get 26% off this BlissLights galaxy projector this Black Friday and fill your home with stars!

Want to relax, meditate, or lull little ones to sleep? Invite the cosmos into your home with this amazing Blisslights Sky Lite Evolve projector, $10 off at Amazon for Black Friday.

Published: 2024-11-27 18:00:00

Goodnight moon! Astronomers snap photo of Earth's departing mini-moon

Astronomers used the Two-meter Twin Telescope to catch a "see-you-soon" image of the asteroid 2024 PT5 as it ended its stint as Earth's second moon on Monday (Nov. 25).

Published: 2024-11-27 17:59:45