Two new books explore how UFOs captured the world’s imagination

Greg Eghigian’s After the Flying Saucers Came and Luis Elizondo’s Imminent both show how our fascination…

SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission blasts off for first civilian spacewalk

Polaris Dawn launch SpaceX SpaceX has launched its Polaris Dawn mission to attempt the first ever…

Cloud atlas of Mars reveals an atmosphere unlike our own

Using images captured by the European Space Agency’s Mars Express spacecraft, researchers have created a cloud…

Can we spot every incoming asteroid before they hit Earth?

Asteroid 2024 RW1 seen over the Philippines Allan Madelar/Facebook The surprise discovery of asteroid 2024 RW1,…

2024 RW1: A small asteroid hit Earth and burned up over the Philippines

The predicted path of asteroid CAQTDL2 over the Philippines Catalina Sky Survey/ESA An asteroid hit Earth…

The Starliner stranding shows why NASA was wise to have a backup plan

After any problem with a rocket launch or mission, experts echo the same refrain: space is…

Asteroid CAQTDL2 is about to hit Earth – but don’t worry, it is only small

The predicted path of asteroid CAQTDL2 over the Philippines Catalina Sky Survey/ESA Astronomers have just discovered…

We finally know exactly how dark deep space is

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft in deep space NASA, APL, SwRI, Serge Brunier (ESO), Marc Postman (STScI),…

Huge asteroid impact may have knocked over Jupiter’s largest moon

The solar system’s largest moon, Ganymede, alongside Jupiter in a picture taken by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft…

What are the weird noises coming from Boeing’s Starliner capsule?

Boeing’s Starliner capsule carried astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams to the International Space Station NASA/Johnson…