'Dungeon Crawler Carl' is getting a killer new comic book series
'The fact that I get to work with some of the greatest creators and artists working today feels like a dream.'
Earth may have formed much of its water as the planet grew
Earth may have produced much of its water during the planet's formation, as rocky pebbles reacted with the hydrogen-rich atmosphere surrounding the young planet, according to new …
Radio images reveal disturbances from Betelgeuse's mysterious companion that lurks within its shadows
The well-known star Betelgeuse has a mysterious houseguest—and it's shaking the rafters, rattling the pipes and slamming the cupboards (metaphorically speaking). It's causing enou…
Webb links interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS to worlds beyond Neptune through similar ice signatures
A Southwest Research Institute–led study used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to examine ice grains streaming from interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, just the third object from beyond…
Mars rover tracks from a historic drive | Space photo of the day for Oct. 27, 2026
Rover tracks can be seen on the Martian surface, left behind by NASA's Perseverance Mars rover.
On this day in space! Oct. 27, 1961: NASA launches Saturn I rocket on 1st test flight from Florida to set stage for the mighty Saturn V moon rocket
On Oct. 27, 1961, NASA launched the first test flight of its new Saturn I space launch vehicle. Here's why it mattered.
'Star Trek' legend and sci-fi luminary Walter Koenig dies at 90
The man who portrayed the U.S.S. Enterprise’s Pavel Chekov has left us after a 60-year stage and screen career
What causes mysterious long delayed radio echoes in Earth's atmosphere?
Baffling long radio echo delays have prompted a range of potential explanations, most of which focus on a variety of unexplained natural phenomena occurring in Earth's atmosphere.
SpaceX Falcon 9 launches early morning Starlink mission from California (video)
SpaceX launched 27 more Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit overnight (Oct. 27), aboard a Falcon 9 rocket that lifted off from California in the wee hours of darkness.
Astroscale proposes fleet of 'bodyguard' spacecraft to protect satellites from orbital attacks
Technologies developed to remove space junk and fix broken satellites can be repurposed to build fleets of bodyguard spacecraft to protect important assets from attacks.
How a Johnson Mentor Shapes the Next Generation of NASA Talent
When Rice University student Malvika Bhardwaj asked her mentor Daniel Cohen, a Guidance, Navigation & Control (GN&C) engineer at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, whether he had time t…
APOD: 2026 October 27 – Noctilucent Clouds over Sweden
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 27 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosm…
A-81 Reaches South Georgia
The Antarctic iceberg made a relatively quick exit from the Weddell Sea, only to slow at the edge of a remote island’s underwater shelf.
27 exoplanet targets for the world's first private space telescope
The Lazuli Space Telescope will be the first private space telescope. It's the brainchild of Eric Schmidt, Google's former CEO. It will have a 3-meter mirror (9.8 feet), larger th…
NASA’s Perseverance Views Dust at Neretva Vallis
Description This 360-degree look at Neretva Vallis within Mars’ Jezero Crater was stitched together using 217 images acquired by the rover’s Mastcam-Z on May 20, 2024, the 1,155th…
Tinga’s Tale
Written by Margaret Deahn, Ph.D. candidate at Purdue University Oct. 19, 2026 Once upon a time, NASA’s Mars 2020 rover investigated the southern border of “Idubi,” an outcrop comp…
NASA’s Perseverance Offers Clues to Protect Crews From Mars Dust
Over 1,645 Martian days, NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover measured the fine and ultrafine Martian dust particles found clinging to samples of spacesuit materials that are carried ab…
Analog astronauts: How living underwater can prepare humans for space missions
How living underwater can prepare humans for space missions
NEO Surveyor’s Sunshade Gets Inspected
Description The large sunshade of NASA’s Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor is mounted on an assembly ring during inspections in a clean room at BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems …
Solar Cells Inspected on NASA’s NEO Surveyor
Description The large sunshade of NASA’s Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission is inspected by a technician at BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems in Boulder, Colorado, in late…
On this day in space! Oct. 26, 2004: Cassini spacecraft takes 1st-ever closeup photos of Saturn moon Titan
On Oct. 26, 2004, NASA's Cassini spacecraft took the first close-up images of Saturn's largest moon Titan. Here's why it mattered.
NASA SEES Interns Tackle Real-World Challenges in Lunar Exploration
The NASA STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Enhancement in Earth Science (SEES) Internship Program at the University of Texas Center for Space Research place…
Darth Vader wields the Infinity Gauntlet in the first-ever official 'Star Wars' & 'Marvel' crossover
If you only knew the power of the infinity stones!
NASA ends Swift space telescope mission after failed rescue attempt
NASA has officially ended the mission of its Swift Observatory, after a private satellite failed to meet up with the aging spacecraft in orbit.