'Stupendously large' primordial black holes ruled out as a dark matter source
Primordial black holes are hypothetical objects that could have formed directly from dense clumps of matter in the very early universe. If they exist, their dramatic origins would…
Who is King Ghidorah? The cosmic connections of Godzilla Minus Zero's foe
Godzilla will go toe-to-toe with long-time foe King Ghidorah in Godzilla Minus Zero. This three-headed Kaiju's origins aren't just space-based; one of the largest structures in th…
Want to fly to the moon? NASA is looking for new astronauts to help grow its Artemis program
Want to fly to the moon and help build a permanent lunar base? NASA is accepting applications for a new astronaut class that will help grow the Artemis program.
Scientists simulate an Earth without life to help hunt for aliens and inhabited worlds
By modeling how a planet without life develops its atmosphere, astronomers hope to be able to better distinguish rocky planets without life from those that are inhabited.
APOD: 2026 November 8 – Major Fireball Meteor
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NASA Awards Moon Base Transportation, Technology, Science Projects
NASA announced a suite of awards and mission updates on Saturday to expand the agency’s Moon Base exploration, science, and infrastructure capabilities. The investments will advan…
NASA Seeks Next Generation of Explorers to Join Astronaut Corps
NASA is looking for the explorers who will help write the next chapter of human spaceflight. Applications are now open for the agency’s next class of astronauts, who will join NAS…
Earth's gravity may have kept the early moon's volcanic heart beating
We typically think of the moon as a static, floating object that has remained the same for basically its entire lifetime, with an occasional asteroid impact serving as an exceptio…
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 235 — Robots in Dark and Scary Places
On Episode 235 of This Week In Space, Tariq Malik and Rod Pyle are joined by Dr. Jim Green to talk about the past, present, and future of planetary exploration.
On this day in space! Nov. 7, 1992: NASA launches Mars Global Surveyor, its 1st Mars mission in 20 years at the time, to map the Red Planet like never before
On Nov. 7, 1996, NASA launched its Mars Global Surveyor mission, the first Mars mission in 20 years. Here's why it mattered.
Send your name to Saturn's moon Titan with NASA's upcoming Dragonfly mission
NASA is asking the public to send their names to Titan for an ambitious mission that will see a flying craft explore the Saturn moon in 2034, if all goes according to plan.
Theory predicting an older universe without dark matter or dark energy passes key cosmological tests
An alternative model in which the universe is 26.7 billion years old and needs neither dark matter nor dark energy has held up against several major cosmology tests, according to …
Star Wars is experiencing a golden age of video games
The movies might be struggling to recapture the magic, but Star Wars video games are strong with the Force.
Pakistani astronaut to board Shenzhou 24 and become the first foreigner on China's space station
A Pakistani astronaut will join the crew of China's Shenzhou 24 spacecraft on a mission that would make him the first foreign national to board Beijing's space station, state medi…
'I think we will prevail': NASA chief Jared Isaacman on Artemis, China and the new moon race (exclusive)
"I think the implications are pretty severe, which is why we're taking it so seriously and putting such extreme focus on the mission right now."
APOD: 2026 November 7 – De Gerlache-Kocher Massif
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SpaceX launches mystery mission for US Space Force in gorgeous sunset liftoff from California (photos)
SpaceX launched a classified mission for the U.S. Space Force from California this evening (Nov. 6). It was the company's 125th liftoff of 2026.
Untangling the patterns of the cosmic microwave background to better understand the early universe
A figure in red trudges across a blanket of white. Snow squeaks under the scientist's feet, too dry to be slick or soft. Only a line of flags and a few large buildings—the scienti…
On this day in space! Nov. 6, 1572: A German astronomer discovers the Tycho supernova with the naked eye, but everyone thought the cosmic explosion was a 'new star'
On Nov. 6, 1572, the German astronomer Wolfgang Schulër observed a supernova later caleld the Tycho supernova with his bare eyes. Here's why it mattered.
AST SpaceMobile announces new 'Blacklift' rocket, targets 2028 launch debut
AST SpaceMobile plans to launch its broadband satellites on a new rocket called Blacklift, which it will build in house and plans to start flying in 2028.
What's that bright 'star' in the early morning sky? It's not a star at all!
Spotted a dazzling light in the eastern sky before sunrise? It's Venus, and the planet is only going to get brighter as it heads toward its spectacular peak later this month.
I finally got my hands on the Unistellar Envision smart binoculars with augmented reality and I can’t wait to stargaze with them
The Unistellar Envision smart binoculars have an augmented reality (AR) overlay that provides smart functionality to 10x50 binoculars, enabling night sky and landmark identificati…
See the space race like you’ve never seen it before in PBS’s new living documentary, ‘We Chose to Go to the Moon’
Hear Neil Armstrong's son and granddaughter sing a moving tribute to the legendary Apollo 11 astronaut
You can see another galaxy with the naked eye — here's how to find it
The Andromeda galaxy is one of the most distant things you can see with the naked eye. The difficult part isn't finding it. It's believing that faint smudge really is another gala…