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The latest discoveries from space agencies and astronomers as they explore galaxies, black holes, exoplanets, and more. Also learn about night sky watching events right here on the home planet.

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an astronaut on a spacewalk in a full spacesuit takes a selfie with earth in the background
Science

Six months in space is not that bad for your brain

By Laura Baisas

SpaceX Starship launching on fifth test flight
Science

The SpaceX Starship is so loud, it may kill birds

By Andrew Paul

Aurora MK-II rocket plane above Earth
Technology

Watch the first commercial supersonic test flight in over 20 years

By Andrew Paul

swirling blue and brown image on half moon and black background
Science

Jupiter stuns in new images

By Popular Science Team

Lafayette-Meteorite
Science

Meteorite found in a drawer in 1929 contains ancient evidence of liquid water on Mars

By Andrew Paul

The best star projectors
Gear

The best star projectors

By Brandon Russell

Gloved hand pointing to LignoSat wooden satellite prototype
Technology

World’s first wooden satellite shares material with samurai sword sheaths

By Andrew Paul

ISS's first crew poses during water survival training.
Science

November 2, 2000: The first residents move into the International Space Station

By Bill Gourgey

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching with ISS Crew-9
Science

NASA warns SpaceX over safety issues after astronaut hospitalization

By Andrew Paul

The uber-optimistic history and prolonged future of space tourism
Science

The uber-optimistic history and prolonged future of space tourism

By Bill Gourgey

Phobos passing across Sun as seen by Perseverance rover on Mars
Science

Googly-eyed potato eclipse filmed by NASA’s Perseverance rover

By Andrew Paul

A Leonids meteor streaks across the sky over Ankara, Turkey on November 17, 2020.
Science

November’s sky lights up with three meteor showers and the last supermoon of 2024

By Laura Baisas

The best travel telescopes on a plain white background.
Gear

The best travel telescopes of 2024

By Abby Ferguson

a man wearing a NASA hat aboard the International Space Station squirts ketchup into his mouth. the ketchup comes out in one long stream
Science

See (and never unsee) a NASA astronaut eating ketchup in space

By Laura Baisas

Neither candidate has talked much about space policy on the campaign trail, but both have records to consider.
Science

How Harris and Trump differ on space policy

By Thomas G. Roberts / The Conversation

a black hole with orange and blue light swirling around it. two other objects, a large orange circle and a smaller bright orange star orbit around it
Science

First ‘black hole triple’ may have formed in a surprisingly gentle way

By Laura Baisas

A technician inspects a prototype LISA telescope.
Science

NASA unveils model of LISA, a satellite array for studying ripples in space-time

By Andrew Paul

Still from Armageddon (1998).
Science

What Hollywood gets wrong—and surprisingly right—about saving the world from killer asteroids

By Robin Andrews

two rocks in foreground, milky way in background
Science

12 breathtaking images from the 2024 Astrophotography Prize Photographer of the Year awards

By Popular Science Team

The Winchcombe meteorite sits on display at the Natural History Museum on May 13, 2021 in London, England. The meteorite is a rare type, the first to fall in 30 years.
Science

When a meteor smashes into your driveway

By Robin Andrews