New moon of May 2026 brings stunning views of the Milky Way, Venus and Mars
See dazzling planets, the Milky Way and a trio of celestial animals brightening the spring sky around May’s new moon.
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft is flying to a metal asteroid. So, why did it just visit Mars?
NASA’s Psyche flyby of Mars highlights how gravity assists help spacecraft gain speed, conserve fuel and travel across the solar system.
SpaceX launches CRS-34 cargo mission to ISS
A Falcon 9 launched a Dragon cargo spacecraft May 15 carrying nearly 3,000 kilograms of cargo to the International Space Station.
NASA Science, Cargo Launch on 34th SpaceX Resupply Mission to Station
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Dragon cargo spacecraft atop, launched Friday, May 15, 2026, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Credit:…
Starlink Mobile challengers back proposed telco-led D2D joint venture
A planned direct-to-device joint venture between AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon has divided operators behind the satellites needed to connect ordinary smartphones from space.
A New Theory of Dark Matter Could Solve Three Cosmic Mysteries
A study led by UC Riverside physicist Hai-Bo Yu suggests that a new type of dark matter could explain three astrophysical puzzles across vastly different environments.
Bizarre Venus Surface Formations Puzzle Planetary Scientists
Enigmatic crownlike surface formations on Venus hold keys to understanding our twin planet’s deep interior. Or so says a new paper presented at the recent European Geosciences Union 2026 general…
The devil may wear Prada on Earth, but NASA Artemis astronauts will on the moon. Here’s why.
What the devil does the fashion industry in The Devil Wears Prada 2 have to do with NASA?
‘Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes’ is a relentlessly oppressive roguelite inspired by FTL
The Cylons are hot on the trail of a fleet of survivors, and rejoining the Battlestar Galactica is their only hope in this brutal roguelite.
NASA Captures Volatile Changes in Earth’s Artificial Light
A study of NASA’s Black Marble data reveals a pattern of regional volatility in nighttime illumination across the planet.