Atlas 5 launches Amazon Leo satellites
An Atlas 5 launched the latest set of satellites for Amazon’s broadband constellation April 4 as the company seeks to accelerate deployment of its spacecraft. The post Atlas 5 launches…
NASA Answers Your Most Pressing Artemis II Questions
NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist, peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft’s main cabin windows on Saturday, April 4, 2026, looking back at Earth, as the…
Artemis 2 astronauts — now halfway to the moon — report ‘burning smell’ from toilet, but everything’s fine
The astronauts on NASA’s Artemis 2 moon mission reported a burning smell from their Orion spacecraft toilet overnight, but Mission Control isn’t overly concerned. They are over halfway to the…
Space Force budget would more than double in Trump’s $1.5 trillion defense plan
$71 billion request for the U.S. Space Force for fiscal year 2027 includes more than $60 billion for procurement, research and development The post Space Force budget would more than…
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 204 — A New NASA
On Episode 204 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik bring it to you from Houston, as the Artemis 2 mission continues.
Illuminated in Orion
NASA NASA astronaut Christina Koch reads on a tablet in the dimly lit Orion crew capsule in this April 3, 2026, photo. To the right of the image’s center, CSA…
‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ is finally available to buy digitally, and we’ve got an exclusive behind-the-scenes clip
‘If you see the deep ones, the Tsyong, they’re spirits sent to judge you.’
Disclosure day: If ET made contact, how would we handle the news?
How would people react if an alien civilization actually made contact with us? Space.com talked to experts, who shared a variety of opinions about a possible real-life “disclosure day.”
Defender at 45: How an icon of space gaming is in danger of being lost to history
The iconic arcade shooter is 45 in 2026, but ‘Defender’ needs preserving if it’s going to see 50.
Artemis 2 in good shape cruising towards the moon
A day after lighting its engine to head to the moon, the Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft is performing well with only minor issues. The post Artemis 2 in good shape…