On this day in space! Oct. 18, 1963: France’s Félicette Becomes the 1st Cat in Space! >^..^<
On Oct. 18, 1963, a cat went to space! Félicette was a French “catstronaut” who became the first and only feline to fly to space. While the U.S. and Soviet…
Astronomers want your help finding ‘missing’ black holes in the Milky Way
Astronomers estimate that our home galaxy, the Milky Way, has churned out more than 10 million black holes over its 13-billion-year history. Yet so far, they have found only 70.…
10 best places to see the 2027 total solar eclipse in Spain
Spain is one of the easiest places in the world to experience the total solar eclipse on Aug. 2, 2027. The so-called “eclipse of the century” first makes landfall in…
APOD: 2026 October 18 – Sonified: Eagle Nebula Pillars
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 18 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day…
New Research Reveals How Long Stays in Space Affects the Human Genome
A new study in Science Advances addresses the pressing questions about how long-duration exposure to microgravity affects the human genome.
On this day in space! Oct. 17, 2016: Private Antares rocket returns to flight after catastrophic launch explosion
On Oct. 17, 2016, Orbital ATK (now Northrop Grumman Space Systems) returned to flight, successfully launching a cargo shipment to the International Space Station (ISS) after its previous cargo mission…
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 232 — The Lunar Dump
On Episode 232 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Chelsea Gohd, former writer for NASA/JPL and now with Space.com, to talk about the…
6 scientifically accurate star projectors to turn any room into a home planetarium
Want to educate young children about the wonders of the cosmos? Depending on the time of year, your location and the weather, your hopes to see the night sky in…
‘Lanterns’ shocking finale left us with a lot of unanswered questions for a potential season 2
HBO and HBO Max’s “Lanterns” served up its big cliffhanger finale on Oct. 4, 2026, and we’ve been slowly digesting thoughts on what the creative direction and ultimate legacy of…
The Orionid meteor shower peaks next week! Here’s what to expect
The Orionid meteor shower peaks overnight on Oct. 21-22, triggering a spectacular display of shooting stars as Earth plunges through the densest part of the debris trail shed by Halley’s…