The James Webb Space Telescope is helping astronomers become alien weather forecasters.

With a new analysis of James Webb Space Telescope observations, we're one step closer to interstellar weather forecasting — a baby step, at least. Before astronomers can issue weather forecasts for worlds beyond our solar system, they need to know what drives the atmosph…

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SpaceX rolls giant Super Heavy booster to pad ahead of Starship's 1st orbital flight.

SpaceX is gearing up for the first orbital flight of its Starship megarocket, which is now just a week away. Starship's huge first-stage booster, known as Super Heavy, was rolled out to the pad at SpaceX's Starbase site in South Texas, the company revealed in an X po…

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Earth is getting a new map — but it's impossible to draw planets accurately.

A planetary body's surface is inherently three-dimensional — and not just because of its peaks and valleys but because it must wrap around the whole world. That's obvious but easy to forget, since Earth is large enough that we experience it as flat in our everyday li…

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NASA Welcomes Albania as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory.

The Republic of Albania signed the Artemis Accords Monday during a ceremony hosted by NASA at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, joining the coalition of like‑minded nations committed to the responsible and transparent exploration of space. “It is my privilege to welco…

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Sister of Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan arrested.

The sister of Pakistan's imprisoned former prime minister, Imran Khan, has been arrested ahead of next week's protests held in his support, his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party has said. Aleema Khanum was detained in the eastern city of Lahore on Sunday afternoon…

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Galaxies housing the James Webb Space Telescope's mysterious 'Little Red Dots' might've revealed their secrets.

Since it began sending observations back to Earth in summer 2022, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has helped scientists create a much clearer picture of the universe, but it has also delivered some frustrating mysteries. Among these is the puzzle of the "Little R…

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A NASA spacecraft just found a giant new crater on the moon.

A newly discovered crater on the moon is giving scientists a rare glimpse into the immediate aftermath of a lunar impact. Named McGetchin crater, the feature formed sometime between April 11 and May 22 in the year 2024 when an asteroid or comet fragment struck the moon. Meas…

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket-landing team gets 1st-ever Neil Armstrong Space Prize.

The winners of the first-ever Neil Armstrong Space Prize just got their hardware. Those awardees — the people who developed and mastered the famous landing capability of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket — were announced in April. But they didn't actually receive the prize un…

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Trump declares victory in historic deal with Greenland as he secures 'permanent' US military rights.

President Donald Trump struck a sweeping agreement with Denmark and Greenland this week granting the United States permanent military rights on the strategically placed Arctic island. The U.S. will now have permanent access, basing and overflight rights in Greenland and the …

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On this day in space! Sept. 18, 1977: NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft snaps stunning photo of Earth and the moon together from deep space.

On Sept. 18, 1977, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft took its first photo of Earth and the moon. It was the first time both the Earth and the moon were captured in a single frame. At the time, Voyager 1 was 7.25 million miles (11.7 million kilometers) away from Earth. It launc…

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SpaceX pushes next Starship launch back to Sept. 28.

SpaceX has pushed the next launch of its Starship megarocket back by nearly a week. SpaceX had originally targeted Sept. 22 for the first orbital flight of Starship, the fully reusable megarocket that the company is developing to help humanity settle the moon, Mars and more. …

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Brent crude tops $106 after Saudi Arabia shuts down critical pipeline that bypasses Strait of Hormuz.

Crude oil prices jumped Monday after Saudi Arabia closed its critical pipeline that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz, a disruption that will constrain global supplies at a time when the market is already tight. U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures traded 2.3% higher to $102.38 …

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U.S. Air Force officer shot down in Iran says he prayed while "free-falling" to the ground behind enemy lines.

The Air Force colonel needed help when he crashed over a mountainous part of Iran's desert, separated from his crewmate, the pilot of the F-15E, after being shot down by Iran in April. The U.S. aviator free-fell to the ground at an estimated 70-100 mph; the Iranian shoul…

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Tehran to announce new Hormuz shipping route in coming days.

Iran’s top security official, Mohsen Rezaei, says Tehran will declare a restricted zone near the Strait of Hormuz and announce a new shipping route agreed on with Oman for the waterway “in the coming days”. Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warns of a “heav…

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Canada just announced new tariffs on US goods.

On September 8, Canada is set to enact tariffs ranging from 15% to 50% on over 700 American goods in an effort to match US tariffs dollar for dollar, Canadian officials announced on Tuesday. Notably, Canada is doubling its duties on US steel and aluminum to 50%, in line with…

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The world remembers Dolly Parton, as star dies from cancer aged 80.

Fans and celebrities around the world have been paying tribute to Dolly Parton, who has died aged 80. Her management said the country superstar passed away on Tuesday following "a brief battle with cancer". "A true force of nature," says Barbra Streisand, …

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Satellite sees Greenland's most significant floating ice loss in over a decade | Space photo of the day for Aug. 24, 2026.

The massive glaciers of Greenland are disappearing right before our very eyes in new satellite imagery. What is it? Petermann Glacier in northwest Greenland connects the Greenland ice sheet to the Arctic ocean. Petermann's "ice tongue" has previously measured 43…

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Bad weather delays launch of China's historic Chang'e 7 mission to moon's south pole.

Poor weather has delayed the launch of China's latest moon mission. According to reports, the growth of Tropical Depression Narra in the Gulf of Tonkin has prompted China's space agency to delay the liftoff of Chang'e 7 significantly — possibly until 2027. "C…

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It's been 20 years since Pluto lost planet status.

In August of 2006, astronomers at the International Astronomical Union (IAU) democratically voted to reclassify Pluto as a dwarf planet — but 20 years later, with our greater knowledge and understanding of planetary systems, is it time to revisit the controversial decision?…

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Former captains renew appeal to Pakistan PM over Imran Khan's health.

Twenty-two former international captains from around the world have written another letter to Pakistan's prime minister Shehbaz Sharif, renewing their appeal for the medical treatment of former captain Imran Khan following recent developments  that they say fall short o…

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