On this day in space: March 17, 1958: US launches its second satellite, Vanguard 1

On St. Patrick's Day in 1958, the U.S. Navy launched Vanguard 1, the first solar-powered satellite and the oldest artificial satellite currently orbiting Earth. The main purpose of this mission was to test a new three-stage rocket. Vanguard 1 was the fourth satellite eve…

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ISS astronauts take out the space trash.

A photo captures Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL freighter being jettisoned away from the International Space Station carrying thousands of pounds of garbage, headed for a fiery demise. A new extra-large spacecraft loaded with garbage prepares to meet its fiery demise in Ea…

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Timboy Chaco in the Mars borderlands | Space photo of the day for March 16, 2026.

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has spied a pitted rock face as it explores a region of the Red Planet known as Mount Sharp, a mountain 3 miles (5 kilometers) tall within Mars' Gale Crater. NASA has named the rock "Timboy Chaco." What is it? Curiosity has been i…

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Oscar Winners 2026: ‘One Battle After Another’ Triumphs With 6 Wins, ‘Sinners’ Follows With 4.

“One Battle After Another,” a political thriller set in a police state version of America, triumphed at the 98th Academy Awards on Sunday, winning six Oscars, including best picture. Paul Thomas Anderson, the creative force behind the film, was named best director and picke…

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‘Sinners’ DP Autumn Durald Arkapaw Makes Oscar History as First Woman to Win Best Cinematography.

“Sinners” DP Autumn Durald Arkapaw has made history. She is the first woman to ever win the Oscar for best cinematography. Arkapaw, who is of Filipino and African American Creole descent, is now also the first woman of color to win. In the history of the category, only three…

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Dinosaur fossils in Brazil reveal new giant species.

SAO PAULO, March 13 (Reuters) - Brazilian scientists have identified a new species of giant dinosaur with ties to a similar animal ​found in Spain, reinforcing knowledge that land routes once ‌connected parts of South America, Africa and Europe about 120 million years ago. N…

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Meta planning sweeping layoffs as AI costs mount.

Meta (META.O), opens new tab is planning sweeping layoffs ​that could affect 20% or more of the company, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, as ‌Meta seeks to offset costly artificial intelligence infrastructure bets and prepare for greater efficiency broug…

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Delays with SpaceX's Starship risk NASA moon landing timeline, watchdog says.

SpaceX's Starship has accumulated ​at least two years of development delays since NASA picked the rocket as an astronaut moon lander ‌in 2021, and is expected to require more time to clear remaining hurdles before landing on the moon, NASA's inspector general said T…

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Crude futures turn positive on continued Hormuz closure.

Crude futures climbed higher on Friday as the Strait of Hormuz remained closed, but analysts were wary the weekend ​might bring surprise changes in the status of the war two weeks after it started. Brent futures for May settled at $103.14 a barrel, up $2.68, ‌or 2.67%. U.S. …

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SpaceX launches 25 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base.

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rockets from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California Friday morning, carrying 25 broadband internet satellites for SpaceX’s low Earth orbit megaconstellation. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East happened at 6:57:59 a.m. PDT (10:57:59 a.m. ED…

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On this day in space: March 13, 1781: Uranus is discovered !.

On March 13, 1781, Sir William Herschel discovered Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun. Before Herschel discovered Uranus, other astronomers had seen it before, but no one realized it was planet. Instead, they thought it was a star. Herschel actually thought he was looki…

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Satellite spies an erupting volcano | Space photo of the day for March 13, 2026

A new satellite image has captured a rare view of an erupting volcano, revealing its bright red lava flow as seen from space. What is it ? This image taken by NASA's Landsat 8 satellite captures lava, ash, and gases flowing from Mayon, the most active volcano in the Phili…

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NASA says its Artemis 2 moon rocket is all fixed up. It could launch astronauts to the moon on April 1.

NASA's next launch to the moon is back on track. Artemis 2 managers met over the past two days, conducting the mission's flight readiness review (FRR) ahead of rolling its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion capsule back to the launch pad for liftoff. Repairs …

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NASA to Cover Upcoming US Spacewalks 94, 95 Outside Space Station.

NASA astronauts will conduct a pair of spacewalks beginning Wednesday, March 18, outside of the International Space Station to prepare for the installation of two roll-out solar arrays. Experts from NASA will preview the spacewalks during a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT, Mo…

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Artemis II Flight Readiness Polls Go to Proceed Toward April Launch.

NASA completed the agency’s Artemis II Flight Readiness Review on Thursday, March 12, and polled “go” to proceed toward launch. NASA is targeting Thursday, March 19, to roll the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft to launch pad 39B in advance of a launch a…

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Chinese national arrested over attempt to smuggle 2,000 queen ants from Kenya.

A Chinese national has been arrested in Kenya's main airport accused of attempting to smuggle more than 2,000 queen garden ants out of the country. Zhang Kequn was intercepted during a security check at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in the capital Nairobi af…

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NASA Marshall Lunar, Meteor Observatory Marks 20 Years of Discovery.

For a fraction of a second, a tiny rock traveling through space can strike the lunar surface or streak across the sky producing a brief burst of light. With clear skies and the right technology, these bursts can be observed from Earth. For 20 years, a stargazing outpost at …

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China's 1st moon astronauts could land in Rimae Bode, a 'geological museum' on the lunar near side.

A diverse volcanic region on the moon's near side could become the landing site for China's first crewed lunar mission, according to a new study. China aims to land its first astronauts on the moon before the end of the decade. Over the last year, the nation has been…

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1,300-pound NASA satellite will crash to Earth on March 10.

A big NASA satellite will crash back to Earth on Tuesday (March 10) after nearly 14 years in orbit, experts say. The spacecraft in question is the 1,323-pound (600-kilogram) Van Allen Probe A, which launched in August 2012 along with its twin, Van Allen Probe B, to study the…

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Jupiter appears to change direction in the night sky tonight.

The gas giant Jupiter will appear to reverse direction in the night sky from tonight (March 10) onward, bringing an end to its temporary retrograde motion that began in November 2025, which saw it travel westward through the stars of the constellation Gemini. Under normal ci…

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