SpaceX assessing damage after Booster 7 explosion

A fuel explosion interrupted a static engine test of the SpaceX Starship super-heavy-lift vehicle.

Floating in Heaven: Rock’s tribute to Webb’s new images

Floating in Heaven - a new music video featuring Brian May - commemorates the July 12, 2022, unveiling of Webb’s first images.

4 more Webb images! Wow!

NASA released the much-anticipated first Webb images in July 12, 2022. Images and videos here.

1st Webb image: Farther, deeper, older light

Sneak peak of 1st Webb image! It shows a part of the universe more distant than anything seen before, captured in just 12.5 hours.

Full and near moon July 13

Learn more - and see charts - related to the July 13, 2022, nearest full moon of 2022 from master chart-maker Guy Ottewell.

Whoosh! Speedy star orbits Milky Way black hole

Newly discovered speedy star S4716 is the fastest-known star orbiting our Milky Way's central black hole, which is called Sagittarius A*.

Habitable water worlds don’t have to be Earth-like

A new study from researchers in Europe shows how habitable water worlds don't need to be just like Earth. The results may help expand the search for alien life.

Today in science: 1st Telstar launch

Telstar 1 was the 1st satellite to relay television signals between Europe and North America. It launched on this date ... and helped change the world.  

Minotaur II+ missile explodes over California

A Minotaur II+ missile exploded seconds after its launch late Wednesday night (July 6, 2022) from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

U.S. heat dome expands west to sizzle cities

In early July 2022, a heat dome is settling over the U.S. Midwest and Plains, setting records for heat. It'll be a brutal summer for parts of North America.