NASA’s next moon rocket is on the launch pad for testing, and you can follow its progress live.
The agency has a 24/7 livestream showing its Artemis 2 Space Launch System (SLS) rocket at Launch Complex-39B at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. You can check out the livestream on YouTube or in the window below. The rocket will usually be visible no matter what time of day or night…
Are mysterious 'Little Red Dots' discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope actually nurseries for direct-collapse black holes?
January 28, 2026
Little Red Dots, mysterious objects discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), could be nurseries for massive black holes that didn’t form from collapsing stars, but instead emerged directly from vast gas clouds.
If this is the case, then it could solve not…
Venus could experience a dramatic meteor shower this summer, the result of the breaking apart of a nearby asteroid that has left a trail of dust in its wake.
The meteor shower is predicted to next take place on July 5, but observing it from Earth is going to be difficult.
Moon landings could contaminate evidence about life's beginnings on Earth. Here's how
January 27, 2026
Emissions from spacecraft landings on the moon can drift freely across its surface and may settle in — and contaminate — some scientifically precious real estate, according to new research.
Many current and planned lunar landers rely on propellants that produce methane as a byproduct during the engine burns required to slow a spacecraft for touchdown.
The new study finds that this exhaust…
Watch SpaceX launch advanced GPS satellite for US Space Force on Jan. 27 after delay
January 27, 2026
SpaceX will launch an advanced GPS satellite for the U.S. Space Force from Florida on Tuesday night (Jan. 27), and you can watch the action live.
A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the GPS III-SV09 spacecraft is scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Tuesday…
Scientists just got the clearest picture of the dark universe yet: 'Now the dream has come true'
January 27, 2026
Scientists have been gifted with a clearer picture of the expansion of the universe and dark energy, the mysterious force driving the acceleration of this expansion, than ever before. This comes courtesy of the analysis of six years’ worth of data collected by the Dark…
A colossal asteroid may have warped the moon from the inside out
January 26, 2026
An unusual ratio of potassium isotopes, found in samples of basaltic rock brought back to Earth from the moon’s South Pole–Aitken Basin by China’s Chang’e 6 sample-return mission, has provided further evidence for how the impact that formed this gigantic basin is responsible for the asymmetry between the moon’s near and far sides.
The moon’s near side is familiar to…
Why binoculars are best for beginner astronomers to stargaze
January 26, 2026
British amateur astronomer, Sir Patrick Moore, used to say that the best first telescope isn’t a telescope at all — it’s a pair of binoculars. Telescopes are wonderful — the things you can see through them can be jaw-dropping — but they can so easily extinguish…
Sinking ice on Jupiter's moon Europa may be slowly feeding its ocean the ingredients for life
January 26, 2026
Jupiter’s icy moon Europa may have a previously unrecognized way of delivering life-supporting chemicals to its vast subsurface ocean, according to new research.
Europa, one of the dozens of moons orbiting Jupiter, has long intrigued scientists as one of the most…
Look toward the southwestern horizon at sunset on Jan. 22 to witness the slender crescent moon cozy up to the gas giant Saturn beneath the stars of the constellation Pisces.
The moon’s 22%-lit disk will appear roughly 30 degrees above the horizon — roughly the width of three clenched fists held at arm’s length. Saturn will appear as a steady, bright star-like object less than 7…
