BOULDER, Colorado — After Earth’s moon and Mars, where could humans plant their footprints?
The “Humans to Titan Summit 2026” was held here on June 11 and June 12 to explore the concept of Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, as the next human exploration destination, post-Mars.
Researchers looked into how demanding such a trek could be and what would be required to make it…
June's Strawberry Moon serves up a low-hanging treat for skywatchers worldwide. Here are our favorite photos
July 1, 2026
The first full moon of summer, June’s Strawberry Moon, wowed skywatchers worldwide with a spectacular display.
June’s full moon was the lowest-hanging full moon of the year for observers in the Northern Hemisphere. That’s because a full moon always sits…
America 250: Here's how to find a star whose light began its journey toward Earth in 1776
July 1, 2026
The United States’ 250th birthday is right around the corner and what better way to celebrate than by looking for a star whose light began its journey to Earth around the time the Declaration of Independence was signed?
Starlight travels through the near-perfect…
I got a sneak peek at space shuttle Endeavour's new home in California, and it's breathtaking (photos)
June 30, 2026
LOS ANGELES — The space shuttle Endeavour is absolutely breathtaking in its 20-story new home at the California Science Center’s brand-new Air & Space Center, which is set to open on Nov. 13, the museum announced on Wednesday (June 24).
After over three decades of ideation, development and construction, the California Science Center has officially announced an opening date for its…
Hosting a solar eclipse viewing party? Get money off solar eclipse multipacks this Prime Day
June 30, 2026
With the next total solar eclipse coming up on Aug. 12, you still have plenty of time to grab solar viewing gear for getting a better look at it. If you are hosting a solar eclipse party or want to make sure everyone in your family has a chance of observing the sun safely…
Earth’s moon is due for a human-made impact this August courtesy of a spent SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage.
The Falcon 9 upper stage is left over from the launch that sent Firefly’s Blue Ghost-1 lander to the moon on Jan. 15, 2025 by way of NASA’s Commercial…
'It's quite a bit more than we expected': Satellite reveals immense scale of GPS signal tampering
June 19, 2026
An experimental satellite has mapped the scale of GPS jamming across Europe and the Middle East from space for the first time.
The data surprised the team behind the project and indicated that satellites orbiting far from Earth aren’t the only ones that experience degradation of their positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) signals, which could affect their performance and the safety of…
Supermassive black holes are notoriously messy when devouring a star, but they can also linger over their meals, letting out massive radio “burps” months or even years after their cosmic feast appears finished.
Now, scientists tracking these events have found…
Could you run a marathon on Mars? And also — would you want to?
NASA’s Perseverance rover just completed an off-Earth marathon: It has now traveled more than 26.2 miles (42.2 kilometers) across the Martian landscape after landing in February 2021, according to the…
Earth got some of the key ingredients for life from asteroids in the inner solar system – with a little help from the solar system’s largest planet, Jupiter, according to a recent study.
To figure out why we’re all here, and whether anyone else might be out there in the universe, scientists have to start with a more basic question: how did Earth get its supply of the chemicals that make…
