Elon Musk wants to put a satellite catapult on the moon. It’s not a new idea

Elon Musk isn’t the first person to propose the use of mass drivers on the moon. He’s following in the footsteps of space visionary Gerard O’Neill, who floated the idea back in 1974.

Did a titanic moon crash create Saturn’s iconic rings?

A massive upheaval in the Saturnian system could have also led to the moon Hyperion.

Chinese astronauts filmmusic video in space to celebrate Lunar New Year 2026

China’s Shenzhou 21 crew rang in the Year of the Horse with an impressive celebration aboard the nation’s Tiangong Space Station that included filming a music video.

Trump’s Greenland grab is part of a new space race – and the stakes are getting higher

As global tensions rise, the island has become a geopolitical pressure gauge, revealing how the old international legal order is beginning to fray.

If the Winter Olympics went interplanetary, where else could you ski in the solar system?

We take a look at the best (and worst) places to ski in the solar system, logistics aside.

Can a nonprofit help protect Earth from dangerous asteroids? How the B612 Foundation has taken on the challenge

For nearly a quarter-century, the nonprofit B612 Foundation has helped scientists track dangerous asteroids and educated the public about the threats space rocks pose to Earth.

China aces test of next-gen lunar capsule and rocket in effort to land humans on moon before NASA (video)

China just took another step toward landing astronauts on the moon, acing a key abort test with its Mengzhou crew capsule and pulling off a soft splashdown with the returning rocket.

Asteroid samples NASA brought to Earth suggest life’s building blocks may be widespread in the universe

The discovery is just the latest to come from the asteroid sample, which dates back to the dawn of the solar system.

Could the remains of a ‘dead’ comet still be in the solar system? Astronomers are still searching 6 years later

The fate of a comet that was predicted to pass close to Earth remains a mystery five years after its dramatic breakup in the inner solar system.

Italy’s 2026 Winter Olympic venues from space | Space photo of the day for Feb. 10, 2026

ESA marked the opening of the 2026 Winter Olympics by capturing the venue from low-Earth orbit.