SpaceX stacks Super Heavy booster ahead of Starship megarocket’s 12th test flight

SpaceX recently stacked the giant Super Heavy booster that will help launch the upcoming 12th test flight of the company’s Starship megarocket.

NASA’s Curiosity rover sends stunning new panorama from high on Mars’ Mount Sharp

NASA’s Curiosity rover has sent back a striking new “postcard” from high on the slopes of Mount Sharp, offering a dramatic look at the rugged Martian landscape it’s been exploring for more than a decade.

NASA may be 1 month away from historic Artemis 2 astronaut launch around the moon

Artemis 2, NASA’s next astronaut mission to the moon, is gearing up for a launch that could occur as soon as Feb. 6.

Congress rejects President Trump’s deep NASA budget cuts, proposes $24.4 billion for the agency

Congress plans to allocate $24.4 billion to NASA for fiscal year 2026, nearly $6 billion more than President Trump had proposed.

‘Space particle’ slams into Spain’s new communications satellite high above Earth

Spain’s latest military communications satellite suffered a debris impact while headed to its orbital destination. The extent of the damage is still unknown.

Trump administration censures former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly over ‘illegal orders’ video

The Department of Defense is taking administrative action against former NASA astronaut and current U.S. Senator Mark Kelly over remarks he made in a 90-second video in November.

How did life begin on Earth? New experiments support ‘RNA world’ hypothesis

The new findings strengthen the “RNA world” hypothesis that describes how the first life on Earth could have used RNA instead of DNA.

SpaceX launches 1st Starlink satellites of 2026 on new Falcon 9 rocket (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026.

The risk of falling space junk hitting airplanes is on the rise, experts warn

Space debris falling to Earth is a growing threat to aircraft, and experts are trying to reduce the risk.