Watch 2 NASA astronauts conduct 4th-ever all-female spacewalk on Nov. 1 (www.space.com)
Infrared aurora on Uranus confirmed for the 1st time (www.space.com)
The Keck II telescope in Hawaii is the first to see the infrared glow on Uranus, caused by hydrogen molecules in the atmosphere becoming excited.
Declassified spy satellite images reveal 400 Roman Empire forts in the Middle East (www.space.com)
‘Intensive fort construction’ took place at the borders of Rome’s reach.
New 'galactic atlas' offers stunning details of 400,000 galaxies near the Milky Way (www.space.com)
How to talk to your kids about aliens: 'Is There Anybody Out There?' (www.space.com)
Space.com spoke with author Laura Krantz about her new book "Is There Anybody Out There?"
Astronomers discover thousands of active red galaxy hearts with powerful radio signals (www.space.com)
SpaceX to launch 22 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida this evening (www.space.com)
Liftoff is scheduled for 6:39 p.m. ET tonight (Sept. 29).
NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft releases asteroid sample capsule toward Earth in flyby, heads to Apophis (www.space.com)
OSIRIS-REx's samples of asteroid Bennu will land at 10:42 a.m. EDT (1442 GMT), while the spacecraft itself heads to a new target.
Alien life may not be carbon-based, new study suggests (www.space.com)
Intriguing 'autocatalytic' reactions appear to be far more common than scientists had thought.
Next stop, Europa? Nano subs to get test beneath Antarctic ice in 2026 (www.space.com)
The German project aims to explore beneath Earthly ice as a test for space exploration.
Mars Society proposes institute to develop tech needed for Red Planet settlement (www.space.com)
The loss of dark skies is so painful, astronomers coined a new term for it (www.space.com)
Given the harmful effects of light pollution, a pair of astronomers has coined a new term to help focus efforts to combat it. Their term, as reported in a brief paper in the preprint database arXiv and a letter to the journal Science, is “noctalgia.” In general, it means “sky grief,” and it captures the collective pain...
Heart of the 'Squid Galaxy' reveals how supermassive black holes dictate galactic chemistry (www.space.com)
Scientists studied the Squid Galaxy, Messier 77, to determine how chemicals swirl around its shrouded central black hole.
NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return to Earth (www.space.com)
OSIRIS-REx’s asteroid-sample return capsule will land in Utah on Sept. 23 at around 10 a.m. EDT
A squishy robot built for Mars is helping 1st responders on Earth in rescue operations (www.space.com)
The spherical device is able to remotely gauge hazards and plan an approach for these responders before they enter areas hit by disasters like wildfires, chemical spills, crashes and potentially even war zones.
NASA hopes humanoid robots can help us explore the moon and Mars (www.space.com)
NASA is eyeing a privately built 'Apollo' space robot for continued investment — and future space missions.
Alien mummies in Mexico? NASA's UFO study team says don't bet on it (www.space.com)
"One of the main goals of what we're trying to do here today is to move conjecture and conspiracy towards science and sanity."
'For All Mankind' needs recruits for Mars in 4th season on Apple TV+ (video) (www.space.com)
The acclaimed Apple TV+ alternate space history series returns on Nov. 10 with a 10 episode fourth season.
OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe heads toward Earth for Sept. 24 sample delivery (www.space.com)
NASA's UFO study team to announce results Sept. 14 (www.space.com)
Asteroid Apophis will visit Earth in 2029. Why do scientists want NASA to send a probe there first? (www.space.com)
NASA's Small Bodies Assessment Group wants the agency to send spacecraft to visit the asteroid Apophis before it makes a close approach to Earth in 2029.
New survey outlines what NASA must do over the next 10 years to help astronauts thrive beyond Earth (www.space.com)
The decadal survey has highlighted such investigations as the effects of space on biology as being key to NASA's next 10 years and to the Artemis mission.
NASA may have unknowingly found and killed alien life on Mars 50 years ago, scientist claims (www.space.com)
One researcher hypothesizes that experiments carried out by NASA's Viking landers in 1976 could have inadvertently killed microbes living in Martian rocks. Other experts are skeptical.
NASA's mighty SLS megarocket for Artemis moonshots 'unaffordable' for sustained exploration, audit finds (www.space.com)
The decade-long concerns continue. NASA needs to be more transparent about the costs and schedules associated with its Space Launch System (SLS) moon rocket, a newly released audit has found.
US test launches unarmed ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base (www.space.com)
The United States conducted another routine test of its nuclear deterrent system by launching an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile....
