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October 30, 2025 at 7:04 PM

SpaceX makes case for why it will land American astronauts on the Moon

SpaceX writes that the next-generation Artemis Moon missions are about laying the foundation for building a permanent settlement.
October 30, 2025 at 7:04 PM
SpaceX's mega rocket Starship makes a test flight from Starbase, Texas, Oct. 13, 2025.
October 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM

International Space Station marks 25 years of nonstop human presence in orbit

The International Space Station is marking 25 years of nonstop human presence in orbit
October 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
FILE - In this undated photo provided by NASA on Tuesday, March 1, 2016, astronaut Scott Kelly looks out the cupola of the International Space Station. (NASA via AP, File)
October 26, 2025 at 7:02 AM

Japan successfully launches new cargo spacecraft to deliver supplies to ISS

Japan's space agency successfully launched its most powerful H3 rocket, carrying a newly developed unmanned cargo spacecraft for its first mission to deliver supplies to the International Space Station
October 26, 2025 at 7:02 AM
The H3 (7th) rocket by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), carrying a new HTV-X cargo transfer spacecraft, is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane, Tanegashima island, southern Japan, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (Kotaro Ueda/Kyodo News via AP)
October 23, 2025 at 12:53 PM

Will Earth have 2 moons orbiting it? Astronomers explain the 'quasi-moon'

Earth will have a visitor within its orbit for the next several decades, according to astronomers.
October 23, 2025 at 12:53 PM
In this screen grab from a video illustrating orbits, 2025-PN7 is shown near Earth.
October 21, 2025 at 8:33 PM

Orionid meteor shower: What to know and how to watch

Everything to know about the Orionid meteor shower before it peaks this week.
October 21, 2025 at 8:33 PM
A meteor streaks across the sky over a desert during the Orionid meteor shower on October 22, 2023 in Yuli County, China.
October 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM

How to watch the Orionid meteor shower peak

The Orionid meteor shower is considered to be one of the most beautiful showers of the year, according to NASA.
October 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The Orionid meteor shower is considered to be one of the most beautiful showers of the year, according to NASA.
October 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM

Comet hurtling towards solar system isn't alien probe, scientists say

Jim Bell, astronomer and former president of The Planetary Society, explains the uniqueness of the interstellar 31/ATLAS comet.
October 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
VIDEO: Comet hurtling towards solar system isn't alien probe, scientists say
October 11, 2025 at 9:31 AM

SpaceX tries for 2 successful Starship missions in a row with Monday's launch

SpaceX will have the chance on Monday to show that Starship's successful August flight, the first to complete all its primary mission goals, was no fluke.
October 11, 2025 at 9:31 AM
SpaceX's Starship rocket lifts off from Starbase, Texas, Aug. 26, 2025.
October 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM

October's supermoon illuminate's night sky

The supermoon, also a harvest moon, will be visible again in November and December.
October 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
VIDEO: October's supermoon illuminate's night sky
1 month ago

Massive comet hurtling toward solar system, much bigger than previously thought

The interstellar object hurtling toward the inner solar system, where Earth is located, is much larger than previously thought, astronomers say.
1 month ago
Hubble captured this image of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on July 21, 2025, when the comet was 277 million miles from Earth.
1 month ago

NASA could launch historic Artemis II mission around moon as early as February 2026

NASA could launch its Artemis II mission, which will fly astronauts around the moon for the first time in more than 50 years, in February 2026.
1 month ago
A camera mounted on the trip of one of the Orion spacecraft’s solar array wings captured this view of the capsule during an exterior survey Nov. 18, 2022.
1 month ago

NASA launches urgent mission to protect GPS, power grids from solar storms

NASA and NOAA launch three satellites to monitor space weather, protecting vital technologies like GPS and power grids from solar storms.
1 month ago
NASA and NOAA embark on groundbreaking mission to map space weather.
1 month ago

NASA, NOAA launch out-of-this-world mission to map space weather

ABC News chief meteorologist Ginger Zee speaks with NASA's head of science, Nicky Fox, about the new, groundbreaking initiative.
1 month ago
NASA, NOAA launch out-of-this-world mission to map space weather
2 months ago

Rock found on Mars could be evidence of ancient life, NASA says

The Perseverance Mars rover put scientists closer to discovery ancient life on Mars, according to NASA.
2 months ago
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took this selfie, made up of 62 individual images, July 23, 2024. A rock nicknamed “Cheyava Falls,” which has features that may bear on the question of whether the Red Planet was long ago home to microscopic life, is to the left of the rover near the center of the image.
2 months ago

Rock found on Mars could be evidence of ancient life, NASA says

A 350-billion-year-old rock discovered on the Red Planet is "the closest we've come to discovering ancient life on Mars," according to NASA.
2 months ago
A 350-billion-year-old rock discovered on the Red Planet is "the closest we've come to discovering ancient life on Mars," according to NASA.
2 months ago

NASA studying Earth-like planet that could contain water

Astronomers are researching an Earth-like exoplanet that could contain water, according to NASA.
2 months ago
The Earth-size exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e, depicted at the lower right, is silhouetted as it passes in front of its flaring host star in this artist’s concept of the TRAPPIST-1 system.
2 months ago

Blood moon: See breathtaking pics from the September 2025 total lunar eclipse

Africa, Europe, Asia or Australia had an optimal view of the September 2025 "blood moon" total lunar eclipse. See the photos here.
2 months ago
Onlookers watch the total lunar eclipse, also known as the blood moon, from a park bench, in Leipzig, Germany, Sept. 7, 2025.
2 months ago

Scientists may now know what the mysterious blobs on Mars are

Astronomers may have figured out where the mysterious blobs embedded in Mars' mantle originated.
2 months ago
This illustration depicts a giant asteroid striking Mars 4.5 billion years ago. A cataclysmic impact like this one could have formed lumps of debris that now lie scattered throughout the Martian mantle.
2 months ago

Northern lights could be visible in these states tonight

Another dazzling display of northern lights could be visible tonight with the prediction of a minor geomagnetic storm, according to space weather experts.
2 months ago
Northern lights (Aurora Borealis) illuminate the sky in Alaska's Eklutna Tailrace, March 09, 2025.
3 months ago

Stargazers dazzled as spirals of light appear in night sky

Stargazers on the lookout for meteors were treated to an extra nighttime spectacular on Tuesday night as spirals appeared in the sky along the East Coast.
3 months ago
A spiral is shown in the sky above New Jersey, on Aug. 13, 2025.
3 months ago

Stargazers dazzled by spirals of lights during the Perseids meteor shower

The spiraling lights seemed to appear "out of nowhere," said Blake Brown, who witnessed the dazzling display from Algonquin, Illinois, while watching for the meteor shower, told ABC News.
3 months ago
The spiraling lights seemed to appear "out of nowhere," said Blake Brown, who witnessed the dazzling display from Algonquin, Illinois, while watching for the meteor shower, told ABC News.
3 months ago

Meteorite that smashed through roof of Georgia home older than Earth, scientists say

Scientists confirmed a meteorite that was seen streaking across the sky in June and smashed through the roof of a home in McDonough is 20 million years older than Earth.
3 months ago
VIDEO: Meteorite that smashed through roof of Georgia home older than Earth, scientists say
3 months ago

Meteorite older than Earth smashes through roof of Georgia home, scientists confirm

Scientists confirmed a meteorite that was seen streaking across the sky in June and smashed through the roof of a home in McDonough is 20 million years older than Earth.
3 months ago
VIDEO: Meteorite older than Earth smashes through roof of Georgia home, scientists confirm
3 months ago

How to watch the Perseid meteor shower peak tonight

Learn when and where to watch the 2025 Perseid meteor shower, with expert tips from NASA scientists for the best viewing experience.
3 months ago
In this Aug. 12, 2024, file photo, a meteor crosses the night sky over a monastery in the village of Wigry, Suwalki region, Poland, during the annual Perseids meteor shower.
3 months ago

Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 commander, dies at 97

Lovell journeyed to space four times and guided Apollo 13 back to Earth after a malfunction onboard.
3 months ago
Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell.
3 months ago

Remembering the life of Apollo 13 mission commander James Lovell, who died at age 97

In 1968, Lovell commanded the famed Apollo 13 mission and became one of the first three astronauts to fly to and orbit the Moon.
3 months ago
VIDEO: Remembering the life of Apollo 13 mission commander James Lovell, who died at age 97
3 months ago

NASA finds coral-shaped rock on Mars that could be billions of years old

NASA has captured an image of a coral-like rock on Mars that's estimated to be several billions of years old.
3 months ago
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover used the Remote Micro Imager, part of its ChemCam instrument, to view this wind-eroded rock shaped like a piece of coral on July 24, 2025.
3 months ago

US should put nuclear reactors on moon: Sean Duffy

Nuclear power on the moon is critical to the United States' space exploration and national security goals, acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy said.
3 months ago
Video: tktk NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ON THE MOON
3 months ago

US should put nuclear reactors on moon before other countries do, directive says

Nuclear power on the moon is critical to the United States' space exploration and national security goals, acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy said.
3 months ago
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy attends a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, July 8, 2025.
3 months ago

SpaceX Crew-11 mission underway after successful liftoff

NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 has launched to the International Space Station. The U.S.-Japanese-Russian crew of four rocketed from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
3 months ago
VIDEO: SpaceX Crew-11 mission underway after successful liftoff
3 months ago

New space station crew to mark historic milestone

Three astronauts and one cosmonaut will be living on the ISS when the orbiting laboratory celebrates 25 years of uninterrupted human occupancy.
3 months ago
Three astronauts and one cosmonaut will be living on the ISS when the orbiting laboratory celebrates 25 years of uninterrupted human occupancy.
3 months ago

This new satellite could help predict natural disasters before they happen

NASA is collaborating with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on a space mission to launch a first-of-its-kind satellite into orbit.
3 months ago
Clean room workers prepare the scientific core of the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite inside a Spacecraft Assembly Facility clean room at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) on Feb. 3, 2023 in Pasadena, California.
3 months ago

NASA says a plane-sized asteroid will pass Earth next week. Here's what to know.

NASA experts explain why a passing asteroid isn't cause for concern, while revealing how often Earth encounters space rocks and preview what's coming in 2029.
3 months ago
3 months ago

Why NASA is launching 2 new satellites into space

The same charged particles from the Sun’s atmosphere responsible for the northern lights can also damage Earth’s electrical and communications systems.
3 months ago
One of the TRACERS spacecraft is fitted with lift support equipment inside a clean room at Millennium Space Systems Small Satellite Factory in El Segundo, Calif.
3 months ago

Building space ports and data centers on the moon

Ethos Space CEO Ross Centers joins ABC News live to discuss why his company is seeking to build AI data processing centers on the moon.
3 months ago
Building space ports and data centers on the moon
3 months ago

'Fossil' object discovered on outskirts of solar system

Astronomers have discovered a "fossil" world lying in the outskirts of the solar system, according to new research.
3 months ago
The orbit of 2023 KQ14 (in red) compared to the orbits of the other three sednoids (in white). 2023 KQ14was discovered near its perihelion at a distance of 71 astronomical units (71 times the average distance between the Sun and Earth). The yellow point indicates its current position.
3 months ago

Astronomers witness dawn of new solar system for 1st time

Astronomers have witnessed the early formation of a solar system for the first time.
3 months ago
This is HOPS-315, a baby star where astronomers have observed evidence for the earliest stages of planet formation.
3 months ago

Largest Mars rock found on Earth sees $4.3M bid at at Sotheby's auction

The largest Mars meteorite ever found on Earth was sold at a Sotheby's auction in New York on Wednesday for $5.3 million.
3 months ago
The 54-pound Martian meteorite NWA 16788, the largest known piece of Mars ever discovered on Earth, is displayed during a Sotheby's auction preview in New York, on July 15, 2025. The Martian meteorite will be auctioned off by Sotheby's New York on July 16, 2025.
4 months ago

Largest Mars meteorite found on Earth sold for $4.3M at auction

The Martian rock, known as NWA 16788, is 70% larger than the next biggest piece of Mars that has been recovered, according to the auction house.
4 months ago
The Martian rock, known as NWA 16788, is 70% larger than the next biggest piece of Mars that has been recovered, according to the auction house.
4 months ago

What astronomers recently discovered about space using supercomputers

There could be many more satellite galaxies orbiting the Milky Way than previously thought or observed, according to astronomers.
4 months ago
The dark matter distribution of a Milky Way mass halo in a Lambda-cold dark matter (LCDM) cosmological simulation. This is the highest resolution simulation of a MW-mass dark matter halo ever performed, called Aquarius-A-L1. The MW halo (in the centre) is surrounded by myriad substructures, a key prediction of the "cold dark matter” model. Some of these subhalos host a satellite galaxy within them that could be observable.
4 months ago

Axiom-4 astronauts return to Earth after historic trip

ABC News contributor and astrophysicist Hakeem Oluseyi discusses the significance of the two-week mission as NASA plans to retire the International Space Station.
4 months ago
VIDEO: Axiom-4 astronauts return to Earth after historic trip
4 months ago

The best meteor shower of the year is about to begin

The meteor shower occurs annually from about July 17 to Aug. 23, typically peaking in mid-August, according to the American Meteor Society.
4 months ago
A long exposure photo shows stars illuminate the sky at Lake Hazar and Mount Hazarbaba during the Perseid meteor shower in Sivrice district of Elazig, Turkey, Aug. 14, 2024.
4 months ago

The biggest piece of Mars on Earth is going up for auction

The piece of Mars is 54 pounds and the estimated auction price is $2 million to $4 million.
4 months ago
The piece of Mars is 54 pounds and the estimated auction price is $2 million to $4 million.
4 months ago

Webb space telescope makes stunning discovery on 3-year anniversary

The most powerful telescope ever launched into space uncovered a cluster of forming stars within the "toe beans" of the Cat's Paw Nebula.
4 months ago
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s near-infrared view of the Cat’s Paw Nebula reveals mini “toe beans.” Massive young stars are carving the gas and dust while their bright starlight is producing a bright nebulous glow. Eventually this turbulent region will quench star formation.
4 months ago

July's full buck moon is arriving: What it means for your zodiac

The full moon will rise in the United States on Thursday, July 10, at 3:37 p.m. ET.
4 months ago
The full moon was dubbed the Buck Moon by northeastern Native American tribes because the antlers of male deer, known as bucks, are in "full-growth mode at this time."
4 months ago

Astronomers spot 'interstellar object' speeding through solar system

An "interstellar object" is speeding toward the inner solar system, where Earth is located, astronomers have confirmed.
4 months ago
Interstellar object A11pI3Z captured, June 2, 2025, by David Rankin, engineer at the Catalina Sky Survey at the University of Arizona. Astronomers on June 2 confirmed the discovery of an interstellar object racing through our solar system -- only the third ever spotted, though scientists suspect many more may slip past unnoticed.
4 months ago

NASA detects new planet with temperatures that suggest habitable conditions

The James Webb telescope has made another stunning discovery -- this time of a massive planet that could potentially sustain life.
4 months ago
Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have captured compelling evidence of a planet with a mass similar to Saturn orbiting the young nearby star TWA 7. In this image combining ground-based data from ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) and data from Webb’s MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument), light from the star TWA 7 has been subtracted. The location of the star is marked with a circle and a star symbol at the center of the image. The blue color represents data from the VLT’s SPHERE instrument, which showcases the location of the disk surrounding the host star.
4 months ago

6 civilians blast off to the edge of space on Blue Origin

Blue Origin launched its 13th human mission to the edge of space on Sunday, sending six civilian astronauts past the Karman line and back in a little over 10 minutes.
4 months ago
Blue Origin launched its 13th human flight, June 29, 2025, carrying six civilian astronauts, including a married couple, from the West Texas desert to the edge of space and back.
4 months ago

Possible meteor shoots through sky over Southeast

Witnesses across Georgia and South Carolina captured what appears to be bright flashes of light darting the sky. NOAA’s Geostationary Lightning Mapper detected the flashes as possible meteors.
4 months ago
VIDEO: Possible meteor shoots through sky over Southeast
4 months ago

Fireball seen across the southeastern US was produced by asteroidal fragment: NASA

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said it found multiple bright flashes of light during the day on Thursday on its lightning flash tracker.
4 months ago
In this screen grab from a video, a meteor streaks across the sky as seen from the Holly Springs Parkway in Canton, Georgia, on June 26, 2025.