Perseid meteors meet mesmerizing star trails over Egypt's Western Desert
Space.comOsama Fathi captured this breathtaking view of Perseids cutting through star trails from Egypt's Western Desert on Aug. 13-14.
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NASA, IBM launch new AI model for studying the moon
Space.comNASA and IBM have developed an AI model to help sift through the mountains of data the agency has gathered about the moon.
Read article →Rocket Lab protests NASA's decision to award Blue Origin $700 million Mars orbiter contract
Space.comRocket Lab has filed a protest against NASA's decision to award Blue Origin a $700 million Mars orbiter contract, saying it's inconsistent with the eligibility rules laid out by Congress.
Read article →Rocket Lab launches mystery satellite to orbit for secret customer (photo)
Space.comRocket Lab launched an Earth-observation satellite to orbit for a confidential customer on Thursday night (Sept. 10), without providing a livestream or many details about the mission.
Read article →On this day in space! Sept. 11, 1985: The International Cometary Explorer makes 1st comet flyby in history for NASA and Europe
Space.comOn Sept. 11, 1985, the International Cometary Explorer, or "ICE," became the first spacecraft to fly by a comet. Here's why it mattered.
Read article →Wavy alien dune fields stretch across Mars | Space photo of the day for Sept. 11, 2026
Space.comA dune field on Mars, as seen by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
Read article →25 years ago, a NASA astronaut witnessed the tragic 9/11 attacks from space. Here's what he saw.
Space.comNASA astronaut Frank Culbertson saw the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks from the International Space Station in 2001. His view and his reaction were captured on video.
Read article →NASA's newly launched Roman Space Telescope will 'directly' image exoplanets. But what does that mean?
Space.com"When you look up at the night sky, most of those stars have planets."
Read article →SpaceX rocket taxi returns after Roman Telescope launch | Space photo of the day for Sept. 8, 2026
Space.comThe Roman Space Telescope launched beyond Earth on Aug. 30. And one of the most amazing parts of the liftoff was the Falcon Heavy rocket's boosters returning back to our planet, safe and sound.
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