When white dwarf stars die, their surface changes pretty dramatically. And for the first time, astronomers have discovered a two-sided, white dwarf star that's only halfway through the process. Hosted ...

Outer space contains more incredible phenomenons and unsolved mysteries than anywhere else—and we think it's just fascinating. Join Hank for an incredible tour of our solar system in this SciShow ...

Nvidia announced chips that will be used for space missions at the GTC 2026 AI conference. Orbital data centers have been an increasingly popular proposition as AI demand tests Earth's energy ...

Rice University is boosting its space research after securing $22.3 million from two agreements. The Texas Space Commission approved a $14.2 million grant in February to create the Center for Space ...

The ISS is officially scheduled to retire in 2030 — too soon for Ted Cruz and other senators. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

In 2025, China set a national record for orbital launches in a single year with over 90 launches. Chinese investment in its commercial space sector, including from private and government sources, ...

For decades, space has served as humanity’s most demanding testing laboratory, where only the most resilient technologies survive the vacuum, radiation and temperature extremes beyond Earth’s ...

Stacked satellites for the Space Development Agency’s Tracking Layer Tranche 2 program Credit: Sierra Space Corp. WASHINGTON — Sierra Space raised $550 million in a Series C funding round led by ...

As space companies itch to push the most advanced chips into orbit, the problem of cooling those high-powered processors is top of mind. “It’s cold in space … [but] there’s no airflow, and so the only ...

Elon Musk wants to launch a million satellites, but researchers say global warming is changing the upper atmosphere in ways that makes space junk linger. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey Elon Musk’s space ...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman dismissed the idea of data centers in space being a viable option in the next few years as SpaceX CEO Elon Musk pursues their deployment. "I honestly think the idea with the ...

The mission, slated for summer 2027 in Florida, will send four non-government astronauts to the orbital outpost for up to 14 days. This will be the sixth private astronaut mission to the ISS, ...