That now classic tagline (from Alien, one of the greatest science-fiction horror movies ever made) hinges on a big assumption that most of us broadly make: space is empty. And it is—mostly.

A camera affixed to the International Space Station recently spotted some curious symbols amid a barren desert landscape. "This caught our attention," Charles Black, the founder of the Earth and ...

Welcome to the 2025 Space Threat Assessment by the Aerospace Security Project. This resource for policymakers and the public leverages open-source information to assess key developments in foreign ...

In a successful start to their 2025 campaign, the New York Yankees have seen many big moments and high-scoring games. The Yankees' offense, led by captain Aaron Judge, ranks at or near the top of ...

That's it for our rolling coverage of today's space launch from the Gobi Desert. Thank you for following along. Scroll back through to relive the moment of lift-off and all our updates from the ...

"It's amazing that after 35 years, Hubble still holds a unique capability as a top workhorse for science discoveries and publications." This Thursday (April 24), the Hubble Space Telescope ...

Kelvin Coleman, FAA associate administrator for commercial space transportation, at the FAA's 2024 commercial space transportation conference. Credit: SpaceNews/Jeff Foust WASHINGTON — The head ...

The trio will live aboard Tiangong for the next six months. China's latest astronaut crew has reached its orbital destination. The three-person Shenzhou 20 mission arrived at China's Tiangong ...

The U.S. Space Force is keen to add to its arsenal a spacecraft that would essentially serve as the cosmic equivalent of an aircraft carrier. Appropriately known as an "orbital carrier," the ...

NICEVILLE — In her 10 years as Niceville track and field throws coach, Emily Webb has celebrated it all. She's sent 45 kids to college. She's coached 12 individual state titles and another 11 ...

View from Shenzhou-20 spacecraft showing the docking interface with the Tiangong space station on April 24, 2025. Credit: CMSEO HELSINKI — Three Chinese astronauts arrived at the Tiangong space ...

Katy Perry is placing zero gravity on her critics. After the "Firework" singer received major backlash for her high-profile seat on the Blue Origin New Shepard mission, she shut down the negative ...