Space
The latest discoveries from space agencies and astronomers as they explore galaxies, black holes, exoplanets, and more. Also learn about night sky watching events right here on the home planet.
Latest in Space
![A SpaceX rocket blasting to space in 2020, paving the way for the company's record year.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/19/Depositphotos_330053620_L.jpg?w=600)
Private Space Flight
SpaceX will break a major rocket-launch record this week
![A satellite image of the western coast of Africa. A grey haze extends out over the Atlantic Ocean from the desert.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/14/duststorm_virs_2022156_lrg-scaled.jpeg?w=675)
Climate Change
Why NASA is sending a dust-scanning spectrometer to the ISS
![White cylinder with wires, part of the LZ dark matter detector run the US Department of Energy](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/08/lz-dark-matter-detector-first-experiment.jpg?w=683)
Particle Physics
The world’s best dark matter detector whiffed on its first try
![NASA astronaut with long brown hair and brown skin exercising on an erg machine in space to improve bone density](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/01/astronaut-iss-exercise-bone-density.jpg?w=678)
Fitness & Exercise
After a few months in space, astronaut bones don’t look so pretty
![Astronauts still can't get a good look at fireworks, even though the explosions are bigger than ever.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/30/Depositphotos_18270537_L.jpg?w=675)
International Space Station
What do fireworks look like from space?
![Here’s what it’s like to drive on the moon](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/17/GM-driver-in-the-loop-simulator-wide-shot.jpg?w=600)
Electric Vehicles
Here’s what it’s like to drive on the moon
![The xEMU suit, in an artist's conception.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/02/xemu-eva-hls.jpg?w=800)
International Space Station
NASA chose these designers to make over its ancient spacesuits
![a blue and gray space capsule on top of a tall rocket positioned on a launch pad](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/18/boeing-starliner-atlas-v.jpeg?w=675)
International Space Station