Space exploration

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media after disembarking Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., August 11, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

Trump’s UFO Obsession Takes a Humiliating Turn

The White House’s pick to lead an outside science council predicted what aliens would think about the president—if anything.

William Vaillancourt

THIS IS US

New Breathtaking Images of Earth Taken From Artemis II

The crew of the spacecraft neared 100,000 miles away from earth on Friday

Donovan Lynch

WELCOME HOME

Huge NASA Satellite Returns After 14 Years in Orbit

It’s still home sooner than planned.

Harry Thompson

‘TYPE A MISHAP’

Trump’s NASA Goon Blasts Space Agency for Astronaut Disaster

The agency’s new boss criticized Boeing and NASA for a botched flight that left two astronauts stranded.

Catherine Bouris

SOLAR STAKES

If Aliens Are Coming, Shouldn’t We Tidy Things Up a Little?

Our strange new world, which has left humanity both hyper-connected and desolate, requires our full participation. We should want to make a good impression, after all.

Michael Ian Black

ROCK SHOCK

NASA Rover Finds Rock on Mars That Doesn’t Belong There

Scientists stumbled upon a strange formation that may have crash-landed from somewhere else in the solar system.

Isabel van Brugen

Space exploration

Trump’s UFO Obsession Takes a Humiliating Turn

New Breathtaking Images of Earth Taken From Artemis II

Huge NASA Satellite Returns After 14 Years in Orbit

Trump’s NASA Goon Blasts Space Agency for Astronaut Disaster

If Aliens Are Coming, Shouldn’t We Tidy Things Up a Little?

NASA Rover Finds Rock on Mars That Doesn’t Belong There

New Food Made From Astronaut Urine to Debut on Space Station

Astronauts to Stay in Orbit Over Fears Spaceship Is Damaged

Scientists Say Space Entity May Be Alien Spaceship

Space Capsule Carrying Ashes of 166 People Crashes Into Sea

NASA Discovers Evidence of New Planet That Could Harbor Life