The Latest Breaking News from Earth

On Episode 145 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik meet the authors of a new book about spaceflight called "Star Bound: A Beginner's Guide to the American Space Program, from Goddard's Rockets to Goldilocks Planets and Everything in Between," Emily Carney and Bruce McCandless III.

Images captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory have revealed that "coronal loops" give off subtle flashes of ultraviolet light before a solar flare, which could act as an early warning system for dangerous space weather.

NASA plans to fly two rockets through active auroras and study the unique ribbons of light that dance across the Alaskan night sky.

Jan. 25, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

With winds blowing at 20,500 mph, "the planet has complex weather patterns just like Earth and other planets of our own system," scientists said.

'I never thought a pair of sheets could save my sleep and my marriage overnight,' says the author of these ultra-soft and cooling sheets from Cozy Earth

China successfully launched a classified satellite on Thursday (Jan. 23), but a spent booster from the mission fell shockingly close to a family home.

The Virtual Telescope Project will livestream telescope views of the "planetary parade" on Saturday (Jan. 25), featuring a lineup of six planets, including Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn and Venus.

Comedian Nikki Glaser doesn't make room for many luxuries in her life, but this bamboo sheet set is one she swears by – at this price, they're selling fast

A private U.S. spacecraft has captured stunning images of Earth one week into its flight

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander caught haunting images of Earth as it prepares to make its way towards lunar orbit.