The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a plastic trash nightmare. It could also be part of a much bigger, hidden problem

by News Feed Editor | May 4, 2026 | Science

Out in the Pacific Ocean, between Hawaii and California, is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a swirl of plastic trash more than twice the size of Texas. As pieces of plastic tumble against each other, they break down into particles tiny enough to be borne aloft on the...

Our Milky Way’s ‘Zone of Avoidance’ holds a galaxy supercluster with 30,000 trillion times the sun’s mass

by News Feed Editor | May 4, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope’s infrared cameras imaged the Milky Way’s center to create this portrait of our galaxy. | Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/S....

‘It was quite a light show!’ NASA astronaut spies dramatic fireball from the International Space Station (photos)

by News Feed Editor | May 3, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.NASA astronaut Chris Williams photographed this fireball — likely caused by reentering orbital debris — from the International Space Station on April 27, 2026. |...

SpaceX launching 45 satellites to orbit early May 3: Watch it live

by News Feed Editor | May 2, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 25 Starlink satellites from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base on April 26, 2026. It was SpaceX’s 50th launch of...

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 208 — Lander, Lander, Who’s Got a Lander

by News Feed Editor | May 2, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: TWiT[embedded content]On Episode 208 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Space.com’s Mike Wall about the risks and realities of...

Galaxies, Artemis 2, space telescopes and stormtroopers: Here are the best photos from our staff

by News Feed Editor | May 2, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: Left: Harry Bennett, Middle: Josh Dinner, Right: Ian StokesHere at Space.com, we love the night sky, rocket launches and sci-fi just as much as you do. Each...