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China's Mengzhou crew capsule aced a key abort test on Feb. 10, 2026. The Long March 10 rocket that launched the test successfully steered itself to an ocean splashdown as well.

China aces test of next-gen lunar capsule and rocket in effort to land humans on moon before NASA (video)

By Mike Wall published 11 February 26

China just took another step toward landing astronauts on the moon, acing a key abort test with its Mengzhou crew capsule and pulling off a soft splashdown with the returning rocket.

The moon

Hubble Space Telescope captures the stunning final breaths of a dying star

By Stefanie Waldek published 11 February 26

At the center of the Egg Nebula is its yolk: a deteriorating sun-like star.

Hubble Space Telescope

A rendering of a silver spacecraft with two solar panel wings (spacecraft looks like a cube) above a rocky grayish surface.

Asteroid samples NASA brought to Earth suggest life's building blocks may be widespread in the universe

By Keith Cooper published 11 February 26

The discovery is just the latest to come from the asteroid sample, which dates back to the dawn of the solar system.

Asteroids

James Webb Space Telescope uncovers secret supermassive black holes that escape traditional detection

By Paul Sutter published 11 February 26

New research reveals how quiet galactic engines can help shape entire galaxies.

James Webb Space Telescope

bright white and blue dots of light on a black background, with clouds of faint light surrounding them

Could the remains of a 'dead' comet still be in the solar system? Astronomers are still searching 6 years later

By Kiona N. Smith published 11 February 26

The fate of a comet that was predicted to pass close to Earth remains a mystery five years after its dramatic breakup in the inner solar system.

Comets

How are gas giant exoplanets born? James Webb Space Telescope provides new clues

By Samantha Mathewson published 10 February 26

Relatedly, astronomers may have just pushed the upper size limit of what counts as a planet.

James Webb Space Telescope

An orbital view of northern Italy showing a mountainous region to the north, dominated by the vein-like lines of mountain tops bordered by flat green terrain to the south.

Italy's 2026 Winter Olympic venues from space | Space photo of the day for Feb. 10, 2026

By Anthony Wood published 10 February 26

ESA marked the opening of the 2026 Winter Olympics by capturing the venue from low-Earth orbit.

Earth

Artist's illustration of SpaceX's Starship vehicle on the moon during an Artemis astronaut mission for NASA.

A city on the moon: Why SpaceX shifted its focus away from Mars

By Mike Wall published 9 February 26

Just 13 months after declaring the moon "a distraction," Elon Musk has announced that Earth's nearest neighbor is now the focus of SpaceX's settlement plans. What changed?

The moon

A white light of the comet 3I/ATLAS is surrounded by a blue glow against a black background

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS survived its flyby of the sun — and gave up some secrets in the process

By Paul Sutter published 9 February 26

Interstellar comets are the original cosmic explorers, and by studying their metallic whispers, we are learning the secrets of worlds we may never see directly.

Comets