25 Rare and Overlooked Images From the Famed Apollo 11 Mission

LM Footpad

A close-up view of an LM footpad. The regolith bears a wind-swept appearance, the result of the Eagle’s descent engine.

Your Body Heat Could Power the Next Generation of Wearables

Thermoelectric generators probably won’t eliminate the charger for your Apple Watch, but for smaller, screenless wearables, the heat constantly escaping from your skin could fundamentally change how we power our devices.

Gadgets John Loeffler Sep 25

Open Channel: What’d You Think of ‘Resident Evil’?

Has Zach Cregger impressed you with his take on 'Resident Evil,' or did it leave you wanting to flee for the exits?

Movies Justin Carter Sep 20

NASA’s New $4 Billion Space Telescope Just Saw Starlight for the First Time. Here’s What It Saw

Roman joins Hubble and Webb as humanity’s eyes in space.

Space & Spaceflight Gayoung Lee Sep 17

A solar panel extends from the side of Katalyst Space’s LINK robotic servicing spacecraft in orbit in this image captured by one of LINK’s cameras July 9, 2026. An identical panel stretches from the spacecraft’s other side, and the entire array spans about 20 feet (6 meters). LINK will use the array to power systems as it attempts to boost the altitude of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory this summer.

NASA’s Swift Is Doomed to a Fiery Death After Rescue Mission Fails

A mission designed to reboost the observatory has suffered fatal issues of its own.

Space & Spaceflight Passant Rabie Aug 20

Spacecraft Sent to Rescue NASA Telescope Is Having Its Own Issues

Katalyst's Link spacecraft is tumbling in orbit, which is a troubling sign for a rescue mission.

Space & Spaceflight Passant Rabie Jul 29

The north polar region of Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io was captured by NASA’s Juno

NASA Detects Intense Heat Beneath Io, Jupiter’s Most Volcanic Moon

The heat could be rising from cooling lava flows beneath a layer of solidified crust.

Space & Spaceflight Passant Rabie Jul 27