Space

Buzz Aldrin's wife, Anca Faur, died Tuesday night, according to a statement shared by their families on Facebook.

The former astronaut -- the second man to walk on the moon -- was by his late wife's side when she died, as was her son Vlad Ghenciu. Her cause of death wasn't revealed in the statement.

Buzz and Anca first met at a professional event in December 2017, and they began dating the following May. They ended up tying the knot on his 93rd birthday in 2023, according to People.

Neil deGrasse Tyson may be a astrophysics genius, but he tells TMZ he ain’t boarding Elon’s SpaceX rocket ... unless Musk sends his own bloodline up first ... as proof it won’t go kaboom!

We ran into Neil outside CBS Studios in NYC Friday... and he cracked Elon’s gotta blast his mom Maye off first to prove the rocket’s safe -- making it crystal clear ... he’s down to explore the cosmos, but only if there’s a guaranteed round trip.

Catch the full clip ... 'cause Neil also laid it out ... he’s not interested in doing the basic orbital joyride. He wants the real deal -- the Moon, Mars, an actual destination in the galaxy.

Sydney Sweeney just leveled up to 28 -- and her birthday blowout was outta this world, with celebs galore and her new flame Scooter Braun in full party mode.

The actress completely took over at her 'Planet Syd' bash at L.A.’s Vibiana on Sunday night ... wearing the same sparkling mini dress Britney Spears wore for her "Circus" album shoot -- and yes, even her onscreen flame Glen Powell tried to reach her orbit in a full-on NASA suit!

The guest list was astronomical, with Jeff Bezos and wife Lauren Sanchez making a stellar appearance after Sydney -- and Scooter, separately -- attended their June wedding.

NASA's latest update is not one small step for man, but one giant leap for mankind that believes in life on Mars ... as there's been a major discovery on Earth's neighbor.

Sean Duffy, the United States Secretary of Transportation and administrator for NASA, held a press conference Wednesday ... where he announced that a rover uncovered the "clearest sign of life" ever found on the 4th rock from the Sun.

As shared in the announcement, the Perseverance rover collected a sample on Mars, which is believed to be evidence of ancient microbial life.

Look up in the sky ... It's a bird, it's a plane ... No, it's a 4.56-billion-year-old meteorite that's older than planet Earth!

Yup, you read it right ... The fiery comet — nicknamed the "McDonough Meteorite" -- was captured on film streaking through the skies above Georgia and South Carolina on June 26 ... but the video was recently released.

The University of Georgia also issued a press release Friday with their findings, primarily from UGA planetary geologist Scott Harris, who says the meteor slammed into the roof of a house just outside Atlanta. Luckily, nobody was injured!

Tom Hanks is saying farewell to late Apollo 13 astronaut James Lovell ... who Tom famously played on the big screen.

In 1995's "Apollo 13" Tom plays Lovell, who died Thursday at 97.

Tom is remembering Lovell in a heartfelt post on social media, saying ... "There are people who dare, who dream, and who lead others to the places we would not go on our own. Jim Lovell, who for a long while had gone farther into space and for longer than any other person of our planet, was that kind of guy."

Jim Lovell -- the commander of the Apollo 13 mission that nearly ended in disaster and inspired a blockbuster 1995 film -- has died.

Lovell died at his home in Illinois Thursday ... and, NASA released a statement Friday adding Lovell inspired millions of people -- and his influence has echoed down the decades as NASA continues to explore space.

Lovell's family also released a statement ... writing the whole clan will "miss his unshakeable optimism, his sense of humor, and the way he made each of us feel we could do the impossible. He was truly one of a kind.”

Bianca Censori's looking towards the future after we took a look back at how she looked before she met Kanye West ... because she's showing off the goods in a futuristic outfit.

Check out this photo Bianca posted on her Instagram Story ... her boobs are spilling out of her metallic silver bodysuit, which is accentuating her hips and legs as well.

Bianca shared the out-of-this-world snap after we unearthed some of her old photos from 2021, when she did a photo shoot for a friend's small clothing brand business in Australia, a couple of years before she was first linked to Yeezy.

A SpaceX Starship exploded into a massive fireball during a routine test launch Wednesday night ... and the stunning blast was caught on camera.

Check it out ... all appears to be normal -- until an intense explosion sends a fierce plume of orange and red blaze into the night sky ... coincided with furious bangs.

The spectacular blast occurred just after 11 PM at the Texas Starbase facility near Boca Chica Beach as SpaceX was preparing for the 10th test launch of its Starship -- which the Elon Musk-founded company says is the world's most powerful launch vehicle ever developed.

Katy Perry's "Lifetimes" tour has officially blasted off, and it’s nothing short of intergalactic -- 'cause she was straight back at it in Mexico City after her controversial all-female trip to space.

The singer was clearly orbiting the cosmic theme as she shut down Arena CDMX on Wednesday, even getting up close and personal with sky-high, ahem, *die-hard* fans who showed up in full NASA gear to back their girl.

Katy's stage was straight outta the future -- complete with space-age vibes and plenty of air time, thanks to those harnesses that had her literally floating through her set.

Joe Rogan took aim at Katy Perry and her all-women Blue Origin crew during a new episode of his podcast, calling the brief 11-minute flight "profound" -- with heavy sarcasm.

"She’s basically a guru now," Rogan joked of Katy, who flew alongside Gayle King, Jeff Bezos' fiancée, Lauren Sanchez, astronaut Amanda Nguyễn, former NASA engineer Aisha Bowe, and producer Kerianne Flynn last Monday.

Rogan ridiculed KP for bringing a daisy aboard, which was a nod to her daughter Daisy. "It shows how quick the flight was -- the flower was still alive," Rogan said during his podcast.

Martha Stewart says she was into space travel before it got popular among celebrities ... sharing a clip of herself experiencing zero gravity -- and throwing in a cryptic Katy Perry reference.

The businesswoman took to Instagram this week to remind people that she once took part in a zero-gravity experience of her own ... though she didn't make it all the way up into space.

Almost 20 years ago, Martha got aboard a Boeing aircraft that moved fast enough for those onboard to experience what astronauts feel at zero gravity.

Sorry Katy Perry ... you and your fellow space travelers are no astronauts, according to U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.

Days after Katy, Lauren Sánchez, Gayle King, Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyễn, and Kerianne Flynn made an 11-minute long excursion into space thanks to Blue Origin ... Duffy is telling them to get their heads out of the clouds -- because technically, they don't fit the FAA description of bona fide astronauts.

He took to X Thursday to express his feelings about the group of esteemed women being applauded as astronauts by Jeff Bezos' company, and the general public ... noting while they were certainly "brave and glam," they cannot be identified as astronauts because they did not demonstrate "activities during flight that were essential to public safety, or contributed to human space flight safety."

Jessica Alba’s proving she’s a girls' girl through and through -- clapping back at Blue Origin bashers to say their hate should be directed at President Donald Trump, not the women who made history on this week's New Shepard rocket trip to space.

The actress kept it short and sharp on her IG Story -- just a bold "THIS" slapped above a post from political strategist Ana Navarro-Cárdenas, who said she couldn't see how an 11-minute space flight by Lauren Sánchez, Gayle King, Katy Perry, Amanda Nguyen, Aisha Bowe, and Kerianne Flynn was affecting anyone's lives personally.

She urged folks to stop targeting the trailblazing women on that rocket and start holding the real power to account -- namely, the U.S. President -- calling out his "abuses of power" that actually impact countless lives in America and abroad.

Gayle King’s still riding high after that nerve-wracking Blue Origin mission -- but she’s bringing it back down to Earth just a bit to clap back at the haters saying the money could be spent elsewhere.

TMZ caught up with Gayle, and funny enough -- she used to be one of the cynics too. But, after getting that firsthand experience, she’s seen how much important stuff actually goes into space exploration ... and now, she’s urging the critics to go see it for themselves at Blue Origin HQ.

Gayle makes it clear the money going into space travel isn’t coming at the expense of what’s happening down here on the ground -- something the cynics, such as Emily Ratajkowski, have spoken out about.