Space Exploration
Latest about Space Exploration
-
-
Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?
By Josh Dinner Last updated
-
Watch Rocket Lab launch Symphony of the Stars mission overnight tonight after delay
By Mike Wall Last updated
-
Nozzle blows off rocket booster during test for NASA's Artemis program (video)
By Josh Dinner Published
-
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket creates nebula-like ring in night sky | Space photo of the day for June 27, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published
-
On this day in space! June 27, 1997: NEAR Shoemaker flies by asteroid Mathilde
By Hanneke Weitering Last updated
-
Mexico threatens lawsuit against SpaceX over Starship explosion 'contamination'
By Brett Tingley Published
-
Reference
Space calendar 2025: Rocket launches, skywatching events, missions & more!
By Space.com Last updated
-
Explore Space Exploration
Human spaceflight
-
-
SpaceX Axiom-4 mission to the ISS: Live updates
By Mike Wall Last updated
-
Former NASA astronaut Terry Virts announces campaign for Texas Senate seat
By Josh Dinner Published
-
Nat Geo documentary 'SALLY,' about the 1st US woman in space, now streaming on Disney+ & Hulu
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
-
Could the answers to cancer lie in space? Why off-Earth research is heating up
By Tom Brown Published
-
An Indian astronaut is about to visit the ISS for the 1st time ever
By Josh Dinner Published
-
'In our spacesuit collection for movies, we have replicas of pretty much every historic spacesuit that's been into space.' How the son of an aerospace machinist built some of Hollywood's most iconic astronaut looks (exclusive)
By Jeff Spry Published
-
Marc Garneau, 1st Canadian astronaut to fly into space, dies at 76
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
-
60 years ago, Ed White went out for walk | Space photo of the day for June 3, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
-
Two space vets added to Astronaut Hall of Fame as one awaits launch
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
-
Launches & Spacecraft
-
-
Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?
By Josh Dinner Last updated
-
Watch Rocket Lab launch Symphony of the Stars mission overnight tonight after delay
By Mike Wall Last updated
-
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket creates nebula-like ring in night sky | Space photo of the day for June 27, 2025
By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published
-
On this day in space! June 27, 1997: NEAR Shoemaker flies by asteroid Mathilde
By Hanneke Weitering Last updated
-
Rocket Lab launches 'Get the Hawk Outta Here' mission from New Zealand (video)
By Josh Dinner Published
-
From the Cape to the constellation: SpaceX launches 27 more Starlink satellites (video)
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
-
Off-Earth footprint: Florida company will design shoe in space in 2026
By Mike Wall Published
-
With 'Grace': Astronauts name SpaceX's final Dragon crew capsule
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
-
SpaceX launches historic private Axiom-4 astronaut mission to the ISS (video)
By Josh Dinner Published
-
Missions
-
-
Nozzle blows off rocket booster during test for NASA's Artemis program (video)
By Josh Dinner Published
-
When it comes to auroras, pink is the new white, astronaut says | On the ISS this week June 16 - 20, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
-
NASA moon orbiter spies grave of crashed Japanese lunar lander (image)
By Leonard David Published
-
50 years later, Apollo 17’s moon samples are still revealing secrets about lunar volcanoes
By Keith Cooper Published
-
Space humbles the SEAL-doctor-astronaut | On the ISS this week June 9-13, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
-
Astronauts track huge dust clouds over Canada and US | On the ISS this week June 2-6, 2025
By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
-
China's Tianwen 2 spacecraft sends home 1st photo as it heads for mysterious 'quasi-moon' asteroid
By Andrew Jones Published
-
Why does NASA's Perseverance rover keep taking pictures of this maze on Mars?
By Stefanie Waldek Published
-
Private Japanese spacecraft crashes into moon in 'hard landing,' ispace says
By Mike Wall Last updated
-
Private spaceflight
-
-
Mexico threatens lawsuit against SpaceX over Starship explosion 'contamination'
By Brett Tingley Published
-
Human remains lost after memorial spaceflight capsule crashes into the sea
By Josh Dinner Published
-
Axiom-4 astronauts on SpaceX Crew Dragon welcomed aboard International Space Station (video)
By Josh Dinner Last updated
-
'Space chocolate,' mango nectar and pierogis: Here are the international foods the private Ax-4 astronauts are flying to the ISS
By Mike Wall Published
-
SpaceX launching private Ax-4 astronaut mission to ISS early June 25: Watch live!
By Mike Wall Last updated
-
SpaceX sets new date for private Axiom-4 astronaut launch to the International Space Station
By Josh Dinner Published
-
SpaceX’s Transporter 14 launch will carry more than 150 capsules of DNA, human remains
By Jeff Spry Last updated
-
Elon Musk promises more risky launches after sixth Starship failure
By Sara Webb Published
-
Blue Origin launch of 6 people to suborbital space delayed again due to weather
By Mike Wall Last updated
-
Satellites
-
-
Reference
Starlink satellite train: how to see and track it in the night sky
By Daisy Dobrijevic Last updated
-
Reference
Starlink satellites: Facts, tracking and impact on astronomy
By Tereza Pultarova Last updated
-
2 Chinese spacecraft just met up 22,000 miles above Earth. What were they doing?
By Andrew Jones Published
-
Coating satellites with super-black paint Vantablack could help fight light pollution crisis
By Tereza Pultarova Published
-
Satellites are polluting Earth's atmosphere with heavy metals. Could refueling them in orbit help?
By Tereza Pultarova Published
-
Scientists worry Trump's budget cuts will halt satellite air pollution studies: 'It's incredibly short-sighted'
By Tereza Pultarova Published
-
U.S. Space Force general to lead Trump's $175 billion Golden Dome space defense program
By Brett Tingley Published
-
Europe's Proba-3 satellites ace landmark formation-flying test (video)
By Andrew Jones Published
-
US Space Force test fires thrusters for moon surveillance spacecraft
By Brett Tingley Published
-
Search for Life
-
-
Alien life could survive deadly stellar radiation, Earth's desert lichen reveal
By Robert Lea Published
-
The 'Black Knight' satellite: A 120-year-old conspiracy theory
By David Crookes Last updated
-
Scientists question possible signs of life on exoplanet K2-18b in new study: 'We never saw more than insignificant hints'
By Victoria Corless Published
-
Could deciphering dolphin language help us communicate with ET?
By Leonard David Published
-
Not-so-clean rooms: Scientists discover 26 new microbe species in NASA spacecraft facility
By Stefanie Waldek Published
-
This strange bacteria aligns to Earth's magnetic field and needs friends to survive
By Jessica Rendall Published
-
Doubts over signs of alien life on exoplanet K2-18b are rising: 'This is evidence of the scientific process at work'
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
-
The pursuit of truths: A letter on the boy who cried aliens (op-ed)
By Darryl Seligman Published
-
Did we actually find signs of alien life on K2-18b? 'We should expect some false alarms and this may be one'
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
-
More about Space Exploration
-
-
Reference
Space calendar 2025: Rocket launches, skywatching events, missions & more!
By Space.com Last updated
-
How a fake astronaut fooled the world, broke women's hearts, and landed in jail
By Jeff Maysh Published
-
Rocket Lab launches 'Get the Hawk Outta Here' mission from New Zealand (video)
By Josh Dinner Published
-