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See the famous winged horse Pegasus fly in the autumn night sky
A few hours after darkness falls during November, the unquestioned landmark of the autumn night sky occupies a commanding position high in the south: the flying horse Pegasus.
On this day in space! Nov. 16, 1974: Arecibo Observatory broadcasts interstellar message
On Nov. 16, 1974, humans sent their first message to the stars in an attempt to contact extraterrestrials.
With more moon missions on the horizon, avoiding crowding and collisions will be a growing challenge
Experts dive into the many missions headed to the moon and how space programs can avoid override.
Watch interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS speed away from the sun in free telescope livestream on Nov. 16
Comet 3I/ATLAS recently emerged from behind the glare of the sun to become visible to ground-based telescopes.
Expert advice for new stargazers: How to begin your amateur astronomy journey
Astronomers and expert stargazers share their top skywatching tips for beginners
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 186 — Snow on the Moon?
On Episode 186 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Dr. Jim Green, NASA's former chief scientist, about snow on the moon.
How spacefaring nations could avoid conflict on the moon
An expert discusses how the space race to the moon could lead to possible warfare, and how policies could avoid future conflict.
Watch Blue Origin's huge New Glenn rocket ace its epic landing on a ship at sea (video)
Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket just aced its second-ever mission — and returned to Earth safely for the first time. See a video of the booster's dramatic homecoming here.
SpaceX launches 2 rockets less than 4 hours apart from Florida's Space Coast (video)
SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 rockets in less than four hours overnight Friday (Nov. 14), adding another 58 satellites to its Starlink broadband megaconstellation.
China's Shenzhou 21 astronauts are stranded aboard the Tiangong space station — for now
The three astronauts of China's Shenzhou 21 mission currently have no safe way to get home from the Tiangong space station in the event of an emergency. But that situation is likely to change soon.
