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There are only three astronauts currently aboard the ISS, and two are Russian. Even so, NASA has plans to make sure the big game will be beamed up to orbit.

The FAA has cleared the Falcon 9 rocket to return to flight, freeing NASA and SpaceX to target Feb. 11 for the launch of the Crew-12 astronaut mission to the International Space Station.

"We found an unexpected chemical complexity, with abundances far higher than predicted by current theoretical models."

New infrared observations reveal that the rare interstellar visitor known as comet 3I/ATLAS has dramatically brightened during its farewell tour of the solar system.

The latest recipient of the Foundation's Live Long & Prosper Tribute Award is Jessica Schonhut-Stasik, an astrophysicist and neurodiversity advocate who is affectionately known as "Girl Spock."

The UK government is to slash by 30 percent its funding for astronomy, particle and nuclear physics in a move branded as disastrous for the field and likely to affect a generation of researchers.

For the fourth time in the last 19 months, the upper stage of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket experienced a problem during a mission. How long will the vehicle be grounded this time?

Follow Space.com's rocket launch blog for the latest on when the next rocket launch will be and how to follow it live.

On Feb. 6, 1971, Apollo 14 astronaut Al Shepard became the first person to hit a golf ball on the moon.

Astronomers witnessed a star emitting as much energy in mere moments as our sun puts out in a few months. The dramatic observation gives a direct look into the brutal physics of these stellar events.