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An artist's illustration of SpaceX's Dragon space capsule in Earth orbit.

SpaceX, Dragon Capsule & Falcon 9: Latest News

Hawthorne, Calif.-based Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) is a commercial company aiming to launch cargo, and eventually people, to low-Earth orbit. The firm is developing its Dragon capsule ...

Astronaut Paolo Nespoli took this image of the moon on March 20, 2011, and wrote, "#Supermoon was spectacular from here!"

Earth's Moon: Formation, Composition and Orbit

Scientists say a giant impact knocked off the raw ingredients for the mo...

Neil Armstrong's footprint on the moon as the first human to set foot on the lunar surface as a member of the Apollo 11 crew.

Space History Photos

Images from the early days of NASA and spaceflight.

The Mars Science Laboratory rover, Curiosity, stands inside the Spacecraft Assembly Facility at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. The photograph was taken during mobility testing on June 3, 2011. Workers continue preparing to ship the rov

Latest News About Mars Science Laboratory, NASA's Newest Mars Rover

The Mars rover Curiosity, also known as the Mars Science Laboratory, wil...

The shuttle Columbia lifts off on the first space shuttle mission ever, STS-1, on April 12, 1981.

Thirty Years of NASA Space Shuttle Missions

NASA's space shuttle fleet has flown in space for 30 years and retires i...

2012 Venus Transit of the Sun: Latest News

Get the latest news for the rare 2012 Venus transit across the sun on Ju...

French skywatcher Jean-Pierre Brahic took this photo of the violent solar flare from the sunspot 1302 on the sun's surface on Sept. 22, 2011. Earth is superimposed for scale.

Space Weather, Solar Flares & Sun Storms: Latest News

There may not be a lot of air, but there's still a lot of weather in spa...

SpaceKids on SPACE.com

At SpaceKids on SPACE.com, you'll find big questions and answers about e...

Atmosphere of Alien Super-Earth Revealed for First Time