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Latest News About Alien Planets
July 11th, 2013
An alien planet orbits a star other than our sun, and is sometimes called an "exoplanet." Learn more about the types of alien planets, including exoplanets and extrasolar planets, and get the latest news.
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Latest News About China's Space Program
June 25th, 2013
See the latest on China's space program, rocket launches and space missions.
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Earth, Our Home Planet
April 21st, 2013
Latest discoveries and photos about Earth from space.
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Latest News About Stars and Galaxies
February 19th, 2013
Stars are giant, luminous spheres of plasma. Galaxies consist of stars, stellar remnants, dust, gas, and dark matter, bound together by gravity. Learn more about stars and galaxies.
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Latest News About Black Holes
June 8th, 2012
A black hole is a location in space that possesses so much gravity, nothing can escape its pull, even light.
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SpaceKids on SPACE.com
February 29th, 2012
At SpaceKids on SPACE.com, you'll find big questions and answers about everything from the moon to Mars to our Milky Way.
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Latest News About NASA's Grail Moon Gravity Mission
December 29th, 2011
See the latest news about NASA's Grail moon gravity mission.
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Nibiru News and Planet X in 2012
September 2nd, 2011
See the latest news on Nibiru and 2012.
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Latest Discoveries About Pluto, the Dwarf Planet
April 19th, 2011
The solar system's runt.
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Saturn: The Latest Discoveries
March 23rd, 2011
Learn the latest discoveries about the ringed planet Saturn.
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Mercury, First Planet From the Sun: Latest Discoveries
March 23rd, 2011
Learn the latest about Mercury, our solar system's smallest planet.
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Latest News About Mars Science Laboratory, NASA's Newest Mars Rover
July 3rd, 2013
The Mars rover Curiosity, also known as the Mars Science Laboratory, will launch in late 2011 and land on the Red Planet in August 2012.
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Earth's Moon: Formation, Composition and Orbit
June 20th, 2013
Scientists say a giant impact knocked off the raw ingredients for the moon off the primitive molten Earth and into orbit. SPACE.com has an overview of Earth’s Moon, including its composition and orbit.
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SpaceX, Dragon Capsule & Falcon 9: Latest News
March 25th, 2013
Private rocket company SpaceX is a leader among the new space push to send humans to orbit on commercial craft.
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Space History Photos
February 12th, 2013
Images from the early days of NASA and spaceflight.
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Transit of Venus Across the Sun 2012: Latest News
May 31st, 2012
Get the latest news for the rare 2012 Venus transit across the sun on June 6. The next one is in 2117!
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Fifty Years of Human Spaceflight
February 17th, 2012
It's been 50 years since humanity first launched into space and there's still much more to explore.
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Latest News About Uranus, Seventh Planet from the Sun
October 7th, 2011
The planet Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun and the third largest planet in the solar system. Uranus is a gas giant with the coldest atmosphere in the solar system.
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Latest News for NASA's Final Shuttle Mission STS-135
July 21st, 2011
See the latest updates on NASA's last shuttle mission in history, the STS-135 flight of Atlantis.
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Latest News About Neptune, the Mysterious Blue Planet
April 19th, 2011
The eighth planet is an ice giant.
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Jupiter: Latest Discoveries and Photos
March 23rd, 2011
Learn the latest discoveries about Jupiter and its many moons and rings.
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Mars the Red Planet: Latest News and Discoveries
March 23rd, 2011
Mars is the fourth planet from the sun. See the latest discoveries on the Red Planet.
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Thirty Years of NASA Space Shuttle Missions
June 29th, 2013
NASA's space shuttle fleet has flown in space for 30 years and retires in 2011.
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Space Weather, Solar Flares & Sun Storms: Latest News
May 13th, 2013
There may not be a lot of air, but there's still a lot of weather in space. Get the latest news of space weather and solar flares here from SPACE.com.
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Space Tourism: The Latest News, Features and Photos
February 24th, 2013
Learn the latest news about space tourism and space tourist trips into outer space.
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Latest News About Mars Rovers Opportunity and Spirit
January 24th, 2013
Mars Rovers Spirit and Opportunity are 6-wheeled, remotely operated explorers on the planet Mars.
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Night Sky Pictures: Stargazer Photos of Stars and Planets
April 1st, 2012
See amazing images by dedicated night sky observers and amateur astronomers alike.
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Latest News About Space Junk and Orbital Debris
January 12th, 2012
See the latest news about space debris and junk in space.
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Latest News About the Juno Mission to Jupiter
October 5th, 2011
NASA's Jupiter-bound Juno probe will study the gas giant's atmosphere, magnetosphere and gravitational field. Juno will orbit Jupiter for about a year.
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Special Report: Final Flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour
April 22nd, 2011
Space shuttle Endeavour ends its career with the 14-day mission of STS-134.
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Latest News About Uranus, 7th Planet in the Solar System
April 19th, 2011
The gas giant is the third-largest planet.
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Latest Discoveries on Venus, Second Planet From the Sun
March 23rd, 2011
Learn the latest discoveries about Venus.
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Last Flight of Space Shuttle Discovery: STS-133
March 23rd, 2011
Relive the final voyage of NASA's space shuttle Discovery during the STS-133 mission.
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