Elon Musk Says It's 'So Far, So Good' for SpaceX's 1st 60 Starlink Satellites By Mike Wall The first 60 satellites in SpaceX's huge Starlink constellation haven't experienced any hiccups in orbit thus far.
Boeing Completes Tests of Starliner Thrusters By Jeff Foust Boeing has completed ground testing of the thrusters for its CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle, nearly a year after a setback in earlier testing of those thrusters.
SpaceX Launches New Legal Battle Against US Air Force By Sandra Erwin Launch Service Agreement contract winners Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman and United Launch Alliance have filed 'motions to intervene' in the lawsuit filed by SpaceX.
Sirangelo Leaves NASA After Exploration Reorganization Scrapped By Jeff Foust A former space industry executive who joined NASA to guide its revamped lunar exploration strategy has left the agency after just a month and a half.
Land Rover Unveils Astronaut Edition Vehicle, for Virgin Galactic Space Tourists Only! By Elizabeth Howell If you're a future space tourist with Virgin Galactic, there's a nice bonus in store for you.
Amateur Astronomers See 'Blades' on Jupiter's Great Red Spot By Doris Elin Salazar What's in a name? Well, for the amateur astronomers and scientists fixated on Jupiter, there's been a recent need to describe its iconic storm as more than just a great red spot.
How Dead Aliens Could Help Save Humanity By Mike Wall Those who don't learn the lessons of an extinct alien civilization's fall may be doomed to repeat it.
Sen Launched 4K Video Cameras Into Space. Here's What They Saw. By Elizabeth Howell New video views of Earth show our planet in stunning high-definition, courtesy of a newly-launched 4K video-streaming platform.
Boeing Completes Tests of Starliner Thrusters By Jeff Foust Boeing has completed ground testing of the thrusters for its CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle, nearly a year after a setback in earlier testing of those thrusters.
SpaceX Launches New Legal Battle Against US Air Force By Sandra Erwin Launch Service Agreement contract winners Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman and United Launch Alliance have filed 'motions to intervene' in the lawsuit filed by SpaceX.
Pictures from Space! Our Image of the Day By Hanneke Weitering Europe's city lights gleam through clear skies in this post-sunset photo by Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques.
Could Microbes Live in Martian Dust? Mission Designers Are Thinking Ahead for Red Planet Crews By Elizabeth Howell Could Mars have little microbes living in its dust?
How Dead Aliens Could Help Save Humanity By Mike Wall Those who don't learn the lessons of an extinct alien civilization's fall may be doomed to repeat it.
You Can Send Your Name to the Red Planet on NASA's Mars 2020 Rover By Mike Wall NASA is inviting people around the world to submit their names for inclusion on microchips that will fly aboard the life-hunting Mars 2020 rover, which is scheduled to launch next summer.
NASA Puts Mars 2020 Rover's Space Ride to the Test (Photo) By Mike Wall Earlier this month, engineers put the Mars 2020 rover's fully assembled spacecraft through some tests at the Space Simulator Facility at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
Watch Saturn Play Peekaboo with the Moon Tonight! By Hanneke Weitering The moon will make a close pass to Saturn this evening (May 22), so close that our natural satellite will block the view of the ringed planet for skywatchers in parts of the world.
Space Launch Calendar 2019: Sky Events, Missions & More By Hanneke Weitering Here's a guide to SpaceX's launch schedule, other rocket missions, astronomical events of the next year, as well as milestones for spacecraft already in travel.
Caught Speeding: Illinois Patrol Cop Spies Blazing Fireball (Video) By Elizabeth Howell An Illinois police officer on a routine trip earlier this month saw a fireball suddenly light up the sky in front of the car's dashboard camera.
The First Trailer for 'Star Trek: Picard' Is Here By Scott Snowden Hot on the heels of the logo and title reveal comes our first look at the new "Star Trek: Picard" spin-off series, focusing on Jean-Luc Picard, played by Patrick Stewart.
'Terminator: Dark Fate' First Teaser Trailer Has Arrived By Scott Snowden Cinema's favorite silver-suited, metal-booted cybernetic killing machine is back.
Best Astronomy and Astrophysics Books By SPACE.com Staff Space.com's editors present a list of the astrophysics and astronomy books worth a read-through.
