Russian military satellite launch spawns space-junk fireball over Australia (video) By Mike Wall Russia launched a military satellite to orbit on Friday (May 22), and the mission generated plenty of drama in the downward direction as well.
SpaceX's historic Demo-2 Crew Dragon astronaut launch: Full coverage By Mike Wall SpaceX is about to make history. See Space.com's complete coverage of the company's crewed Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station, which launches on May 27.
Sensor glitch delays Virgin Orbit's 1st launch of new LauncherOne rocket By Tariq Malik Virgin Orbit called off the planned debut launch of its new LauncherOne rocket Sunday (May 24) due to a sensor issue on the air-launched booster.
Here's what SpaceX's 1st spaceship to carry astronauts looks like from space (satellite photos) By Meghan Bartels A satellite has spotted SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon standing tall on a launch pad in Florida, ready for this week's historic crewed flight.
On This Day in Space! May 24, 1962: Scott Carpenter becomes 2nd American in orbit By Hanneke Weitering On May 24, 1962, NASA astronaut Scott Carpenter became the fourth American to go to space and the second American to orbit the Earth. See how it happened in our On This Day in Space video series!
Meet the NASA astronauts launching on SpaceX's historic Crew Dragon test flight By Chelsea Gohd Two veteran NASA astronauts are ready and excited to launch from Florida to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX spacecraft next week. But who are they?
Colonizing Mars may require humanity to tweak its DNA By Mike Wall Genetic enhancement could allow humanity to push surprisingly far out into the final frontier.
Why a microwave-beam experiment will launch aboard the Air Force’s secretive X-37B space plane By Rafi Letzter There's a microwave power experiment heading to space Saturday (May 16) aboard the Air Force's secretive X-37B spaceplane. Researchers hope it could lead to a new global power source.
Russian military satellite launch spawns space-junk fireball over Australia (video) By Mike Wall Russia launched a military satellite to orbit on Friday (May 22), and the mission generated plenty of drama in the downward direction as well.
SpaceX's historic Demo-2 Crew Dragon astronaut launch: Full coverage By Mike Wall SpaceX is about to make history. See Space.com's complete coverage of the company's crewed Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station, which launches on May 27.
Pictures from space! Our image of the day By Space.com Staff SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule sits ready for launch atop a Falcon 9 rocket on Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
New Marsquake study could shatter theories on how Mars was born By Gemma Lavender A team of researchers at the University of Tokyo has revealed tantalizing details about Mars’ seismic activity for the very first time.
Ready, SETI, go: Is there a race to contact E.T.? By Leonard David Researchers using China's huge new FAST radio telescope are piecing together a technological strategy to carry out a major and sweeping search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI).
Mars may be wetter than we thought (but still not that habitable) By Mike Wall Mars is wetter than previously thought, but not in a way that boosts its life-hosting potential, a new study suggests.
Could life thrive on hydrogen-rich alien worlds? By Chelsea Gohd Life can thrive in a 100% hydrogen atmosphere, according to a new study. The finding could completely change our understanding of how (and where) life might exist in the universe.
Russian military satellite launch spawns space-junk fireball over Australia (video) By Mike Wall Russia launched a military satellite to orbit on Friday (May 22), and the mission generated plenty of drama in the downward direction as well.
May new moon 2020: Mercury and Venus meet up in the 'moonless' night sky By Jesse Emspak The new moon occurs Friday (May 22), at 1:39 p.m. EDT (1839 GMT), the same day that Venus and Mercury make a close approach.
Farewell Venus, hello Mercury! The innermost planet steals the spotlight this week By Joe Rao As the "evening star" Venus begins to retreat from the evening sky, the tiny planet Mercury prepares to put on a show.
Discovery, Science Channel offer behind-the-scenes looks at SpaceX's 1st crew launch By Elizabeth Howell Discovery and Science channels are teaming up to give us a multiplatform experience looking behind the scenes at SpaceX's first-ever crewed launch next week.
Watch astronauts talk SpaceX's Demo-2 launch with 'Virtual Astronomy Live' today! By Chelsea Gohd Today (May 21), former NASA astronauts Mike Massimino and Garrett Reisman will go live to chat about SpaceX's upcoming historic launch.
'Space Force' is coming! See the 2nd trailer for Steve Carell's new Netflix comedy (video) By Mike Wall We just got a second taste of "Space Force" to help whet our appetite for the Netflix comedy, whose premiere is now only 10 days away.
