Gorgeous Orion Nebula Glows in Stunning Red and Blue Light (Photo) By Miguel Claro Captured in the visible light spectrum, this deep-space image paints a sharp and colorful picture of the great Orion Nebula.
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.
Wisconsin High School Again Lands the Top Prize in National Rocketry Competition By Elizabeth Howell A high school team from Wisconsin is on its way to Paris after taking top prize at the Team America Rocketry Challenge, according to a May 18 announcement.
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 in space and the second American in orbit. See how it happened in our On This Day in Space videos series!
SpaceX's 60-Satellite Launch Is Just the Beginning for Starlink Megaconstellation Project By Mike Wall The 60 internet satellites SpaceX just launched will be but the tip of a very large off-Earth iceberg, if all goes according to plan.
Flag Flown by Neil Armstrong on Apollo 11 Moon Landing Donated to Explorers Club By Robert Z. Pearlman For more than a century, explorers have traveled to the farthest reaches of, and off, our world, carrying with them a banner of the club that unites them all.
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.
Wisconsin High School Again Lands the Top Prize in National Rocketry Competition By Elizabeth Howell A high school team from Wisconsin is on its way to Paris after taking top prize at the Team America Rocketry Challenge, according to a May 18 announcement.
Flag Flown by Neil Armstrong on Apollo 11 Moon Landing Donated to Explorers Club By Robert Z. Pearlman For more than a century, explorers have traveled to the farthest reaches of, and off, our world, carrying with them a banner of the club that unites them all.
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.
How an Inflating Universe Could Create a Multiverse By Paul Sutter It's a perennial sci-fi favorite: other worlds, other universes, other possibilities, right beyond the bounds of the known cosmos or just a flick of a magic device away.
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.
