China Launches 2 Rockets Within 3 Hours in Latest Space Rally (Videos) By Elizabeth Howell A Chinese Long March 6 rocket launched five satellites into orbit on the Ningxia-1 mission Wednesday (Nov. 13), just three hours after another launch.
'The Mandalorian' Episode 1 Perfects the Small-Screen 'Sci-Fi Western' By Scott Snowden Disney's first live-action "Star Wars" TV show proves the franchise can work on the small screen.
Watch a Brilliant Fireball Flash Over St. Louis' Historic Arch (Video) By Samantha Mathewson A bright fireball meteor streaked across the night sky above Missouri Monday (Nov. 11), passing over St. Louis' iconic Gateway Arch.
May the Piccolo Be with You! Watch an Astronaut Perform the 'Star Wars' Theme in Space By Elizabeth Howell The Force is definitely strong with NASA astronaut Jessica Meir, who recently played the "Star Wars" theme aboard the International Space Station.
Farewell, Ryugu! Japan's Hayabusa2 Probe Leaves Asteroid for Journey Home By Meghan Bartels Japan's enterprising asteroid-sampling spacecraft began they journey home Tuesday (Nov. 12), packed full of precious space rocks that scientists can't wait to get their hands on.
See the 4 Sites Where a NASA Spacecraft May 'Tag' Asteroid Bennu Next Year (Photos) By Chelsea Gohd NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will "tag" asteroid Bennu at one of four potential sites next year. See close-up views of the four candidate sites here!
US Must Adapt to Fight Growing Space-Based Threats, Air Force Officials Say By Mike Wall The U.S. Air Force must change the way it does business to fight the growing threat to the nation's dominance of the final frontier, military officials say.
How to Use Mobile Astronomy Apps to View the Mercury Transit of 2019 By Chris Vaughan How to use a mobile astronomy app to preview and track the Mercury transit on Nov. 11.
China Launches 2 Rockets Within 3 Hours in Latest Space Rally (Videos) By Elizabeth Howell A Chinese Long March 6 rocket launched five satellites into orbit on the Ningxia-1 mission Wednesday (Nov. 13), just three hours after another launch.
May the Piccolo Be with You! Watch an Astronaut Perform the 'Star Wars' Theme in Space By Elizabeth Howell The Force is definitely strong with NASA astronaut Jessica Meir, who recently played the "Star Wars" theme aboard the International Space Station.
See the 4 Sites Where a NASA Spacecraft May 'Tag' Asteroid Bennu Next Year (Photos) By Chelsea Gohd NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will "tag" asteroid Bennu at one of four potential sites next year. See close-up views of the four candidate sites here!
Pictures from Space! Our Image of the Day By Space.com Staff Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft departed from the asteroid Ryugu last night to begin its journey back to Earth. This is one of the photos Hayabusa2 took of Ryugu shortly after its departure.
NASA's TESS Spacecraft is Finding Hundreds of Exoplanets — And is Poised to Find Thousands More By Daniel Apai, Benjamin Rackham Over 99% of these alien worlds remain undiscovered — but this is about to change.
Discovering Extraterrestrial Life Would Be Slow and Uncertain By Meghan Bartels Scientists have spent long enough looking for proof of alien life that the little buggers, if they do exist, probably aren't going to be easy to identify.
Wild Idea: Let's Use the Sun as a Lens to Check for Life on Alien Planets By Meghan Bartels Our sun may someday be able to shed light on whether life is hiding on a distant planet, assuming humans can execute a delicate maneuver in space.
November Full Moon 2019: See the 'Beaver Moon' (and Meteors) Tonight! By Jesse Emspak The full moon of November, called the Beaver Moon, will shine in the constellation Aries on Nov. 12, the same day as the peak of the Northern Taurid meteor shower.
Miss the Mercury Transit of 2019? You'll Have to Wait 13 Years for the Next One By Elizabeth Howell If you missed Mercury's journey across the sun Monday (Nov. 11), you're in for a bit of a wait for the next sun-transiting planetary occasion.
Rare Mercury Transit, the Last Until 2032, Thrills Skywatchers Around the World By Hanneke Weitering, Elizabeth Howell The tiny planet Mercury scooted across the sun's face today (Nov. 11) for the last time until 2032, and skywatchers around the world had the chance to witness the rare celestial event.
UCB's 'George Lucas Talk Show' Lands at NYC's Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Tonight By Tariq Malik Watch out, "Star Wars" fans, the Upright Citizens Brigade is headed to your galaxy far, far away.
'Beyond the Known' Reveals Exploration's Role in Human History (and Our Future) By Elizabeth Howell The complex history of humanity's exploration helped forge our urge to head out to space, argues a new book.
Snoopy Boldly Goes to Red Planet in 'A Beagle of Mars' By Chris Arrant On Dec. 18, Peanuts' Snoopy will follow in the pawprints of the Russian cosmonaut Laika and venture into space - but go where no beagle has gone before: Mars.
