On This Day in Space! June 18, 1983: Sally Ride becomes America's 1st woman in space By Hanneke Weitering On June 18, 1983, NASA astronaut Sally Ride became America's first woman in space. See how it happened in our "On This Day In Space" series!
Dark matter is putting the brakes on our Milky Way galaxy's spin By Daisy Dobrijevic The rotation of the Milky Way bar has slowed by almost a quarter since its formation.
Space startup Launcher to fly an orbital platform filled with CubeSats on a SpaceX rocket in 2022 By Elizabeth Howell Fresh off a nearly $12 million funding round, startup space company Launcher announced a new satellite platform to carry stacks of CubeSats into space.
Incredibly powerful megaflares from young stars are common, study shows By Meghan Bartels Young stars can release flares more powerful than our sun's largest on record once a week, according to a massive new analysis of stellar activity.
Pictures from space! Our image of the day By Space.com Staff The drought-stricken coffee-growing region in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais captured in an false-color image taken by the European Sentinel-2 satellite.
Former astronaut Pam Melroy confirmed as NASA deputy administrator By Mike Wall The U.S. Senate confirmed former astronaut Pam Melroy as NASA deputy administrator on Thursday (June 17), about six weeks after doing the same for space agency chief Bill Nelson.
The world needs space junk standards, G7 nations agree By Tereza Pultarova The western world's most advanced economies have agreed to take action against space debris at the G-7 Leaders' Summit in Cornwall, U.K.
The world's first wooden satellite will launch this year By Tereza Pultarova The world’s first satellite made partially of wood is set to launch to space later this year. It will test how well the sustainable material deals with the harsh environment of space.
Space startup Launcher to fly an orbital platform filled with CubeSats on a SpaceX rocket in 2022 By Elizabeth Howell Fresh off a nearly $12 million funding round, startup space company Launcher announced a new satellite platform to carry stacks of CubeSats into space.
HBCU flags and 'Rosie' coins among Boeing Starliner OFT-2 cargo By Robert Z. Pearlman Flags, patches and pins representing the diverse history of the U.S. and its space exploration efforts will be on board the second orbital flight test of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.
Pictures from space! Our image of the day By Space.com Staff The drought-stricken coffee-growing region in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais captured in an false-color image taken by the European Sentinel-2 satellite.
Mystery solved? Dust cloud caused Betelgeuse star's weird dimming, study finds By Mike Wall Astronomers may have solved the mystery of Betelgeuse's bizarre brightness drop.
NASA's Perseverance rover begins 1st science campaign on Mars By Mike Wall NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has kicked off its highly anticipated science campaign with a Red Planet road trip.
Why Venus is back in the exploration limelight By Mike Wall We may be witnessing the start of a bona fide Venus exploration campaign.
Report: NASA investigating UFO sightings, agency chief says By Mike Wall NASA chief Bill Nelson told CNN that he has asked agency researchers to look into the spate of UFO sightings that U.S. Navy pilots have reported over the past two decades.
Wow! This video of an Atlas V rocket launch seen from an airplane is just amazing By Elizabeth Howell Flying isn't easy to do these days amid the pandemic, but one group of passengers got to see a rocket launch from the air last month as an unexpected reward for their efforts.
Venus and the moon will shine bright in the night sky tonight By Joe Rao Venus and the moon will shine bright together in the night sky tonight (June 11)!
Solar eclipse from space! See satellite view of moon casting its shadow on Earth (video) By Chelsea Gohd A satellite captured the moon casting its shadow on Earth during the annular solar eclipse early Thursday (June 10) morning.
A new teaser trailer for 'Star Trek: Picard' season 2 is here and it's Q-tastic By Scott Snowden A new teaser trailer hints at the upcoming story for "Star Trek: Picard" season 2 has arrived and there's quite a lot to unpack!
Watch the 1st trailer for 'Invasion,' a new sci-fi series coming to Apple TV+ By Scott Snowden Apple has released the first trailer and release date for it's new science fiction thriller series called "Invasion."
Get 'Down to Earth' with former NASA astronaut Terry Virts in new podcast By Daisy Dobrijevic Join astronaut Terry Virts as he discusses what matters on planet Earth with a range of interesting guests
