Japanese space capsule carrying pristine asteroid samples lands in Australia By Mike Wall A small capsule bearing pristine pieces of the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu touched down today (Dec. 5) in the Outback of South Australia.
Tissue chips and organoids: SpaceX is launching lots of science to space for NASA on Sunday By Amy Thompson SpaceX's next resupply mission to the International Space Station, scheduled to launch Sunday (Dec. 6), will carry a host of science gear to the astronauts living and working on the orbiting lab.
We may be in a 'golden age' of sample-return space missions By Doris Elin Urrutia Modern astronomy is going through a new chapter of sample-retrieval missions, which started with the Apollo program.
Japan is bringing pieces of an asteroid to Earth today. Here's how to watch online. By Elizabeth Howell Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft is about to deliver a precious sample of asteroid dust to Earth late Friday, Dec. 4 (EST), and you can watch the event live.
Space photos: The most amazing images this week! By Doris Elin Urrutia See the best photos on Space.com this week.
The top space stories of the week! By Doris Elin Urrutia These are the top space stories this week from Space.com.
The Celestron 114LCM Computerized Telescope is 28% off, now just $285.83 By Gemma Lavender, All About Space magazine Tour the universe with the latest in telescope technology — and at a great discount
Celestron's AstroMaster LT 76AZ Telescope is now $111.59, 14% off the retail price By Gemma Lavender, All About Space magazine For a little over $100, you can get started in skywatching with a great-quality instrument
Watch live now: Japan's Hayabusa2 mission returning asteroid samples to Earth By Space.com Staff The return capsule of Japan's Hayabusa2 mission is scheduled to land in Australia around 12:47 p.m. EST (1747 GMT) on Dec. 5. Watch it live here!
Humor saved the day for the Selene II lunar analog mission — Commander's report: Lunar day 11 By Michaela Musilova Commander Musilova reports about how the Selene II crew employed humor and resourcefulness to preserve their sanity during a simulated Moon mission at the HI-SEAS habitat.
Japan is bringing pieces of an asteroid to Earth today. Here's how to watch online. By Elizabeth Howell Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft is about to deliver a precious sample of asteroid dust to Earth late Friday, Dec. 4 (EST), and you can watch the event live.
Pictures from space! Our image of the day By Space.com Staff This amazing close-up shows a view of a Soyuz-2 rocket's first stage engines as it launched three new Gonets-M communications satellites and a military nanosatellite into orbit.
On Mars, internal heat may have powered habitable hotspots long ago By Mike Wall The Martian underground may have been habitable billions of years ago even if the planet's surface was a dry, frigid wasteland.
Bringing Mars samples to Earth could cost an extra $1 billion, but NASA should totally do it, experts say By Meghan Bartels Holding a pristine piece of Mars in a lab on Earth is among the most ambitious dreams of planetary scientists, and NASA and its European counterpart want to make the dream a reality.
NASA's Curiosity rover snaps stunning selfie on Mars (photo) By Mike Wall NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has taken another selfie, just a few months before its six-wheeled cousin joins it on the Red Planet.
Sun, spotted: Our speckled star shines over New York City (photo) By Mike Wall A photo captured by amateur astronomer Alexander Krivenyshev shows two big sunspots on Earth's star.
After Arecibo, NASA isn't sure what comes next for planetary radar By Meghan Bartels Arecibo Observatory's massive radio telescope has collapsed; with it has gone a crucial tool in understanding asteroid risks to Earth — and it would take a serious government initiative to replace.
Best night sky events of December 2020 (stargazing maps) By Chris Vaughan See what's up in the night sky for December 2020, including stargazing events and the moon's phases, in this Space.com gallery courtesy of Starry Night Software.
'Star Trek: Discovery' offers a better take with season 3, episode 8 'The Sanctuary' By Scott Snowden "Star Trek: Discovery" offers a better episode with "The Sanctuary" but it might have benefitted from not following on from last week's emotion overload.
Frank Herbert's sci-fi classic gets special spice-laden treatment in 'Dune: The Graphic Novel' (exclusive) By Jeff Spry Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, and Raúl Allén deliver a stunning new adaptation of "Dune" like you've never seen it before.
'For All Mankind' patches depict space history changes in Apple TV+ series' season 2 By Robert Z. Pearlman A new set of mission patches hints at how space history will change in the second season of the Apple TV+ series "For All Mankind."
