'Star Trek: Picard' warps onto TV with an okay premiere episode By Scott Snowden While "Star Trek" fans worldwide are rejoicing at the return of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard, the actor who plays him says his younger self would have been surprised to reprise the role.
DARPA scraps XS-1 military space plane project after Boeing drops out By Mike Wall Boeing has withdrawn from Experimental Spaceplane, a U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) program designed to increase the nation's access to space.
The mystery behind a superbright supernova may just have been solved By Charles Q. Choi The explosion likely occurred within a dense shell of matter shed by a companion star.
SpaceX may try to catch Crew Dragon capsules with a giant net. (No, really.) By Mike Wall SpaceX's Crew Dragon astronaut taxis may not always cap their missions with ocean splashdowns.
'Terminator Tape' did its job in space-junk test — and it will be back By Mike Wall One technique that could help alleviate the space-junk scourge just passed a key off-Earth test.
Pictures from Space! Our Image of the Day By Space.com Staff Light trails streak across the Earth as star trails circle overhead in this stunning long-exposure photo taken by NASA astronaut Christina Koch at the International Space Station.
DARPA scraps XS-1 military space plane project after Boeing drops out By Mike Wall Boeing has withdrawn from Experimental Spaceplane, a U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) program designed to increase the nation's access to space.
'Terminator Tape' did its job in space-junk test — and it will be back By Mike Wall One technique that could help alleviate the space-junk scourge just passed a key off-Earth test.
DARPA scraps XS-1 military space plane project after Boeing drops out By Mike Wall Boeing has withdrawn from Experimental Spaceplane, a U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) program designed to increase the nation's access to space.
'Terminator Tape' did its job in space-junk test — and it will be back By Mike Wall One technique that could help alleviate the space-junk scourge just passed a key off-Earth test.
It's time to say goodbye to NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Here's why. By Meghan Bartels How does NASA know it's time to end a mission? For the Spitzer Space Telescope, the agency can blame it on the spacecraft's juice.
Ancient Australian crystals unlock history of Earth's first magnetic field By Rafi Letzter It was a lot more powerful than anyone believed.
NASA's next Mars rover will get one of these 9 names By Mike Wall NASA has chosen nine finalists in the student naming contest for its next Mars rover, which currently goes by the bland Mars 2020.
Can this new model predict which alien worlds could support life? By Elizabeth Howell It's a tough job to figure out which planets are potentially habitable, because we can only see so much detail in our telescopes.
Alien life is out there. But our theories are steering us away from it. By Peter Vickers Alien life is out there, but our current theories seem to be steering us away from it, says this scientist.
Space calendar 2020: Rocket launches, sky events, missions & more! By Hanneke Weitering Here's a guide to all the rocket launches and astronomical events in 2020, as well as milestones for space missions, anniversaries and conferences.
January new moon 2020: Catch Venus, Jupiter and more in the 'moonless' night sky By Jesse Emspak In January, the moon will make a close approach to several planets both before and after it enters its new phase on Jan. 24, offering some fine photo opportunities in a bright winter sky.
How the 'comet of the century' became an astronomical disappointment By Joe Rao Christened for months as "The Comet of the Century," Comet Kohoutek never came remotely close to living up to expectations.
'Star Trek: Picard': Why does Trek endure? TNG's Marina Sirtis and Brent Spiner explain By Elizabeth Howell Something is keeping "Star Trek: The Next Generation" going a generation after fans first met the characters. Here's what the actors think it is.
Why 'Picard' symbolizes hope for 'Star Trek's' Patrick Stewart By Elizabeth Howell While "Star Trek" fans worldwide are rejoicing at the return of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard, the actor who plays him says his younger self would have been surprised to reprise the role.
This week on the Space.com forums: Seek knowledge, ask questions, win prizes! By Space.com Staff If you haven't signed up for the Space.com forums yet, now is a great time, as there's a ton of things to get involved in.
