NASA-sponsored moon mission will launch on a SpaceX rocket By Meghan Bartels A NASA-contracted lunar lander bound for the moon's South Pole will launch on a SpaceX rocket in late 2022.
NASA event marks 100th anniversary of women's voting rights By Elizabeth Howell NASA commemorated the 100th anniversary of when some American women won the right to vote by celebrating today's female pioneers, who are spreading their wings far into space.
Earth may have been born wet By Mike Wall Earth may not have needed asteroid and comet strikes to fill its oceans, a new study reports.
Space Chat with Space.com: Tune in Fridays for science, space and more! By Chelsea Gohd This Friday, "Space Chat" explores SpaceX's Starlink satellite constellation.
NASA Mission Control braces for Hurricane Laura as astronauts watch from space By Hanneke Weitering To prepare for the potentially catastrophic storm, NASA has temporarily closed Johnson Space Center, sending space station flight controllers to backup hubs in Texas and Alabama.
Pictures from space! Our image of the day By Space.com Staff This image, snapped by the Hubble Space Telescope, shows the enormous, fluffy-looking nebula NGC 595.
Submarine could explore seas of huge Saturn moon Titan By Mike Wall Researchers have been crafting a concept mission that would send a submarine to Saturn's huge moon Titan, which sports lakes and seas of liquid hydrocarbons on its frigid surface.
Could carbon-foam probes bring interstellar flight within reach? By Charles Q. Choi Spacecraft made of carbon-foam bubbles could zoom from Earth to Alpha Centauri in 185 years, driven solely by the power of the sun, a new study finds.
NASA-sponsored moon mission will launch on a SpaceX rocket By Meghan Bartels A NASA-contracted lunar lander bound for the moon's South Pole will launch on a SpaceX rocket in late 2022.
NASA event marks 100th anniversary of women's voting rights By Elizabeth Howell NASA commemorated the 100th anniversary of when some American women won the right to vote by celebrating today's female pioneers, who are spreading their wings far into space.
NASA event marks 100th anniversary of women's voting rights By Elizabeth Howell NASA commemorated the 100th anniversary of when some American women won the right to vote by celebrating today's female pioneers, who are spreading their wings far into space.
Earth may have been born wet By Mike Wall Earth may not have needed asteroid and comet strikes to fill its oceans, a new study reports.
Submarine could explore seas of huge Saturn moon Titan By Mike Wall Researchers have been crafting a concept mission that would send a submarine to Saturn's huge moon Titan, which sports lakes and seas of liquid hydrocarbons on its frigid surface.
What does the Pentagon's new UFO task force mean? Experts weigh in. By Leonard David The Pentagon just announced the creation of a task force to analyze and understand the "nature and origins" of UFOs. Here's what the much-hyped news means.
Rocket Lab aims to launch private Venus mission in 2023 By Mike Wall Rocket Lab, which gives small spacecraft dedicated rides to Earth orbit, plans to go interplanetary soon with an astrobiology mission to the second rock from the sun.
Satellite megaconstellations could have 'extreme' impact on astronomy, report finds By Mike Wall Huge constellations of internet satellites could fundamentally change how astronomers study the night sky and how the rest of us experience it, a new report finds.
Hubble telescope catches stunning view of Comet NEOWISE after its spectacular summer sky show By Elizabeth Howell The Hubble Space Telescope turned its powerful eyes to a celestial visitor to our skies — Comet NEOWISE, which put on a stunning show in the United States earlier this summer.
Sunrise at Copernicus crater: How to see the 'Monarch of the Moon' By Joe Rao You can see the moon's famous Copernicus crater along the lunar terminator — the line lunar between day and night — on Thursday (Aug. 27).
Space Chat with Space.com: Tune in Fridays for science, space and more! By Chelsea Gohd This Friday, "Space Chat" explores SpaceX's Starlink satellite constellation.
New 'Raised By Wolves' trailer offers more clues into HBO Max's exciting sci-fi series By Scott Snowden Earth has been all but destroyed and the last humans are being raised by androids.
'Star Trek: Fleet Command' mobile strategy game is beaming up the entire Trek timeline By Elizabeth Howell Mobile fans of "Star Trek Fleet Command" can now play characters from every Trek timeline.