Pictures from Space! Our Image of the Day By SPACE.com Staff City lights around the Nile River and its delta sparkle by night in this stunning view from the International Space Station.
On This Day in Space! Sept. 19, 1996: STS-79 Docks with Mir Space Station By Hanneke Weitering On Sept. 19, 1996, the space shuttle Atlantis rendezvoused with Russia's Mir space station to deliver supplies and equipment. See how it happened in our On This Day in Space video series!
SpaceX Seeks Property Buyouts Near Starhopper Launch Site in Texas: Report By Elizabeth Howell SpaceX wants to buy out the properties of residents in a community located only a few miles away its Starhopper launch site in south Texas, according to a report.
Indian Moon Probe's Failure Won't Stop an Asian Space Race That Threatens Regional Security By Wendy Whitman Cobb These types of missions are one way to achieve international prestige. But they also peacefully demonstrate capabilities that could be used in conflict.
UFOs Are Real — and You Were Never Supposed to See Them, Military Official Says By Brandon Specktor Remember those viral UFO videos you saw last year? The government would like you to forget them, please.
No Space Crash: Dead Russian Satellite Just Missed an Old Habitat Prototype in Orbit By Mike Wall There was a 5.6% chance that Bigelow Aerospace's Genesis II experimental habitat and Russia's defunct Cosmos 1300 satellite would collide early this morning (Sept. 18). But it didn't happen.
SpaceX's Next Starship Prototype Taking Shape (Photos) By Mike Wall Construction of the test craft is proceeding apace, as two new photos posted on Twitter today (Sept. 17) by company founder and CEO Elon Musk reveal.
How Augmented Reality Will Bring Space Books to Life By Michael D. Shaw When we read about the glories of space, we often miss the most magnificent part about exploring it: the audiovisual experience.
Indian Moon Probe's Failure Won't Stop an Asian Space Race That Threatens Regional Security By Wendy Whitman Cobb These types of missions are one way to achieve international prestige. But they also peacefully demonstrate capabilities that could be used in conflict.
NASA Reveals New Gateway Logo for Artemis Lunar Orbit Way Station By Robert Z. Pearlman NASA's effort to build and deploy a small space station in orbit around the moon now has its own logo.
Pictures from Space! Our Image of the Day By SPACE.com Staff City lights around the Nile River and its delta sparkle by night in this stunning view from the International Space Station.
Asteroid Dust Triggered an Explosion of Life on Earth 466 Million Years Ago By Meghan Bartels Consider the possibility that an asteroid may have transformed the picture of life on Earth — but forget the dinosaurs and the massive crater, and rewind an extra 400 million years.
Are We Alone? 'Ad Astra' Star Brad Pitt Talks Aliens, Science Fiction and More By Elizabeth Howell Brad Pitt says his new space movie, "Ad Astra," won't have a clear position on whether humanity is alone in the universe.
A Visit to Watery Super-Earth Alien Planet K2-18 b Would Be Super-Strange By Mike Wall The alien planet K2-18 b would be a truly exotic vacation destination.
The Water Vapor Find on 'Habitable' Exoplanet K2-18 b Is Exciting — But It's No Earth Twin By Mike Wall Astronomers are finding more and more alien worlds that may be capable of supporting Earth-like life, but none of them so far are carbon copies of our home world.
Astronomers Get the Goods on Jupiter-Smacking Space Rock By Mike Wall The space rock that whacked Jupiter last month has lost its air of mystery.
First Glimpses of Interstellar Comet Suggest It's Not So Different By Meghan Bartels Astronomers are rushing to study what appears to be the first known interstellar comet — and in some of the very earliest observations, it looks oddly familiar.
Watch an Asteroid Fly by Earth Today in a Live Webcast from Slooh! By Elizabeth Howell This weekend you can see live telescope views of an asteroid hurtling past Earth, thanks to astronomy broadcaster Slooh.
Are We Alone? 'Ad Astra' Star Brad Pitt Talks Aliens, Science Fiction and More By Elizabeth Howell Brad Pitt says his new space movie, "Ad Astra," won't have a clear position on whether humanity is alone in the universe.
'Star Trek: Discovery' Actor Anthony Rapp Talks Diversity, Science and New Role in 'Star Trek Online' By Elizabeth Howell From stage to the small screen, "Star Trek: Discovery" actor Anthony Rapp always tried to embody queer-friendly characters. And now his Trek character is coming to the gaming world.
Brad Pitt Calls Space Station Astronaut to Talk 'Ad Astra' and Life in Space (Video) By Chelsea Gohd "Ad Astra" star Brad Pitt talks about life in space with NASA astronaut Nick Hague, who recently screened the film at the International Space Station.
