see all latest headlines
Jupiter's Great Red Spot Swirls in Stunning Up-Close Photo by Juno Probe
Jupiter's Great Red Spot Swirls in Stunning Up-Close Photo by Juno Probe
The Truth Behind This Amazing Video from the Surface of a Comet
The Truth Behind This Amazing Video from the Surface of a Comet
Watch Live Today! Europe's Sentinel-3B Satellite Launches @ 1:57 pm ET
Watch Live Today! Europe's Sentinel-3B Satellite Launches @ 1:57 pm ET
Asteroid Miners' Arkyd-6 Satellite Aces Big Test in Space
Asteroid Miners' Arkyd-6 Satellite Aces Big Test in Space
Image of the Day
Image of the Day
'A is for Astronaut' Is a Fun Space Book for All Ages (and It's Written by an Astronaut!)
'A is for Astronaut' Is a Fun Space Book for All Ages (and It's Written by an Astronaut!)
On This Day In Space! April 25, 1990: STS-31 Deploys Hubble Space Telescope
On This Day In Space! April 25, 1990: STS-31 Deploys Hubble Space Telescope
A Google Street View Car Drove Right Through the Path of the 2017 Solar Eclipse
A Google Street View Car Drove Right Through the Path of the 2017 Solar Eclipse
You 'Knead' to See Garlic Bread Fly into the Stratosphere, Then Get Eaten! (Video)
You 'Knead' to See Garlic Bread Fly into the Stratosphere, Then Get Eaten! (Video)
Astronaut Chris Hadfield Teaches Spaceflight Essentials in New MasterClass Series
Astronaut Chris Hadfield Teaches Spaceflight Essentials in New MasterClass Series
15 Space Travel Tips from an Astronaut
15 Space Travel Tips from an Astronaut
Twin-Star Systems May Give Their 'Tatooine' Planets the Boot (Here's Why)
Twin-Star Systems May Give Their 'Tatooine' Planets the Boot (Here's Why)
New NASA Chief Jim Bridenstine Officially Sworn In After Long Nomination Fight
New NASA Chief Jim Bridenstine Officially Sworn In After Long Nomination Fight
Dark Photons Probably Don't Exist, and If They Did, They'd Be Super Weird
Dark Photons Probably Don't Exist, and If They Did, They'd Be Super Weird
No Way Out? Aliens on 'Super-Earth' Planets May Be Trapped by Gravity
No Way Out? Aliens on 'Super-Earth' Planets May Be Trapped by Gravity
This Ice Is Nearly As Hot As the Sun. Scientists Have Now Made It on Earth.
This Ice Is Nearly As Hot As the Sun. Scientists Have Now Made It on Earth.
Uranus Smells Like Rotten Eggs
Uranus Smells Like Rotten Eggs
Astronaut Hall of Fame Adds Space Shuttle Commander and Spacewalker
Astronaut Hall of Fame Adds Space Shuttle Commander and Spacewalker
The 'End of the World' Is Today. Here's Why We're Still Here.
The 'End of the World' Is Today. Here's Why We're Still Here.
Death Drives the Evolution of Life on 'One Strange Rock'
Death Drives the Evolution of Life on 'One Strange Rock'

Tech

/ See Latest
Blue Origin Expects BE-4 Rocket Engine Qualification Tests to Be Done This Year
Blue Origin Expects BE-4 Rocket Engine Qualification Tests to Be Done This Year

Spaceflight

/ See Latest
China's Chang'e 4 Moon-Relay Satellite Gets a Name from Folklore
China's Chang'e 4 Moon-Relay Satellite Gets a Name from Folklore

Science & Astronomy

/ See Latest
This Planet Is So Dark, Scientists Have to Guess What It Looks Like
This Planet Is So Dark, Scientists Have to Guess What It Looks Like

Search for Life

/ See Latest
How Would We Know If Intelligent Life Existed on Earth Before Humans?
How Would We Know If Intelligent Life Existed on Earth Before Humans?

Skywatching

/ See Latest
Lyrid Meteor Shower 2018: When, Where & How to See It
Lyrid Meteor Shower 2018: When, Where & How to See It

Entertainment

/ See Latest
'Ready Play One' Has an Important Message About Not Just Virtual Reality, But Reality Itself
'Ready Play One' Has an Important Message About Not Just Virtual Reality, But Reality Itself

Image Albums

/ view all

Reference Articles

/ view all
Follow Us

topics

/ view all
Latest News About China's Space Program
Latest News About China's Space Program

countdowns

/ view all
This Week's Top Space Stories!
This Week's Top Space Stories!

infographics

/ view all
Explorer 1: How the First American Satellite Worked (Infographic)
Explorer 1: How the First American Satellite Worked (Infographic)

Space.com Presents

Your Night Sky Stargazing Guide

Amazing Space Photos & Images

Space, Science Fiction & Art

Insightful commentary & informed perspective