Watch an Atlas V rocket launch US Space Force missile-warning satellite today By Amy Thompson The United Launch Alliance (ULA) will launch an Atlas V rocket into space today (May 17), and you can watch the action live online.
On This Day in Space! May 17, 1974: NASA launches 1st Synchronous Meteorological satellite By Hanneke Weitering On May 17, 1974, NASA launched the first Synchronous Meteorological Satellite, SMS-1. See how it happened in our "On This Day In Space" series!
Earth's oldest crystals reveal age of plate tectonics By Daisy Dobrijevic Scientists have used the world's oldest crystals to determine the age of modern plate tectonics.
Voyager 1 discovers faint plasma 'hum' in interstellar space By Rahul Rao Voyager 1 continues to make discoveries, most recently catching the signature of interstellar space itself, a faint plasma "hum" scientists compared to gentle rain.
Watch live Tuesday: Atlas V rocket to launch SBIRS GEO-5 missile detection satellite By Space.com Staff The United Launch Alliance (ULA) will launch an Atlas V rocket into space Tuesday (May 18), and you can watch the action live online.
Milky Way lights up Guiana spaceport in stunning timelapse video By Tereza Pultarova The Milky Way galaxy glistens over the launchsite of Europe's new heavy-lift rocket in these stunning timelapse videos.
ESA partners with startup to launch first debris removal mission in 2025 By Samantha Mathewson The European Space Agency announced plans to launch a space debris removal mission in 2025 with the help of a Swiss start-up called ClearSpace.
Rocket Lab will launch its 20th mission and recover a booster early Saturday By Mike Wall Rocket Lab will launch two satellites early Saturday morning (May 15) and bring a booster down for a controlled ocean splashdown, and you can watch the action live.
Watch an Atlas V rocket launch US Space Force missile-warning satellite today By Amy Thompson The United Launch Alliance (ULA) will launch an Atlas V rocket into space today (May 17), and you can watch the action live online.
On This Day in Space! May 17, 1974: NASA launches 1st Synchronous Meteorological satellite By Hanneke Weitering On May 17, 1974, NASA launched the first Synchronous Meteorological Satellite, SMS-1. See how it happened in our "On This Day In Space" series!
The top space stories of the week! By Doris Elin Urrutia These are the top space stories this week from Space.com.
Astronomers keep finding mysterious circular rings in the sky and don't know how to explain them By Adam Mann Mysterious circular objects in the distant universe are challenging for astronomers to explain.
NASA partners with deep-ocean explorers to develop tech for Europa mission By Tereza Pultarova An autonomous submarine set to revolutionize deep-sea exploration will test technology for future space missions to moons with hidden oceans.
NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars has found some mysterious rocks (photos) By Mike Wall For the past five weeks, Perseverance has been focused primarily on supporting and documenting the flights of NASA's Ingenuity helicopter. But the rover has been doing some science work, too.
'Library of the Great Silence' invites E.T. to share long-term survival strategies By Mike Wall Intelligent aliens will soon have a space here on Earth where they can share how they made it through their technological adolescence.
NASA rocket launch may spark visible light show over US East Coast and Bermuda Sunday By Samantha Mathewson A small NASA sounding rocket will launch Sunday night (May 16), creating a brief, colorful light show over the U.S. East Coast. Here's how to watch.
Space launch traffic may influence mysterious night-shining clouds in Earth's atmosphere By Elizabeth Howell A NASA-funded study is giving scientists insight into how "night-shining clouds" form in the upper atmosphere — and the role that growing space traffic plays in the phenomenon.
The bright 'evening star' Venus returns to the night sky this month By Joe Rao You might have been wondering where the most brilliant of all the planets has been in recent months.
Introducing Nüwa, the sustainable Mars megacity of the future: Exclusive interview By Jeff Spry ABIBOO's founder discusses the logistics and challenges of building a large-scale, sustainable human settlement on the Red Planet.
Netflix powers up 'Love, Death + Robots' Volume 2 By Jeff Spry The Emmy Award-winning animation anthology returns with naked giants, Christmas demons, and robots-gone-wild!
Space station simulator 'Base One' launches for PC and Mac and it's 20% off By Elizabeth Howell Aspiring space station builders will have a chance to construct and manage fictional interstellar settlements in the new game, "Base One."
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