Hubble's best evidence yet for 'missing link' of black holes may solve 14-year-old space mystery By Elizabeth Howell Hubble is tracking down a suspected black hole that shredded a wayward star to shreds.
Shutdowns from coronavirus create blue skies in California, could inform future pollution control By Chelsea Gohd Blue skies and fluffy white clouds have come to California, but it isn't good news.
April is the month of Venus! See the 'evening star' at its brightest By Joe Rao It will pass by the Pleiades star cluster before slimming to a thin crescent by the end of the month.
On This Day in Space: April 2, 1963: Luna 4 launches on lunar flyby mission By Hanneke Weitering On April 2, 1963, the Soviet Union launched the Luna 4 spacecraft to attempt the first-ever soft landing on the moon. See how it happened in our On This Day in Space video series!
1,400-year-old mystery of strange 'red sign' in Japan's sky solved By Meghan Bartels A scarlet fan spread across the skies over Japan 1,400 years ago, and it's been puzzling astronomers ever since.
More than 12,000 apply to become an astronaut for NASA's 'Artemis Generation' By Tariq Malik More than 12,000 people have applied to join what NASA is calling the "Artemis Generation," a new class of astronauts to help the agency return humans to the moon and reach outward to Mars.
For NASA's next sun mission, 6 tiny spacecraft will work as one massive telescope By Meghan Bartels Want to build the largest radio telescope to fly in space to date? Here's an easier technique: Design six tiny satellites to fly in formation and work together.
SpaceX unveils users' guide for giant Starship rocket By Mike Wall SpaceX just released a users' guide for Starship, the reusable spaceship-rocket combo the company is developing to help colonize Mars.
More than 12,000 apply to become an astronaut for NASA's 'Artemis Generation' By Tariq Malik More than 12,000 people have applied to join what NASA is calling the "Artemis Generation," a new class of astronauts to help the agency return humans to the moon and reach outward to Mars.
SpaceX readies new Starship prototype for testing (video) By Mike Wall SpaceX is about to start putting the latest prototype of its Starship Mars-colonizing vehicle to the test.
Pictures from space! Our image of the day By Space.com Staff NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has successfully deployed its giant primary mirror, putting the new observatory one big step closer to being ready for launch in 2021.
NASA's Mars rover Perseverance rover has a hidden message for the Red Planet By Mike Wall It won't be the first hidden message that NASA sends to Mars.
Future space telescopes may probe Titan-like exoplanets By Nola Taylor Redd Planets like Saturn's moon Titan, one of the most potentially habitable places in the solar system, could reveal their secrets to future telescopes.
Planetary defense against asteroids joins NASA's menu for next decadal survey focus By Meghan Bartels Planetary scientists and astrobiologists are gearing up for a major survey process that will dictate NASA's priorities throughout the 2020s.
How common are Tatooine worlds? By Paul Sutter Double sunsets may be just as common in our galaxy as the solitary kind that we know on Earth, and this has big implications for our search for life outside the solar system.
April is the month of Venus! See the 'evening star' at its brightest By Joe Rao It will pass by the Pleiades star cluster before slimming to a thin crescent by the end of the month.
Best night sky events of April 2020 (stargazing maps) By Chris Vaughan See what's up in the night sky for April 2020, including stargazing events and the moon's phases, in this Space.com gallery courtesy of Starry Night Software.
Saturn, Mars and Jupiter align over New York City in gorgeous night-sky photos By Hanneke Weitering Three bright planets line up across the predawn sky above the New York City skyline in these gorgeous views by local photographer Alexander Krivenyshev.
Cosmos: Possible Worlds' brings the search for E.T. down to Earth By Melissa Silva In "Cosmos: Possible Worlds," host Neil deGrasse Tyson explores themes of science as an instrument of hope and tenacity, and as a means by which the human race can realize its true potential.
20 sci-fi movies and TV shows to binge watch on Netflix right now By Scott Snowden Time to catch up on some long overdue sci-fi, so here's our handy guide to what's on
O Captain! My Captain! Anson Mount of 'Star Trek: Discovery' dishes on possible return of Capt. Pike By Scott Snowden "I'm not going to grouse around and be aloof about it. I'd love to."
