
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin wants to defend Earth against dangerous asteroids. Here's how
Blue Origin and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are teaming up to design an asteroid-defense spacecraft that will deploy a variety of deflection technologies.

By Anthony Wood published
Astrophotographer Emil Andronic captured a gorgeous blue reflection nebula glowing inside the red clouds of Orion's Head in the constellation Orion.

By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On March 16, 1966, the crewed Gemini 8 spacecraft became the first to dock with another spacecraft in space.

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Reference Keep up with all the rocket launches, astronomical events and mission milestones for 2026 with our space calendar.

By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Two SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets carrying Starlink satellites were launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on March 13 and 14, 2026.

By Tariq Malik, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated
Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2026.

By Pablo Martinez Mirave published
With the help of an extremely powerful telescope deep underground in Japan, astronomers may be able to catch a glimpse of ghost particles from long-dead stars.

By Robert Lea published
SpaceX engineers tested Ship 39's propellant system, leading to some stunning images.

By Robert Lea published
The Milky Way nebula RCW 36 resembles a stunning cosmic bird of prey in an incredible Very Large Telescope image.

By Daisy Dobrijevic published
The James Webb Space Telescope captured a stunning spiral galaxy 65 million light-years away, revealing glowing dust clouds and stellar nurseries.

By Space.com Staff published
On Episode 201 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Jay Gallentine to talk about former Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) manager John Casani.

By Robert Lea published
Red Dwarf's scouse technician Dave Lister was the last human alive, a down-on-his-luck slobbish space-hero long before Peter Quill guarded the galaxy.

The latest aurora forecast for tonight help you make sure you're in the right place at the right time to see the northern lights.

Follow Space.com's rocket launch blog for the latest on when the next rocket launch will be and how to follow it live.

Find out what you can see in the night sky for tonight, from planets and stars to dazzling meteor showers.

Witness live views of Earth from the International Space Station as it orbits the planet. Space streaming company Sen is broadcasting 24/7 from the ISS in beautiful 4K HD.

NASA astronaut Sally Ride became the first American woman in space aboard the space shuttle Challenger.

See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2025.

Keep up with all the rocket launches, astronomical events and mission milestones for 2025 with our space calendar.

By Keith Cooper published
We may be missing alien radio signals because they have become smeared beyond the narrowband detectors that SETI utilizes, a new study suggests.

By Kim Snaith published
The Yachance Night Light star projector is a geared firmly towards children.

By Chris McMullen published
Deals The DJI Mini 5 Pro is the best sub-250g drone ever made and now $500 off at Amazon; this Fly More Combo bundle packs in extra batteries, an LCD remote and more!

By Josh Dinner published
Voyager Technologies is backing lunar habitat developer Max Space with a new multi-million-dollar investment aimed at accelerating development of expandable modules for future missions to the moon.
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