NASA's Juno Mission Checks Out Eclipse on Jupiter By Meghan Bartels Don't panic, this isn't a massive hole on Jupiter. All is well on our largest neighbor; NASA's Juno spacecraft just managed to spot the shadow of its moon Io passing over its marbled clouds.
Virgin Galactic's Newest Spaceship Just Got Its Wings (Photos) By Mike Wall Virgin Galactic's third space plane is really starting to come together.
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.
Why Is It So Hard to Land on the Moon? By Adam Mann Despite the fact that humans landed on the moon many times during the Apollo missions half a century ago, doing so remains a tough business.
Watch SpaceX's Crew Dragon Fire Its Abort Engines in Amazing Video Compilation By Elizabeth Howell A fiery new SpaceX video brings all the "foom" that's been missing from your life.
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.
Europe Wants Ideas for Cave-Spelunking Moon Robots. Here's How You Can Help! By Elizabeth Howell As NASA makes a big push to land humans on the moon's surface by 2024, the European Space Agency wants to learn more about the caves that lie beneath.
Virgin Galactic's Newest Spaceship Just Got Its Wings (Photos) By Mike Wall Virgin Galactic's third space plane is really starting to come together.
On This Day in Space! Sept. 17, 1789: Saturn's 'Death Star' Moon Discovered By Hanneke Weitering On Sept. 17, 1789, the British astronomer William Herschel discovered Saturn's "Death Star" moon, Mimas. See how it happened in our On This Day in Space video series!
NASA's Juno Mission Checks Out Eclipse on Jupiter By Meghan Bartels Don't panic, this isn't a massive hole on Jupiter. All is well on our largest neighbor; NASA's Juno spacecraft just managed to spot the shadow of its moon Io passing over its marbled clouds.
Why Is It So Hard to Land on the Moon? By Adam Mann Despite the fact that humans landed on the moon many times during the Apollo missions half a century ago, doing so remains a tough business.
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.
On Icy Moons, Alien Life May Go with the Flow of Ocean Currents By Meghan Bartels One of the key determinants of which worlds can host life may lie in the motion of their oceans.
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.
Rho Ophiuchi's Colorful Cosmic Clouds Glisten in Starry Deep-Space Photo By Miguel Claro One of the most colorful wonders of the summer sky in the Northern Hemisphere, especially for deep-sky photographers, is the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex.
'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.
Parody Video Takes Ariana Grande's NASA Fandom to New Heights By Elizabeth Howell NASA's newest video from interns at the Johnson Space Center has a definite lunar flavor — and it's feminine.
