Astronauts Will Fix Ailing Dark Matter Experiment on Space Station By Elizabeth Howell The secrets of the universe are so important that NASA plans spacewalk work to fix a dark matter experiment on the space station, said U.S. astronaut Jessica Meir.
Watch Today! NASA Celebrates Apollo 11 Moon Launch Anniversary By SPACE.com Staff To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, NASA will showcase a series of live events today. Watch them live now!
Pictures from Space! Our Image of the Day By Hanneke Weitering A Soyuz rocket that will launch three people to the International Space Station tomorrow (July 20) stands tall on the launchpad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
USPS '1969: First Moon Landing' Stamps Pinpoint Tranquility Base By Robert Z. Pearlman You can now use your U.S. mail to pinpoint where humans first landed on the moon.
Google (and Apollo 11's Michael Collins) Celebrate Moon Landing's 50th with EPIC Google Doodle By Meghan Bartels Google is celebrating the 50th anniversary of NASA's Apollo 11 moon landing with an epic doodle today (July 19), narrated by one of the astronauts who was there.
On This Day in Space! July 19, 1985: Christa McAuliffe Named 1st 'Teacher in Space' By Hanneke Weitering On July 19, 1985, a high school teacher named Christa McAuliffe was selected to become the first American civilian to fly to space. See how it happened in our "On This Day in Space" video series!
How NASA Tracked Apollo 11 to the Moon and Back with 1960s Tech By Doris Elin Salazar NASA relied on the U.S. State Department to implement an extensive global network of antennas to support the 1969 moon landing.
Astronauts Will Fix Ailing Dark Matter Experiment on Space Station By Elizabeth Howell The secrets of the universe are so important that NASA plans spacewalk work to fix a dark matter experiment on the space station, said U.S. astronaut Jessica Meir.
Watch Today! NASA Celebrates Apollo 11 Moon Launch Anniversary By SPACE.com Staff To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, NASA will showcase a series of live events today. Watch them live now!
Pictures from Space! Our Image of the Day By Hanneke Weitering A Soyuz rocket that will launch three people to the International Space Station tomorrow (July 20) stands tall on the launchpad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Never-Before-Seen NASA Video Shows Scientists Test Apollo 11 Moon Rocks for Life in 1969 By Samantha Mathewson Apollo 11 carried the first geologic samples from the moon back to Earth — and NASA has finally released footage of researchers examining those lunar samples for signs of life.
How We Could Make Mars Habitable, One Patch of Ground at a Time By Mike Wall Transforming Mars into a life-friendly world doesn't have to be a herculean, planet-wide effort.
Earth's Changing Colors Could Help Us Find Alien Life By Mike Wall Earth's color palette has changed considerably over time, and that fact could help astronomers better understand the evolution of other life-hosting planets, a new study suggests.
Partial Lunar Eclipse Puts on a Moon Show 50 Years After Apollo 11 Launch By Doris Elin Salazar The moon was at the tail end of a partial lunar eclipse when it rose above the Andean horizon on Tuesday (July 16).
Space Launch Calendar 2019: Sky Events, Missions & More By Hanneke Weitering Here's a guide to SpaceX's launch schedule, other rocket missions, astronomical events of the next year, as well as milestones for spacecraft already in travel.
Stellar Deals on Celestron Telescopes and Binoculars By SPACE.com Staff Inspire others to look up this holiday season by giving the gift of a telescope or astronomy binoculars! We've rounded up some of the best deals on Celestron products for sale on Amazon right now.
Lego Exhibits Life-Size Moonwalker Model at Apollo 50 Festival By Robert Z. Pearlman Buzz Aldrin's spacesuit has gone to pieces.
Watch Space Camp Launch Nearly 5,000 Model Rockets for Apollo 11 (and Seek a World Record) By Elizabeth Howell To celebrate the 50th anniversary of NASA's Apollo 11 launch to the moon Tuesday (July 16), the U.S. Space and Rocket Center launched nearly 5,000 model rockets.
