Want to learn how to survive on Mars? Look to Antarctica. By Meghan Bartels One is blinding white and the other a dull, dusty red. But both are cold, barren worlds, difficult to reach and full of tantalizing scientific mysteries.
How will astronauts poop on the moon? New NASA challenge aims to flush this mystery By Chelsea Gohd This is one crappy challenge.
Incredible time-lapse video shows 10 years of the sun's history in 6 minutes By Brandon Specktor NASA combined 10 years of solar observations into a single, gorgeous time-lapse video.
Watch live! Arianespace Vega rocket to make return-to-flight launch tonight By Space.com Staff Launch provider Arianespace may attempt to launch a Vega rocket on its return-to-flight mission tonight, June 28.
Foam 'spider webs' from tiny satellites could help clean up space junk By Mike Wall The Russian startup StartRocket is developing a "Foam Debris Catcher," a small, autonomous satellite that would snag and de-orbit space debris using sticky polymer foam.
NASA needs your help teaching its Curiosity rover how to drive on Mars By Elizabeth Howell NASA is asking for your help to guide its Curiosity rover around sand traps, sharp rocks and other obstacles on the Red Planet.
Watch live! Arianespace Vega rocket to make return-to-flight launch tonight By Space.com Staff Launch provider Arianespace may attempt to launch a Vega rocket on its return-to-flight mission tonight, June 28.
Vega rocket may attempt return to flight with 53-satellite launch tonight. Here's how to watch. By Elizabeth Howell An Arianespace Vega rocket is ready for an epic return to flight, as the European booster prepares to carry 53 satellites into orbit tonight (June 28).
The top space stories of the week! By Doris Elin Urrutia These are the top space stories this week from Space.com.
Pictures from space! Our image of the day By Space.com Staff In this image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and released June 25, 2020, you can see the star HBC 672, nicknamed "Bat Shadow."
Pentagon should release UFO report, Senate intelligence committee argues By Rafi Letzter How much would a report like this really tell us?
Newfound 'super-Earth' exoplanets bear clues about atmospheres of alien worlds By Charles Q. Choi The brightest red dwarf star in the sky may be the best chance astronomers have yet to analyze the atmospheres of alien worlds — and perhaps detect whether those worlds have life, a new study finds.
Heat gave Jupiter's icy moon Europa layers. That may be good news for the search for life. By Doris Elin Urrutia There are many items on the habitability checklist, and Europa may have experienced an important life-supporting phenomenon.
See the moon's shadow on Earth from the 'ring of fire' solar eclipse in amazing space views By Meghan Bartels A "ring of fire" solar eclipse crossed over Africa and Asia this weekend, and the view from space was spectacular.
Zodiacal Light meets the Milky Way in stunning night sky photo By Miguel Claro The rare zodiacal light zodiacal light beams up at the Milky Way in this photo captured from Portugal's new "starlight tourism" destination.
Candidate designs reviewed for 'Teacher in Space' Christa McAuliffe coin By Robert Z. Pearlman A new U.S. silver dollar will depict Christa McAuliffe, the first teacher to launch towards space in a way that is representative of all educators.
Space Chat with Space.com: Tune in Fridays for science, space and more! By Chelsea Gohd Fridays at 1 p.m. EDT (17000 GMT), Space.com staff writer Chelsea Gohd will host the brand new series "Space Chat."
Join astrophysicist Joe Pesce in an AMA about the universe in our Space.com Forums! By Elizabeth Howell Join real-life astrophysicist in an "ask me anything" with Joe Pesce of the National Science Foundation in our Space.com Forums this week!
