Pictures from space! Our image of the day By Space.com Staff The European Space Agency's Qarman cubesat deploys from the International Space Station on a mission to burn up in Earth's atmosphere to study the physics of its own fiery reentry.
On This Day in Space: Feb. 28, 1959: Discoverer 1 spy satellite goes missing after launch By Hanneke Weitering On Feb. 28, 1959, the U.S. Air Force launched a new spy satellite prototype called Discoverer 1. See how it happened in our On This Day in Space video series!
How scientists found Earth's new minimoon and why it won't stay here forever By Elizabeth Howell A weird "minimoon" found circling Earth likely won't be there long.
Bad luck: How Al Crews missed out on becoming an astronaut — twice By Roger Guillemette Crews was in line to fly on two military spacecraft that never made it to orbit.
Critical rocket escape system motor for NASA's Orion spacecrafy aces final test By Samantha Mathewson NASA's Orion spacecraft has achieved a new milestone with a successful final test of the vehicle's attitude-control motor Tuesday (Feb. 25).
'Star Trek: Picard' beams up its best yet in episode 6 By Scott Snowden Strap yourselves in as "Star Trek: Picard" accelerates from impulse drive to warp factor four with the longest episode yet – and the best we've seen so far.
Two private satellites just docked in space in historic first for orbital servicing By Elizabeth Howell In a historic first for satellite operations, one spacecraft "helper" docked with a working satellite to provide life-extension services.
NASA picks moon catapults, lasers, electricity and other wild lunar projects for student contest By Elizabeth Howell NASA has awarded nearly $1 million to student teams looking to deploy robots, towers and other small vehicles alongside moon-roving astronauts.
SpaceX's next Starship prototype moves to launchpad for testing (video) By Elizabeth Howell Look at that Starship go! A new time-lapse video shows a prototype of SpaceX's Mars-colonizing ship moving toward the launchpad for testing.
Two private satellites just docked in space in historic first for orbital servicing By Elizabeth Howell In a historic first for satellite operations, one spacecraft "helper" docked with a working satellite to provide life-extension services.
Pictures from space! Our image of the day By Space.com Staff The European Space Agency's Qarman cubesat deploys from the International Space Station on a mission to burn up in Earth's atmosphere to study the physics of its own fiery reentry.
Possible new 'minimoon' discovered orbiting Earth By Brandon Specktor Astronomers discovered a 'minimoon' that's been orbiting Earth for about three years, and may soon leave our planet's orbit.
Alien-life hunters are eyeing icy ocean moons Europa and Enceladus By Mike Wall As the hunt for life on Mars starts getting into full swing, some scientists are already looking beyond the Red Planet, to our solar system's next astrobiological frontier.
Scientists eye the Martian underground in search for alien life By Leonard David While the cold, dry, radiation-blasted surface of Mars is widely considered to be uninhabitable, the subsurface may be a very different story.
SETI search of interstellar Comet Borisov finds no sign of alien 'technosignatures' By Mike Wall The Breakthrough Listen SETI project has scanned the interstellar Comet Borisov for "technosignatures" but come up empty so far.
How to see Venus shining with the moon tonight By Joe Rao Tonight (Feb. 27), as darkness is falling, be sure to look toward the west-southwest sky to spot another beautiful celestial tableau formed by a lovely crescent moon and the brilliant planet Venus.
How to spot Canis Major, the big dog of winter By Joe Rao The constellation of Canis Major is visible in the winter sky this month.
Full moon and the 'Belt of Venus' glow over Lisbon during 1st eclipse of 2020 (photo) By Miguel Claro A cityscape view captured from the highest point of Lisbon shows the first full moon of the year, rising above the capital of Portugal on Jan. 10, with the Tagus River visible in the background.
'Star Trek: Picard' beams up its best yet in episode 6 By Scott Snowden Strap yourselves in as "Star Trek: Picard" accelerates from impulse drive to warp factor four with the longest episode yet – and the best we've seen so far.
'Star Wars: The High Republic' revealed: New books will introduce a bygone Jedi era By Elizabeth Howell "Star Wars" is starting an epic "storytelling initiative" to fill out the history of the franchise some 200 years before the events of the 1999 movie "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace."
Baby Yoda toys from 'Star Wars' will launch an unstoppable campaign of cuteness this year By Kasandra Brabaw Fans of Disney's hit series "The Mandalorian" will be thrilled to see dozens of products inspired by "The Child" (better known as Baby Yoda) in stores this year.
