Record breaker! Briefcase-size satellite spots alien planet By Mike Wall A satellite the size of a briefcase successfully detected an alien world, potentially paving the way for a future network of bantam planet-hunting spacecraft.
Stadium-size asteroid will safely fly by Earth tonight By Elizabeth Howell A near-Earth asteroid will whiz safely by our planet, and astronomers may be able to watch the monster rock's flight through telescopes.
Satellites spot major oil spill in the Arctic Circle (photos) By Chelsea Gohd European satellites have spotted a catastrophic oil spill in the Arctic Circle.
Eclipse season 2020 has arrived! Catch 2 lunar eclipses and a 'ring of fire' this summer By Joe Rao During June and early July, it is eclipse season once again. In the coming weeks, there will be three eclipses that take place: one of the sun and two of the moon.
Biggest space movies to watch in 2020 By Samantha Mathewson Here's Space.com's guide to some of the biggest science fiction movies slated to release this year: "The New Mutants," "Black Widow," "Wonder Woman 1984," "Dune" and more.
Here's what scientists heard when Mercury-bound BepiColombo flew past Earth By Gemma Lavender BepiColombo captured five eerie recordings as it whizzed past Earth at a speed of 2.159 miles (3.474 kilometers) per second.
Colonizing Mars may require humanity to tweak its DNA By Mike Wall Genetic enhancement could allow humanity to push surprisingly far out into the final frontier.
Why a microwave-beam experiment will launch aboard the Air Force’s secretive X-37B space plane By Rafi Letzter There's a microwave power experiment heading to space Saturday (May 16) aboard the Air Force's secretive X-37B spaceplane. Researchers hope it could lead to a new global power source.
Here's what scientists heard when Mercury-bound BepiColombo flew past Earth By Gemma Lavender BepiColombo captured five eerie recordings as it whizzed past Earth at a speed of 2.159 miles (3.474 kilometers) per second.
SpaceX Crew Dragon docking depicted on new Houston postmark By Robert Z. Pearlman SpaceX's Crew Dragon has arrived at the International Space Station, both in orbit and on a new postmark.
Record breaker! Briefcase-size satellite spots alien planet By Mike Wall A satellite the size of a briefcase successfully detected an alien world, potentially paving the way for a future network of bantam planet-hunting spacecraft.
Stadium-size asteroid will safely fly by Earth tonight By Elizabeth Howell A near-Earth asteroid will whiz safely by our planet, and astronomers may be able to watch the monster rock's flight through telescopes.
Life on Mars? Meet the new rover built to give us the answer By Roger Wiens NASA's Curiosity rover has shown that Mars was habitable billions of years ago. And NASA is about to launch another rover, called Perseverance, to look for signs of Red Planet life.
Ready, SETI, go: Is there a race to contact E.T.? By Leonard David Researchers using China's huge new FAST radio telescope are piecing together a technological strategy to carry out a major and sweeping search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI).
Mars may be wetter than we thought (but still not that habitable) By Mike Wall Mars is wetter than previously thought, but not in a way that boosts its life-hosting potential, a new study suggests.
Stadium-size asteroid will safely fly by Earth tonight By Elizabeth Howell A near-Earth asteroid will whiz safely by our planet, and astronomers may be able to watch the monster rock's flight through telescopes.
Eclipse season 2020 has arrived! Catch 2 lunar eclipses and a 'ring of fire' this summer By Joe Rao During June and early July, it is eclipse season once again. In the coming weeks, there will be three eclipses that take place: one of the sun and two of the moon.
June full moon 2020: The 'Strawberry Moon' brings a penumbral lunar eclipse By Jesse Emspak The full moon of June, also called the Strawberry Moon, will occur June 5 at 3:12 p.m. EDT (1912 GMT). That same day, a penumbral lunar eclipse will be visible in Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia.
Biggest space movies to watch in 2020 By Samantha Mathewson Here's Space.com's guide to some of the biggest science fiction movies slated to release this year: "The New Mutants," "Black Widow," "Wonder Woman 1984," "Dune" and more.
The effect of 'Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back' can still be felt after 40 years By Scott Snowden With an epic plot twist that was shrouded in secrecy, this was the equivalent of an "Avengers" movie four decades ahead of its time.
SpaceX 'stowaway' revealed by crew as sons' dinosaur toy 'Tremor' By Robert Z. Pearlman A stowaway aboard SpaceX's first mission to launch astronauts to the International Space Station may have set a new record — the most sequins to enter Earth orbit.
