Heroes of Space: Alexei Leonov By All About Space Today spacewalks are an almost routine part of space exploration but the very first spacewalk by Alexei Leonov, who died last week at 85, was anything but straightforward.
On This Day in Space! Oct. 18, 1963: Félicette Becomes the 1st Cat in Space! By Hanneke Weitering On Oct. 18, 1963, a cat went to space! Félicette was a French "catstronaut" who became the first and only feline to fly to space. See how it happened in our On This Day in Space video series!
The 1st All-Female Spacewalk Happening Today. Here's How to Watch It Live By Mike Wall NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir are scheduled to begin the first-ever all-female spacewalk today (Oct. 18) at around 7:50 a.m. EDT (1150 GMT). Watch it live at Space.com.
Japan's 1st Moon Rover to Touch Down in 2021 By Mike Wall The tiny, wheeled robot, named Yaoki, is one of about 30 payloads flying on the first moon mission of Astrobotic's Peregrine lander.
Watch Live Now! Astronauts Taking 1st All-Female Spacewalk By Space.com Staff NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir will take the world's first all-female spacewalk today (Oct. 18) and you can watch it live here! Here's how.
Japan's 1st Moon Rover to Touch Down in 2021 By Mike Wall The tiny, wheeled robot, named Yaoki, is one of about 30 payloads flying on the first moon mission of Astrobotic's Peregrine lander.
Moon VIPER: NASA Wants to Send a Water-Sniffing Rover to the Lunar South Pole in 2022 By Meghan Bartels NASA is already pulling together plans for what could become its first long-lived robotic rover on the moon's surface, designed to sniff out water and targeting a landing date of 2022.
On This Day in Space! Oct. 18, 1963: Félicette Becomes the 1st Cat in Space! By Hanneke Weitering On Oct. 18, 1963, a cat went to space! Félicette was a French "catstronaut" who became the first and only feline to fly to space. See how it happened in our On This Day in Space video series!
Japan's 1st Moon Rover to Touch Down in 2021 By Mike Wall The tiny, wheeled robot, named Yaoki, is one of about 30 payloads flying on the first moon mission of Astrobotic's Peregrine lander.
The Milky Way Stole Its Cosmic Neighbors from Another Galaxy By Elizabeth Howell Our home galaxy stole several dwarf galaxies that used to belong to the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a galaxy near the Milky Way.
Doomed Alien Planets 'Polluted' White Dwarf Stars with Earth-Like Rocks By Charles Q. Choi By analyzing the disintegrated remains of distant worlds consumed by their stars, a new study found that at least some rocky exoplanets may have interiors similar to those of Earth and Mars.
European-Russian ExoMars Rover Team in 'Race Against the Clock' to Fix Parachutes for 2020 Launch By Mike Wall The European-Russian ExoMars 2020 mission will have to find some parachute fixes fast if it wants to be ready for launch next summer.
Venus May Not Have Been As Earthlike As Scientists Thought By Elizabeth Howell Was Venus once covered in a liquid water ocean? A new study suggests it was not, which could diminish hope that eons ago, warm and wet conditions allowed life to arise on the planet.
A Churning 'Molten Blob' of Planet May Be Easier to Find. Here's Why. By Meghan Bartels The smaller a planet, the more difficult it is to spot — which is frustrating for scientists hoping to find Earth-like worlds.
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.
Brilliant Midnight Fireball Lights Up Sky Over Northeast China By Tariq Malik What appears to be a dazzling meteor lit up the sky over northeast China on Friday (Oct. 11), appearing as a brilliant fireball in surveillance video of the event.
October Full Moon 2019: Hunter's Moon Is Smallest of the Year By Jesse Emspak The full moon of October, called the Hunter's Moon, will grace the skies Oct. 13, as the smallest full moon of the year. Don't miss Jupiter and Saturn, too!
Cute Goose (and Captain Marvel) Figure Set Coming in 2020 By Newsarama Staff A new Goose the Flerken figure is coming for Captain Marvel fans. It lands in 2020.
What's the Best 'Star Trek' Movie and Why Is It 'Galaxy Quest'? New Documentary Has Answers By Chelsea Gohd A new "Galaxy Quest" documentary, highlights the magic of the 1999 film.
'Star Wars: Legends of Luke Skywalker' Manga Coming to U.S. in 2020 By Chris Arrant Illustrated by Legend of Zelda manga-ka Akira Himekawa.
