Virgin Orbit launches 10 satellites to orbit in landmark test flight By Mike Wall Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket reached orbit today (Jan. 17) on its second test flight — and also successfully deployed 10 satellites.
SpaceX will launch its 1st Starlink satellites of 2021 on Monday. Here's how to watch. By Amy Thompson SpaceX will launch its first batch of Starlink satellites in 2021 on Monday (Jan. 18) to expand the company's growing megaconstellation and you can watch the action live online.
Watch live Monday: SpaceX to launch 1st Starlink mission of 2021 By Space.com Staff A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the first Starlink satellite fleet of 2021 on Monday (Jan. 18) and you can watch it live online here, courtesy of SpaceX.
'Old Faithful' galaxy has brilliant outbursts every 114 days By Elizabeth Howell An "Old Faithful"-like event in space may shed light on the nature of stars nearby supermassive black holes embedded in galaxies.
How do stars die? By Paul Sutter Surprisingly, the fate of a star is easy to predict. All you need to know is how big it is.
On This Day in Space! Jan. 17, 1985: Final Aerobee sounding rocket launched By Hanneke Weitering On Jan. 17, 1985, the United States launched its 1,037th and final Aerobee rocket. See how it happened in our "On This Day In Space" series!
Vespera, a smart telescope to make astrophotography easier, nabs CES 2021 Innovation Award By Hanneke Weitering Vaonis, a French startup that raised eyebrows in 2018 with its sci-fi robot-looking Stellina smart telescope, has revealed its latest newbie-friendly astrophotography invention.
This transforming NASA rover can go places others could only dream of By Kasandra Brabaw A new "transforming" rover in development at NASA will be able to explore rough terrain unlike any rover before it.
Watch live Monday: SpaceX to launch 1st Starlink mission of 2021 By Space.com Staff A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the first Starlink satellite fleet of 2021 on Monday (Jan. 18) and you can watch it live online here, courtesy of SpaceX.
On This Day in Space! Jan. 17, 1985: Final Aerobee sounding rocket launched By Hanneke Weitering On Jan. 17, 1985, the United States launched its 1,037th and final Aerobee rocket. See how it happened in our "On This Day In Space" series!
How do stars die? By Paul Sutter Surprisingly, the fate of a star is easy to predict. All you need to know is how big it is.
'Bumblebee gravity' could explain why the universe is expanding so quickly By Paul Sutter Bumblebee gravity could explain dark energy — if it's proven true.
CIA releases entire collection of UFO-related documents to truth-seeking website By Brandon Specktor The CIA just turned over 2,700 pages of UFO-related material to The Black Vault, a free repository of UFO records online.
An alien machine already visited us, Harvard astrophysicist still contends By Rafi Letzter Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has reignited a debate about whether alien life can explain an object that visited the solar system in 2017 in a scathing new book.
Blue UFO soars over Hawaii before crashing into the sea By Laura Geggel Multiple people saw a strange blue light whiz over Oahu, Hawaii.
Vespera, a smart telescope to make astrophotography easier, nabs CES 2021 Innovation Award By Hanneke Weitering Vaonis, a French startup that raised eyebrows in 2018 with its sci-fi robot-looking Stellina smart telescope, has revealed its latest newbie-friendly astrophotography invention.
January new moon 2021: Jupiter, Saturn and Mercury get together in the 'moonless' sky By Jesse Emspak The new moon of January will occur at 12 a.m. EST (0400 GMT) on Wednesday, Jan. 13.
Here's a frightening 1st look at the newly-resurrected 'Alien' series from Marvel Comics By Jeff Spry Marvel Comics relaunches the "Alien" comic book franchise in 2021 with this terrifying tale of a Weyland-Yutani mercenary battling a new breed of xenomorph creature.
Cold War heats up on the moon in 'For All Mankind' season 2 trailer for Apple TV+ By Robert Z. Pearlman Space shuttles fly to the moon and astronauts take up arms in the new trailer for the second season of "For All Mankind." The series returns to streaming on Apple TV+ on Feb. 19.
Rian Hughes delivers a modernist sci-fi saga of epic proportions in his debut novel, 'XX' By Jeff Spry The acclaimed graphic designer and comics creator explores extreme typographic territory in this wild first contact tale.
