Elizabeth Howell

A mobile shipping platform in the Gulf of Mexico sent out the first rockets to suborbital space from U.S. territorial waters. The Spaceport Company is aiming for orbital launches next.

A surprise crater find in Saskatchewan may pay off big for Artemis 2 astronaut Jeremy Hansen, who was on the expedition. He may see a similar crater type on the moon.

Blue Origin's Blue Moon lander will take astronauts to the lunar surface in 2029, on the Artemis 5 mission. It's the second NASA moon lander for astronauts, after SpaceX's Starship.

A new crew of four people is bound for orbit on the Ax-2 mission, which will fly to the International Space Station using SpaceX hardware. See photos of the Ax-2 mission here.

College students shattered a category record in amateur rocketry last month, sending their Deneb vehicle far higher than the tallest mountain on Earth.

Newly divulged details about the Artemis 2 moon crew's include mission milestones and a simulated docking exercise planned in Earth orbit before flying to the moon.

The latest entry in the Zelda series features floating islands high above the lands of Hyrule. But can we find these features on Earth, or alien planets?

The second all-private mission to the International Space Station by Axiom Space will launch no earlier than May 21. Learn more about the 4 crew members on board.

As space companies target possible servicing missions to the Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes, the long-running Chandra observatory is also on the list for a tune-up.

A division of the U.S. Space Force wants to bring NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope back, three years after the observatory was shut down to help free up resources for the James Webb Space Telescope.

A second consortium has plans to possibly boost the Hubble Space Telescope and extend its science mission, after SpaceX raised the idea in 2022.

CalTech professor Konstantin Batygin, best known for his search for Planet 9, will pivot his expertise to Mars in support of a PC game coming in 2024.

Intuitive Machines plans to touch down at the south pole of the moon, but there will be a wait as it continues to ready its lander for the ambitious mission.

A book-shaped rock on Mars was likely carved by ancient water running through the area, scientists on NASA's Curiosity rover mission say.

Kerbal Space Program 2 is asking its players to send a spacecraft out to a Jupiter-like planet and explore its moons, but you have to act fast before the challenge expires.

Ashlee Vance's new book follows four fast-growing launch startups, providing an inside look at a highly dynamic segment of the space industry.

A spacecraft operated by Swiss startup ClearSpace will target a piece of debris in orbit after getting there aboard Arianespace's Vega-C rocket.

The latest episode of 'Star Trek Online' warps into a humanitarian mission that goes sideways fast when your crew uncovers a space-time issue causing conflict across the galaxy.

Intelligent aliens looking for life in the universe might be able to find Earth using our radio signals, a new SETI study suggests.

Rocket Lab will launch the first set of NASA's TROPICS satellites on May 7, to provide better forecasts amid extreme weather.

Artemis 2 astronaut Jeremy Hansen will be the flag-bearer for Canada on Saturday (May 6) at the coronation of King Charles III.

The satellite-protecting payload fairing on SpaceX's Falcon Heavy made dramatic waves when it came back to Earth after the powerful rocket's launch last weekend.

'Star Wars' Day started a bit early on Fortnite. The battle royale game lets you play as Anakin Skywalker or Padmé Amidala for most of May, with some special Jedi trainers.

3 astronauts aboard Artemis 2 are certified amateur radio operators. Will communications with ham radio operators extend from the International Space Station to the moon?