Miriam Kramer

SpaceX's robotic Dragon capsule is on its way back to Earth after spending one month attached to the International Space Station, marking the start of a big day for the private spaceflight company.

The new movie "Jupiter Ascending" takes viewers on a wild ride through the solar system and beyond.

The launch of a new satellite designed to monitor space weather has been delayed another day.

From Jupiter and the moon's dance to a mock mission on Mars, this has been a big week for news. Here are Space.com's picks for the biggest space stories of the week.

It's a Red Planet two-for-one! A spacecraft orbiting Mars snapped an amazing photo of another probe on the Martian surface.

An amazing new photo of a famous nebula reveals two previously undiscovered and very distant stars.

Even the Super Bowl had something for space fans. Quite a few advertisers used the glory of outer space to their advantage last night (Feb. 1) during the big game.

Scientists working with the long-lived Hubble Space Telescope say that the intrepid eye on the sky could continue functioning through 2020, and even beyond.

NASA newest Earth-observing mission has just launched to the ultimate height to study the dirt below our feet.

The launch of NASA's newest Earth-gazing satellite will have to wait another day due to high winds that made launch too risky Thursday (Jan. 29).

NASA is scheduled to launch its next Earth-observing satellite today (Jan. 29) from California, and you can watch the liftoff live online.

From movies based on best-selling books to the newest "Star Wars" installment, 2015 should be a big year for movies geared toward space fans.

An amazing new video from SpaceX shows the spaceflight company's incredible plans for a reusable mega-rocket.

NASA's next Earth-observing satellite is ready to launch Thursday (Jan. 29), and it could vastly improve the way scientists monitor droughts around the world.

In the newest episode of the long-running cartoon TV show, SpaceX founder Elon Musk is "quietly" traveling the United States in his crewed Dragon spacecraft searching for something to inspire him.

The private spaceflight companies Boeing and SpaceX are on track to start launching NASA astronauts to the International Space Station by 2017, representatives of both firms say.

An amazing new time-lapse video shows the Milky Way, dancing auroras and skies full of stars above stunning locations in areas free of light pollution.

A new alien-planet–hunting telescope has just come online in Chile, and it could help scientists peer into the atmospheres of relatively small planets circling nearby stars.

From a false alarm on the International Space Station, to finding a long-lost lander on Mars, this has been a big week for news. Here are Space.com's picks for the biggest space stories of the week.