Inspiring future space explorers: Q&A with former NASA astronaut Leland Melvin By Mike Wall Space.com recently caught up with Melvin to chat about his life, his spaceflight experiences and what he hopes to teach all the youngsters out there.
SpaceX just launched its 100th successful Falcon rocket flight. Yes, there's a video. By Mike Wall SpaceX just launched its 100th successful mission, and the company put together an action-packed video to mark the milestone.
Educator-astronaut talks to 'kids at heart' for online talk Tuesday By Elizabeth Howell Tune in to "The Virtual Astronaut" talk with Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger on Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. EDT (2300 GMT).
Water on the moon is more common than we thought, studies reveal By Chelsea Gohd The moon has more hidden pockets of water ice than previously thought, NASA's SOFIA flying observatory reveals.
Replay: NASA to announce moon discovery today By Space.com Staff NASA will hold a teleconference today, Oct. 26, to reveal a new discovery about the moon from its SOFIA flying observatory.
Pictures from space! Our image of the day By Space.com Staff Galaxy NGC 2799 (on the left) and galaxy NGC 2798 (on the right) form a "galactic waterfall," which stands out in this image snapped by the Hubble Space Telescope.
NASA to announce 'exciting new discovery' about the moon today By Meghan Bartels NASA wants you to get excited about the moon — or more specifically, about a mysterious new science result the agency plans to unveil on today (Oct. 26).
NASA SLS megarocket shortage causes tug-of-war between moon missions, Europa exploration By Meghan Bartels NASA is choosing between human missions to the moon and a robotic mission to Jupiter's icy moon Europa as the agency manages its limited supply of megarockets in the coming years.
Volcanoes fuel gaseous atmosphere on Jupiter's moon Io By Chelsea Gohd What is creating the bubbling, gaseous atmosphere on Jupiter's moon Io? Scientists think they finally have the answer: volcanoes.
Life on Earth: Why we may have the moon's now defunct magnetic field to thank for it By Christopher Davies, Jon Mound These fields are generated thousands of kilometres below the planet’s surface in its liquid core and extend far into space – shielding the atmosphere from harmful solar radiation.
On This Day in Space: Oct. 26, 2004: Cassini spacecraft takes 1st closeups of Titan By Hanneke Weitering On Oct. 26, 2004, NASA's Cassini spacecraft took the first close-up images of Saturn's largest moon Titan. See how it happened in our "On This Day In Space" series!
5 ways families can enjoy astronomy during the pandemic By Chrisy Impey The night sky is, and always has been, safe and free.
Artificial intelligence helps classify new craters on Mars By Samantha Mathewson An innovative artificial intelligence (AI) tool developed by NASA has helped identify a cluster of craters on Mars that formed within the last decade.
Space photos: The most amazing images this week! By Doris Elin Urrutia See the best photos on Space.com this week.
The top space stories of the week! By Doris Elin Urrutia These are the top space stories this week from Space.com.
Meet the zeptosecond, the shortest unit of time ever measured By Stephanie Pappas Scientists have measured the shortest unit of time ever, the time it takes for a particle of light to cross a hydrogen molecule.
SpaceX launches 60 Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea in 2nd flight this week By Amy Thompson SpaceX successfully launched its latest fleet of Starlink internet satellites into orbit Saturday (Oct. 24), marking the second such mission this week.
The Elysium effect: The coming backlash to the billionaire 'NewSpace' revolution By Rick Tumlinson As entrepreneurs spend billions on space, there is a backlash building that holds their projects as icons of extravagance, even as they may help save the Earth. This is the "Elysium effect."
Buck Rogers finally set to return to both the big and small screen: report By Scott Snowden What will life in the post-apocalyptic Earth of the 25th Century look like?
'Lost' tectonic plate called Resurrection hidden under the Pacific By Stephanie Pappas A new computer reconstruction of the tectonic plates of 60 million years ago reveals the existence of a lost plate called Resurrection.
