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A baked and sealed space cookie.Astronauts have successfully tested a new zero gravity oven for baking tasty treats in space.

Cosmic cookies! Astronaut weighs in on the future of baking in space

By Chelsea Gohd

Recently, a batch of baked chocolate chip cookies returned from space, signifying a major step forward towards the future of how humans will eat and thrive in space.

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Cut derelict spaceships into spare parts in 'Hardspace: Shipbreaker'

By Christopher Livingston

The developers of Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak have announced a new game, coming to Early Access this summer.

Wolf Cukier, a high school student, recently discovered an alien planet on his third day of a NASA internship.

Meet the 17-year-old who discovered an alien planet: A Q&A with high school student Wolf Cukier

By Doris Elin Urrutia

17-year-old high school student Wolf Cukier made a major discovery on the third day of his NASA internship, when he noticed the telltale signs of a distant planet orbiting two stars.

The all new Cybertruck line from Mattel allows you to drive your own Tesla Cybertruck.

Hot Wheels is rolling out 2 remote-controlled Cybertrucks (cracked widow and all) in 2020

By Chelsea Gohd

Tesla's futuristic Cybertruck is now a Hot Wheels toy. And it comes complete with a "cracked window sticker," so you can relive some of the vehicle's wildest moments.

Scientists are still trying to figure out whether Mars shows any traces of life.

What can the coronavirus outbreak teach us about bringing Mars samples back to Earth?

By Leonard David

A new virus called SARS-CoV-2 is a coronavirus that has caused an outbreak of a disease called COVID-19. But what does that have to do with Mars?

Kerbal Space Program 2 from Private Division will include advanced propulsion concepts for space exploration, including this cosmic "torchship" design.

Kerbal Space Program 2 trailer shows off nuclear propulsion, metallic hydrogen and torchships

By Jonathan Bolding

Kerbal Space Program 2 may have been delayed, but that hasn't slowed down development or the dreams of a billion tiny green things.

NASA's Orion spacecraft is lifted into a thermal cage ahead of its move to to the vacuum testing chamber at NASA's Plum Brook testing station in Sandusky, Ohio. The spacecraft will fly on the Artemis 1 mission, an uncrewed test flight that will launch on NASA's new Space Launch System megarocket sometime in 2021. After that mission, NASA plans to use the Orion spacecraft to fly astronauts to the moon.

Pictures from space! Our image of the day

By Space.com Staff

NASA's Orion spacecraft is lifted into a thermal cage ahead of its move to to the vacuum testing chamber at NASA's Plum Brook testing station in Sandusky, Ohio.

An artist's illustration of Western Union's massive Westar 4 communications satellite in orbit. It launched on Feb. 25, 1982.

On This Day in Space: Feb. 25, 1982: Western Union launches Westar 4 communications satellite

By Hanneke Weitering

On Feb. 25, 1982, the Western Union company launched a communication satellite called Westar 4. See how it happened in our On This Day in Space video series!

NASA's Mars InSight lander recently moved its robotic arm closer to its digging device, called the "mole," in preparation to push on its top, or back cap. Photo released on Feb. 21, 2020.

NASA has a new idea to get the InSight lander's 'mole' on Mars digging again

By Mike Wall

The "mole" aboard NASA's Mars InSight lander is about to get yet another push.

An artist's depiction of machinery working in a permanently shadowed crater on the moon.

NASA picks moon catapults, lasers, electricity and other wild lunar projects for student contest

By Elizabeth Howell

NASA has awarded nearly $1 million to student teams looking to deploy robots, towers and other small vehicles alongside moon-roving astronauts.

A rock spotted by China's Yutu 2 moon rover, with the robot's tracks also visible.

On the far side of the moon, Chinese lander and rover begin 15th lunar day

By Andrew Jones

China's Chang'e 4 mission has entered its 15th lunar day of work on the far side of the moon, with both the lander and Yutu 2 rover still in good condition.

Jupiter's moon Europa, imaged here by NASA's Galileo spacecraft, harbors a huge ocean beneath its icy shell.

Alien-life hunters are eyeing icy ocean moons Europa and Enceladus

By Mike Wall

As the hunt for life on Mars starts getting into full swing, some scientists are already looking beyond the Red Planet, to our solar system's next astrobiological frontier.

Daredevil Mike Hughes tragically died during a launch accident this past Saturday (Feb. 22). This image is from August 25, 2019, Amboy, California, USA: After a long month of launch attempts in August in 100 degree heat ''Mad'' MIKE HUGHES and crew dealt with a 5th scrub launch during filming of the Science Channel series ''Homemade Astronauts.''

'Mad Mike' wasn't trying to prove 'flat Earth' theory on ill-fated homemade rocket launch

By Chelsea Gohd

Following the tragic death of 'Mad' Mike Hughes, we revisit the real reasons why he launched himself into the air aboard his homemade steam rocket, knowing how risky the stunt was.

Astra, a company based in Alameda, California, aims to launch small satellites cheaply, efficiently and very frequently.

Astra's 1st flight for DARPA Launch Challenge delayed by bad weather

By Mike Wall

A California spaceflight company's quest to win the $12 million DARPA Launch Challenge won't kick off tomorrow (Feb. 25) after all.

Join the crew of Space.com as we talk "Star Trek: Picard" each Friday at 4 p.m. EST (2100 GMT) each Friday as new episodes drop.

The Picard Panel: Beam into our 'Star Trek: Picard' talk Friday!

By Tariq Malik

On Friday's through March, Space.com is taking a look at "Star Trek: Picard," the latest installment in the "Star Trek" franchise on the streaming service CBS All Access. Here's how to watch!

“Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier" tells of the decades-long race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to be the first nation to bring diversity to the skies, told by the black astronauts and their families.

Smithsonian documentary 'Black in Space' looks at race and the space race

By Robert Z. Pearlman

The documentary premieres on Feb. 24.

Antarctica's Eagle Island on Feb. 4 and Feb. 13, 2020.

See record-high temperatures strip Antarctica of huge amounts of ice

By Brandon Specktor

Antarctica saw two record-high temperatures set between Feb. 6 and Feb.9, and that took a huge toll on the continent's ice, as seen in NASA images.

Katherine Johnson, pictured here at NASA's Langley Research Center, where she worked as a computer and mathematician from 1953 to 1986.

Katherine Johnson, pioneering NASA mathematician of 'Hidden Figures' fame, dies at 101

By Meghan Bartels

Katherine Johnson, whose career making vital calculations for NASA was immortalized in the 2016 book and movie "Hidden Figures," has died at 101.

This image, the second selfie captured by NASA's InSight Mars lander, is a mosaic of 14 photos taken between March 15 and April 11, 2019.

Mars is a seismically active world, first results from NASA's InSight lander reveal

By Mike Wall

The first science returns from NASA's InSight Mars lander reveal a seismically active Red Planet.

A cityscape view captured from the highest point of Lisbon shows a single shot of the first full moon and penumbral lunar eclipse of the year, rising against the anti-twilight arch above the capital of Portugal, on Jan. 10, 2020. The Tagus River is visible in the background.

Full moon and the 'Belt of Venus' glow over Lisbon during 1st eclipse of 2020 (photo)

By Miguel Claro

A cityscape view captured from the highest point of Lisbon shows the first full moon of the year, rising above the capital of Portugal on Jan. 10, with the Tagus River visible in the background.