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Astronauts Christina Koch (left) and Jessica Meir are scheduled to spacewalk together on Oct. 17 or Oct. 18, 2019.

NASA Moves Up 1st All-Female Spacewalk to This Week

By Mike Wall

NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir will venture outside the International Space Station on Thursday or Friday (Oct. 17 or Oct. 18), agency officials said.

Artists' depictions of a variety of exoplanets.

Today's Your Last Chance to Help Name an Alien Solar System!

By Meghan Bartels

Right now, it's a solar system known only by the designation HD 17156. Before 2019 ends, it will bear an entirely different second moniker — perhaps one suggested by you.

Artist's illustration of an astronaut in the xEMU spacesuit with Human Landing System in the background.

Watch Live Today! NASA Unveiling New Spacesuits for Orion and the Moon

By Space.com Staff

Meet the xEMU and Orion Crew Survival System.

A mysterious bird and its seemingly huge talons photobomb an all-sky camera's view of the cosmos in this lucky shot from the La Silla Observatory in Chile. The all-sky camera constantly streams live views of the Danish 1.54-meter telescope, allowing online spectators to see the telescope in action — and to occasionally catch a glimpse of the local wildlife. Officials with the European Southern Observatory, which operates the telescope facility, have not yet been able to identify the species of the bird that perched on this all-sky camera, but they suspect it was a nocturnal bird of prey.

Pictures from Space! Our Image of the Day

By Space.com Staff

A mysterious bird and its seemingly huge talons photobomb an all-sky camera's view of the cosmos in this lucky shot from the La Silla Observatory in Chile.

goose and captain marvel figure set

Cute Goose (and Captain Marvel) Figure Set Coming in 2020

By Newsarama Staff

A new Goose the Flerken figure is coming for Captain Marvel fans. It lands in 2020.

The Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn launches toward the ringed planet on a Titan IVB/Centaur rocket from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Oct. 15, 1997.

On This Day in Space! Oct. 15, 1997: Cassini-Huygens Probe Launches to Saturn

By Hanneke Weitering

On Oct. 15, 1997, NASA launched the Cassini spacecraft on a mission to explore Saturn and its moons. See how it happened in our On This Day in Space video series!

Illustration of a space debris field, as depicted in the film "Space Junk 3D."

Space Junk Menace: New Guidelines Urged to Help Fight Orbital Debris Threat

By Mike Wall

We can minimize the chances of a catastrophic cascade of collisions if satellite designers and operators follow a few simple rules, according to the Space Safety Coalition.

An artist's depiction of what Venus could have looked like if it once had large oceans.

Venus May Not Have Been As Earthlike As Scientists Thought

By Elizabeth Howell

Was Venus once covered in a liquid water ocean? A new study suggests it was not, which could diminish hope that eons ago, warm and wet conditions allowed life to arise on the planet.

An image of the surface of Von Kármán crater taken by the Yutu 2 rover.

China's Chang'e 4 Completes 10 Lunar Days on Far Side of the Moon

By Andrew Jones

China's Chang'e 4 mission has completed 10 lunar days of activity on the far side of the moon, returning new images and carrying out science tasks.

"Galaxy Quest" follows the cast of a "Star Trek"-esque TV show on a hilarious and heartbreaking journey. "Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary," a new documentary about the cult classic film tells the stories behind the beloved movie.

What's the Best 'Star Trek' Movie and Why Is It 'Galaxy Quest'? New Documentary Has Answers

By Chelsea Gohd

A new "Galaxy Quest" documentary, highlights the magic of the 1999 film.

The first color image of the comet C/2019 Q4 (Borisov), which astronomers believe to be the first known interstellar comet ever identified, was captured by the Gemini North telescope at Hawaii's Mauna Kea. Gemini North acquired four 60-second exposures in two color bands (red and green). The blue and red lines are background stars moving in the background.

Interstellar Comet Borisov Looks Pretty Normal, New Observations Suggest

By Meghan Bartels

Observations of the interstellar Comet Borisov have been flooding in for six weeks, and the more astronomers duplicate one another's work, the more confident they are in their analysis of the object.

A computer-generated image of objects in Earth orbit that are currently being tracked. Approximately 95 percent of the objects in this illustration are orbital debris – not functional satellites. The dots represent the current location of each item. The orbital debris dots are scaled according to the image size of the graphic to optimize their visibility and are not scaled to Earth.

Scientists Propose New Satellite Tech to Dodge Space Junk from Megaconstellations

By Charles Q. Choi

New infrared cameras and gel-based thrusters just might help future satellites dodge space debris, a new study finds.

A view of Cassiopeia A that includes Chandra X-ray Observatory data.

Watch As a Supernova Morphs and Its Speedy Shock Waves Reverse

By Elizabeth Howell

A new video from NASA shows how a supernova explosion morphs and changes during a 13-year period, including unusually fast-moving shock waves.

star wars: legends of luke skywalker

'Star Wars: Legends of Luke Skywalker' Manga Coming to U.S. in 2020

By Chris Arrant

Illustrated by Legend of Zelda manga-ka Akira Himekawa.

A Soviet satellite crash sparks a wildfire in "The Walking Dead" season 10 premiere "Lines We Cross" on AMC.

A Soviet Satellite Falls to Earth in 'The Walking Dead' Season 10. How Realistic Is It?

By Tariq Malik

The episode "Lines We Cross" ends with an old Soviet satellite crashing to Earth, sparking a new plot point for the show. But how realistic is it? We asked a scientist.

A meteor lights up the midnight sky over the northeastern China provinces of Jilin and Heilongjiang in this dashcam and surveillance camera video views taken on Oct. 11, 2019.

Brilliant Midnight Fireball Lights Up Sky Over Northeast China

By Tariq Malik

What appears to be a dazzling meteor lit up the sky over northeast China on Friday (Oct. 11), appearing as a brilliant fireball in surveillance video of the event.

The story of "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" begins in comic book form with "Allegiance."

The Story of 'Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker' Begins with 'Allegiance'

By Chris Arrant

Don't wait until the movie. The rise of "Rise of Skywalker" began last week in comic books.

Don't let its humble appearance fool you; this so-called mudball meteorite holds important clues about how life began on Earth.

'Cosmic Mudball Meteorite' Smells Like Brussels Sprouts, Finds New Home at Museum

By Mindy Weisberger

A new meteorite addition to the Field Museum's collection resembles a malodorous mud brick, but it holds important clues about the origins of life on Earth.

A Boeing Starliner spacecraft is prepared for a planned December 2019 test flight to the International Space Station for NASA.

Boeing Aims to Launch Unpiloted Starliner Test Flight to Space Station in December

By Hanneke Weitering

Boeing has set a new launch date for the first orbital flight of its new commercial crew vehicle that will soon begin ferrying astronauts to and from the International Space Station.

Artist's illustration of Spacebit's small "walking rover," which is scheduled to launch toward the moon aboard Astrobotic's Peregrine lander in 2021.

UK's 1st Moon Rover to Launch in 2021

By Mike Wall

The United Kingdom is set to make its own giant leap soon, with a very small rover.