NASA wants your ideas to reuse trash and waste on a Mars mission By Elizabeth Howell published 19 January 22 You have until March 15 to submit your Red Planet innovations.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope mission: Live updates By Space.com Staff published 19 January 22 NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is on its way to L2 to study the universe.
James Webb Space Telescope marks deployment of all mirrors By Meghan Bartels published 19 January 22 NASA's massive new observatory has notched another milestone.
Cosmonauts on spacewalk ready new Russian docking port for future space station arrivals By Robert Z. Pearlman published 19 January 22 Russia's new multi-port docking module at the International Space Station is ready to receive its first spacecraft after the work of two cosmonauts on a seven-hour spacewalk.
Moon's crust may have formed from 'slushy' magma ocean long ago By Rahul Rao published 19 January 22 The moon's crust might have formed from an unevenly layered "slush" of magma that once covered the entire body, a new study reports.
China sends classified satellite into space during first launch of 2022 By Elizabeth Howell published 19 January 22 China executed its first launch of 2022 with a classified mission, the Shiyan 13 test satellite.
'The Book of Boba Fett' episode 3 offers colorful new additions to Tatooine culture By Scott Snowden published 19 January 22 There's a new Rancor in town, so don't distress the daimyo, or you might end up as dinner
SpaceX's Starlink satellites leave streaks in asteroid-hunting telescope's images By Tereza Pultarova published 19 January 22 An Earth-based telescope that looks for exploding stars and dangerous near-Earth asteroids is struggling with streaks from SpaceX's Starlink internet-beaming constellation.
NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission readies for 'wet dress rehearsal' By Elizabeth Howell published 19 January 22 The first moonbound rocket and spacecraft of NASA's Artemis program are poised for a "wet dress rehearsal" in February.
On This Day in Space! Jan. 19, 2006: New Horizons launches to Pluto! By Hanneke Weitering published 19 January 22 On Jan. 19, 2006, NASA launched a spacecraft to Pluto! See how it happened in our On This Day In Space video series.
International Space Station: Live updates By Space.com Staff published 19 January 22 Find out what's going on at the International Space Station.
The Mars rover Perseverance has pebbles stuck in its drill. NASA has a plan to fix it. By Elizabeth Howell published 19 January 22 NASA's Perseverance rover will dump its latest Mars sample to unclog pebbles from its drill.
Watch two Russian cosmonauts take a spacewalk outside the International Space Station today By Elizabeth Howell published 19 January 22 They're going to get a new docking module ready for spacecraft.
Massive asteroid safely zooms by Earth, a million miles away By Elizabeth Howell published 19 January 22 At least one livestream captured 1994 PC1 during its closest approach of the next 200 years.
SpaceX launches 49 Starlink internet satellites, lands rocket at sea By Mike Wall published 19 January 22 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket delivered 49 Starlink satellites to orbit today (Jan. 19) and pulled off a landing at sea.
Here's how the James Webb Space Telescope is aligning its mirrors in deep space By Elizabeth Howell published 18 January 22 The James Webb Space Telescope continues to uncurl its mirrors to ultimately peer into the deep and distant universe.
Lasting devastation from Tonga volcano eruption revealed in satellite images By Chelsea Gohd published 18 January 22 Tonga's volcanic eruption has left behind damage so severe that satellites can see it from space.
Possible sign of Mars life? Curiosity rover finds 'tantalizing' Red Planet organics By Mike Wall published 18 January 22 NASA's Curiosity rover has found some interesting organic compounds that may be signs of ancient Mars life, but much more work is needed to vet that hypothesis.
What really makes a planet habitable? Our assumptions may be wrong By Paul Sutter published 18 January 22 How common are ice-covered planets like Hoth from "Star Wars," and might they be capable of hosting life? As usual, the answer is, it depends.
