Watch live early Saturday: Rocket Lab to launch 'Another One Leaves the Crust' By Space.com Staff A Rocket Lab Electron booster will launch a small microsatellite into orbit from New Zealand’s Māhia Peninsula on Saturday (Jan. 16) and you can watch it live here.
Vespera, a smart telescope to make astrophotography easier, nabs CES 2021 Innovation Award By Hanneke Weitering Vaonis, a French startup that raised eyebrows in 2018 with its sci-fi robot-looking Stellina smart telescope, has revealed its latest newbie-friendly astrophotography invention.
Cold War heats up on the moon in 'For All Mankind' season 2 trailer for Apple TV+ By Robert Z. Pearlman Space shuttles fly to the moon and astronauts take up arms in the new trailer for the second season of "For All Mankind." The series returns to streaming on Apple TV+ on Feb. 19.
SpaceX swapping out two engines on Starship SN9 prototype ahead of test flight By Mike Wall SpaceX's latest Starship prototype needs some maintenance work before it can take to the skies.
Astronaut William Thornton, who invented space shuttle treadmill, dies at 91 By Robert Z. Pearlman Former NASA astronaut William "Bill" Thornton, who used his own inventions to measure and combat the ill-effects of microgravity while on board two space shuttle missions, has died at the age of 91.
Rian Hughes delivers a modernist sci-fi saga of epic proportions in his debut novel, 'XX' By Jeff Spry The acclaimed graphic designer and comics creator explores extreme typographic territory in this wild first contact tale.
2020 ties record for the hottest year ever, NASA analysis shows By Chelsea Gohd The year 2020 has tied the record for the hottest year on record, a new NASA study shows.
Pictures from space! Our image of the day By Space.com Staff The Hubble Space Telescope spotted a growing, gaseous supernova remnant, known as 1E 0102.2-7219, from a supernova explosion that occurred 1,700 years ago during the fall of the Roman Empire.
Space Chat with Space.com: Tune in Fridays for science, space and more! By Chelsea Gohd This Friday (Jan. 15), "Space Chat" will explore climate change.
On This Day in Space! Jan. 15, 2006: Stardust spacecraft returns samples of comet dust By Hanneke Weitering On Jan. 15, 2006, NASA's Stardust spacecraft returned to Earth with a capsule that contained the first samples of a comet. See how it happened in our "On This Day In Space" series!
Curiosity rover celebrates 3,000 Martian days on the Red Planet By Mike Wall NASA's Curiosity rover marked 3,000 Martian days, or "sols," on the Red Planet Tuesday (Jan. 12), a mere five weeks before NASA's Perseverance rover is scheduled to touch down.
After 'Apollo 11': New short film goes into 'Quarantine' after first moon landing By Robert Z. Pearlman The documentary will be released exclusively in IMAX theaters beginning Jan. 29 in select locations.
NASA extends planetary science missions at Mars and Jupiter By Elizabeth Howell NASA is ready to give missions at Mars and Jupiter a little more time to continue their investigations, although there's no guarantee they will finish out their extended missions.
Is NASA about to get its first female leader? By Mike Wall The incoming administration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris may very well make history with their choice to lead the 62-year-old U.S. space agency.
Space startup bluShift to launch its 1st biofuel rocket Friday. Here's how to watch live. By Tariq Malik The Brunswick, Maine-based space startup bluShift Aerospace will launch its first Stardust suborbital rocket prototype on Friday (Jan. 15), and you can watch the liftoff live online.
Triple-star system's strange antics entrance scientists digging through 125 years of data By Meghan Bartels "It was as if somebody had just created a telescope that was a time machine."
Oyin Oladejo of 'Star Trek: Discovery' talks diversity and elephants for 'Endlings' Season 2 on Hulu (exclusive interview) By Elizabeth Howell Less than two weeks after "Star Trek Discovery" wrapped up its third season in January, the new season of "Endlings" — another space series featuring a "Star Trek" star, actor Oyin Oladejo.
Blue Origin's 1st upgraded New Shepard spacecraft for astronauts aces launch (and landing) By Mike Wall Blue Origin's New Shepard vehicle just aced another suborbital test flight, keeping it on track to start launching people in the relatively near future.
Atmospheric CO2 will pass an alarming milestone in 2021 By Harry Baker In 2021, atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration will be 50% higher than preindustrial levels, despite reduced emissions during the pandemic and a natural cooling event.
CIA releases entire collection of UFO-related documents to truth-seeking website By Brandon Specktor The CIA just turned over 2,700 pages of UFO-related material to The Black Vault, a free repository of UFO records online.
