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Astrophysicist and iconic rocker Brian May.

Astrophysicist Brian May (of Queen!) teaches you how to play the Bohemian Rhapsody solo while in self-isolation

By Richard Bienstock

Remember the video of the quarantined Italian citizen channeling his best Brian May by blasting the electric guitar solo from Queen’s We Will Rock You out into the world from his balcony in Rome?

Artist's illustration of the SpaceX Dragon XL as it is deployed from the Falcon Heavy's second stage in high Earth orbit on its way to the Gateway in lunar orbit.

NASA picks SpaceX to fly cargo to moon-orbiting Gateway space station

By Mike Wall

SpaceX cargo craft will soon reach much farther out into the final frontier, if all goes according to plan.

See Venus swing by the crescent moon this weekend

By Hanneke Weitering

The "evening star" Venus will meet up with the waxing, crescent moon in the night sky this weekend. You can spot the celestial pair above the western horizon after sunset.

"Star Wars" is only the beginning when it comes to space and sci-fi stuff to watch on Disney Plus.

The best Disney Plus movies and shows for space fans: Star Wars, sci-fi and more

By Elizabeth Howell

As we all search for things to do while stuck in our homes, know that Disney Plus has many, many hours of content for space nerds to enjoy.

The new crew of "Star Trek: Picard." Just the right number of seats, phew. Set course for Season two.

The 'Star Trek: Picard' finale is both amazing and awful, yet ultimately disappointing

By Scott Snowden

The concluding part of the "Star Trek: Picard" season finale is going to polarize 'Star Trek' fans for a long time to come. But as a piece of writing for television, it falls short.

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launches the AEHF-6 satellite for the U.S. Space Force on March 26, 2020.

Here's why the Space Force just launched a rocket as the world fights the coronavirus pandemic

By Mike Wall

Launches are rare these days.

NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan on the International Space Station shared this stunning image of Earth from space along with an inspirational message for a world gripped by the coronavirus pandemic.

Astronauts in space are beaming positivity to the people of Earth. (Amazing photos, too.)

By Chelsea Gohd

Astronauts at the International Space Station are sharing positivity and stunning images of our home planet from their temporary home in orbit.

Nitrogen dioxide emissions over Spain compared between a 10-day period this month and the monthly average of March 2019.

New satellite views show impact of coronavirus on emissions, China's night lights

By Meghan Bartels

As countries have shut down to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, satellites in orbit around Earth are noticing resulting changes to our home world.

China’s Chang’e 4 lander and Yutu 2 rover, photographed by each other.

Are China's moon missions a threat to the US? Space experts don't think so

By Elizabeth Howell

U.S. fears that China could set up a moon base for spying do not line up with the country's statements about its space program, according to security experts.

Elon Musk posted this photo of SpaceX's recently stacked Starship prototype, the SN3, on March 26, 2020.

SpaceX stacks third Starship prototype ahead of testing (photos)

By Mike Wall

The SN3 could take to the skies soon.

A placard commemorating NASA's "Send Your Name to Mars" campaign was installed on the Perseverance Mars rover on March 16, 2020, at Kennedy Space Center. Three silicon chips (upper left corner) were stenciled with 10,932,295 names and the essays from 155 finalists in NASA's "Name the Rover" contest.

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover will carry 10.9 million names to Red Planet

By Mike Wall

When NASA's Perseverance Mars rover launches this summer, lots of folks here on Earth will be along for the ride.

The Orion spacecraft, secured atop a transporter in its shipping container, is carried to the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 25, 2020. The spacecraft was transported to Kennedy in NASA’s Super Guppy aircraft from the agency’s Plum Brook Station in Ohio.

NASA's Orion crew capsule arrives in Florida to prep for test flight around moon (photo)

By Mike Wall

A NASA Orion crew capsule has made it to its Florida launch site ahead of a landmark 2021 mission around the moon.

Emanating from the Ship of the Imagination, one human connectome — the singular wiring diagram of all memories, thoughts, fears, dreams — extends outward into space.

'Cosmos: Possible Worlds' episode 5 explores the 'cosmic connectome'

By Melissa Silva

In the fifth episode of "Cosmos: Possible Worlds," host Neil deGrasse Tyson explores the evolution of consciousness and the human mind's connection to the cosmos.

The three-member Expedition 62 crew — Oleg Skripochka, Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan — pose together wearing their mission patch t-shirts at the International Space Station, on Feb. 7, 2020.

In Photos: The Expedition 62 mission to the International Space Station

By Christine Lunsford

See photos of and by the crew of the Expedition 62 mission to the International Space Station.

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the AEHF-6 military communications satellite launches from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on March 26, 2020.

US launches advanced satellite in 1st Space Force national security mission

By Amy Thompson

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket took to the skies Thursday afternoon (March 26), delivering a highly advanced communications satellite to orbit for the U.S. Space Force.

The National Air and Space Museum, working with the Smithsonian Transcription Center, is seeking the public's help to expand access to the extensive, handwritten astronaut training notes by Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly into space.

Smithsonian seeks public's help with Sally Ride's astronaut training notes

By Robert Z. Pearlman

Do you have the "Right Stuff" like Ride?

The U.S. Space Force emblem as seen on the payload fairing of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket during launch operations for the AEHF-6 military communications satellite in March 2020.

Not enough Americans understand the need for Space Force, a top commander says

By JoAnna Wendel

Space Force vice commander Lt. Gen. David Thompson urges Americans to better understand the need to be prepared for military actions in space.

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket topped with the AEHF-6 military communications satellite stands at the launch pad ahead of a planned March 26, 2020 liftoff.

The first US Space Force national security mission will launch today. Here's how to watch live

By Mike Wall

The sixth and final Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite, AEHF-6, will launch Thursday afternoon (March 26), and you can watch the liftoff live.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine addressed staff questions about the agency's response to the coronavirus pandemic during a virtual town hall filmed on March 25, 2020.

NASA weighs measures to contribute to US coronavirus pandemic fight

By Meghan Bartels

Scientists think that dark matter produces a bright and spherical halo of X-ray emission around the center of the Milky Way.

Scientists use the Milky Way to hunt for dark matter

By Chelsea Gohd