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Billy Dee Williams chats about everything from "Star Wars" to Mars at New York Comic Con on Oct. 4, 2019.

Billy Dee Williams, Lando from 'Star Wars' Himself, Talks Humanity's Future in Space

By Chelsea Gohd

Billy Dee Williams shared his thoughts about human spaceflight with Space.com at New York Comic Con 2019.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine (center) reviews the NDX-1 pressurized spacesuit, made at the University of North Dakota, along with spacesuit principal investigator and UND professor Pablo de Leon (right). At left is North Dakota senator Kevin Cramer. In a tweet accompanying this picture taken on Sept. 4, 2019, Bridenstine said of the NASA-funded spacesuits, "The work being done here will benefit our #Artemis program to send humans to the Moon and our eventual missions to Mars and beyond."

NASA Chief Talks Moon Landing and More in North Dakota

By Elizabeth Howell

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine stopped by the University of North Dakota on Sept. 4 to check out its spacesuits and possibly, recruit help for his looming moon deadline.

New York Comic Con 2019: Amazing Space Cosplay Photos!

By Space.com Staff

Check out these photos of some of the most incredible space costumes at New York Comic Con 2019.

Hasbro Star Wars Triple Force Friday 2019 toys and action figures.

Triple Force Friday: Hasbro Goes Big with 'Star Wars' Figures

By Tariq Malik

Power up your lightsabers, "Star Wars" fans, because Triple Force Friday is here and Hasbro has unveiled an epic haul of new toys, figures and droids from a galaxy far, far away.

Returning to everyday life after looking at our planet from orbit is a struggle for astronaut Lucy Cola (Natalie Portman) in the new space thriller "Lucy In The Sky."

'Lucy in the Sky' Review: Natalie Portman Stars in an Astronaut Love Triangle Inspired by Reality

By Scott Snowden

"Lucy in the Sky" is a fictional story of an astronaut coping with a return to Earth, apparently inspired by a real-life event.

From left to right: JoAnn Hardin Morgan, an aerospace engineer who, after about a decade with NASA, became the only woman working in the firing room during Apollo 11; Frances "Poppy" Northcutt, a trailblazing engineer and "computer" at NASA who, for Apollo 8, served as the first woman in an operation support role in Mission Control; and Carolyn Leach Huntoon, a scientist who directed and conducted medical research at NASA and became the first American woman to serve as director of NASA's Johnson Space Center.

3 'Women of Apollo' Discuss Sexism at NASA, Science and When We'll Get to Mars

By Chelsea Gohd

Three women who were essential to the moon landing and NASA's Apollo program as a whole chatted with Space.com about discrimination, engineering and our future on Mars.

Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket booster approaches landing after successfully launching the company's eleventh mission, NS-11, from West Texas on May 2, 2019.

Blue Origin Probably Won't Launch People to Space This Year

By Mike Wall

Blue Origin's first crewed spaceflight probably won't take place this year after all.

A recovery ship hauls SpaceX's first Crew Dragon capsule out of the Atlantic Ocean after the spacecraft's splashdown on March 8, 2019.

NASA Expects to Buy More Soyuz Seats for Astronauts in 2020, at $85 Million a Pop: Reports

By Mike Wall

NASA anticipates having to buy yet more seats aboard Russian Soyuz spacecraft next year, according to media reports.

A massive galaxy cluster from the C-EAGLE simulation, providing a view of a region comparable to the one where the filaments have been detected. The color map represents the same emission from the gas filaments as the one detected in observations. At the convergence of these filaments, a massive cluster of galaxies is assembling.

Faint Filaments of Universe-Spanning 'Cosmic Web' Finally Found

By Charles Q. Choi

The faintly glowing wisps of gas that make up the intergalactic filaments of a universe-spanning cosmic web may have finally been detected for the first time, a new study reports.

An image taken by the main Hayabusa2 spacecraft of the MINERVA-II2 rover during separation on Oct. 2, 2019.

Japan's Hayabusa2 Probe Drops Its Last Rover on Asteroid Ryugu

By Meghan Bartels

Japan's asteroid mission has deployed its last rover to explore Ryugu's rocky surface.

On Oct. 3, 2019, the waxing crescent moon will pass less than 2 degrees from the planet Jupiter. With binoculars or a telescope, you may be able to see Jupiter's four Galilean moons, too.

Moon Will Pay Visits to Jupiter and Saturn This Week. Here's How to See It

By Joe Rao

This week the moon is going to rendezvous with two bright "superior" planets.

In "Star Trek: Discovery," Mary Chieffo stars as the Klingon L'Rell (left), Anson Mount is Captain Pike (center) and Shazad Latif plays Ash Tyler.

'Star Trek: Discovery' Cast Share Backstage Stories at DragonCon

By Nola Taylor Redd

Cast members from "Star Trek: Discovery" shared backstage stories at Atlanta's DragonCon.

DSCOVR had a prime view of a total solar eclipse that crossed the Pacific Ocean in 2016.

Stuck in Safe Mode, DSCOVR Earth-Watching Satellite May Finally Get Fixed: Report

By Meghan Bartels

An Earth-observing satellite called DSCOVR has been stuck in safe mode for three months, and its operators finally have a plan to reboot it — but not for another few months.

The Russian Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft carrying astronauts Nick Hague of NASA, Aleksey Ovchinn of Roscosmos and Hazzaa Ali AlMansoori of UAE approaches a landing from the International Space Station on the steppe of Kazakhstan on Oct. 3, 2019.

First Emirati Astronaut Returns to Earth with Russian-US Space Station Crew

By Robert Z. Pearlman

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft returned to Earth Thursday (Oct. 3) carrying the first UAE astronaut and two members of the International Space Station's crew.

Enceladus's icy water vapor jets are visible in this photo, taken by Cassini on Sept. 30, 2007.

Organic Compounds Found in Plumes of Saturn's Icy Moon Enceladus

By Chelsea Gohd

Scientists have detected new types of organic compounds in the plumes that have been erupting from Enceladus.

The Stellina smart telescope is a fully automated tabletop telescope that makes astrophotography a breeze.

Stellina Smart Telescope Makes Astrophotography a Breeze: Review

By Hanneke Weitering

An aerial view of SpaceX's Starship Mk1 prototype, seen during Elon Musk's Starship update in South Texas on Sept. 28, 2019.

Elon Musk Takes Us Inside SpaceX's Starship Mk1 Prototype (Video)

By Mike Wall

Just a few days after showing off the shiny silver exterior of SpaceX's new spaceship, Elon Musk gave us a peek at the inside.

Dramatic Drone Video Captures Magic of Total Solar Eclipse

By Miguel Claro

See aerial views of the total solar eclipse of July 2, 2019, above the Andes Mountains in Chile.

The moon completely blocks the sun, revealing its faint corona, during the total solar eclipse of 2019, in Chile.

Earthshine's Faint Illumination of the Moon Captured in Glorious Eclipse Photo

By Miguel Claro

A stunning photo captured during the total solar eclipse of 2019 in Chile reveals the sun's mesmerising inner and outer corona, as well as the lunar earthshine.

A visualization of what it might be like to take part in Disney World's "Star Wars: Galactic Starship" hotel experience.

The Force is Strong With Disney World's New 'Galactic Starship' Hotel

By Amy Thompson

Disney's highly-anticipated "Star Wars" hotel, "Star Wars: Galactic Starship," will be an incredible, immersive experience.