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NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a July 11 memo he'll undertake a nationwide search to find a new associate administrator for human exploration and operations as well as two deputies after reassigning longtime associate administrator Bill Gerstenmaier.

NASA Chief Says Leadership Changes Linked to Urgency in Exploration Programs

By Jeff Foust

NASA chief Jim Bridenstine said he needed to move quickly to change leadership of NASA's exploration programs to address cost and schedule issues and keep a 2024 human lunar landing on track.

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin walks on the surface of the moon near the leg of the lunar module Eagle during the Apollo 11 mission on July 20, 1969.

Moon Landing Footage Would Have Been Impossible to Fake. Here's Why.

By Howard Berry

It's been half a century since the magnificent Apollo 11 moon landing, yet some people still don't believe it actually happened.

An artist's rendering of the accretion disk around the supermassive black hole at the core of the spiral galaxy NGC 3147.

Surprise! This Monster Black Hole's Disk Shouldn't Exist

By Passant Rabie

Discovery of this black hole disk could provide insights regarding relativity theory.

An artist's illustration of a potentially habitable exomoon orbiting a giant planet in a distant solar system.

Meet the Ploonets! Runaway Moons with Delusions of Planethood Get Astronomy's Cutest Name Ever

By Mindy Weisberger

Moons orbiting distant worlds have a new nickname, and it's even cuter than "moonmoon."

The Best Lego Deals for Space Fans

By SPACE.com Staff

Attention, Lego fans! We've scoured Amazon.com for the best Amazon Prime Day shopping deals on Lego sets that are space or science-themed, as well as many science-fiction-themed sets.

The Indian Space Research Organisation's Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft (bottom) and its Vikram lander (top) are prepared to be encapsulated by a payload fairing before being loaded on their Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III-M1 rocket for a July 2019 launch.

India Delays Chandrayaan-2 Moon Lander Launch Over 'Technical Snag'

By Tariq Malik

India postponed the launch of Chandrayaan-2, its biggest moon mission yet, due to a technical snag less than an hour before liftoff.

An India Space Research Organisation GSLV III Mark 1 rocket carrying the Chandrayaan-2 moon orbiter, lander and rover stands poised for a launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Center on Sriharikota.

India Shoots for the Moon with Ambitious Lunar Launch Today! Watch It Live

By Tariq Malik

India is about to launch its most ambitious mission to the moon yet, and you can watch it live today (July 14).

The universe is full of "runaway stars" trying to escape their home galaxy (including the reddish-blue dot in the bottom-right corner of this NASA telescope image). A new study suggests that some of these stellar renegades may in fact be rare supernova survivors.

'Renegade' White Dwarf Survived a Supernova. Now It's Warping the Little Dipper Before Our Eyes.

By Brandon Specktor

There's a rebellious, half-dead star in the Little Dipper that's hellbent on escaping our galaxy — and now, astronomers have an idea why.

These towers of cosmic dust and gas make up part of the Eagle Nebula, also called the "pillars of creation."

'Missing' Interstellar Iron May Just Be Good at Hiding

By Yasemin Saplakoglu

A new study suggests the universe's missing iron may not be missing at all, just really good at hiding.

An Apollo 12 astronaut at work collecting a moon rook from the lunar surface.

The Moon on Earth: Where Are NASA's Apollo Lunar Rocks Now?

By Meghan Bartels

Like any travelers, the 12 astronauts who have walked on the moon were careful to bring back souvenirs from their journeys. In their case it was moon rocks, and lots of them.

India's Vikram moon lander (left) is moved into launch position on the Chandrayaan-2 lunar orbiter ahead of a planned July 2019 launch. The mission will send an orbiter, lander and rover to the moon.

The Science of India's Chandrayaan-2 Mission to the Moon's South Pole

By Elizabeth Howell

India's Chandrayaan-2 lunar mission will launch Sunday (July 14) to deploy a lander and rover where no one else has dared to go before — the south pole of the moon.

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin in his iconic Apollo spacesuit poses for a portrait on the moon during the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission in July 1969. The technology behind the Apollo spacesuit is still in use today on Earth.

From Apollo to Mars: The Evolution of Spacesuits

By Chelsea Gohd

Spacesuits have changed quite a bit since the Apollo era.

Hasbro's Star Wars Sith Trooper for "Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker" will make its debut at SDCC 2019.

'Star Wars' Sith Trooper Debuting at SDCC 2019 Ahead of 'Rise of Skywalker'

By Chris Arrant

Lucasfilm has unveiled a new Sith Trooper design that will make its film debut in December's "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker."

The first poster for "Star Trek: Picard," a Trek spin-off series for CBS All Access.

Picard's Dog Debuts in 'Star Trek' Spin-Off Poster

By George Marston

A new poster for CBS All Access' upcoming "Star Trek" spin-off "Picard" has debuted.

A Russian Proton-M rocket launches the international Spektr-RG X-ray space observatory for Roscosmos and the German Aerospace Center from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan on July 13, 2019.

Russia Launches Spektr-RG, a New X-Ray Observatory, into Space

By Elizabeth Howell

A Russian and European all-sky-survey satellite is safely in space following a successful launch on a Proton rocket in Saturday (July 13).

A camera on board NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted the Curiosity rover on May 31, 2019.

Curiosity Rover on Mars Spotted from Space in Awesome NASA Photo

By Elizabeth Howell

Curiosity's "head" shows up in a new image from Mars orbit, as the rover winds its way up an ancient Red Planet mountain.

Author and scientist Sarah Parcak shares a view of archaeology that originates thousands of miles above Earth.

Book Excerpt: 'Archaeology From Space'

By Mindy Weisberger

'Space archaeology' is transforming how experts study ancient civilizations.

Watch the Live Science Facebook Live interview at 11:30 a.m. EDT today (July 12) and enter to win one of three free copies of "Archaeology From Space: How the Future Shapes Our Past."

Indiana Jones Meets 'Star Wars' in 'Archaeology From Space.' Enter to Win a Copy!

By Mindy Weisberger

What's it like to uncover the mysteries of ancient civilizations...from space?

An artist's concept of Made In Space’s Archinaut spacecraft 3D-printing and assembling satellite reflectors in space.

Archinaut, a Construction Robot for Space, Could Launch a Test Flight in 2022

By Mike Wall

NASA has awarded California startup Made In Space $73.7 million to give the company's "Archinaut" spacecraft-assembly technology an orbital test.

The One More Orbit crew back on the ground at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida after their record-setting flight.

Retired NASA Astronaut Terry Virts, Aviators Set World Circumnavigation Speed Record to Honor Apollo 11

By Amy Thompson

Virts and his team accomplished the feat in less than 47 hours.