VP Mike Pence Hails SpaceX Crew Dragon Success at Space Station By Mike Wall You can count Vice President Mike Pence among the many people impressed and inspired by the maiden mission of SpaceX's new astronaut taxi.
At Jupiter and Saturn, Big Mysteries Remain Despite Landmark Missions By Meghan Bartels It's going to take more than one milestone mission per planet for scientists to crack the mysteries of Jupiter and Saturn.
Where Are All the 'Sparticles' That Could Explain What's Wrong with the Universe? By Paul Sutter A recent search for oddball supersymmetric particles, which could explain some of the weirdness of the universe, came up empty-handed.
Dramatic Tilts May Define Many Alien Worlds By Charles Q. Choi Many alien planets around stars like our sun are potentially extraordinarily tilted, leading to dramatic swings between extreme winters and summers, a new study finds.
Run the 'Messier Marathon' to Finish This Astronomical Bucket List By Chris Vaughan French astronomer Charles Messier's list of the best and brightest showpieces in the night sky is popular with skywatchers of all experience levels.
Best Space Books and Sci-Fi for 2019 By SPACE.com Staff Space.com's editors present a reading list for space and sci-fi lovers, as well as children who are interested in astronomy and spaceflight.
Happy Anniversary, Kepler! Pioneering Planet Hunter Launched 10 Years Ago Today By Mike Wall NASA's recently deceased Kepler space telescope launched on March 6, 2009, ushering in a new era of planetary science.
Best Spaceflight and Space History Books By SPACE.com Staff Here are Space.com writers' and editors' picks for spaceflight and space history books that dazzle.
Neutrinos Entangled in the Cosmic Web May Change the Structure of the Universe By Mara Johnson-Groh The neutrinos enmeshed in the vast cosmic web could provide a glimpse of the earliest observable moment after the Big Bang.
Astronaut Snaps Breathtaking Photo of SpaceX's Crew Dragon Near Space Station By Hanneke Weitering A silhouette of SpaceX's Crew Dragon coasts over Earth's blue horizon in this breathtaking photo by NASA astronaut Anne McClain.
How NASA's Apollo Missions Inspired This Astronaut to Aim for Space By Chelsea Gohd In a conversation with Space.com, former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino shared how the Apollo program inspired him to become an astronaut.
Kepler Space Telescope's 1st Exoplanet Candidate Finally Confirmed By Mike Wall The find is a fitting tribute to Kepler, which has discovered nearly 70 percent of all known exoplanets.
Watch Japan's Hayabusa2 Grab a Piece of an Asteroid in This Incredible Video! By Meghan Bartels Japan's space agency completed a complicated touchdown maneuver at a distant space rock last month, and it has now released an incredible video from the spacecraft's point of view.
Israeli Moon Lander Snaps Epic Space Selfie with a Full Earth By Mike Wall Israel's first lunar lander has notched another important milestone — its first in-space selfie.
The Rock Band OK Go Wants to Launch Student Art Projects Into Space By Doris Elin Salazar The rock band OK Go and their partners are inviting students ages 11-18 to brainstorm their most creative ideas to send into space.
China's Rover on the Far Side of the Moon Is Heading for New Lunar Territory By Leonard David Everything is going well for China's Chang'e 4 farside moon mission, according to Chinese media reports.
A Pair of Gargantuan Space Bubbles Might Be Spitting Cosmic Rays at Earth By Brandon Specktor Everybody loves blowing bubbles — even galaxies!
Israeli Moon Lander 'On the Right Path' Despite Recent Glitch By Mike Wall Israel's first lunar lander remains on course for the moon despite a recent glitch, mission team members said.
Clues to Solar System's Planet Motion Puzzle May Be Hidden in Earth's Rocks By Meghan Bartels Over short time scales, the solar system is a beautifully predictable dance, but over long enough periods, it's not such an orderly place.
March New Moon 2019: Planets and Constellations Adorn the 'Moonless' Sky By Jesse Emspak The new moon occurs March 6 at 11:04 a.m. EST (1604 GMT), four days after passing close to Venus in the predawn sky. A week later, our natural satellite makes a pass by Mars.
