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SpaceX: First Private Flights to Space Station

July 21, 2017 | Reference

SpaceX is a private spaceflight company that regularly delivers payloads to the International Space Station via its Dragon spacecraft.
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Nemesis Star Theory: The Sun's 'Death Star' Companion

July 20, 2017 | Reference

Some scientists think the sun is part of a binary system and that it has a companion star that affects life on Earth.
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Star Facts: The Basics of Star Names and Stellar Evolution

July 19, 2017 | Reference

Learn how stars form, how stars and constellations are named, what happens when stars like our sun evolve, and ultimately, die.
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Draco Constellation: Facts About the Dragon

July 19, 2017 | Reference

One of the dragon constellation's stars used to be the North Star
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Cancer Constellation: Facts About the Crab

July 14, 2017 | Reference

This is the dimmest constellation of the Zodiac.
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Virgo Constellation: Facts about the Virgin

July 12, 2017 | Reference

This large constellation contains the bright star Spica and many exoplanets and deep space objects.
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Night Sky: Visible Planets, Moon Phases & Events, July 2017

July 05, 2017 | Reference

Find out what's up in your night sky during June 2017 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide.
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2017 Full Moon Calendar

June 30, 2017 | Reference

The full moon happens once a month. Find out when.
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Europa Clipper: Sailing to Jupiter's Icy Moon

June 21, 2017 | Reference

NASA's Europa Clipper mission would fly by the icy moon of Jupiter to investigate whether the satellite possesses the ingredients necessary for life.
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The Little Dipper: Host of the North Star

June 19, 2017 | Reference

The Little Dipper is an asterism (star pattern) in the larger constellation of Ursa Minor, the Little Bear. The most famous star in the constellation is Polaris.
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