US Postal Service releases 'Sun Science' stamps with NASA imagery By Robert Z. Pearlman USPS released "Sun Science," a collection of 10 colorful stamps celebrating the study of heliophysics using imagery from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory.
NASA commemorates Juneteenth with historic view from space By Chelsea Gohd NASA is commemorating Juneteenth on Saturday (June 19) with a historic view from space.
Turkey aims to send rocket to moon in three years, land lunar rover by 2030 By Tereza Pultarova Turkey plans to send a rover to the moon by the end of the decade using a domestically built rocket engine that will first fly to the moon in a test mission in 2023.
This week on the Space.com forums: Questioning dark matter, exploring space and a last chance to win! By Mohamed Mohammed The community ponders about the most important questions in space exploration and interrogates dark matter.
On This Day in Space! June 18, 1983: Sally Ride becomes America's 1st woman in space By Hanneke Weitering On June 18, 1983, NASA astronaut Sally Ride became America's first woman in space. See how it happened in our "On This Day In Space" series!
Space startup Launcher to fly an orbital platform filled with CubeSats on a SpaceX rocket in 2022 By Elizabeth Howell Fresh off a nearly $12 million funding round, startup space company Launcher announced a new satellite platform to carry stacks of CubeSats into space.
Former astronaut Pam Melroy confirmed as NASA deputy administrator By Mike Wall The U.S. Senate confirmed former astronaut Pam Melroy as NASA deputy administrator on Thursday (June 17), about six weeks after doing the same for space agency chief Bill Nelson.
Hubble Space Telescope sidelined by issue with its 1980s computer By Chelsea Gohd NASA is working quickly to fix the Hubble Space Telescope after an issue with a 1980s-era computer on board caused the famous orbiting observatory to temporarily shut down.
HBCU flags and 'Rosie' coins among Boeing Starliner OFT-2 cargo By Robert Z. Pearlman Flags, patches and pins representing the diverse history of the U.S. and its space exploration efforts will be on board the second orbital flight test of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.
SpaceX's next astronaut launch for NASA delayed a week by 'visiting traffic' at space station By Elizabeth Howell Heavy traffic at the International Space Station has pushed SpaceX's next crewed launch to the orbiting lab for NASA back a week.
SpaceX launches advanced GPS satellite for US Space Force, sticks rocket landing at sea By Amy Thompson SpaceX successfully launched an advanced GPS satellite for the U.S. Space Force and nailed a rocket landing at sea on Thursday (June 17).
You can watch SpaceX launch a new GPS satellite for the US Space Force today. Here's how. By Amy Thompson A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a new GPS navigation satellite for the U.S. military today (June 17) and you can watch it live online.
Watch live today: SpaceX launching advanced GPS satellite for the US Space Force By Space.com Staff A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite for the U.S. Space Force on Thursday (June 17), and you can watch it live here.
Russia, China reveal moon base roadmap but no plans for astronaut trips yet By Tereza Pultarova There are no plans to launch astronauts anytime soon.
India's human spaceflight plans coming together despite delays By Rahul Rao So far, only the U.S., the Soviet Union/Russia and China have launched humans to Earth orbit. But India aims to join that exclusive club in the next year or two.
China's Shenzhou 12 spacecraft docks at space station with 3 astronauts By Mike Wall Shenzhou 12 docked with Tianhe, the Chinese space station core module, early Thursday morning (June 17), about 6 1/2 hours after lifting off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.
China launches 3 astronauts to new space station By Mike Wall The Shenzhou 12 mission launched Wednesday (June 16) from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, sending three astronauts toward China's new space station.
China will launch 3 astronauts to space station tonight By Mike Wall The Shenzhou 12 mission is scheduled to lift off tonight (June 16) from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 9:22 p.m. EDT (0122 GMT on June 17).
China wants to build a sustainable human presence on Mars. Here's how. By Andrew Jones China is looking at the ways of getting astronauts to Mars and back safely and potentially establishing a long-term presence on the Red Planet.
Spacewalking astronauts run out of time to roll out first of new solar arrays on space station By Robert Z. Pearlman Two astronauts ran out of time on a spacewalk while trying to install new solar arrays the International Space Station.
