China's Chang'e 5 enters lunar orbit for historic attempt to return moon samples By Andrew Jones China's Chang'e 5 spacecraft has entered orbit around the moon ahead of an historic attempt to collect samples from the moon and return to Earth.
On This Day in Space! Nov. 27, 1885: Astronomer captures 1st known photo of a meteor By Hanneke Weitering, Elizabeth Howell On Nov. 27, 1885, an astronomer made the first known photograph of a meteor. See how it happened in our "On This Day In Space" series!
Larger-than-life astronaut stars on Olay float in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade By Robert Z. Pearlman If she could stand, the towering astronaut on Olay's first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade float would need a rocket about the same size as the tallest skyscraper in New York City.
How NASA tech helped make your Thanksgiving food safe (and your family Zoom sessions, too) By Samantha Mathewson Space technology and prepared foods developed for astronauts will also help keep Americans safe this Thanksgiving, as many prepare for a socially distanced meal.
A very space Thanksgiving for 2020: Here's what astronauts will eat in space (video) By Doris Elin Urrutia In a new video, five of the spacefarers living on the orbiting laboratory share what packaged food they would be eating.
Hope, the UAE's first interplanetary mission, has its eye on bonus science on way to Mars By Meghan Bartels The United Arab Emirates' first foray beyond Earth's orbit is going so smoothly that the nation's Hope Mars mission will tackle some bonus observations before it reaches its destination.
SpaceX rocket launches for record 7th time, nails landing at sea in 100th Falcon 9 mission By Amy Thompson SpaceX just launched one of its Falcon 9 rockets for a record seventh time. The booster carried a stack of 60 Starlink internet satellites into orbit and then nailed a landing at sea.
SpaceX's Starship SN8 prototype fires engines ahead of major test flight By Mike Wall SpaceX's latest Starship prototype fired its engines for the fourth time on Tuesday evening (Nov. 24), keeping the vehicle on track for a landmark test flight next week.
Watch live @ 9 pm ET: SpaceX launching 60 Starlink internet satellites By Space.com Staff SpaceX will launch 60 new Starlink internet satellites into orbit on a used Falcon 9 rocket tonight (Nov. 24) and you can watch it live online here.
Astroscale to test space junk cleanup tech with 'ELSA-d' launch in 2021 By Mike Wall Technology that could help humanity get a handle on the growing space-junk problem will get an orbital test early next year.
Rocket Lab on road to reusability after successful booster recovery By Mike Wall Rocket Lab is now confident that its reusability dreams can come true.
Chang'e 5: China launches sample return mission to the moon — is it winning the new space race? By John Bridges China has been the only country to land on the Moon for over 40 years – since the Soviet Luna programme.
Space calendar 2020: Rocket launches, sky events, missions & more! By Hanneke Weitering Here's a guide to all the rocket launches and astronomical events in 2020, as well as milestones for space missions, anniversaries and conferences.
China launches historic Chang'e 5 mission to collect the first moon samples since 1976 By Mike Wall The first lunar sample-return mission since the 1970s is underway.
Fly over Jupiter in this stunning video from NASA's Juno spacecraft By Kasandra Brabaw What if you could hop a ride on NASA's Juno spacecraft?
SpaceX scrubs Starlink satellite launch on record 7th flight of a Falcon 9 rocket By Tariq Malik SpaceX called off the launch of its next Starlink satellite fleet late Sunday (Nov. 22), delaying a potentially record-setting flight for the mission's Falcon 9 rocket.
SpaceX could launch back-to-back rocket missions from two coasts this weekend. Here's how to watch. By Amy Thompson SpaceX is gearing up for a potential launch double header this weekend. Here's how to watch them live.
Rover that will explore Mars moon Phobos starts landing tests By Mike Wall The first rover to explore the moon of another planet has started practicing for its landing, even though that historic touchdown is at least six years away.
SpaceX will launch the Sentinel-6 ocean-mapping satellite Saturday. Watch it live! By Elizabeth Howell A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, on Saturday (Nov. 21) at 12:17 p.m. EST (1717 GMT). Watch it live!
SpaceX launches advanced ocean-mapping satellite for NASA and Europe, nails rocket landing By Amy Thompson A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the advanced Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich ocean-mapping satellite for NASA Saturday (Nov. 21)
