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Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex has returned to view its Saturn IB rocket after an almost year-long restoration.

Fully Restored, Apollo-Era Saturn IB Rocket Returns to NASA Display

By Robert Z. Pearlman

NASA's last flight-configured example of the rocket that launched the first Apollo astronauts into space is back on public view, having undergone an almost year-long, extensive restoration.

A NASA illustration shows an Orion spacecraft approaching the lunar Gateway with a logistics module, modeled on Northrop Grumman's Cygnus spacecraft, attached.

NASA to Seek Proposals for Lunar Gateway Logistics

By Jeff Foust

NASA will issue a formal call for proposals later this summer for cargo transportation services for its lunar Gateway, seeking to model that effort on the space station’s commercial cargo program.

The previous astrophysics decadal survey, in 2010, identified WFIRST as the highest priority large-scale mission.

Astrophysicists Gear Up for 2020 Decadal Survey

By Jeff Foust

As astrophysicists prepare to begin their next decadal survey, other scientists and members of Congress endorsed the overall process even as they suggested some changes.

This image shows an artist's illustration of NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter at the moon. The spacecraft has been studying the moon since 2009.

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Turns 10, with Lessons for Moon Missions

By Elizabeth Howell

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter launched 10 years ago today and will likely guide future human moon landings.

Sally Ride, America's first woman in space, looks out the forward windows of the space shuttle Challenger in June 1983.

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" video series!

A magentotorquer being melted as part of a European Space Agency project aimed at building spacecraft parts that are less prone to reaching Earth in large pieces at the end of a satellite's life.

Watch Scientists Melt a Satellite Part to See How Stuff Burns Up During Reentry

By Elizabeth Howell

European researchers melted a dense satellite part in a special space fire created in a lab in hopes of better protecting people on Earth from falling debris as satellites re-enter our atmosphere.

The Planetary Society will launch its second solar sailing spacecraft, LightSail 2 on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on June 24, 2019. Here's what to expect.

What to Expect When LightSail 2 Launches into Space

By Jason Davis

The Planetary Society's LightSail 2 spacecraft is finally ready to attempt flight by light. Here's what to expect from the June 24 launch!

The first flight by the Wright Brothers.

The First Flight: Wright Flyer

By Jeremy Hsu

The 1903 Wright Flyer that made history's first flight included propellers and wire controls.

NASA's twin E-TBEx cubesats will study how charged particles in the ionosphere, shown in this visualization, affect satellites.

Twin NASA Satellites Will Ride SpaceX Falcon Heavy to Study Earth's Ionosphere

By Kasandra Brabaw

NASA will be launching two identical miniature satellites next week as part of a project designed to help scientists understand how Earth's atmosphere muddies the radio signals we rely on.

Timed with the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, Krispy Kreme's new Original Filled doughnuts are "one small bite for man, one giant leap for doughnut-kind."

Krispy Kreme Debuts Doughnut For Apollo 11 Moon Landing 50th

By Robert Z. Pearlman

Krispy Kreme is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing with the launch of a new type of doughnut.

Ben Feist's new website, "Apollo 11 in Real Time," replays the first moon landing mission 50 years later.

New Website Replays Apollo 11 First Moon Landing Mission in Real Time

By Robert Z. Pearlman

With a single click, a new website can take you back 50 years and place you directly into the real-time action of the first moon landing mission.

The Apollo 11 command module "Columbia" will be displayed at the Cincinnati Museum Center in Ohio as the new fifth and final stop of the Smithsonian's Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission touring exhibition.

Smithsonian Extends Apollo 11 Spacecraft Tour, Adds Stop in Cincinnati

By Robert Z. Pearlman

The spacecraft that carried the crew of the first moon landing to and from Earth 50 years ago has just had its current mission extended.

PBS KIDS' "Ready Jet Go!: One Small Step" premieres June 17, 2019.

'Ready Jet Go!' Takes Kids to the Moon Today on PBS to Celebrate Apollo 11

By Chelsea Gohd

PBS KIDS is celebrating this summer's Apollo 11 anniversary today (June 17) with a special program "Ready Jet Go!: One Small Step," which celebrates and explores the lunar landing.

NASA will launch this spacecraft fueled by green technology in order to test an alternative to hydrazine.

NASA's 'Green' Fuel Will Make Its Space Debut on SpaceX Falcon Heavy Mission

By Passant Rabie

NASA will test out a green alternative to propellant fuel for cleaner, more efficient spaceflight.

A new crater on Mars, which appeared sometime between September 2016 and February 2019, shows up as a dark smudge on the landscape in this high-resolution photo.

Space Photos: The Most Amazing Images This Week!

By Doris Elin Salazar

Here are our picks for the most amazing space photos of the week.

This still image from a U.S. Air Force video shows SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket as it breaks through fog to launch the Canadian Radarsat Constellation Mission, which included three satellites, from Space Launch Complex 4E at California's Vandenberg Air Force Base on June 12, 2019.

Out of the Fog: Amazing SpaceX Launch Photos of Canada's Radarsat Constellation

By Tariq Malik

On June 12, 2019, a used SpaceX rocket launched three satellites for Canada's Radarsat Constellation Mission to study Earth from space. See the photos here!

Wernher von Braun was a crucial player in the early days of the American spaceflight program.

'Chasing the Moon' Shows Nazi Past of Engineer Wernher Von Braun in Early Space Program (Video)

By Elizabeth Howell

A new clip from the forthcoming PBS series "Chasing the Moon" shows the Nazi past of Wernher von Braun, one of NASA's top rocket engineers from the early days of American spaceflight.

An artist's illustration of India's Chandrayaan-2 orbiter (bottom) and the Vikram lander, which carries the Pragyan rover, in orbit around the moon.

India Will Launch an Ambitious Moon Orbiter-Lander-Rover Combo in July

By Tariq Malik

India is about to take its biggest leap to the moon yet next month, with a mission to land at the lunar south pole.

An animation of SET positioned on the DSX spacecraft.

SpaceX Falcon Heavy Will Launch NASA Probe to Study Space Radiation

By Passant Rabie

NASA's SET mission will test the effects of radiation on satellites to learn how to better protect them in space.

Buzz Aldrin walks on the surface of the moon near a leg of the lunar module in this photo snapped by fellow Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong.

Will Apollo Nostalgia Help NASA Get Its Artemis Moon Money?

By Mike Wall

The wave of Apollo 11 nostalgia that's building in the public consciousness ahead of the landing's 50th anniversary certainly won't hurt the Artemis project's funding prospects.