Watch live tonight! NASA sounding rocket launch to make colorful cloud show over eastern US By Space.com Staff NASA will launch a Black Brant XII sounding rocket from the agency's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia, and you can watch it live here.
The great lunar 'bake off' of knots and moon rocks — Commander's report: lunar day 13 By Michaela Musilova Commander Musilova reflects on how freshly baked and grown food can significantly affect a crew's motivation to persevere through hardships during an analog lunar mission.
Coldplay connects with astronaut to debut 'Higher Power' on space station By Robert Z. Pearlman Coldplay found a higher stage to debut their new single, "Higher Power."
On This Day in Space! May 11, 2009: Final Hubble servicing mission launches By Hanneke Weitering On May 11, 2009, the space shuttle Atlantis launched on the fifth and final servicing mission for the Hubble Space Telescope. See how it happened in our "On This Day In Space" series!
NASA and Axiom ink deal for 1st private astronaut mission to space station By Meghan Bartels NASA and Texas-based company Axiom Space have agreed on terms for the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, which will launch as soon as January 2022.
Moonshot Museum to feature window into Astrobotic lunar lander work By Robert Z. Pearlman A new space museum will have an unusual highlight: lunar artifacts that have yet to land on the moon.
Is war in space inevitable? By Leonard David What conditions could lead to clashes in space? Is such a situation a given, or can conflicts be short-circuited ahead of time? Space.com asked experts for their thoughts.
NASA rocket launch may spark visible light show over US East Coast and Bermuda tonight By Samantha Mathewson A small NASA sounding rocket will launch tonight (May 10), creating a brief, colorful light show over the U.S. East Coast. Here's how to watch.
Want to bid on Blue Origin's space tourist seat auction? Be sure to read the fine print By Elizabeth Howell Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin plans to auction off a seat for its debut crewed spaceflight on July 20, but you should read the conditions carefully before applying.
Farewell, Bennu! NASA spacecraft leaves asteroid to bring pieces of space rock to Earth By Mike Wall The samples will land in Utah in September 2023.
Space calendar 2021: Rocket launches, sky events, missions & more! By Hanneke Weitering Here's a guide to all the rocket launches and astronomical events in 2021, as well as milestones for space missions, anniversaries and conferences.
China's huge rocket that fell from space highlights debris risk of uncontrolled reentries By Elizabeth Howell After a huge Chinese rocket plummeted apparently into the ocean, NASA's new administrator condemned the country's use of launch technology that makes uncontrolled reentries from orbit.
NASA's asteroid-sampling mission will bid farewell to asteroid Bennu today By Meghan Bartels After more than two years circling a lumpy space rock called Bennu, it's finally time for NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft to head back to Earth with a full load precious cargo: pieces of an asteroid.
Huge Chinese rocket booster falls to Earth over Arabian Peninsula By Mike Wall The 23-ton core stage of a Chinese Long March 5B booster crashed back to Earth Saturday night (May 8), ending 10 controversial days aloft that captured the attention of the world.
SpaceX launches 60 Starlink satellites in record 10th liftoff (and landing) of reused rocket By Amy Thompson A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 60 Starlink internet satellites into orbit early Sunday (May 9) and stuck a landing in a record 10th flight.
A huge Chinese rocket will fall to Earth this weekend. Here's how to track it online. By Elizabeth Howell Several websites give regular updates on the Chinese Long March 5B rocket core that's uncontrollably falling to Earth, with an expected reentry late Saturday night (May 8).
SpaceX will launch a Falcon 9 rocket on its 10th flight Sunday and you can watch it online By Amy Thompson SpaceX is preparing to launch one of its Falcon 9 rockets for a record 10th time to deliver 60 Starlink satellites into orbit.
Space photos: The most amazing images this week! By Doris Elin Urrutia See the best photos on Space.com this week.
NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity lands at new airfield after 5th flight By Mike Wall Ingenuity made its fifth Martian flight today (May 7), cruising to a new patch of ground on its first one-way trip on the Red Planet.
A huge Chinese rocket booster is falling from space, but don't worry. It likely won't hit you. By Elizabeth Howell China's Long March 5B rocket core stage plummets to Earth this weekend. You have almost nothing to worry about.
