Here's your chance to win a Perseverance Prize Pack! By Space.com Staff We're giving away two commemorative prizes to one lucky winner!
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches and lands for 8th time, delivering 60 Starlink satellites to orbit By Amy Thompson
A SpaceX rocket will launch a Starlink satellite fleet tonight and you can watch it live. Here's how. By Amy Thompson SpaceX will launch its next batch of Starlink satellites on Tuesday (March 2) and you can watch it live online.
SpaceX's SN10 Starship prototype lands after epic test launch — but then explodes By Mike Wall The Starship SN10 spacecraft touched down successfully after a high-altitude test flight today (March 3), but it couldn't hold itself together.
SpaceX's Starship SN10 prototype aborts first launch attempt. May try again today. By Tariq Malik SpaceX is preparing to launch its latest Starship prototype on a high-altitude test flight, possibly as early as today (March 3).
In photos: NASA's Mars Perseverance rover mission to the Red Planet By Samantha Mathewson NASA's Perseverance rover is slated to touch down in Mars' Jezero Crater on Feb. 18, 2021. See images of the Perseverance mission in this Space.com gallery.
Japanese billionaire seeks 8 crewmembers for moon-bound mission on SpaceX's Starship By Chelsea Gohd Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa is looking for eight crewmembers for a mission to the moon.
Perseverance rover: NASA's Mars car to seek signs of ancient life By Nola Taylor Redd, Mike Wall NASA's Perseverance rover isn't just exploring the Red Planet. The life-hunting robot will also help a little bit of Mars make it to Earth a decade or so from now, if all goes according to plan.
Mars Society launches crowdfunding push for a VR Mars astronaut mission simulation By Chelsea Gohd Using virtual reality, you could explore the surface of Mars from the safety of planet Earth.
A new rocket, Venus missions and more: Rocket Lab's Peter Beck is aiming big in space By Mike Wall Space.com caught up with Rocket Lab founder and CEO Peter Beck to talk about the company's newly announced Neutron rocket, other plans going forward — and how his hat tasted.
Full-size mock International Space Station closes with end of Fry's Electronics By Robert Z. Pearlman The International Space Station has gone out of business — in a Houston suburb.
SpaceX is ready to launch more astronauts with Crew-2 next month By Chelsea Gohd SpaceX's second fully-crewed astronaut flight, Crew-2, is prepared for launch, mission team members said Monday (March 1) during a news briefing.
Rocket Lab just unveiled plans for a big new rocket called Neutron that could fly astronauts By Meghan Bartels The private launch company Rocket Lab unveiled its plans to launch a big, new rocket called Neutron by 2024 on Monday (March 1).
SpaceX aborts launch of Falcon 9 rocket carrying Starlink satellites By Tariq Malik A veteran SpaceX rocket suffered a launch abort just minutes before liftoff Sunday night (Feb. 28) while attempting to launch 60 Starlink internet satellites.
Spacewalking astronauts prepare International Space Station for new solar arrays By Elizabeth Howell Two spacewalking astronauts began preparing the International Space Station (ISS) for new solar arrays on Sunday (Feb. 28).
Vice President Kamala Harris calls NASA astronaut on International Space Station By Tariq Malik U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris made a truly cosmic call to the International Space Station last week to celebrate the milestone spaceflight of NASA astronaut Victor Glover.
India launches Brazil's Amazonia-1 Earth observation satellite and 18 others into orbit By Elizabeth Howell A Brazilian Earth observation satellite soared to space aboard an Indian rocket late Saturday (Feb. 27) along with 18 satellites from the United States and India.
Here's what the Space.com Forum is discussing this week: Mars, memories, and more! By Mohamed Mohammed This week, the community was left in awe at all the images and sounds coming to us from NASA's Perseverance rover.