Space Topics - Space Facts, History and Discoveries

'We Don't Planet': Short Astrophysics Explainer Videos

By Mike Wall published 12 May 17

"We Don't Planet" is a new series of short explainer videos covering the most interesting objects and topics in the universe. Watch each new video, and learn about its subject matter, here.

View from the Surface of a TRAPPIST-1 Planet

Exoplanets: Latest News About Alien Worlds

By Space.com Staff published 23 February 17

Rosetta, Europe's Comet-Chasing Spacecraft: Latest News, Images and Video

By Space.com Staff published 30 September 16

Learn more about the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft that arrived at Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko on Aug. 6, 2014.

ExoMars Orbiter and Rover - The Latest Mars Mission News

By Tariq Malik published 4 March 16

The European Space Agency and Russia's Federal Space Agency have teamed up on the ExoMars orbiter and rover mission to the Red Planet. See the latest news here.

International Space Station as seen from NASA space shuttle.

One-Year Mission to the International Space Station: Latest News

By Space.com Staff published 2 March 16

Expert Voices — The Kavli Foundation: Advances in science explained

By Space.com Staff published 23 February 16

The Kavli Foundation endeavors to advance science for the benefit of humanity, promote public understanding of scientific research and support scientists and their work.

Expert Voices - Leroy Chiao: Astronaut issues and space exploration

By Leroy Chiao published 21 December 15

Expert Voices - Paul Sutter: Explaining astrophysics and astronomy

By Paul Sutter published 3 December 15

The host of several podcasts and YouTube series, Paul Sutter joined Space.com in 2015 to share his unique insights into the universe and our place in it.

Expert Voices - Don Lincoln: Explaining dark matter and the universe

By Don Lincoln published 5 November 15

Co-author of more than 800 scientific papers, Don Lincoln pursues a range of elusive questions, from the nature of dark matter to the structure of quarks and leptons.

Expert Voices - Robert Lawrence Kuhn: Explaining science and our world

By Robert Lawrence Kuhn published 16 October 15

Author and PBS host Robert Lawrence Kuhn brings his unique, mind-bending questions to the Expert Voices platform.

Artist's Illustration of New Horizons at Pluto

New Horizons: Latest News, Images and Video

By Space.com Staff published 9 July 15

Learn more about NASA's New Horizons mission, which performed history's first flyby of the Pluto system on July 14, 2015.

Orion Space Capsule in Orbit Around Mars

NASA's Orion spacecraft: Latest news, videos and photos

By Space.com Staff published 18 November 14

NASA's Orion spacecraft is designed to take humans deeper into space than ever before. Get the latest Orion news, videos and images here.

Virgin Galactic's private SpaceShipTwo suborbital space plane streaks across the sky in a supersonic rocket-powered test flight on Jan. 10, 2014 over Mojave, Calif.

Virgin Galactic: Latest SpaceShipTwo News, Photos and Video

By Tariq Malik published 1 November 14

Learn more about Virgin Galactic's plan to make space tourism and personal space travel a reality with SpaceShipTwo.

X-37B at Vandenberg Air Force Base Runway

Military Space - Spacecraft, Weapons and Tech

By Space.com Staff published 22 October 14

From spy satellites and missile defense to robot space planes and orbital platforms, get the latest news and views on military space technology.

Night Sky Pictures: Stargazer Photos of Stars and Planets

By Space.com Staff published 15 October 14

See amazing images by dedicated night sky observers and amateur astronomers alike.

An artist's view of India's first Mars probe, the heart of the Mars Orbiter Mission, in orbit around the Red Planet. India's first Mars orbiter will arrive at its target on Sept. 24, 2014.

India's Mars Orbiter Mission: Latest News, Photos and Video

By Space.com Staff published 20 September 14

Space Books - Latest Sci-Fi and Science - Author Interviews

By Space.com Staff published 21 March 14

Space books and science fiction put the depths of space in the palm of your hand. See Space.com’s latest space and science fiction book coverage here.

A scene from the new film Skyline, about an alien invasion in Los Angeles.

Space Movies, Upcoming Films and Latest Releases

By Space.com Staff published 20 March 14

From Star Wars and Star Trek to 2001 and beyond, see Space.com’s latest coverage on space documentaries and science fiction films here.

Artist's concept of a manned Mars spacecraft containing a stasis habitat for hibernating astronauts (in tubes at center).

Incredible Technology - Space Travel and Exploration

By Space.com Staff published 3 March 14

See some of the wildest space tech concepts, as well as technologies needed to ensure humanity's expansion across the solar system.

NASA's twin Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, have been on the surface of Mars for more than seven years.

Latest News About Mars Rovers Opportunity and Spirit

By Space.com Staff published 21 January 14

Mars Rovers Spirit and Opportunity are 6-wheeled, remotely operated explorers on the planet Mars.