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The nearly-full Pink Moon rises over a cloud-covered Earth in this photo taken by an astronaut at the International Space Station on April 6, 2020.

Pictures from space! Our image of the day

By Space.com Staff

The nearly-full Pink Moon rises over a cloud-covered Earth in this photo taken by an astronaut at the International Space Station.

A "Super Pink Moon" in 2013. The full moon of April 2020, a so called Pink Moon, will be the largest full moon of 2020.

Here's the best way to enjoy the 'Super Pink Moon,' according to a NASA astronomer

By Chelsea Gohd

Tonight (April 7), the moon will be at its brightest and largest for the whole year during the "Super Pink Moon."

NASA astronaut Anne McClain on the International Space Station during the Expedition 59 mission on April 16, 2019. McClain's estranged spouse recently made a criminal claim against the astronaut, which is currently being investigated.

Astronaut Anne McClain's estranged wife charged with lying about alleged 'space crime'

By Chelsea Gohd

NASA astronaut Anne McClain's estranged wife has been charged with lying about a "space crime" that she alleged McClain committed.

SpaceX's Dragon CRS-20 cargo ship is attached to the International Space Station after being captured via robotic arm on March 9, 2020.

Watch live Today! SpaceX Dragon cargo ship to leave International Space Station

By Space.com Staff

A SpaceX Dragon cargo ship will depart the International Space Station today, April 7, and you can watch it live on NASA TV. Here's how.

The Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is pictured at the company’s Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility in Florida, undergoing inspection after its Orbital Flight Test.

Boeing will launch a 2nd uncrewed test flight of its Starliner spacecraft for NASA

By Mike Wall

Boeing announced Monday (April 6) that it will conduct a second uncrewed flight test of its Starliner capsule for astronauts after a problematic debut in December 2019.

Artist's illustration of mining activity on the moon.

Trump signs executive order to support moon mining, tap asteroid resources

By Mike Wall

The lunar resources that will help the United States establish a long-term human presence on and around the moon are there for the taking, the White House believes.

NASA will again accept applications for new astronauts beginning March 2 through March 31, 2020. The new recruits, members of NASA's 23rd class of astronaut candidates, will train for expeditions to the space station and Artemis flights to the moon.

The top space stories of the week!

By Elizabeth Howell

These are the top space stories this week from Space.com.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine addresses the agency's workforce from his living room, thanking them for their hard work during the coronavirus outbreak. This image is a screenshot from a video NASA posted on April 2, 2020.

NASA chief rallies employees amid coronavirus outbreak as agency faces big summer in space

By Mike Wall

Jim Bridenstine recently told NASA employees that he knows how tough the coronavirus outbreak has made life for most of them. But all their hard work will soon pay off, he stressed.

An artist's depiction of work on the moon as part of the Artemis program.

NASA unveils plan for Artemis 'base camp' on the moon beyond 2024

By Meghan Bartels

NASA is forging ahead with its Artemis program to land humans on the moon by 2024, but the agency has also just offered its first plan for what a U.S. lunar presence may look like after that.

The crew of Expedition 62 to the International Space Station is pictured inside a SpaceX Dragon resupply craft, on March 9, 2020. They are wearing portable breathing gear while entering the spacecraft just in case there are any particles or irritants in the air that could have come loose while launching to space. (From top to bottom: NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir)

NASA asks its employees for new ideas to combat coronavirus

By Hanneke Weitering

NASA is calling on its workforce to come up with creative ways that the agency can help fight the coronavirus pandemic.

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that will launch the Crew Dragon spacecraft, with NASA astronauts aboard, on Demo-2, the company's second demonstration flight and first crewed flight to the International Space Station.

NASA's famous 'worm' logo crawls back into action on SpaceX rocket

By Mike Wall

NASA's famous worm logo, which was retired in 1992, is roaring back to help celebrate the return of orbital human spaceflight to American soil.

A NASA astronaut works outside the International Space Station. NASA received more than 12,000 applications in March 2020 from people wanting to become astronauts.

More than 12,000 apply to become an astronaut for NASA's 'Artemis Generation'

By Tariq Malik

More than 12,000 people have applied to join what NASA is calling the "Artemis Generation," a new class of astronauts to help the agency return humans to the moon and reach outward to Mars.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has successfully deployed its giant primary mirror in an important pre-launch test.

Watch NASA's James Webb Space Telescope unfold its golden mirror for the 1st time (video)

By Chelsea Gohd

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has fully deployed its primary mirror for the first time, marking another milestone on its journey to space.

Artist's illustration of Astrobotic's Peregrine lander on the surface of the moon.

NASA's next robotic moon landings in 2021 still on track despite coronavirus pandemic

By Meghan Bartels

NASA's first two commercial deliveries to the moon are still on track despite the COVID-19 pandemic, according to agency leadership.

The so-called quiet X-59 QueSST.

Production of NASA's new X-59 supersonic jet continues amid coronavirus outbreak

By Chelsea Gohd

"Lockheed Martin is continuing with X-59 production operations."

A placard commemorating NASA's "Send Your Name to Mars" campaign was installed on the Perseverance Mars rover on March 16, 2020, at Kennedy Space Center. Three silicon chips (upper left corner) were stenciled with 10,932,295 names and the essays from 155 finalists in NASA's "Name the Rover" contest.

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover will carry 10.9 million names to Red Planet

By Mike Wall

When NASA's Perseverance Mars rover launches this summer, lots of folks here on Earth will be along for the ride.

The Orion spacecraft, secured atop a transporter in its shipping container, is carried to the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 25, 2020. The spacecraft was transported to Kennedy in NASA’s Super Guppy aircraft from the agency’s Plum Brook Station in Ohio.

NASA's Orion crew capsule arrives in Florida to prep for test flight around moon (photo)

By Mike Wall

A NASA Orion crew capsule has made it to its Florida launch site ahead of a landmark 2021 mission around the moon.

The National Air and Space Museum, working with the Smithsonian Transcription Center, is seeking the public's help to expand access to the extensive, handwritten astronaut training notes by Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly into space.

Smithsonian seeks public's help with Sally Ride's astronaut training notes

By Robert Z. Pearlman

Do you have the "Right Stuff" like Ride?

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine addressed staff questions about the agency's response to the coronavirus pandemic during a virtual town hall filmed on March 25, 2020.

NASA weighs measures to contribute to US coronavirus pandemic fight

By Meghan Bartels

Retired NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson floats in the cupola on board the International Space Station, backdropped by the Earth below. Recently, Whitson alongside retired astronauts Chris Hadfield and Scott Kelly, shared her tips on living in isolation.

Astronauts know how to handle isolation: Here are tips from Scott Kelly, Peggy Whitson and more.

By Chelsea Gohd

With more and more people staying home, astronauts, who have immeasurable experience with isolation, have chimed in with their expert advice.