Space News & Blog Articles

For over 60 years, dedicated teams in NASA's Mission Control have provided support for astronauts in space. Out of the thousands on staff during that time, less than 100 led the room, until now.

Time for another tantalizing glimpse of what alien solar systems might look like.

SpaceX successfully launched 105 small satellites into orbit before landing a veteran booster back on Earth on Thursday (Jan. 13).

Saddle up, Spartans! Our list of Halo games in chronological order takes you on a journey of the legendary franchise.

The wormhole theory postulates that a theoretical passage through space-time could create shortcuts for long journeys across the universe.

Stellar groupings orbiting the outskirts of the Milky Way shed new light on the elusive dark matter surrounding our galaxy.

The "Above the Clouds" mission is scheduled to lift off from California's Mojave Air and Space Port today (Jan. 13) between 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. EST (2100 to 2330 GMT).

One fast-growing rocket start-up is 3D printing its way to space.

Did a UFO really crash land at Roswell, New Mexico in 1947, only to be hushed up by the government?

Astronomers have spotted the brightest ever 'Ccow' supernova shining in x-rays providing evidence the mysterious phenomenon might be driven by an emerging black hole or a neutron star.

A rare type of white dwarf star has been erupting in the most extreme superflares of its kind ever seen, researchers find in a new study.

SpaceX is preparing another one of its Falcon 9 rockets to launch a bevy of small satellites into space this morning (Jan. 13), and you can watch the fiery action live online.

The first SLS mission, an uncrewed flight around the moon, is scheduled to launch in March. Crewed missions are slated to follow in 2024 and 2025.

Just weeks after the excitement of launch, the James Webb Space Telescope is already seeking focus in space.

A huge asteroid will safely whiz by our planet next week.

The spacecraft is riding out a dust storm, but the agency said it hopes to resume normal operations next week.

NASA may need more astronauts to meet its human spaceflight goals over the coming years, according to a new report from the agency's investigative office.

Earth is surrounded by a vast bubble about 1,000 light-years wide whose borders drive the formation of all nearby young stars, a new study finds.

Some of the agency's Earth-observing satellites have been in operation since the late 1990s or early 2000s.

Find out how track the International Space Station from Earth and see where it is right now.

Water was spotted on the moon nearly 15 years ago, but it was detected in real time on the lunar surface only by orbiters before now.