Space News & Blog Articles

There is an allure to moon dust. Just like its unique adhesive properties, causing it to stick to everything it touches, it tends to draw the attention of everyone who sees it.

U.S. scientists have a rare chance to practice for totality. On Oct. 14, researchers across the country will test their projects during a "ring of fire" annular eclipse ahead of the U.S. total solar eclipse in April 2024.

Virgin Galactic's reusable spaceplane, VSS Unity, will launch its fourth commercial spaceflight mission Oct. 6. Here's how to follow the action.

SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk will give an update about the company's Starship vehicle today (Oct. 5), and you can watch it live.

The 26th Annual International Mars Society Convention will start Oct. 5. Here's how you can watch online.

A NASA mission called APEP will launch three sounding rockets into the annular solar eclipse to measure changes in electric and magnetic fields, density, and temperature of the ionosphere.

Scientists worldwide are already using artificial intelligence and machine learning to sort through huge amounts of data, suggesting that the future of astronomy belongs to AI.

NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe captured photos during the release of its return capsule last month, preserving the historic moment for posterity.

Russia's Luna-25 lander crashed into the moon in August because an onboard control unit failed to shut the spacecraft's thrusters off at the right time, investigators found.

Astroscale just scored up to $80 million from the Japanese government to develop a demonstration mission that will study a large, dead satellite in orbit.

A new trailer for the IMAX documentary "Deep Sky" promises jaw-dropping cosmic shots of the revolutionary James Webb Space Telescope and the groundbreaking images it has already produced.

SpaceX plans to launch 22 of its Starlink internet satellites atop a Falcon 9 rocket tonight (Oct. 4), on the company's 70th orbital mission of the year.

NASA has issued a request for "lunar freezer" designs that can safely store materials taken from the moon during planned Artemis program missions.

The European Southern Observatory's VLT Survey Telescope captured a beautiful new image of the rosy red emission nebula known as IC1284.

Here's a preview of IDW Publishing's special miniseries comic, 'Star Trek: Holo-Ween.'

The final episode of Ahsoka's first season doesn't take a whole lot of risks and leaves many doors open, but it's the conclusion you were looking for.

Space.com spoke with Impulse Space CEO Tom Mueller as he reflects back on his time at SpaceX and lays out his vision of the future of space exploration.

The trio devised methods for creating the tiniest slices of light.

China's upcoming Xuntian, or Chinese Space Station Telescope (CSST), will orbit near the nation's Tiangong space station and provide high-definition panoramic views of the universe.

The James Webb Space Telescope and the now-retired SOFIA telescope, impressive as they may be, have hit their limits when it comes to studying Psyche.

SpaceX's Starship vehicle towers above sparkling turquoise waters in a stunning image that the company shared via social media over the weekend.