Space News & Blog Articles

Construction of the Square Kilometer Array Observatory, the largest radio telescope ever built, will start on July 1 after nearly 30 years of preparations.

The public has voted to honor Apollo 13 engineer Arturo Campos on board NASA's first mission to fly to the moon and back in more than 50 years, Artemis 1.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to travel to outer space – and then keep going?

Researchers on two channels will help you learn about space rocks, exploring asteroids and keeping our planet safe from near-Earth objects.

Mars is known for its thin atmosphere, where CO2 dominates and provides most of the atmospheric mass and pressure.

Understanding the 'undetectable' cosmos could lead to significant changes in some highly cherished theories about space-time.

NASA says it plans to test new solar sail technologies in space by the middle of next year.

Virgin Orbit plans to launch seven satellites this morning (June 30), and you can watch the spaceflight action live.

The "active galactic nucleus" phase of the supermassive black hole at the heart of the galaxy Arp 187 has apparently just ended.

Disney Lucasfilm Press has dropped new info regarding three new "The High Republic" books that arrive starting on June 29.

Tonight (June 29), Russia's uncrewed Progress 78 mission successfully launched to space.

Images and details have been released about the cast and their respective characters from "Star Trek: Prodigy," the new animated "Star Trek" show.

SpaceX postponed the launch of dozens of satellites just seconds before liftoff today (June 29) when a wayward plane crept inside the mission's safety zone.

A Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo spacecraft successfully undocked from the International Space Station Tuesday, more than four months after it arrived in orbit.

SpaceX is preparing one of its veteran rockets to launch dozens of small satellites into space on Tuesday afternoon (June 29).

A severe drought going into the summer is setting up the western United States for water rationing and nasty wildfires.

If some UAP turn out to be extraterrestrial technology, they could be dropping sensors for a subsequent craft to tune into. What if ‘Oumuamua is such a craft?

See the best photos on Space.com this week.

Scientists studied the acceleration using high-res radar images, captured by satellites.

Astronomers may have finally discovered convincing evidence of an elusive kind of supernova, called the electron-capture supernova, that may explain the Crab Nebula.

A gorgeous new image of Westerlund 2 shows a birthplace of new stars in the Milky Way in unprecedented detail.