Space News

on 2021-05-06

SpaceX boss Elon Musk is hosting “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, on a show that features Miley Cyrus as the musical guest.

on 2021-05-06

An astronomer spotted a huge Chinese rocket core falling uncontrolled from orbit, as the White House weighed in on the tricky international situation.

on 2021-05-06

The four astronauts who flew on SpaceX’s Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station will talk about their six months in space; watch it here courtesy of NASA.

on 2021-05-06

Boeing’s Starliner astronaut taxi will launch on its second test flight this summer, if all goes according to plan.

on 2021-05-06

New York Times bestselling author Andy Weir taps into extreme science once again for his new sci-fi saga from Ballantine Books, ‘Project Hail Mary.’

on 2021-05-06

On May 6, 1968, NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong almost met his fate while simulating a lunar landing. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

on 2021-05-06

Xilinx’s radiation-resistant integrated circuits help power cameras and instruments on NASA’s Perseverance rover.

on 2021-05-06

Two prominent space advocacy groups are cheering the new generation of Mars explorers.

on 2021-05-06

For decades, cosmologists have wondered if the large-scale structure of the universe is a fractal — that is, if it looks the same no matter how large the scale.

on 2021-05-06

ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet shares space-tested cleaning tips as he prepares for a cleaning day on the International Space Station, where special surfaces help to keep microbes at bay.

on 2021-05-05

SpaceX’s latest Starship prototype just aced a high-altitude test flight, marking a big step forward in the company’s plans to help extend humanity’s footprint beyond Earth.

on 2021-05-05

SpaceX may launch its latest Starship prototype from its Starbase test site in Texas on Wednesday (May 5).

on 2021-05-05

Follow along with me, Space.com senior writer Chelsea Gohd, as I become an analog astronaut in a brand new documentary premiering on Space.com this Friday at noon EDT (1600 GMT).

on 2021-05-05

The upcoming atmospheric re-entry of a Chinese Long March 5B rocket body is a reminder of a much larger problem, experts say.

on 2021-05-05

Blue Origin is targeting July 20 for the debut astronaut launch of its New Shepard vehicle, which is designed to take people and scientific experiments on brief trips to suborbital space.

on 2021-05-05

Red wine stored at the International Space Station for more than a year returned to Earth looking and testing a bit different, and it aged faster than wine on Earth.

on 2021-05-05

The Dragon spacecraft Resilience may have just returned to Earth, but it already has a new mission: to carry the first private astronaut flight for SpaceX.

on 2021-05-05

“Our shuttles need to refuel before they burn for the moon…”

on 2021-05-05

Space Mysteries: Did an unidentified flying object really crash land at a New Mexico ranch in 1947, only to be hushed up by the government?

on 2021-05-05

Astronomers try to solve the mystery of antihelium by searching for antistars.

on 2021-05-05

The private Dream Chaser space plane will touch down at the Launch and Landing Facility (LLF) to wrap up its cargo missions to the International Space Station for NASA.

on 2021-05-05

In the 60 years since they made history, Alan Shepard’s spacesuit and Mercury capsule logged more miles than they did on the first U.S. human spaceflight. Now, the Smithsonian is preparing both artifacts for their first long-term exhibition together.

on 2021-05-05

It was 60 years ago today (May 5) that Alan Shepard, America’s first spaceflyer, urged nervous flight controllers to ”fix your little problem and light this candle” to send him into space.

on 2021-05-05

Alan B. Shepard, Jr., made the first U.S. manned spaceflight on May 5, 1961.

on 2021-05-05

Mike Massimino and Garrett Reisman are quick to clarify the title of their new podcast. “We are not funny guys, we’re funny astronauts!”

on 2021-05-04

Learn what happened to Boba Fett before taking Han Solo to Jabba The Hutt in this epic five-title event series coming in May.

on 2021-05-04

SpaceX launched its own version of the “fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy,” the Falcon 9, on Star Wars Day (aka “May the Fourth”).

on 2021-05-04

An animatronic “Baby Yoda” toy from Hasbro will blast into stores during the fall to use the Force and eat snacks.

on 2021-05-04

Industrial Light and Magic pulls back the curtain on its stunning work for the second season of Disney Plus’ mega-popular “Star Wars” series “The Mandalorian.”

on 2021-05-04

The Force is strong with Star Wars deals this May the Fourth and we’ve been scouring the web for all the best Star Wars gifts to give loved ones (including yourself of course).