Fire-in-space experiment could soon make its way to the moon
The last of six planned fire-in-space experiments will soon launch toward the International Space Station. Now there's a proposal to bring a similar effort to the surface of the moon.
The last of six planned fire-in-space experiments will soon launch toward the International Space Station. Now there's a proposal to bring a similar effort to the surface of the moon.
A dying red giant star and the remains of a stellar companion it shredded long ago have created a rare and short-lived planetary nebula that resembles an overflowing cosmic jug.
The intrepid Captain Ginger returns in "The Last Feeder," a comic series featuring an homage to one of the most classic 'Star Wars' posters.
The viral story of a French woman supposedly struck by a meteorite has been questioned by experts, who say the rock is likely of terrestrial origin.
The way in which the radiant displays of colors in the sky known as auroras form on Earth may be how these lights arise throughout the solar system, according to new findings from Mercury.
A budget review from the Senate Appropriations Committee is suggesting NASA consider canceling Mars Sample Return if the agency can't rein in the mission's growing costs.
The galactic bulge at the heart of the Milky Way is haunted by the ghosts of dead stars spread out as a mysterious arrangement of planetary nebulas.
An exclusive look at the new trailer for Netflix's documentary, "Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine"
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 15 Starlink satellites to orbit early Wednesday (July 19), and you can watch the action live.
Space.com's night sky columnist Joe Rao explains what it was like to have asteroid 200009 Joerao named after him for his many years of astronomy outreach with the general public.
Scientists have puzzled over the origins of a gravity hole in the Indian Ocean for years. Now, researchers think the sunken floor of an extinct ocean could be the cause.
Nuclear testing in the 1950s marked sediments at the bottom of a lake in Canada to such an extent that scientists are calling for it to become the symbol of a new geological epoch: the Anthropocene.
The coming Square Kilometre Array could shed light on mysterious dark matter, revealing the role it played in the formation of the universe's first galaxies.
Comet C/2022 E3 made a close pass by our planet in January, and a new video captures its incredible journey in 4K resolution.
Rocket Lab launched seven satellites to orbit Sunday (July 17) and recovered the returning booster after an ocean splashdown.
See an exclusive clip from Episode 6 of Fox's summer sci-fi reality TV show, 'Stars on Mars,' which is hosted by William Shatner.
Two coronal mass ejections have combined into an enormous cloud of magnetized plasma that is forecast to hit Earth on Tuesday and potentially trigger a strong geomagnetic storm.
An interview with Lee Pace and Laura Birn about Season 2 of Apple TV+'s 'Foundation.'