Space News

Since their discovery, supermassive black holes - the giants lurking in the center of every galaxy - have been mysterious in origin. Astronomers remain baffled as to how these supermassive black holes became so massive. ...

This week, SpaceX founder and billionaire Elon Musk (who also founded electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors) released his vision for a futuristic transportation system. Called hyperloop, it's supposed to be better t...

This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by our pal Ray Sanders at his Dear Astronomer blog.

It's frustrating to make it all the way to Mars, only to land in the wrong spot. So as Masten Space Systems tests its Xombie vertical-launch-vertical-landing rocket prototype on Earth, engineers are also examining a soft...