Space News

SpaceX's launch of a Falcon 9 rocket Friday night (Dec. 22) was by all accounts a dazzling (and for some, unsettling) sight in the night sky and the photos are simply spectacular.

Looking to the center of our galaxy, astronomers noted the presence of a mysterious filament extending from the supermassive black hole located there. The post Mysterious Filament is Stretching Down Towards the Milky Way...

At a distance of just 160,000 light-years, the Large Magellanic Cloud is one of the Milky Way's closest companions....

It's official: "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" is truly out of this world. NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei captures movie night on the International Space Station astronauts and cosmonauts enjoy the film in space.

Sunday, December 24 2017: Today's links to headline stories from around the world on the threats, opportunities, and dangers facing our fragile planet --along with an occasional dash of humor, popular culture, and an int...

On Dec. 22, 2017, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 10 Iridium Next communications satellites into orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, creating dazzling views across Southern California. See the ...

NASA's human spaceflight program has been in a state of uncertainty pretty much from the moment the Apollo 17 crew left the surface of the Moon 45 years ago this month. The Space Shuttle never became the hoped-for workho...

Here's what to look for in the night sky this Christmas.