Space News

On Aug. 5, 2019, the Orion spacecraft's main engine successfully completed a critical propulsion test.

Asteroids, including those that might slam into Earth. Clouds of gas and dust on the verge of forming stars. Planets orbiting stars other than our own.

A critical test of the "powerhouse" for our Orion spacecraft, Curiosity is still going strong after seven Earth years on Mars, and Hubble's new portrait of Jupiter ... a few of the stories to tell you about - This Week.....

It may not be smart to add more, but nature probably beat us to it anyway --

A new timelapse video shows the rocket gantry for Europe's newest booster, the Ariane 6, take its first test drive during a simulation of prelaunch rollout activities for future missions.

NASA's next big space telescope is getting its light-collecting gear ready to go.

If contemplating the vast size of astronomical objects makes you feel rather puny and insignificant, then this new discovery will make you feel positively infinitesimal. It’s almost impossible to imagine an object this...