SPACE.com - 25 Dec 2019 16:05

"The Nutcracker" choreographer Balanchine's ballet "Serenade" inspired Brett Denevi, Deputy Instrument Scientist on the Mercury Dual Imaging System on MESSENGER, to name the impact crater after the artist.
SPACE.com - 25 Dec 2019 14:54

Holiday spirit fills the International Space Station as astronauts prepare to celebrate Christmas in space.
SPACE.com - 25 Dec 2019 02:07

Russia's space agency Roscosmos sent the new Electro-L 3 weather satellite into orbit in a dazzling Christmas Eve launch today (Dec. 24).
SPACE.com - 25 Dec 2019 18:12

The last solar eclipse of 2019, a so-called "ring of fire" eclipse, occurs Thursday (Dec. 26) in the Eastern Hemisphere. You can watch it live online today, Dec. 25, like a cosmic Christmas gift.
SPACE.com - 25 Dec 2019 01:25

Spaceflight is hard, and sometimes things don't go to plan. The year 2019 had a few major "lessons learned" for entities all around the world.