Boeing is fighting back against a recent report on NASA's Commercial Crew Program from the agency's Office of Inspector General.
China successfully sent another two multimedia satellites into orbit, according to a state news report.
The full-size Starship Mk1 vehicle "breathed" during an apparent pressure test yesterday evening (Nov. 18) at SpaceX's facilities near the South Texas village of Boca Chica.
This week, the variable star Mira reaches its highest point, roughly halfway up in the southern sky at around 10 p.m. local time.
Apollo 11 may have made history as the first mission to land humans on the moon, but Apollo 12 had the funniest crew.
The private spaceflight company SpaceX has become a powerhouse of reusable rockets and new crewed spaceships. See the evolution of the company's Falcon rocket family and future spaceships for astronauts in pictures here.
The Milky Way glistens above the Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA) at the Paranal Observatory in northern Chile in this stunning night-sky view by European Southern Observatory photo ambassador Babak Tafreshi.
The conference kicks off in Houston this week.
On Nov. 19, 2005, the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa made the first liftoff from an asteroid.See how it happened in our On This Day in Space video series!
SpaceX's huge Mars-colonizing Starship vehicle could make its first extraterrestrial touchdown just three short years from now.
There are no hurricanes on Mercury, but there is plenty of water ice — and observing that ice can help scientists deal with the lingering effects of a very terrestrial hurricane.
This wasn't what anyone was hoping for.
Like the famous video game superhero Pac-Man, black holes may grow by gobbling up feasts — in their case, other black holes.
NASA has picked SpaceX, Blue Origin and three other companies to join its private moon lander project to deliver big payloads to the moon.
There's a hole in the story of how our universe came to be. First, the universe inflated rapidly, like a balloon. Then, everything went boom.
The private spaceflight company Rocket Lab unveiled a new rocket-building robot designed to speed up manufacturing of Electron launch vehicles.
The Jupiter moon Europa's elusive and enigmatic water-vapor plumes do indeed seem to be real.
Ed Belbruno toes the line between science and art with new pieces on display in NYC.
Here are the best telescopes for the money. Our top picks include recommendations for city dwellers, hobbyists and gift -givers, as well as budget picks. Our editors have selected a few of the best options in each of five categories.
NASA's Apollo 11 mission lands its own episode in the new season of "The Crown."
It's shopping season, space fans, so here's a round-up of the best deals online for out-of-this-world telescopes, toys and more.
This Black Friday, a swarm of Jedi-worthy deals is coming to a galaxy near you!
Attention, Lego fans! For this Black Friday, we've scoured the web for the best deals on Lego sets that are space or science-themed, as well as many science-fiction-themed sets.
Inspire others to look up this Black Friday by giving the gift of a telescope or astronomy binoculars! We've rounded up some of the best deals for sale right now.
Here's a guide to SpaceX's launch schedule, other rocket missions, astronomical events of the next year, as well as milestones for spacecraft already in travel.
Just months after a landing anomaly, India is ready to make another try at touching down on the moon, according to a news report.
NASA will unveil its newest commercial partners to build private moon landers for trips to the moon today (Nov. 18) and you can follow the announcement live online.
You're about to take a dip into the inky blackness of a giant black hole and see what's on the other side of that enigmatic event horizon. What will you find inside? Read on, brave explorer.
The workout routine astronauts use to prepare for space may also benefit cancer patients by reducing the long-term side effects of medical care.
An intervening cluster of galaxies acts like a cosmic microscope and bends and magnifies light from a distant galaxy.