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On This Day in Space! May 19, 2000: STS-101 Launches with 1st 'Glass Cockpit'

On May 19, 2000, the space shuttle Atlantis launched with the very first "glass cockpit." See how it happened in our On This Day in Space videos series!

May 19, 2019

SpaceX vs. Drogon: Which Dragon Wins the 'Game of Thrones'?

Chances are high that the "Game of Thrones" finale won't tackle our most pressing question: Which would win, one of these fire-breathing dragons or one of SpaceX's Dragon capsules?

May 19, 2019

Startup Hermeus Wants to Build a Hypersonic Jet That Flies at 5 Times the Speed of Sound

A U.S. venture-capital firm recently led a round of seed investment for Hermeus Corp., a new startup looking to develop a hypersonic aircraft.

May 19, 2019

Cost of Delta IV Heavy Rocket Launches is Down But the Real Price Is a Secret

The Air Force announcement that it is paying ULA $449.8 million for three Delta 4 Heavy launches is only half the story.

May 19, 2019

Parachute Development a Challenge for Commercial Crew

An incident involving a test of parachutes for one commercial crew vehicle has heightened awareness of the challenges involved in developing those systems.

May 19, 2019
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Space Photos: The Most Amazing Images This Week!

Here are our picks for the most amazing space photos of the week.

May 19, 2019

Top Space Stories of the Week!

These are the top space stories this week from Space.com.

May 19, 2019

SpaceX Is Building a 'Starship' Rocket Prototype in Florida, Too

SpaceX hopes a little friendly competition will improve the design of its Mars spaceship.

May 18, 2019

Caught Speeding: Illinois Patrol Cop Spies Blazing Fireball (Video)

An Illinois police officer on a routine trip earlier this month saw a fireball suddenly light up the sky in front of the car's dashboard camera.

May 18, 2019

Snoopy to the Moon! Apollo 10 Commander Looks Back on Historic Flight 50 Years Ago

Fifty years ago today, NASA's Apollo 10 mission rocketed to the moon — but never landed. This lunar landing dress rehearsal was critical in making sure that Apollo 11 was successful.

May 18, 2019

Here's Three Free Posters Celebrate NASA's Apollo Anniversaries (and Space.com's, Too!)

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of NASA's groundbreaking Apollo program — and the 20th anniversary of Space.com — with a set of three free posters!

May 18, 2019

Watch the Blue Moon of May 2019 Rise Today in a Live Webcast!

You can watch the "Blue Moon" rise live over Rome in a broadcast from the Virtual Telescope Project. Tune in today (May 18) to see the show, starting at 1:45 p.m. EDT (1745 GMT).

May 18, 2019

This Yellow Egyptian Glass Was Forged by a Meteorite Impact 29 Million Years Ago

Visit the right patch of desert along the border of Libya and Egypt, and you could stumble on pieces of pale yellow glass, the traces of a meteorite impact that took place 29 million years ago.

May 17, 2019

NASA's Prolific Mars Orbiter Completes 60,000th Lap of Red Planet

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has clocked a total of 60,000 laps around Mars, during which time the probe has collected invaluable data about the planet's surface and atmosphere.

May 17, 2019

Oh the Places (on Mars) You'll Go! Here's Where NASA's Curiosity Rover Is Headed

Curiosity will be coming 'round the Martian mountain when it comes — and a colorful new animation highlights where exactly the mission is headed.

May 17, 2019

Will NASA's Rush to Land Astronauts on the Moon Get Us to Mars Any Faster?

A mission to the moon may be a good "steppingstone" for sending humans to Mars, but will NASA's new push to put humans on the moon in 2024 will help get the agency to Mars by the 2030s?

May 17, 2019

'Star Trek' Picard Spinoff Series Gets Official Name and Logo

More information about the new "Star Trek" spinoff series focusing on Jean-Luc Picard is beginning to find its way to the public.

May 17, 2019

Kennedy Space Center Marks Apollo 50th With Mission Trading Cards

For guests visiting Kennedy Space Center on May 18, Apollo history is in the cards.

May 17, 2019

Pictures from Space! Our Image of the Day

Swirling Martian sand dunes are covered with carbon-dioxide frost and dust in this new image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

May 17, 2019

The Scientists Behind the First Black Hole Photo Get Nod from Congress

Congress can sometimes feel as distant and impenetrable as a black hole — which was the topic of a House Science Committee hearing held yesterday (May 16).

May 17, 2019

May's Full Flower Moon Saturday Is, Somehow, a Blue Moon. Here's Why

We usually associate the term 'Blue Moon' with a month containing two full moons. Nothing of that sort happens this month, and yet May 18 brings a Blue Moon nonetheless — at least according to rules drawn up by an almanac's editor nearly a century ago.

May 17, 2019

NASA Awards $45.5 Million for Private Moon Lander Work on Project Artemis

The space agency is granting a total of $45.5 million to 11 U.S. companies, including Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, to help them develop spacecraft that can get astronauts to the lunar surface.

May 17, 2019

'Apollo at the Park' to Bring Armstrong Spacesuit Statues to MLB Baseball

A new team is taking to the fields of Major League Baseball parks this summer, and they are out of this world.

May 17, 2019

Ready Your Recorders! NASA Wants Your Apollo Moon Landing Memories

NASA wants the public's help to create an oral history of the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing.

May 17, 2019

SpaceX Delays Launch of 60 Starlink Satellites Again, This Time for Software Checks

SpaceX called off the launch of its first 60 operational Starlink satellites to perform extra software tests, the company said late Thursday (May 16).

May 16, 2019

A Gentle Kiss: How the Kuiper Belt Object Ultima Thule Was Born

A surprisingly gentle merger between two small primordial bodies formed the distant object Ultima Thule, a new study suggests.

May 16, 2019

The Women of 'Firefly' to Launch On a New Adventure in 'The Sting'

Firefly is back with a new original graphic novel.

May 16, 2019

Best Space Books and Sci-Fi for 2019

Space.com's editors present a reading list for space and sci-fi lovers, as well as children who are interested in astronomy and spaceflight.

May 16, 2019

Something Strange Punched a Hole in the Milky Way. But What Exactly Is It?

We can't see it. It might not be made of normal matter. Our telescopes haven't directly detected it at all. But it sure seems like it's out there.

May 16, 2019

May Full Moon 2019: See the Flower Moon with Jupiter and Saturn

The full moon of May, also called the Flower Moon, will occur on May 18, at 5:11 p.m. EDT (2111 GMT).

May 16, 2019