Space Exploration

Scientists at the California Institute of Technology have taken a major step toward developing lightsails that could one day carry tiny spacecraft to distant star systems.

Follow Space.com's rocket launch blog for the latest on when the next rocket launch will be and how to follow it live.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch 21 more of the company's Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast on Saturday (Feb. 8)

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On Feb. 7, 1984, NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless became the first person to go on a spacewalk without a tether.

The CRACO radio telescope system processes a massive amount of data in real-time, so it can detect fast radio bursts and sporadic neutron stars with very high efficiency.

Vladimir Putin has dismissed Roscosmos chief Yuri Borisov, who led the Russian space agency for a turbulent 2.5-year stretch.

Carlos Villagomez owns a golf ball that he believes was flown to the moon. If indeed it was, he may also hold the answer to a bit of trivia that otherwise may be forever lost to time.

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover found a 'one-of-a-kind treasure' on the rim of Jezero Crater, a rock that could help reveal the ancient history of the Red Planet.

See the stars captured by Europa Clipper's star trackers, NASA's spacecraft currently on its way to Jupiter's icy moon.