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Astronomers have observed a twinkling star and discovered an abundance of mysterious plasma structures in our cosmic neighborhood.

A breathtaking new image of the famous Eagle Nebula captures a towering pillar of gas and dust sculpted by intense stellar radiation.

On April 21, 1997, the cremated remains of 24 people were launched into space in the first-ever space funeral.

The latest aurora forecast for tonight help you make sure you're in the right place at the right time to see the northern lights.

While it's much smaller than the largest supermassive black holes detected, it's still a whopper considering how early in the history of the universe it appeared.

Find out what you can see in the night sky for tonight, from planets and stars to dazzling meteor showers.

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

NASA's Curiosity rover has found iron-rich carbonates on Mars — a major clue that the Red Planet used to be habitable.

The infant universe's population of huge black holes could owe itself to ultralight dark matter, scientists say.

SpaceX launched its 32nd cargo mission to the International Space Station today (April 21), sending more than 3 tons of supplies and scientific hardware to the orbiting lab for NASA.