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Antares Rocket Takes Off in Test Launch

Northrop Grumman's Private Antares Rocket: 5 Surprising Facts

By Miriam Kramer last updated

Here are five things you might not have known about Antares.

Private Spaceflight
Simulated view of a black hole in front of the Large Magellanic Cloud.

The strangest black holes in the universe

By Charles Q. Choi last updated

Look at these weird, light-gobbling cosmic monsters.

Black Holes
Vader is Luke's dad!? What a twist!

The Greatest 'Star Wars' Movie Plot Twists of All Time

By Scott Snowden last updated

With "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" here and the promise of more plot twists and turns just days away, we look back at the best we’ve ever seen in the "Star Wars" movie franchise.

Space Movies & Shows
Skywatcher Jim Gamble of El Paso, Texas created this composite image of the 2010 Leonid meteor shower display using an allsky camera.

The Leonid Meteor Shower Explained in 10 Facts

By Robert Roy Britt published

Meteors & Meteor Showers

14 of the biggest spacecraft ever to fall from space

By Mike Wall published

A rundown of some of the biggest spacecraft to smash into Earth beyond their operators' control.

Launches & Spacecraft
A man sits on top of a mountain watching the Perseid meteor shower

10 fascinating Perseid meteor shower facts

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

Learn more about the Perseid meteor shower with these 10 amazing facts about the impressive shooting star display.

Meteors & Meteor Showers
Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin stands on the lunar surface during the first moon landing in 1969

NASA's 17 Apollo Moon Missions in Pictures

By Space.com Staff published

NASA's Apollo program put the first humans on the moon. See how the missions flew in this photo tour.

Apollo
Testing complete! Space.com contributor Elizabeth Howell pulls out of the NDX-2 spacesuit, under supervision by Pablo de León, a space studies professor at the University of North Dakota (left). This prototype suit may be adapted for use in the field if NASA lunar landing missions move forward as planned, because NDX-2 is primarily designed to accommodate the priorities and constraints of walking on the moon.

Stellar Threads: Trying on a Spacesuit Brings Thrills and Challenges

By Elizabeth Howell published

Tech
A photograph of the scientists' setup to measure the May 29, 1919 total solar eclipse from Sobral, Brazil. Two heliostats with moveable mirrors directed images of the sun into two horizontal telescopes.

In Photos: Einstein's 1919 Solar Eclipse Experiment Tests General Relativity

By Sarah Lewin published

Here's how scientists verified Albert Einstein's theory of relativity using a total solar eclipse.

The Sun
SpaceX's Falcon 9 lifts off from Cap Canaveral

Blastoff! How to See a Rocket Launch In Person This Year

By Sarah Lewin published

It's not just for the pros: With a little planning and flexibility, anybody can go watch a rocket blast off. Our in-depth guide goes through each of this year's U.S. launch locations and dates.

Launches & Spacecraft
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