Space Exploration

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter is now the first drone to fly on a Rose Parade float. The floral-but-flight-worthy display is just one of the highlights on the JPL-inspired "Rover Rendezvous" float.

Ever since the discovery of methane on Mars, scientists have wondered if the Red Planet might harbor life. Now, researchers know where to look: deep under the surface of a broad Martian plain.

On Jan. 1, 1801, a Sicilian astronomer named Giuseppe Piazzi discovered the dwarf planet Ceres orbiting the sun between Mars and Jupiter.

From lunar and asteroid missions to groundbreaking human spaceflight tests and new rockets, 2025 promises an array of spectacular space missions.

New details about the small pieces of the moon gifted by the United States to Ireland in 1970 have now been unearthed. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the Apollo 11 lunar samples.

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

Issues with the Orion spacecraft's heat shield on Artemis 1 have delayed the next mission, Artemis 2. So what happened?

Google's "Year in Search 2024" compilation is out, and three space stories this year made the list.

SpaceX could make serious strides with its Starship vehicle in 2025, perhaps launching 25 test flights of the fully reusable megarocket.

SpaceX launched its last mission of 2024 on a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida on New Year's Eve.