Advances in technology have opened space to private companies, turning what was once a government-only arena into a fast-growing commercial industry full of interesting space stocks. Today, investors ...

A surprising new discovery shows that white dwarfs can glow in green, pink, and purple. Unlike Earth’s multi-plate surface, the Moon is a single chunk—an “unbroken shell” where over 10,000 young ...

The old Excel Easter-egg era may be gone, but this open-source project brings the arcade spirit back to our spreadsheets.

Happy World Space Week! It runs October 4 through 10. The dates were chosen in honor of the October 4, 1957, launch of Sputnik 1 — world’s first Earth-orbiting satellite — whose unassuming beep beep ...

An invasive species of python has been growing in Florida's Everglades, but scientists may have found a way to fight back: with stuffed animals.

Space may be the next frontier for investors who want their portfolios to keep accelerating upward. And it isn't just about astronauts and moon missions anymore: From satellite internet and navigation ...

Artemis 1, a 2022 uncrewed mission to the moon, captured this family portrait of a distant Earth and the moon in the foreground. Seeing Earth images from space gives us a broader perspective of our ...

On Thursday (Oct. 1), SpaceX's four-person Crew-13 mission launched toward the International Space Station. Here's a striking IR view of the liftoff. As SpaceX's Crew-13 mission heads for the ...

On Oct. 13, 1773, a French astronomer named Charles Messier discovered the "Whirlpool Galaxy," also known as Messier 51, or M51. Here's why it mattered. On Oct. 12, 1964, the Soviet Union launched ...

Next Artemis mission on track for 2027, but anything can happen, astronaut says The next mission under NASA's Artemis moon program could still launch next summer as planned, but "anything can happen" ...

The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command is the Army’s space, high-altitude, and air and missile defense warfighting headquarters. Our team of more than 12,000 Soldiers and Civilians serve as ...

Space physics is the study of the natural phenomenon that occur in our solar system. Specifically, the sun, the particles and radiation it creates and how these affect the planets. This includes the ...