Space
Come along with us as we explore outer space, including everything from NASA to astronomy to aliens.


A new study suggests it’s better than we thought.


The SpaceX Dragon and Boeing CST-100 will being ferrying astronauts to the space station in 2017.


Reminder: we’re still not taking the proper precautions to deal with the threat of asteroids.


The 18,000-foot mountain could tell us a lot about Mars’ history — and whether it was ever home to life.


Earth looks awesome in this space livestream.


Here’s why Congress is discussing a law about asteroid mining


Aerial views from NASA’s Earth Observatory.


The comics giant’s Multiversity — a comic eight years in the making, that’s as much superhero action as it is quantum theory — is, according to critics, easily one of the best stories to come out of comics in the past year.


Pick your space object and send it to your target of choice.


We need to use this near-miss to wake us from our species-wide slumber.


One telescope under construction will be nearly four times larger than any in existence.


Some of American astronaut Reid Wiseman’s best photos from the International Space Station.


It may be grainy, but it’s one of the oldest and most distant things we’ve ever seen.


Sometime in the next month, NASA will decide which vehicle it’ll use to carry astronauts to the space station.


If the tests hold up, it’ll be the first object we’ve ever collected from interstellar space.


The Rosetta probe just made space history. This is what it saw.


NASA revealed its plans for the new, upgraded version of Curiosity.


This interactive chart shows everyone who’s ever been in space, and when


The days of OGLE-05-390L b may soon be over


It’s 12 billion miles away and still going strong.


A new experiment will lead the way to astronauts finally growing their own food


SpaceX hopes to start using the newly debuted spacecraft to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station in 2017


If you live in North America, between 2 and 4 am EDT Friday night you can watch meteors streak through the sky.


New research shows that the bacteria present on Curiosity when it launched could have survived the harsh conditions of space.


Starting in 2020, US astronauts will no longer be able to hitch a ride to space.


Researchers showed that rats exposed to space-style radiation have cognitive deficits

