Most probes orbit worlds or fly past them. In January 2005, Europe's Huygens did something far rarer: it landed. Carried ...

A Wave of Ancient Quasars Discovered from the Dawn of the Universe. VC: W. M. Keck Observatory This artist’s impression shows ...

Due to high temperatures, some cities are delaying, modifiying or all together canceling parts of the celebration, including ...

A giant planet circling a dead star should not be there. That was the puzzle hanging over WD 1856 b ever since astronomers ...

Celebrating America's 250th birthday, Space.com looks back at what our understanding of space was like in 1776 and what major ...

As part of plans to establish a lunar base, the space agency may send to the moon a spare test version of the rover — as well ...

Space travel is no longer just for astronauts. Private companies are making space tourism a reality, offering suborbital and ...

The first version is the one that is well-known: the grand romance of a terrestrial species bounding out of its cradle, the ...

SpaceX has been extremely volatile in its first weeks on the market. Since peaking at $226, it has declined to about $155 at ...

NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Micah Maidenberg about Space X's IPO and what it means for the economics of space exploration. For years, SpaceX was one of the hottest ...

In brief: Hot, humid weather stays in Houston through Sunday before a return to a much stormier weather pattern Sunday night through Tuesday. Heavy rain is a good bet, along with the potential for ...

SpaceX prices its record-breaking IPO at $135 per share, raising $75 billion. Shares will start trading on the Nasdaq later on Friday. SpaceX cuts retail allocation to low-20% range — source. Listing ...