Space & PhysicsSeptember 28, 2016
SpaceX's Elon Musk Unveils Mars Colonization Dream Ship
The entrepreneur announces detailed plans for a reusable craft that can cary 100 people
Stories by Mike Wall
Mike Wall has been writing for Space.com since 2010. His book about the search for alien life, “Out There,” was published on Nov. 13, 2018. Before becoming a science writer, Michael worked as a herpetologist and wildlife biologist. He has a Ph.D. in evolutionary biology from the University of Sydney, Australia, a bachelor’s degree from the University of Arizona, and a graduate certificate in science writing from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Space & PhysicsSeptember 9, 2016
NASA Hails “Perfect” Launch for Asteroid-Sampling Mission
OSIRIS-REx is set to scrape dirt and gravel from a space rock and return to Earth in 2023
Space & PhysicsSeptember 2, 2016
NASA's Dawn Mission Spies Ice Volcanoes on Ceres
"Cryovolcanism" and other curious features mark the dwarf planet as a surprisingly active and complex world
Space & PhysicsAugust 30, 2016
Mysterious Star Signal Stokes SETI Hopes, but Could Be Earthly
Scientists are investigating a signal from 94 light-years away that could have been created by aliens, but more likely results from an Earth-orbiting satellite or other contamination
Space & PhysicsAugust 18, 2016
NASA to Launch Asteroid-Sampling Mission in 3 Weeks
The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is expected to return a pristine sample of the potentially hazardous space rock Bennu to Earth in September 2023
Space & PhysicsAugust 15, 2016
A Sixth Success! SpaceX Again Lands Rocket on a Ship at Sea
The private spaceflight company has landed its Falcon 9 rocket for the sixth time in the last eight months
Space & PhysicsAugust 3, 2016
Private Company Cleared for Moon Landing in 2017
Government approves robot mission for Moon Express, which wants to mine our satellite
Space & PhysicsAugust 2, 2016
Rosetta Mission Confirms Comets’ Antiquity
A new study of cometary geology shows the objects are relics from the primordial solar system
Space & PhysicsAugust 2, 2016
Is Earth Safe from Asteroid Bennu?
NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission will reveal just how threatening this near-Earth asteroid could be
Space & PhysicsJuly 19, 2016
2 Newfound Alien Planets May Be Capable of Supporting Life
One is likely 10 percent warmer than Earth, the other 6 percent cooler
Space & PhysicsJuly 18, 2016
SpaceX Lands Another Rocket
Company racks up its 5th rocket landing in a cargo launch to the Space Station
Space & PhysicsJuly 13, 2016
Juno Spacecraft Captures First Photo from Jupiter Orbit
Image takes in the Great Red Spot, cloud belts and three big moons
Space & PhysicsJuly 12, 2016
New Dwarf Planet Found Far beyond Pluto
The newfound icy world may be roughly 700 kilometers in size, and orbits the sun once every 700 years
Space & PhysicsJuly 7, 2016
China Finishes Building the World's Largest Radio Telescope
A dish the size of 30 football fields will search for alien life
Space & PhysicsJuly 7, 2016
Curiosity Rover Stable after "Safe Mode" Glitch
Mission scientists are investigating what caused a suspension the Mars rover's activities on July 2
Space & PhysicsJune 17, 2016
Newfound Asteroid is "Quasi-Moon" of Earth
Space rock is caught in a “little dance” with our planet, and will bob around us for years to come
Space & PhysicsJune 3, 2016
The Universe May Be Expanding Faster Than Astronomers Thought
“Dark radiation” is named as a possible factor, as a new study suggests expansion could be 9 percent faster
Space & PhysicsMay 6, 2016
Why Is Mercury's Transit of the Sun So Rare?
With Mercury’s inclined orbit, transits come 13 times a century
EngineeringMay 6, 2016
SpaceX Racks Up Another Sea Landing [Video]
The second successful landing of a Falcon 9 booster on a floating barge is a milestone for the aerospace company
Space & PhysicsApril 27, 2016
Distant Dwarf Planet Has Its Own Moon
Orbiting object could hold lessons about the remote world Makemake
Space & PhysicsApril 26, 2016
New Horizons Has Big Plans beyond Pluto
An extended mission for the space probe would take it to a small Kuiper Belt object in 2019
Space & PhysicsApril 22, 2016
Beyond Earth Day: Where Will Alien Life Be Discovered First?
On Earth Day Space.com and ThinkGeek.com consider where else in the solar system life might thrive
Space & PhysicsApril 12, 2016
Kepler Planet-Hunting Spacecraft Bounces Back after Glitch
The planet-hunting telescope has resumed communication with Earth and may be able to start science research again soon
Space & PhysicsApril 1, 2016
Astronomers Snap Best-Yet Baby Pictures of Alien Planets
Images reveal what may be an Earth-like world forming around the nearby star TW Hydrae