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Watch Venus Brush Past Saturn This Weekend
Watch Venus pass less than five arc minutes from Saturn on Saturday, January 9th in one of the closest conjunctions…
Gorgeous Views of Earth from Space Ring in New Year 2016 From the Space Station and Beyond
Happy New Year 2016 from the International Space Station and Beyond! Behold Earth ! Courtesy of our Human and Robotic…
Will 2016 Be the Year Elon Musk Reveals his Mars Colonial Transporter Plans?
There are several space stories we’re anticipating for 2016 but one story might appear -- to some -- to belong…
Orbital ATK Integration of Upgraded Antares Kicks Into High Gear For 2016 ‘Return to Flight’
NASA WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY, VA - Assembly and testing of a significantly upgraded version of Orbital ATK’s commercially developed Antares…
Pluto Has Been Explored, Here Are The Stamps To Prove It
Pluto has been explored, and now the USPS has released new stamps to celebrate this accomplishment. And that's not all,…
Giveaway: One More Chance to Win the 2016 Year in Space Calendar
Still looking for the perfect calendar for 2016? Don't start the year without the new Year In Space Wall Calendar!
Space Stories to Watch in 2016
Missions to Mars, Jupiter and asteroids are on tap in 2016. Back here on Earth, we may just see the…
Buildup Of First Boeing Starliner Crew Vehicle Ramps Up at Kennedy Space Center
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – Buildup of the first of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner crew spaceships is ramping up at the…
James Webb Space Telescope Mirror Installation Reaches Halfway Point
As history closes in on 2015, assembly of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) reached a historic milestone as the…
The Top 101 Astronomical Events for 2016
Comets, conjunctions, eclipses and more await astronomy fans worldwide in 2016, as well as a fine opposition of Mars and…