Space

The Latest

Test your knowledge with the best August trivia questions! Discover fun facts about history, science, and late-summer pop culture.

How a single word changed the meaning of one of history's most famous phrases.

What did the Apollo 11 astronauts eat on their historic journey to the moon? From freeze-dried chicken and rice to bacon cubes, here's what fueled the mission.

From insects to the moon, people have mistaken very Earthly phenomena for UFOs many times.

Why do we make wishes on shooting stars? The tradition stretches from ancient Egyptian beliefs to Ptolemy, Disney songs, and modern stargazing culture.

Did Jim Lovell really say “Houston, we have a problem”? Not exactly. Here’s the real Apollo 13 story behind the famous misquote.

Astronauts report smelling one particular scent upon returning from space.

NASA intends to send a lot of people to the moon—and to Mars—in the coming decade.

Everything you need to know to capture the perfect photo of the Northern Lights.

Space can be a tricky subject to wrap your head around.

The experience is more than just where you live, but there are certainly ways to reduce your stress over small space.

Lucky stargazers in America have gotten the chance to see them from their own backyards lately—and may be able to again this week.

In a galaxy far, far, far away, astronomers have found the oldest black hole in the universe, thought to have formed less than 500 million years after the Big Bang.

'Apollo 13'—the dramatization of the 1970 space program crisis that kept the world on its seat—was the third highest-grossing film of 1995, and remains one of the most faithful depictions of NASA operations ever put on film.

Here’s how scientists and other credible sources pronounce the planet Uranus’s name.

With privatized space travel growing, it's inevitable we'll one day find ourselves faced with a space murder. How would the law deal with it?

If you ever dreamed of being Ben Stiller in “Night at the Museum”, we’ve got the next best thing.

Rare noctilucent clouds are showing up in places they never used to, and scientists are trying to find out why.

Golf balls, a word from the queen, and an X-rated drawing by Andy Warhol are just some of the items left behind by astronauts.

The question of who has a claim to the moon and its resources is less a speculative fiction subject and more one for lawyers. Specifically, space lawyers.