Significance: First time NASA astronauts attempted to collect microbial samples from the exterior of the ISS to check for life in the vacuum of space. Findings: The collection of microbial samples ...

As far as space events go, February offers a glimpse of Venus at its brightest point of the year, a seven-planet alignment and the snow moon. The Alpha Centaurids meteor shower will happen this ...

The International Space Station will be visible in parts of Iowa during the end of January and first week of February. The station, which has been in orbit since 1998, has a perfect bird's eye ...

The dark skies during a new moon provide ideal conditions for spotting skywatching targets that would otherwise be outshined by moonlight. The next new moon will occur on Thursday, Feb.

A chunk of space rock that visited near Earth's orbit last year was widely referred to as a "mini-moon." Turns out the lunar-inspired moniker may have been more accurate than we realized.

“However, to win the most important contract in the space station market, which is the replacement of ISS, with our founder ... Matt Reynolds Moon or Mars? The US Might Face a Tough Choice ...

In 2021, they successfully tested their data center technology in microgravity aboard the International Space Station. Building and maintaining a data center on the Moon presents major engineering ...

The moon is an integral part of the sky above us. Over time, each month’s full moon has acquired a unique name of its own: ...

One week ago, a private lunar lander left the ground on a nearly 7-week journey to reach the surface of the moon. The launch may not have had the headline-grabbing power of last year's historic ...

For the third time in a year, a commercial lunar lander backed by NASA is on its way to the moon's surface. The spacecraft built and operated by Texas-based Firefly Aerospace launched in the early ...

Americans, Russians and spacefarers from other countries have been working together aboard the International Space Station for a quarter ... Earth orbit to the "moon and beyond," said Mashable.