Elon Musk calls Mars 'life insurance' for humanity, underscores need for self-sustaining colony SpaceX CEO outlines existential rationale for interplanetary future in latest interview In a wide-ranging interview aired Tuesday on Fox News, SpaceX CEO...

meteor shower The weeks-long Eta Aquariid meteor shower is set to reach its peak. Those living in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres will get a chance to enjoy the stunning event. This meteor shower is...

53-year-old Kosmos 482 spacecraft expected to reenter Earth's atmosphere at high speed A decades-old Soviet spacecraft originally launched toward Venus is now on course to crash back to Earth. The Kosmos 482 Descent Craft, which...

The pre-dawn event offers a fleeting 'smile' from space on April 25 Early risers on April 25 were treated to a rare celestial sight — a cosmic “smiley face” formed by the crescent moon, Venus,...

A brief moment captured after Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket landed back on Earth has ignited a storm of conspiracy theories online. In a video that quickly went viral, viewers noticed the space capsule door...

William Shatner once described space as “cold” and likened his journey beyond Earth to attending a funeral. Now, his haunting account is resurfacing online following pop star Katy Perry’s maiden voyage to space. Perry, along...

A historic mission to space In what promises to be a groundbreaking moment for both space exploration and fashion, the first all-female civilian crew is set to embark on a Blue Origin spaceflight today. Leading...

NASA is offering a $3 million prize to innovators who can help solve a uniquely cosmic problem — how to recycle human waste in space. Through its newly announced LunaRecycle Challenge, the agency is inviting...

Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov, Alexey Zubritskiy and US NASA astronaut Jonathan Yong "Jonny" Kim. Photograph: (AFP) Decorated U.S. Navy veteran and physician joins two Russian cosmonauts for ISS mission U.S. Navy SEAL-turned-NASA astronaut Jonny Kim...

Katy Perry and all-female Blue Origin crew prepare for glamorous spaceflight Katy Perry is set to make history as part of Blue Origin’s first all-female crewed spaceflight, but she’s also determined to take glamour to...