Outer space

There's a lot to be frightened of in the great infinite nothingness of outer space.

The first astronaut launch by SpaceX finally happened Saturday afternoon, after unfavorable weather conditions in Florida postponed the original May 27 launch.

SpaceX and NASA are launching the first manned mission on an American rocket from American soil in nine years. Here are ten things to know before watching the launch.

NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine confirmed that Cruise is working on a project that would involve the International Space Station.

The Russian Foreign Ministry chastised the U.S. State Department after failing to mention Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin in a Facebook post Sunday marking April 12 as the International Day of Human Space Flight.

When the U.S. Space Force revealed what their uniforms would look like on Twitter, the internet roasted them for using camouflage uniforms.

Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz doubled down on his calls for a U.S. Space Force to take on extraterrestrial pirates and existential threats.

Some scientists really do think it's possible.

This is the second time Trump has publicly said he wants to develop a U.S. space force.

President Donald Trump's administration has been slashing regulations all over the government, from net neutrality to environmental protection, and its collective gaze has turned to outer space.

Christa McAuliffe was planning to film lessons aboard the Challenger for classrooms all over the country to use.

Despite the backlash, Rocket Lab may do it again.

"Whatever this object is, I think there's a good chance it may not be a meteor at all."

Astronomers recently sent a message to a star system which may have the ability to support life.

The largest radio galaxy that they discovered was about 8.44 million light-years wide.

The artwork will be visible from North America four times a night.

By 2040, the population may reach 100.

Users can now explore the ISS in a 360-degree view, courtesy of an astronaut at the European Space Agency.

The ball-shaped drone is remotely controlled from Japan and flies around the ISS of is own accord.

A manned-mission to the Red Planet could cost anything between $6 billion and $1 trillion.

"Finding a star can at times be harder than finding a planet."

"We will return our nation to the moon, we will go to Mars and we will still go further to places that our children's children can only imagine."

The space agency is hosting a 24-hour broadcast on what asteroids are and the risks they pose if they were to collide with Earth.

Life on one planet could easily spread to another, according to the numbers.

The International Space Station is going through one of the busiest times in its traffic history.

Hidden volcanoes and greenhouse gases mean if you were standing on the Venusian surface it would be like swimming 1,000 metres below sea level—if the ocean was scorching hot.

A camera-equipped helicopter could overcome the limitations of the Curiosity rover.

Scientists at Moscow State University are planning to launch a constellation of satellites.

Prey isn't about aesthetics alone. It's a sci-fi thriller with plenty of the granular combat skills gamers love. Talos 1, Kennedy's legacy, becomes the flashpoint for an alien invasion unlike almost everything seen in video games before.

NASA scientists announced today that Enceladus, the sixth-largest moon of Saturn, has hydrothermal vents that are actively releasing hydrogen. Because such ecosystems are known to support life, the discovery confirms that Enceladus is a habitable environment.