After the end of the space shuttle program, NASA turned to private companies to fill the gap. That isn't working out for the ...

Indeed, Mercury was far from impossible to glimpse during elongations as favorable as the upcoming one. Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!

Mercury, the first planet from the sun, is about to stand out among the stars this week. But this brightness is not expected ...

American astronaut Don Pettit captured the action as NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA (Japan Aerospace ...

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus could all be visible with clear skies, but not all can be seen by the naked eye, according to Space.com and other sites that track ...

Neptune and Mercury," says van Belle. (It's worth noting that Uranus and Neptune are too faint to see with the naked eye, so you'll need binoculars or a telescope to see them.) Breaking space news ...

There are 10 major NASA facilities, including the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and the Johnson Space Center in Houston. October 4, 1957 - The Soviets launch Sputnik 1, the world’s first artificial ...