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The astronaut's playlist: Groovy songs for space travelers

Astronauts in space need music like the rest of us. SPACE.com has put together a list of some serious wakeup tunes, space music for astronauts. → Read More

The boldest Mars missions in history

Humans have been sending spacecraft to Mars since 1960. Here's our list of the most audacious attempts. → Read More

Image of the Day

A gallery of amazing space photos, satellite imagery and an inside look at the telescopes and technology that allow us to view the universe. → Read More

Flowing Water on Mars: The Discovery in Pictures

Planetary scientists have determined that recurring slope lineae flowing downhill on Mars formed by the action of contemporary liquid water. → Read More

Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2015 Winners (Gallery)

See the winners of the 2015 Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest, run by the Royal Observatory Greenwich in association with Insight Investment and BBC Sky at Night Magazine. → Read More

Supermoon Lunar Eclipse of 2015: Viewing Maps for the Blood Moon (Gallery)

A rare 'supermoon' blood moon lunar eclipse will take place on Sept. 27, 2015. See how to view it using these helpful graphics. → Read More

Partial Solar Eclipse of Sept. 13, 2015 in Photos

A partial solar eclipse occurred on Sept. 13, 2015. See photos from the event by skywatchers in South Africa and a satellite in space. → Read More

Awesome Launch Photos: US Navy's MUOS-4 Satellite Streaks Into Space

An Atlas V rocket carrying the MUOS-4 mission for the U.S. Navy lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida on Sept. 2, 2015. → Read More

Saturn's Moon Dione: Photos from Cassini's Final Close Flyby

NASA's Cassini spacecraft flew close to Saturn's moon one final time on Aug. 17, 2015. See the final flyby images here. → Read More

Perseid Meteor Shower Sky Maps for 2015

The annual Perseid meteor shower peaks on Aug. 12-13, 2015. The sky maps will help you look for the 'shooting stars' display. → Read More

Launch Photos: US Air Force's Wideband Global SATCOM 7 Blasts Off

A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Medium rocket will launch the seventh Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS-7) mission for the U.S. Air Force on July 23, 2015, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. → Read More

Earth-Like Exoplanet Kepler-452b

This stunning space wallpaper shows the possible appearance of the planet Kepler-452b, the first near-Earth-size world discovered in the habitable zone of star similar to our sun. → Read More

Pluto in False Color

This stunning space wallpaper shows Pluto in color as New Horizons scientists combined four images from the spacecraft Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) with color data from the Ralph instrument to create this enhanced color global view. → Read More

Exoplanet Kepler 452b: Closest Earth Twin in Pictures

NASA scientists announced the discovery of an Earth-like world, Kepler-452b, on July 23, 2015. Here's a look at that closest Earth twin in pictures. → Read More

Image of the Day

A gallery of amazing space photos, satellite imagery and an inside look at the telescopes and technology that allow us to view the universe. → Read More

Space Image of the Day Gallery (June 2015)

See amazing images of the night sky and cosmos in Space.com's gallery of cosmic images posted in June 2015. → Read More

Syfy's 'Killjoys': Space Bounty Hunting Action & Adventure: Gallery

Syfy's new series, "Killjoys," follows the adventures of a band of space bounty hunters. → Read More

SyFy Channel's 'Dark Matter' TV Series in Photos

SyFy new original series "Dark Matter" follow spaceship crewmembers show awaken with no recollection of their pasts. → Read More

Photos from 'The Martian': Space Movie Strands Matt Damon on 'Mars'

The new motion picture, "The Martian," promises loads of thrilling action in its depiction of a human Mars mission gone awry. Matt Damon stars. Ridley Scott ("Alien") directs the story based on a novel by Andy Weir. → Read More

Milky Way Glows Over Covered Bridge in Spectacular Stargazer Photo

Space.com reader Jatin Thakkar sent in a photo of the Milky Way over the A. M. Foster Covered Bridge in Marshfield, Vermont. → Read More