Conversely, when Venus is near its closest point to the Earth, its disk appears six times larger, but it appears as only a hairline filament of light ... to share it with Space.com's readers ...

The record for a single trip into space currently stands at 437 days ... astronauts onboard the ISS have reported seeing flashes of light in their eyes as cosmic rays and solar particles hit ...

Find out what's up in your night sky during April 2025 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide. Looking for a telescope for the next night sky event? We recommend the Celestron ...

Space travel is not only a physical challenge, but also a major mental test. Isolation, confinement, and the pressures of high-stakes decision-making can weigh heavily on astronauts. Sleep is another ...

NASA’s newest space telescope, SPHEREx — designed to ... Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer, aims to shed light on how the universe has evolved and find where life’s key ingredients ...

which is a ribbon of hot gases that light up the night sky similar to aurora borealis. The crew will consist of Chun Wang, Jannicke Mikkelsen, Eric Philips and Rabea Rogge. The Axiom Space Mission ...