An Earth-observation satellite scheduled to launch this fall was just named after Michael Freilich, who headed NASA's Earth Science division from 2006 to 2019.

NASA's Parker Solar Probe took one step closer to the sun Wednesday (Jan. 29) when it executed its fourth flyby of our star.

Let's hope that today's space-junk encounter is just a near miss as predicted, because a smashup would be pretty messy.

The private spaceflight company SpaceX will launch 60 new Starlink satellites to join its growing broadband internet megaconstellation in orbit Wednesday (Jan. 29), and you can watch it live online.

SpaceX will launch its next batch of Starlink satellites into orbit from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida on Wednesday, Jan. 29, and you can watch the liftoff live here, courtesy of SpaceX.