Visually Impaired Amateur Astronomer Helps Everyone See the Cosmos
Tim Doucette, who was born legally blind, is an amateur astronomer and the co-founder of an observatory in Quinan, Nova Scotia, that caters to a wide range of visual abilities.
Tim Doucette, who was born legally blind, is an amateur astronomer and the co-founder of an observatory in Quinan, Nova Scotia, that caters to a wide range of visual abilities.
This evening (Oct.3) as darkness is falling, be sure to take a look low toward the west-southwest part of the sky for a beautiful celestial tableau: a lovely crescent moon and the brilliant planet Venus.
Ten members of Congress sent a letter to several government agencies about the Sept. 1 explosion of a SpaceX Falcon 9, raising questions about government use and oversight of the launch vehicle.
Blue Origin to test New Shepard capsule escape system, booster survival unlikely.
The smallest planet collected material from the solar nebula.
For the first time ever, scientists have seen a double-star system in another galaxy emitting gamma-rays, the most energetic form of light.
A NASA sounding rocket zoomed above Earth's atmosphere, confirming one interstellar source for X-rays and one more local one — and discovering others whose origin remains a mystery.
Another strange light has been seen hanging over Earth from orbit ... but it's not your run-of-the-mill UFO.
Former astronaut Mike Massimino will appear live with Space.com Oct. 4 at 3:30 p.m. EDT (1930 GMT) to discuss his new memoir and take questions about his career and what it's like in space.
Blue Origin has pushed the highly anticipated "in-flight escape test" of its New Shepard suborbital spaceflight system to Wednesday (Oct. 5), citing bad weather at its West Texas test site.
Could these light-munching monsters actually be slain?
The music video for the inspirational song "The Moon and More" showcases "inspirational nature of studying the moon," according to NASA's Goddard Flight Center.
World Space Week — an international celebration of space and its impact on our lives — starts tomorrow (Oct. 4), and chances are good there's an event near you.
The space agency is looking to the public for innovative technologies through a series of challenges. NASA Centennial Challenges program manager Sam Ortega explains how it works.
Retired NASA astronaut Mike Massimino flew two shuttle missions to repair the Hubble telescope and became the first person to tweet from space. Check out what else Massimino has been up to in our photo gallery.