Space

Neptune’s turn at opposition.

London-based Titan Comics delivers a new “Doctor Who” team-up series this November titled “Empire of the Wolf.”

The latest SpaceX Dragon resupply spacecraft is bound for the International Space Station after launching at 3:14 a.m. EDT Sunday from from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying more than 4,800 pounds of science experiments, crew supplies, and spacecraft hardware.

Satellite photos are capturing final views of the U.S. evacuation effort from Kabul, Afghanistan after the Taliban’s takeover.

Thunderstorms moving onshore at Cape Canaveral prevented SpaceX from launching a Falcon 9 rocket early Saturday, forcing a one-day delay to the start of the company’s 23rd resupply mission to the International Space Station.

Officials from NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) will discuss next month’s planned launch of the Landsat 9 satellite during a media briefing at 10 a.m. EDT Tuesday, Aug. 31.

On Aug. 28, 1993, NASA’s Galileo spacecraft flew by the asteroid Ida on its way to Jupiter. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

SpaceX is poised to launch its 23rd resupply mission to the International Space Station early Saturday from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A Cargo Dragon capsule is packed with more than 4,800 pounds of supplies and experiments. Liftoff is scheduled for 3:37 a.m. EDT (0737 GMT), […]

Enjoy the Last Quarter Moon and find a classic variable star from August 27 to September 3.

The prelaunch briefing today (Aug. 27) begins at 1 p.m. EDT (1600 GMT).