New record! 6 rockets launch in less than 24 hours Six different rockets launched toward orbit during an approximately 17.5-hour stretch, topping by two the previous record for most liftoffs in a 24-hour span. Space · Apr 29, 2025
Amateur astronomer captures detailed photos of Croc's Eye and Whirlpool galaxies from backyard observatory Amateur astrophotographer Dr. Michele Hernandez Baylisshas captured incredible views of the Croc's Eye and Whirlpool galaxies from her Vermont-based backyard observatory. Space · Apr 29, 2025
Tank for 1st Artemis touchdown on the moon | Space photo of the day for April 29, 2025 At NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, the liquid hydrogen tank for the Artemis 3 Space Launch System rocket was moved into the factory's final assembly area on April 22, 2025. Space · Apr 29, 2025
UK launches new satellite to monitor climate change – and that will be just the start, minister says A UK-built satellite has been blasted into space – and the minister for space says that more is to come. The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2025
The pursuit of truths: A letter on the boy who cried aliens (op-ed) As scientists, we must not forget our collective direction: the pursuit of truths and our responsibility to share these truths — and only these truths — with humanity. Space · Apr 29, 2025
Amazon's Starlink rival sees the first 27 satellites successfully reach low-earth orbit — Project Kuiper satellites 'operating as expected' Amazon's Project Kuiper has successfully launched its first set of satellites. Tom’s Hardware · Apr 29, 2025
See a wafer-thin crescent moon leapfrog Jupiter this week The crescent moon will seemingly jump over the planet Jupiter between the nights of April 29 and April 30. Space · Apr 29, 2025
Brand-new Falcon 9 rocket sends 23 Starlink satellites to orbit on SpaceX's 2nd launch of the day (video) SpaceX sent another batch of Starlink satellites to orbit tonight (April 28), its second liftoff of the day. Space · Apr 29, 2025
Amazon launches 27 satellites to begin building huge 'Project Kuiper' internet constellation (video) A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launched the first big batch of satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband constellation to low Earth orbit today (April 28). Space · Apr 28, 2025
Amazon launches its first internet satellites to compete against SpaceX's Starlinks Amazon's first internet satellites are on their way to orbit The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2025
Vega-C rocket launches European forest-monitoring 'Biomass' satellite to orbit (video) The European Space Agency's Biomass forest-monitoring satellite headed toward orbit early Tuesday morning (April 29) on the fourth-ever launch of the Vega-C rocket. Space · Apr 28, 2025
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 1st of 2 planned Starlink launches in 2 days, lands booster at sea (video) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Space · Apr 28, 2025
'I didn't look too good because I didn't feel too good': NASA astronaut Don Pettit explains why he seemed so unwell after landing (video) Seventy-year-old NASA astronaut Don Pettit looked pretty peaked shortly after returning to Earth from the ISS this month. And he was pretty peaked — he'd just thrown up on the Kazakh steppe. Space · Apr 28, 2025
China's Shenzhou 20 astronauts take control of Tiangong space station (video) China's outgoing Shenzhou 19 crew have handed over the reins of the Tiangong space station to a new set of astronauts. Space · Apr 28, 2025
The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2025 Nasa’s oldest astronaut feels ‘30 years old again’ in space Nasa’s oldest full-time astronaut is back home and doing well, a week after wrapping up a seven-month space mission
Space · Apr 28, 2025 Scientists find giant, hidden gas cloud only 300 light-years away: 'This cloud is literally glowing in the dark' A newly found, huge cloud near our solar system probably won't form stars, but will rather disperse as part of a feedback cycle that regulates star formation.
Space · Apr 28, 2025 A failed Soviet Venus lander will fall back to Earth after being stranded for 53 years A Venus lander launched by the Soviet Union in 1972 has been predicted to fall back to Earth some time in May.
International Business Times · Apr 28, 2025 Amazon Set For Launch Of Starlink-rival Satellites After delaying an earlier attempt due to bad weather, Amazon is preparing to launch its first batch of Project Kuiper internet satellites on Monday, stepping into direct competition with Elon Musk's Starlink.
Space · Apr 28, 2025 Astronomers gaze into 'dark nebula' 60 times the size of the solar system (video) Using the Dark Energy Camera astronomers have found a packed stellar nursery of infant stars in the dark nebula in the 180-light-year-wide Circinus West molecular cloud.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2025 Sea bass in space: why fish farms on the moon may be closer than you think The Lunar Hatch project aims to blast eggs into space, hoping that aquaculture will provide protein for astronauts on missions
Space · Apr 28, 2025 Newly launched NASA satellites open eyes to start studying 'auroral electrojets' in Earth's atmosphere The first bits of data have come back from NASA's EZIE cubesat mission, which aims to solve some mysteries surrounding the "auroral electrojet" phenomena in Earth's atmosphere.
Space · Apr 28, 2025 Scientists use the JWST to study an extremely ancient galaxy piercing through the Cosmic Dark Ages Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have found an extremely ancient galaxy piercing through a thick blanket of cosmic fog in the distant universe.
Space · Apr 28, 2025 SpaceX launches 250th Starlink satellite mission, lands rocket at sea (video, photos) SpaceX launched its 250th dedicated Starlink mission on Sunday night (April 27), sending 23 of the broadband satellites to low Earth orbit.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2025 The Guardian view on owning the heavens: the perils of letting capitalism colonise the cosmos Editorial: Donald Trump ignited a scramble that is transforming space from shared frontier to private asset – raising questions about law, equity and ethics
Space · Apr 27, 2025 Uranus passed between Earth and a distant star this month — and NASA caught the rare event NASA researchers got a rare chance to study Uranus' atmosphere and rings this month, when the ice giant passed between Earth and a distant star, creating a "stellar occultation."