The Latest Breaking News on Space

'Once Upon a Time in Space': How to watch PBS's out-of-this-world astronaut documentary

'It's like you’re going to Oz. It's glimmering, it's beautiful'

Space · Jul 14

1st-ever X-rays in space offer hope for possible patients headed to the moon

A portable X-ray device has been used successfully in orbit for the first time, promising X-ray diagnosis of everything from broken bones to ripped spacesuits and damaged satellites.

Space · Jul 14

This cosmic 'lighthouse' is blazing a magnetic trail through the Milky Way

For the first time, astronomers have directly mapped the magnetic field surrounding one of the Milky Way's most unusual pulsars, confirming a decades-old prediction about how particles stream away from the rapidly spinning stellar corpse.

Space · Jul 14

Moon landings could destroy evidence of life's origins

"We are trying to protect science and our investment in space."

Space · Jul 14

Russia launches NASA astronaut Anil Menon and 2 cosmonauts to the International Space Station (video)

NASA astronaut Anil Menon and two cosmonauts launched toward the International Space Station atop a Russian rocket at 10:47 a.m. EDT on Tuesday (July 14), and docked just three hours later.

Space · Jul 13

These mysterious exoplanets may have clouds of vaporized rock and grounds of scorching magma oceans

Sub-Neptune exoplanets could have atmospheres so dense and crushing that rock is vaporized to form clouds that trap heat at the surface of the planet.

Space · Jul 13

NASA begins stacking rocket ahead of 2027 Artemis III astronaut launch (photos)

NASA has begun assembling segments of the SLS solid rocket boosters that will help launch astronauts on Artemis III as early as next year.

Space · Jul 13

SpaceX targets July 16 for Starship Flight 13, reveals what went wrong on previous launch

SpaceX is targeting no earlier than July 16 for the next launch of its massive Starship rocket. Flight 13 will be the second launch of the vehicle's Version 3 configuration and will be similar to the mostly successful Flight 12.

Space · Jul 13

In a sweet discovery, astronomers find sugar lurking in the space between stars

Astronomers have detected a type of sugar in space that’s also found in raspberries

The Independent UK · Jul 13

Space jam: astronomers detect ‘raspberry sugar’ on dust cloud in Milky Way

Detection of erythrulose shows compounds that are key to life can form in expanse between stars

The Guardian - UK · Jul 13