The Latest Breaking News on Space

NASA awards $11.5 million to help design the aircraft of tomorrow

NASA has awarded $11.5 million to five organizations that will contribute to the study of new design concepts for more sustainable aircraft.

Space · Nov 23, 2024

Rocket Lab launches 200th satellite to orbit (photos, video)

Rocket Lab sent five "Internet of Things" satellites to orbit on Sunday night (Nov. 24), pushing its total "spacecraft deployed" tally over 200.

Space · Nov 23, 2024

Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket rises on the pad ahead of 1st launch (photo)

The new rocket's maiden flight may be in late 2024.

Space · Nov 22, 2024

Blue Origin crew, including history's 100th woman to fly to space, lands safely (video)

"The Space Gal" has become the 100th woman to fly into space. Emily Calandrelli lifted off as one of the six passengers aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital rocket today (Nov. 22).

Space · Nov 22, 2024

Flight suit worn on 1st all-private astronaut mission to ISS debuts on display

When Michael Lopez-Alegria commanded the first privately funded crewed mission to visit the International Space Station, he traded his NASA "blues" for a "Deep Space" and "Mesosphere" flight suit.

Space · Nov 22, 2024

NASA begins stacking SLS rocket for Artemis 2 moon mission (photos)

The solid rocket boosters are coming together.

Space · Nov 22, 2024

Wanna escape Earth? Too bad space sucks

Earth can be tiresome, but you probably wouldn’t enjoy living on the International Space Station either

Salon · Nov 22, 2024

Unusual black hole light bursts puzzle astronomers: 'We are finding a lot of weird stuff'

Astronomers have stumbled upon a pair of massive black holes in a distant galaxy that are triggering unusual bursts of light that may be caused by the black hole duo disrupting a massive gas cloud — a phenomenon researchers say is the first of its kind to be detected.

Space · Nov 22, 2024

SpaceX's Starship will fly Lunar Outpost's rover to the moon

Lunar Outpost has picked SpaceX's Starship vehicle to launch its new moon rover and land the wheeled vehicle on the moon.

Space · Nov 22, 2024

Earth's 'second moon' is just visiting its cosmic parents for Thanksgiving

The asteroid 2024 PT5 will leave Earth on Nov. 25 after visiting, but new analysis shows this temporary "second moon" may come from our original moon and, thus, from Earth itself.

Space · Nov 22, 2024