Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News on Space

Japan confirms moon-lander made ‘pinpoint’ landing, with Chandrayaan help

Japan's space agency successfully achieved a pinpoint landing on the moon, becoming the fifth country to soft-land a robotic instrument, with some help from ISRO’s Chandrayaan 2 mission.

The Hindu

Nasa’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity finally sputters out, ‘exceeding expectations’

Former tech demo ended up serving as scout for rover and proved powered flight was possible in thin Martian atmosphere

The Guardian - US

‘Old smokers’: astronomers discover giant ancient stars in Milky Way

Stars sat fading quietly for years before suddenly puffing out vast clouds of smoke

The Guardian - UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

'It's sort of been invincible until this moment:' Mars helicopter Ingenuity pilot says 'bland' terrain may have doomed NASA chopper

Flat, featureless terrain likely caused the accident that has permanently grounded NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity, mission team members say.

Space

NASA's little helicopter on Mars has logged its last flight

NASA's Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, has completed its final flight due to rotor blade damage, ending its successful mission.

The Hindu

Our shrinking moon could cause moonquakes near Artemis astronauts' landing site, scientists warn

Scientists warn that, as the moon shrinks, it invites the possibility of moonquakes and lunar landslides. Both are important to consider when picking a landing site for the forthcoming Artemis mission.

Space

SpaceX's Crew-8 astronaut launch date in late February hinges on private moon shot

Four astronauts are set to fly aboard SpaceX to the International Space Station no earlier than late February, NASA officials announced. They will be in space for half a year.

Space

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Belgium signs Artemis Accords for responsible moon exploration

Belgium signed the Artemis Accords on Tuesday (Jan. 23), becoming the 34th nation to become part of the moon-exploration framework.

Space

ISRO successfully deploys magnetometer boom on Aditya-L1 in Halo orbit

ISRO successfully deploys magnetometer boom on Aditya-L1 satellite to measure interplanetary magnetic field in space.

The Hindu

NASA Juno spacecraft picks up hints of activity on Jupiter's icy moon Europa

NASA's Juno probe made a close approach of Jupiter's moon Europa, finding possible proof of present day surface activity.

Space

'We proved that you can land wherever you want.' Japan's SLIM moon probe nailed precise lunar landing, JAXA says

Japan's SLIM spacecraft made a strange but precise lunar landing, touching the moon with the tip of its nose as it landed incredibly close its target location.

Space

Chinese company launches 5 remote-sensing satellites to orbit (video)

China's commercial space activities continue to grow, with a solid rocket putting five privately built satellites into orbit on Jan. 22.

Space

Hubble telescope spots water around tiny hot and steamy exoplanet in 'exciting discovery'

The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted water in the atmosphere of a tiny planet with temperatures around that of Venus, meaning it's a hot and steamy world.

Space

On China's space station, scientists will study some of Earth's earliest organisms

A Chinese spacecraft has delivered an experiment to the nation's space station that will test whether life can survive a cosmic environment.

Space

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Space

Machine learning could help track down alien technology. Here's how

A machine learning-based search for TESS data anomalies could lead us to proof of alien life.

Space

The 1st full moon of 2024 rises tonight with January's Full Wolf Moon

January's Full Wolf Moon rises on Thursday (Jan. 25), marking the first full moon of 2024 and shining between the claws of Cancer, the Crab.

Al Jazeera

Japan’s ‘Moon Sniper’ makes successful pinpoint landing, space agency says

Japan says it has received all of the data about its aircraft’s historic landing after having to power it off.

Space

NASA fires up powerful Artemis moon rocket engine in key test (video)

NASA completed a new Artemis moon program test on Jan. 23, firing one of its Space Launch System RS-25 engines for about eight minutes.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Space

How NASA predicted the Jan. 21 asteroid crash over Germany

NASA's Scout impact-assessment system told astronomers where and when the tiny space rock would crash on Sunday morning (Jan. 21).

Space

Huge stars are born as twins, triplets and more, new images confirm

A newly imaged star cluster is birthing groups of three, four and five stars, confirming the prevailing wisdom that the universe forms its stars in multiples.

Space

Could space salad jeopardize a mission to Mars?

Salad may not be the healthiest meal for astronauts as scientists discover lettuce flesh can be easily plagued with disease-causing pathogenic bacteria and fungi on the ISS.

Space

NASA stresses Artemis 2 moon crew safety as agency remembers fallen astronauts

As NASA leadership paused to remember fallen astronauts, the agency urged its employees to "think smaller" and focus on all the items to keep future crews like Artemis 2 safe.

Space

Watch NASA honor fallen astronauts with 'Day of Remembrance' ceremony today

NASA will honor its fallen space explorers during a ceremony at 10 a.m. EST today (Jan. 25), and you can watch the somber proceedings live.

Space

This Hubble Telescope photo of a spiral galaxy will take your breath away

Just when we think we've seen it all with astronomy photos, the Hubble Space Telescope gives us something new and beautiful.

Space

Apollo 17 astronauts saw strange flashes on the moon. Will Artemis crews see them too?

Lunar scientists have started plotting out photographic objects of interest for the four-person Artemis 2 crew to consider during their flyby of the moon.

1 … 247 248 249 250

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Smithsonian Institution

the University of Delaware

13 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.