The Latest Breaking News on Space

‘Largest and brightest’ supermoon of the year set to delight skygazers

The moon will appear 14% bigger and 30% brighter compared with when it is furthest away.

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2024

Alien life could lurk on Mars beneath protective ice, study suggests

'Photosynthetic habitable zones' could exist beneath radiation-filtering ice on Mars, offering scientists another region in which to hunt for alien life.

Space · Oct 17, 2024

Moonlight may hamper views of the Orionid meteor shower, debris of Halley's comet

The Orionid meteor shower is about to peak

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2024

Perseverance rover watches a solar eclipse on Mars (photos)

On Sept. 30, NASA's Perseverance rover turned its eyes toward the sky and photographed a solar eclipse from Mars, capturing the tiny moon Phobos as it transited the sun.

Space · Oct 16, 2024

How did Mars turn into an uninhabitable desert? Curiosity rover rock samples may have answers

NASA's Curiosity rover has new insights into how Mars might have changed from a potentially habitable, water-rich planet to an absolutely uninhabitable desert.

Space · Oct 16, 2024

These 'failed stars' orbit so closely it took 29 years to tell they were a pair

The first and most famous "failed star" discovered by humanity isn't one brown dwarf, but two! The duo comprising Gliese 229B are so tightly bound they orbit each other in 12 days.

Space · Oct 16, 2024

Nearly All Meteorites That Smash Into Earth Came From These 3 Ancient Collisions

Over time, the meteorites that land on Earth will be able to tell the story of events happening 200 million miles away in space.

Inverse · Oct 16, 2024

Blue Origin donates New Shepard rocket and crew capsule to Smithsonian

Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos once pledged that if his company's first rocket to reach space and land vertically back on Earth survived, he would put it in a museum. He has made good on his word.

Space · Oct 16, 2024

The brightest supermoon of the year will rise in Thursday’s night sky. Here’s how Australians can see it

Moon watchers should also look out for a comet that one expert calls the best of the decade so far

The Guardian - AU · Oct 16, 2024

SpaceX plans to catch Starship upper stage with 'chopsticks' in early 2025, Elon Musk says

SpaceX just caught the giant first-stage booster of its Starship megarocket — and it plans to do the same with the vehicle's upper stage soon.

Space · Oct 16, 2024