The Latest Breaking News on Space

Beaverlab Finder TW2 review: a budget telescope with a novelty astrophotography feature

This inexpensive small refractor comes with a bolt-on camera and app for taking images of the moon and sun, but it's no smart telescope

T3 · Sep 29, 2024

'Aurora' the baby falcon plush toy takes flight again as SpaceX Crew-9 zero-g indicator

A tradition borrowed from the Russian space program has physically crossed over to an U.S. spacecraft. The "zero-g indicator" that launched on SpaceX's Crew-9 previously flew on two Russian Soyuz.

Space · Sep 28, 2024

SpaceX Launches Mission To Return Stranded Astronauts

A SpaceX rocket soared into the sky Saturday with two passengers on board, leaving two seats empty to return American astronauts who have been stranded for months on the International Space Station, NASA said.

International Business Times · Sep 28, 2024

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 130 —Dogs on Mars, Snakes on the Moon

On Episode 130 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Jim Bell about the Mars Sample Return program and VIPER mission to the moon.

Space · Sep 28, 2024

Did dark matter help black holes grow to monster sizes in the infant cosmos?

Could dark matter decay have given massive clouds of hydrogen gas the time they needed to birth supermassive black holes seen by the James Webb Space Telescope?

Space · Sep 28, 2024

Watch SpaceX launch Crew-9 astronaut mission to the ISS

SpaceX will launch two astronauts toward the International Space Station today (Sept. 28), and you can watch the action live.

Space · Sep 28, 2024

SpaceX, NASA 'go' for 1st astronaut launch to ISS from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station pad

NASA and SpaceX cleared their Crew-9 astronaut flight to the International Space Station for launch, a Sept. 28 liftoff that will help return two Boeing Starliner astronauts home.

Space · Sep 27, 2024

Watch spectacular Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS rise during the early hours of Sept. 28 with this free livestream

Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS will reach perihelion — and if it survives its close call with the sun, we may be in for a real treat.

Space · Sep 27, 2024

How to see the "comet of the century"

Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas will make a pass close to the Sun throughout late September and October. Don't miss it

Salon · Sep 27, 2024

Chinese rocket launches 8 satellites to orbit from ship at sea (video, photos)

A Chinese Smart Dragon-3 rocket launched from a sea-based platform on Sept. 23, carrying eight remote-sensing satellites to orbit.

Space · Sep 27, 2024