'That's weird': James Webb Space Telescope spies a strange galaxy outshining its stars An oddball galaxy in the early universe shines so brightly it outshines its stars. Space · Sep 26, 2024
Watch Hurricane Helene approach Florida in this NASA video from the ISS NASA is streaming video views of Hurricane Helene today (as it approaches the U.S. Gulf Coast and you can watch it online. Space · Sep 26, 2024
New type of Kevlar heading to ISS in October for space debris protection tests Next-generation space debris protection material is being readied for a test trip to the International Space Station, to see how it holds up in the final frontier. Space · Sep 26, 2024
NASA, South Korea plan mission to unexplored region of deep space NASA and South Korea's space agency have agreed to deeper cooperation in space exploration, science and aeronautics, including collaboration on a pioneering mission. Space · Sep 26, 2024
OceanGate co-founder claims milestone in quest to put humans on Venus Guillermo Söhnlein shared a post about a new “biopod” with its own climate system that could be used to help humans thrive on the otherwise uninhabitable planet. The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2024
The truth about Starlink Elon Musk plans to put 42,000 satellites into low Earth orbit. What could possibly go wrong? Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2024
SpaceX Crew-9 dropped 2 NASA astronauts from ISS mission, but they were prepared (video) Only 2 astronauts will launch to the ISS Sept. 26 with SpaceX instead of the planned 4. We spoke with the crew before the big change was made. Space · Sep 26, 2024
Earth has caught a 'second moon,' scientists say Scientists calculated that, on Sunday (Sept. 29), our planet should have captured the asteroid 2024 PT5, claiming it as a very temporary "mini-moon." Space · Sep 26, 2024
NASA, Boeing and Coast Guard representatives to testify about implosion of Titan submersible Representatives for NASA, Boeing Co. and the U.S. Coast Guard are slated to testify in front of investigators Thursday about the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2024
Meta's Orion smart glasses are a glimmer of our mixed reality future During Meta's Connect 2024 livestream, Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the Orion holographic AR glasses. Laptop · Sep 26, 2024
Radar images capture snowman-shaped object tumbling past Earth Radar images have captured snowman-shaped 2024 ON asteroid tumbling through space. Space · Sep 26, 2024
Japan launches spy satellite on penultimate mission of H-2A rocket Japan launched the IGS-Radar 8 spy satellite early Thursday morning (Sept. 26), on the second-to-last mission of the nation's venerable H-2A rocket. Space · Sep 25, 2024
Weird striped rock 'unlike any seen on Mars' found by Perseverance rover. Here's why NASA's excited While climbing a crater rim, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover spotted a curious striped rock that may have rolled from farther uphill, hinting at treasures the robotic explorer has yet to find. Space · Sep 25, 2024
A Weirdly Large Object In Our Asteroid Belt Could Actually Be Habitable The dwarf planet’s active geology was mixing up organic molecules pretty recently in its past. Inverse · Sep 25, 2024
Space · Sep 25, 2024 Blue Origin fires up 2nd stage of huge New Glenn rocket ahead of debut launch (video) Blue Origin carried out a hotfire test for its New Glenn rocket second stage on Monday (Sept. 23) as the company moves toward the huge vehicle's debut flight.
Space · Sep 25, 2024 SpaceX's Elon Musk calls on FAA chief to resign SpaceX continues to engage the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration in a heated and very public debate over launch licensing and alleged violations.
Space · Sep 25, 2024 Where did Mars' atmosphere go? Scientists say it may be 'hiding in plain sight' New research suggests that the atmosphere of Mars could have literally "gone to ground" as carbon dioxide was greedily slurped out of the atmosphere and locked away by Red Planet clays.
The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2024 Scientists believe they finally know what happened to Mars’ missing atmosphere It could be hiding in plain sight, researchers say.
Top News · Sep 25, 2024 ESA Opens Lunar Simulation Facility For Astronaut Training ESA unveils LUNA lunar simulation facility in Germany to train astronauts for future moon missions, replicating lunar conditions with volcanic rock and low...
Space · Sep 25, 2024 How black-hole-powered quasars killed off neighboring galaxies in the early universe Using the Dark Energy Camera, astronomers discovered that black-hole-powered quasars in the early universe lived in dense neighborhoods, but were "bad neighbors."
Space · Sep 25, 2024 Citizen scientists bring intriguing 'hot Jupiter' exoplanet into sharp focus Yet another faraway world has come to sharper focus thanks to the collective scientific muscle of citizen scientists.
Zenger · Sep 25, 2024 NASA Scientists Puzzled By Zebra-striped Boulder On Mars The rock has a texture unlike any seen on Mars before.
Space · Sep 25, 2024 James Webb Space Telescope finds 'puffball' exoplanet is uniquely lopsided Using the James Webb Space Telescope astronomers have found that a strange inflated exoplanet is even weirder than they realized finding a strange asymmetry in its atmosphere.
Space · Sep 24, 2024 SpaceX launches 20 Starlink internet satellites from California (video, photos) SpaceX launched 20 more of its Starlink broadband satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell capability, from California early Wednesday morning (Sept. 25).
Space · Sep 24, 2024 Tropical Storm Helene delays SpaceX's Crew-9 astronaut launch to Sept. 28 SpaceX and NASA have delayed the Crew-9 astronaut launch from Thursday (Sept. 26) to no earlier than Saturday (Sept. 28) due to a strengthening tropical storm.