The Latest Breaking News on Space

Earth to get a mini-moon for two months, but what is it?

Earth will get its very own ‘mini-moon’ which will remain in orbit for two months later this year.

Al Jazeera · Sep 21, 2024

India aims for 2028 launch of Venus orbiter as part of ambitious space roadmap

The Indian government has greenlit four high-profile space projects, including the highly anticipated Chandrayaan-4 moon sample return mission and the first space station module.

Space · Sep 20, 2024

SpaceX practices for epic Starship booster catch attempt (photos)

The next test flight of SpaceX's Starship megarocket will feature an attempt to catch the vehicle's first stage with the launch tower — and the company is practicing for the big moment.

Space · Sep 20, 2024

Chilling New Footage Of OceanGate Titan Debris Gives Major Clue To Ongoing Investigation

The footage first reveals a large, partially intact piece of the sub's outer shell resting on the ocean floor. The post Chilling New Footage Of OceanGate Titan Debris Gives Major Clue To Ongoing Investigation first appeared on Bored Panda.

Bored Panda · Sep 20, 2024

Earth Is Just Days Away From Gaining A “Mini-Moon” — Meet Asteroid 2024 PT5

A recently-discovered asteroid will soon become a mini-moon of Earth, and it will hang around until Thanksgiving.

Inverse · Sep 20, 2024

SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea (video)

SpaceX launched yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit today (Sept. 20), sending the spacecraft aloft from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Space · Sep 20, 2024

Exoplanets may be hiding behind the 'Neptunian ridge'

Astronomers have discovered a hidden feature in exoplanet distribution that could explain the absence of so-called "hot-Neptunes" close to their stars.

Space · Sep 20, 2024

Europe's Hera probe to launch Oct. 7 to inspect asteroid NASA smacked in 2022

Europe's Hera mission to the asteroid Dimorphos, which NASA's DART probe hit in September 2022, has arrived at its launch site in Florida ahead of its planned Oct. 7 liftoff.

Space · Sep 20, 2024

See the moon meet up with the Seven Sisters of the Pleiades this weekend

During the morning hours of Sunday, Sept. 22, skywatchers will be able to watch a waning gibbous moon cross in front of probably the most popular of all the star clusters in the sky: the Pleiades.

Space · Sep 20, 2024

Titan submersible malfunctioned days before fatal Titanic dive, scientific director says

The submersible that imploded in June 2023 on its way to visit the Titanic malfunctioned days before its final voyage, the scientific director of the company that owned the craft said during a US Coast Guard investigation. Other testimonies indicate a lack of safety checks before the unconventionally designed craft…

France 24 · Sep 20, 2024