The Latest Breaking News on Space

Russia launches 89th Progress cargo spacecraft to ISS (video)

Russia launched its unpiloted Progress MS-28 cargo craft toward the International Space Station on Wednesday (Aug. 14).

Space · Aug 14, 2024

Nasa astronauts could be 'stuck in space' until next year: Boeing Starliner debacle explained

Sunita ‘Suni’ Williams, 58, and Commander Barry ‘Butch’ Wilmore, 61, were meant to be in space for only eight days before returning to Earth

Evening Standard · Aug 14, 2024

Listen online: NASA provides update about troubled Boeing Starliner astronaut mission

NASA will provide an update about the ongoing astronaut mission of Boeing's Starliner capsule today (Aug. 14), and you can listen live.

Space · Aug 14, 2024

BP technology could be used to drill on Mars or moon after Nasa deal

BP hopes deal will help develop earth technologies such as robotics and clean energy

The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2024

Ocean's worth of water may be buried within Mars — but can we get to it?

"We haven't found any evidence for life on Mars, but at least we have identified a place that should, in principle, be able to sustain life."

Space · Aug 13, 2024

Drugs can partially prevent muscle loss caused by microgravity, experimental study finds

With prolonged space missions on the horizon, scientists are racing to understand how microgravity affects the human body and how drugs could mitigate some of those effects.

Space · Aug 13, 2024

Newly found star 30 times the size of the sun has an unexpected chemical composition

A newly discovered star 30 times as large as the sun has a baffling chemical composition that could provoke a revision to stellar evolution models.

Space · Aug 13, 2024

Chinese company CAS Space takes steps toward 1st launch of reusable rocket

The Chinese commercial space firm CAS Space is making serious progress on a new reusable rocket called Kinetica-2, and is targeting a debut in 2025.

Space · Aug 13, 2024

Would a hidden ocean on Mars spur human settlement?

A new NASA study suggests Mars contains an ocean of water underground, sparking conversations about human settlement.

Al Jazeera · Aug 13, 2024

Earth Hit By 'Severe' Solar Storm

Conditions of a level-four geomagnetic storm -- on a scale of five -- were observed Monday from 1500 GMT, according to a specialized center at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Latin Times · Aug 13, 2024