The Latest Breaking News on Space

Taters the cat stars in Nasa’s first video streamed from deep space

Cat chases laser pointer dot in 15-second video, designed to test possibility of sending streaming video through deep space

The Guardian - US · Dec 19, 2023

Watch Artemis 2 moon crew take a slide for NASA training (video)

The next moon astronauts practiced sliding out of their Orion spacecraft during a simulated emergency splashdown. Artemis 2 aims to fly the four astronauts in 2024.

Space · Dec 19, 2023

See the last half moon of 2023 swim with the fish of Pisces tonight

The moon reaches its first quarter moon phase on Dec. 19, crossing the sky in the Pisces constellation as the last half-moon of 2023.

Space · Dec 19, 2023

These scientists want to put a massive 'sunshade' in orbit to help fight climate change

A group has been formed to study and promote a space-based sunshade as a method to help fend off global climate change.

Space · Dec 19, 2023

Myth and meaning: discovering New Zealand’s newest dark sky reserve

The stars have long held a special resonance within Maori culture. Now, the plight of a small seabird has triggered a New Zealand community to seek dark sky status – and the results are awe-inspiring, finds Joanna Whitehead

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2023

The Feline Frontier: NASA Sends Cat Video From Deep Space

NASA on Monday announced it had used a state-of-the-art laser communication system on a spaceship 19 million miles (31 million kilometers) away from Earth -- to send a high-definition cat video.

International Business Times · Dec 18, 2023

Space weather will drag NASA's NEOWISE asteroid-hunting probe back to Earth in 2025

After more than a decade of hunting for asteroids and comets, the days of NASA's NEOWISE mission are officially numbered, thanks to our increasingly active sun.

Space · Dec 18, 2023

The rings of Uranus look positively festive in epic James Webb Space Telescope holiday photo

The observations are vital for piecing together the science objectives for a future mission to Uranus.

Space · Dec 18, 2023

SpaceX gearing up for 3rd Starship flight (photos)

A month after its latest liftoff, SpaceX's giant Starship rocket is getting ready to fly again.

Space · Dec 18, 2023

China's space plane apparently deployed 6 'mysterious wingmen' in orbit

Just four days after being launched on its third mission, China's mysterious reusable space plane seems to have placed six unknown objects in orbit around it.

Space · Dec 18, 2023