The Latest Breaking News on Space

Space stations are like a prison with a really nice view if you don’t keep yourself busy, says French astronaut Thomas Pesquet

French astronaut Thomas Pesquet had two stints in the International Space Station (ISS).

The Hindu · Oct 11, 2023

Look! The Euclid Spacecraft Accidentally Drew a Doodle in Space

Euclid's mission is to explore the dark universe, but an error resulted in a beautiful image of lassos across the stars.

Inverse · Oct 11, 2023

ISRO to conduct first test flight of Gaganyaan mission on October 21

ISRO to conduct first test flight of Gaganyaan mission on October 21. Test to test 'crew module' and 'crew escape system' to simulate abort condition. Navy personnel to recover module from Bay of Bengal. Test vehicle is single-stage liquid-fuelled rocket. Success sets stage for unmanned mission and manned mission to…

The Hindu · Oct 10, 2023

NASA's plan to deorbit the ISS explained

Yanking the International Space Station back to Earth isn't just a blow to science, it empowers American enemies

Salon · Oct 8, 2023

All solar eclipses will be 'rings of fire' in the distant future. Here's why

There will come a time 1.21 billion years from now when the phenomenon of a total eclipse of the sun will become an impossibility.

Space · Oct 8, 2023

Scotland has chance to grow lead as Europe’s top space nation, CEO says

THE chief executive of a top Scottish aerospace company has said that Scotland is already Europe​'s leading space nation.

The National (Scotland) · Oct 8, 2023

The Origins of a Mysterious, Supernova-like Blue Blast is Still Haunting Astronomers

This year, the Hubble Space Telescope found an ephemeral blue blast in the strangest of places, leaving astronomers puzzled.

Inverse · Oct 7, 2023

Scientists untangle mystery about the universe's earliest galaxies

The existence of massive and mature galaxies during the universe’s infancy defied expectations and baffled scientists. It left them scrambling for an explanation while questioning the basic tenets of cosmology

The Hindu · Oct 7, 2023

ISRO to begin unmanned flight tests for Gaganyaan; gearing up for Test Vehicle Abort Mission

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), which is planning to commence uncrewed flight tests for the Gaganyaan mission, has started to make preparations for the Flight Test Vehicle Abort Mission-1 (TV-D1).

The Hindu · Oct 7, 2023

Amazon launches first two satellites in planned orbital internet service

Test satellites for Project Kuiper network, which will compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink, launched on Friday afternoon

The Guardian - US · Oct 6, 2023