The Latest Breaking News on Space

SpaceX Falcon Heavy will launch private mission to moon's south pole in 2026

Astrobotic will land hundreds of pounds of payload near the moon's south pole in 2026 after launching atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.

Space · Apr 27, 2023

Winter is coming: Artemis 2 moon mission gets boost from Canadian cold

Canada will be only the second country to send a person around the moon. The country's experience dealing with cold helped space technology get there, its leader says.

Space · Apr 27, 2023

Ultraviolet Light Produces A Toxic Gas in This Planet's Hellish Atmosphere

The gas giant's atmosphere is full of water and carbon dioxide -- but it's also super-hot and laced with sulfur dioxide.

Inverse · Apr 27, 2023

New image reveals violent events near a supermassive black hole

Expanding upon the historic first images of black holes, scientists on Wednesday unveiled the first picture showing the violent events unfolding around one of these ravenous cosmic behemoths, including the launching point of a colossal jet of high-energy particles shooting outward into space.

Reuters · Apr 26, 2023

NASA updates schedule for astronaut flights to space station through 2024

NASA is nailing down its calendar with Boeing and SpaceX, laying out who will fly astronauts to the International Space Station when.

Space · Apr 26, 2023

Astronomers discover record haul of 25 new repeating 'fast radio bursts'

Fast radio bursts are one of the biggest mysteries in astronomy with origins that are currently unknown, but scientists now have twice as many of these repeating rapid bursts of energy to study.

Space · Apr 26, 2023

Astronomers Just Captured the First-Ever View of a Black Hole’s Galaxy-Sized Jet

A new study gives insight about the ring of hot churning material destined to plummet into a supermassive black hole, and its connection to a high-speed jet.

Inverse · Apr 26, 2023

Astronomers snap 1st-ever direct image of a black hole blasting out a powerful jet (photo, video)

Astronomers have taken the first direct image of a powerful jet blasting out of a black hole. The jet is emerging from the monstrous supermassive black hole at the heart of Messier 87.

Space · Apr 26, 2023

Astronomers capture first image of jet being launched from edge of black hole

Study concerns Messier 87 galaxy, 55m light years away from Earth, and a black hole 6.5bn times more massive than the sun

The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2023

SpaceX aborts launch of Starlink satellites seconds before liftoff due to rocket landing concerns

SpaceX called off its launch of Starlink satellites on April 26 due to 'probability of landing failure,' an official said during the live broadcast.

Space · Apr 26, 2023