The Latest Breaking News on Space

Webb sees galaxies that shouldn't exist

Six objects in a new photograph appear to be massive galaxies whose existence is impossible based on what we know

Salon · Feb 24, 2023

Sixty days in bed proves weightless inactivity will do serious harm to Mars-bound astronauts’ health

Lying in bed is a relatively cheap simulation of spending time in space, where the body, even when moving about, does little to no work

The New Daily · Feb 24, 2023

Look! Hubble Spots a Space Caterpillar in the Carina Nebula

The tiny nebula is about 7,500 light years away, with no nice green leaves in sight.

Inverse · Feb 24, 2023

Russia sends Soyuz rescue ship to International Space Station

Soyuz MS-23 will transport Russian cosmonauts Dmitry Petelin, Sergei Prokopyev and NASA’s Frank Rubio back to Earth.

Al Jazeera · Feb 24, 2023

Stargazers in Wales wowed as planets and moon align in the night sky

Witnesses described it as a 'once in a life time' experience

Wales Online · Feb 24, 2023

Russian Soyuz spacecraft starts mission to return crew stranded on ISS

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft blasted off on Friday on a mission to bring back to Earth a crew stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) by a leak in the cooling system of their original return capsule, Russian news agencies reported.

Reuters · Feb 24, 2023

Russia launches rescue ship to space station after leaks

Russia has launched a rescue ship for two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut whose original ride sprang a dangerous leak at the International Space Station

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023

Moon aligns with Jupiter and Venus to delight sky watchers from UK to Ukraine with 'good omen'

The alignment has been noticeable in early evening and is being been hailed as a good omen

Wales Online · Feb 23, 2023

How to watch the Moon spectacularly meet Venus and Jupiter in the night sky

From the Met Office weather forecast to the best places to view, here is how to watch the Moon meet Venus and Jupiter amid their conjunction.

The National (Scotland) · Feb 23, 2023

Six ancient ‘universe breaker’ galaxies discovered

The galaxies date back to within 600 million years of the Big Bang.

Evening Standard · Feb 23, 2023