The Latest Breaking News on Space

Human space junk will stop us from finding aliens, experts warn

Some 400,000 satellites have been approved globally for low Earth orbit

The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2023

Lessons from shuttle Columbia disaster could stave off next tragedy

ORLANDO, Fla. — “Never again” is the phrase echoed among NASA leaders recalling the last major tragedy in the space program that occurred 20 years ago this week, when Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart over Texas on Feb. 1, 2003, never making its way back home to Florida.

Orlando Sentinel · Jan 29, 2023

Green comet last seen 50,000 years ago will make closest pass by Earth

The spectacular celestial object - which is comprised mostly of ice, gas, and carbon - hasn't passed the Sun since the stone age

Wales Online · Jan 29, 2023

Green comet zooming our way, last visited 50,000 years ago

A comet is streaking back our way after 50,000 years

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2023

Information-gathering satellite enters orbit

A rocket carrying the government's Information Gathering Satellite Radar No. 7 launched at 10:50 a.m. on Thursday from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jan 27, 2023

Phew! Truck-sized Asteroid Misses Earth

A truck-sized asteroid that suddenly loomed out of the darkness a few days ago -- with the Earth in its sights -- sailed harmlessly past us on Thursday, space scientists said. Despite what we've seen in movies like "Armageddon," no global mission to blow it up or knock it off…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 27, 2023

Asteroid 2023 BU scrapes past the Earth in one of the closest approaches ever

A huge asteroid has narrowly passed the Earth tonight, flying past the tip of South America in one of the closest approaches of known near-Earth object on record

Daily Mirror · Jan 27, 2023

How and when to watch Asteroid 2023 BU which is 'size of small truck' passing Earth

Asteroid 2023 BU will be making one of the closest approaches to the planet ever recorded

Liverpool Echo · Jan 26, 2023

Lucy mission: NASA goals, mission news, and two Beatles Easter eggs

NASA's Lucy mission will investigate our origins. It will be the first to explore the Trojan asteroids, a large group that share Jupiter's orbit around the Sun.

Inverse · Jan 26, 2023

An asteroid will come within 2,200 miles of Earth tonight — here’s why you shouldn’t worry

There are over 31,000 near-Earth asteroids out in space, and many never pose a threat to our planet. Here's why close encounters shouldn't freak you out.

Inverse · Jan 26, 2023