The Latest Breaking News on Space

Incredible images show winter wonderland on Mars as temperatures plummet to -123C

NASA has released incredible images taken on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter of a winter wonderland on the Red Planet featuring cube-shaped snow as temperatures plummet to -123C

Daily Mirror · Dec 30, 2022

Mystery minerals 'never seen before' found in 15-ton meteorite that crashed down to Earth

The huge rock slammed into Somalia in 2020 and a small slice was sent to a team at the University of Alberta in Canada who found the two minerals

Daily Mirror · Dec 30, 2022

New rockets, more spacecraft to take flight in 2023 from Space Coast

It’s slated to be a busy year of rocket launches from the Space Coast with a pace that could introduce some new names and set new records.

Orlando Sentinel · Dec 30, 2022

Look! Astronomers catch two protostars building the ingredients for life

A close-knit pair of newborn stars are kicking up shock waves — and seeding the material of their future planets with organic molecules.

Inverse · Dec 28, 2022

Watch: NASA caught a rare clip of Earth disappearing behind the Moon

NASA published a video from its Artemis I Orion spacecraft, when it saw Earth disappear behind the Moon at the halfway point of its mission.

Inverse · Dec 28, 2022

'Don't worry about me': A Martian robot's sad final message and the ultimate game of drone fetch

The science on Mars never stops, and it is never dull.

The Canberra Times · Dec 28, 2022

Hubble spots a peculiar galaxy with long, twisting space tentacles

The Hubble Space Telescope is surveying some of the weirdest galaxies in the universe.

Inverse · Dec 27, 2022

Starlink: Iran protesters activate ‘close to 100’ illegal internet receivers, Elon Musk says

SpaceX satellites help activists circumvent government’s strict online censorship and blackouts

The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2022

Webb Telescope Promises New Age of the Stars

The James Webb Space Telescope lit up 2022 with dazzling images of the early universe after the Big Bang, heralding a new era of astronomy and untold revelations about the cosmos in years to come. The most powerful observatory sent into space succeeded the Hubble telescope, which is still operating,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 27, 2022

Five space exploration missions to look out for in 2023

It’s been an eventful year for space exploration, with successes including the completion of Nasa’s Artemis 1 mission (finally), the inauguration of the James Webb Space Telescope, and the completion of China’s Tiangong space station.

The Conversation · Dec 27, 2022