The Latest Breaking News on Space

Nasa’s Orion capsule splash-lands in ‘textbook’ return to Earth from the Moon

The spaceship was launched aboard the Artemis 1 rocket on November 16 from the agency’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2022

Artemis I returns safely to Earth, kicking off a new era of Moon exploration

The Moon mission paves the way to bring humans back to our nearest stellar neighbor.

Inverse · Dec 11, 2022

Nasa’s Orion capsule returns from trip around the moon after completing first mission of Apollo successor

Programme aims to get astronauts back on moon by 2024

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2022

'Game-changing' deep space explosion was caused by super-dense stars colliding, says NASA

Over the past year, researchers have studied a “high-energy bust” from the outskirts of the galaxy, some 1 billion light years away from Earth, that lasted about a minute

Daily Mirror · Dec 10, 2022

SpaceX overnight launch on tap to send private lander, NASA ice surveyor to moon

ORLANDO, Fla. — SpaceX is back at the launch pad for another shot to send a couple of moonbound customers into space from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Orlando Sentinel · Dec 10, 2022

Blinded by the light: how skyglow pollution is separating us from the stars

Light infrastructure has expanded alongside population growth but it’s not only star gazing in jeopardy – cultures, wildlife, science and human health are all threatened

The Guardian - AU · Dec 10, 2022

Geminids: You need to see 2022’s best meteor shower this week

After a few minor showers, this meteor shower is ready to put on a show. The Geminids are one of the highest-volume meteor showers of the year.

Inverse · Dec 10, 2022

America's dubious Space Race recruits

Desperate to win the Space Race against the USSR, the US quietly recruited prominent engineers from Nazi Germany

Salon · Dec 10, 2022

Nasa's Orion capsule set for splashdown on Earth after Moon mission

Craft will take humans around the moon for its next mission, slated for 2024

Wales Online · Dec 10, 2022

Nasa’s Orion capsule set for splashdown on Earth after moon mission

A successful return would pave the way for humans to return to the moon.

The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2022