The Latest Breaking News on Space

Rare Apollo mission moon rock back in Cyprus after 50 years

Half a century after U.S. astronauts brought it back from the moon’s surface, a minute piece of extraterrestrial rock has finally reached its intended destination, the east Mediterranean island nation of Cyprus

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022

A Subdivision for Stargazers: Limpia Crossing Residents Look Aloft

In this tiny subdivision in the Davis Mountains near McDonald Observatory, dark skies are a precious resource.

Texas Observer · Dec 8, 2022

‘Extreme stripping action’ led to the messy birth of the Southern Ring Nebula, Webb image reveals

When the first five images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) were unveiled, one of them stared at me with two eyes. It was an image of the Southern Ring Nebula, NGC3132, and smack in the middle were two bright stars.

The Conversation · Dec 8, 2022

Full 'cold moon' and Northern Lights to grace skies as Mars to 'disappear'

Scots might be able to spot both an eclipse of Mars and the Northern Lights if the skies are clear.

Daily Record · Dec 7, 2022

Outer space talks are a welcome addition to the US-Africa Leaders Summit - what's on the table

President Joe Biden is hosting the Second US-Africa Leaders Summit in mid-December 2022.

The Conversation · Dec 7, 2022

Tech & Science Daily podcast: Blast-off for first British orbital space rocket

Plus! Liver drug Covid-19 heralds treatment breakthrough

Evening Standard · Dec 7, 2022

Apocalyptic asteroid found near Venus

The area between Venus and Earth is difficult to observe because of the Sun's glare

Salon · Dec 7, 2022

This ecologist has an audacious plan to build forests on Mars — here’s how

One ecologist says yes -- in about a hundred years -- but Martian forests are going to look pretty strange.

Inverse · Dec 7, 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.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 7, 2022

NASA's Artemis-1 capsule bound for Earth after historic lunar flyby

NASA’s Orion space capsule is heading back to Earth after a lunar approach that saw it come within 130 kilometres of the Moon’s surface.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 7, 2022