The Latest Breaking News on Space

NASA gears up for Artemis I tanking test for shot to launch next week

ORLANDO, Fla. — The fixes have been addressed, so now it’s time to add some stress to ensure NASA’s Artemis I mission success.

Orlando Sentinel · Sep 19, 2022

Behold! Webb Telescope's first Mars image reveals a troubled planet

The James Webb Space Telescope reveals a landscape of meteor impacts, massive eruptions, and flowing water.

Inverse · Sep 19, 2022

Meteoroid shock waves help scientists locate new craters on Mars

Findings will help build more accurate picture of how often space rocks crash into red planet

The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2022

Why artificial gravity may be the best way to help astronauts withstand space

Researchers have learned that artificial gravity could help astronauts reduce the health impacts of long space missions.

Inverse · Sep 18, 2022

Europe’s Sun probe just survived a potentially world-ruining solar storm

Solar Orbiter is currently 25 percent of the way through its 10-year mission of observing the Sun. By 2025, it will be closer than ever to our parent star.

Inverse · Sep 17, 2022

Chinese astronauts go on spacewalk from new station

Two Chinese astronauts have completed a spacewalk from a new space station that is due to be completed later this year

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2022

What caused the present-day tilt of Saturn?

Swirling around the planet's equator, the rings of Saturn are a dead giveaway that the planet is spi

The Hindu · Sep 17, 2022

Space boom with Square Kilometre Array Telescope signals new identity for WA's Midwest

One of the world's biggest science experiments could unlock a new identity — and a jobs boom — for WA's Midwest, as a base for space exploration.

ABC News · Sep 17, 2022

Watching the skies over the Southeast Side: Astronomers setting up telescopes for the public Saturday evening

Chicago Park District astronomers are returning to Steelworkers Park as Jupiter and Saturn return to the night sky.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 16, 2022

Extra-terrestrial water found for first time in meteorite that fell in UK

An expert said analysis has revealed that the meteorite came from an asteroid somewhere near Jupiter

Wales Online · Sep 16, 2022