The Latest Breaking News on Space

NASA has Artemis defense against lightning, tropical threats

ORLANDO, Fla. — As NASA inches closer to a future return to the moon, its first leap toward its moonshot goal — Artemis I — is planned to launch during the peak of hurricane season and could face a gale of problems.

Orlando Sentinel · Aug 20, 2022

Hawaii seeks end to strife over astronomy on sacred mountain

For over 50 years, telescopes have dominated the summit of Mauna Kea, a place sacred to Native Hawaiians and one of the best places in the world to study the night sky

The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2022

Do we have new evidence of the Moon’s origin linked to the Earth?

Over the course of nearly five centuries, researchers put forward numerous, much debated theories as

The Hindu · Aug 20, 2022

Youngest exoplanet ever found could settle a massive astronomical debate

How do planets form? This infant planet could give us key insight.

Inverse · Aug 19, 2022

NASA needs a few more months to find UFO study committee members

The truth is out there, and NASA will do science to it – once it finally puts together a committee.

Inverse · Aug 19, 2022

Aurora Borealis to appear in the UK this weekend - where to see the Northern Lights

The Met Office has said that the Northern Lights could be visible "as far south as Northern England", which is rarely treated to showings of the Aurora Borealis

Daily Mirror · Aug 19, 2022

After 45 years, the 5-billion-year legacy of the Voyager 2 interstellar probe is just beginning

On August 20 1977, 45 years ago, an extraordinary spacecraft left this planet on a journey like no other. Voyager 2 was going to show us, for the first time, what the outer solar system planets looked like close-up. It was like sending a fly to New York City and…

The Conversation · Aug 19, 2022

Scientists find new similarities with Jupiter's moon and Earth in search for life

A new study has suggested that Jupiter's Europa moon is less salty than previously thought and there are similarities to to the way water moves below ice shelves on Earth

Daily Mirror · Aug 19, 2022

Look! Webb Telescope snaps a startling picture of one of our nearest galactic neighbors

This user-processed NIRCam image of a glittering star field shows that Reddit is the gift that keeps on giving for Webb Space Telescope fans.

Inverse · Aug 18, 2022

Where exactly will astronauts land on the moon? NASA is going to tell us

ORLANDO, Fla. — With NASA’s first Artemis mission to the moon set to launch before the end of the month, teams are gearing up for future missions with astronauts including just exactly where the next people to set foot on the moon will be leaving their footprints.

Orlando Sentinel · Aug 18, 2022