The Latest Breaking News on Space

How did this 20-light-year-wide 'Diamond Ring' form in space? Maybe a cosmic bubble burst

"All that remained was the particular flat shape."

Space · Nov 21, 2025

Earth just got hit by a stealth solar storm no one saw coming

The quiet arrival offers another indication that the sun is moving into the declining phase of its 11-year cycle.

Space · Nov 21, 2025

NASA’s Artemis 2 moon rocket comes together | Space photo of the day for Nov. 21, 2025

The Orion crew module gets stacked onto the Space Launch System in preparation for the upcoming Artemis 2 mission in early 2026.

Space · Nov 21, 2025

James Webb Space Telescope spots rapidly feeding supermassive black hole in the infant universe: 'This discovery is truly remarkable.'

"This challenges our understanding of black hole and galaxy formation in the early universe."

Space · Nov 20, 2025

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will build a 'super heavy' version of its powerful New Glenn rocket

Blue Origin plans to build an even more powerful version of its partially reusable New Glenn rocket, which aced its second-ever launch just last week.

Space · Nov 20, 2025

Earth and Theia smashed to birth the moon, but did they first start out as close neighbors?

"The most convincing scenario is that most of the building blocks of Earth and Theia originated in the inner solar system. Earth and Theia are likely to have been neighbors."

Space · Nov 20, 2025

AI helps build the most detailed Milky Way simulation ever, mapping 100 billion stars

A record-breaking number of stars has been mapped by a new model that speeds up processing time while allowing smaller scale events, such as supernova explosions, to be incorporated into the simulation alongside larger-scale galactic processes.

Space · Nov 20, 2025

Spot Uranus shining at its brightest this year — here's what to expect on Nov. 21

Uranus will appear opposite the sun in Earth's sky on Nov. 21.

Space · Nov 20, 2025

Rubin Observatory peers into the 'hidden universe' and discovers stream of stars longer than our entire Milky Way

"The discovery of this stream highlights how much is still unknown about the life histories of galaxies, how the hidden universe shapes the realms that we can see."

Space · Nov 20, 2025

SpaceX rocket launches 140 satellites into orbit on Transporter-15, aces landing at sea (video)

SpaceX will launch more than 100 different payloads today (Nov. 20) on the Transporter 15 rideshare mission.

Space · Nov 20, 2025