These 2 European telescopes use lasers to track potentially dangerous space junk (video) The laser system provides real-time positional data on the huge cloud of space debris above our heads in low Earth orbit. Space · Sep 15, 2025
The Moon is getting slightly farther away from the Earth each year − a physicist explains why Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. The Conversation · Sep 15, 2025
NASA Life on Mars Announcement: What They Finally Found After Years of Experiment NASA reveals its strongest evidence yet of ancient life on Mars after years of experiment with Perseverance rover's Cheyava Falls rock sample. International Business Times UK · Sep 15, 2025
NASA satellites spot brand-new island in Alaska formed by melting glacier (photos) Satellite images reveal a new island in Alaska's Alsek Lake, formed as retreating glaciers reshape the landscape. Space · Sep 14, 2025
SpaceX launches Northrop Grumman's biggest-ever cargo spacecraft on its 1st mission to the ISS (video) SpaceX launched Northrop Grumman's new "Cygnus XL" cargo ship on its debut mission to the International Space Station on Sunday (Sept. 14). Space · Sep 14, 2025
LIGO Legacy: 10 incredible gravitational wave breakthroughs to celebrate observatory's landmark 2015 find The first-ever detection of gravitational waves was made 10 years ago today (Sept. 14). In celebration, Space.com takes you through the most significant gravitational wave discoveries to date. Space · Sep 14, 2025
Russian Progress spacecraft arrives at the ISS with 2.8 tons of cargo Russia's Progress 93 freighter arrived at the International Space Station today (Sept. 13), two days after launching atop a Soyuz rocket. Space · Sep 13, 2025
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 177 — Life on Mars? On Episode 177 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Michael Tice to talk about a possible detection of ancient life on Mars. Space · Sep 13, 2025
British woman among crew training for Mars simulation mission Laura Marie is one of six research volunteers preparing to spend 378 days inside Nasa’s Mars Dune Alpha in Houston The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2025
Storms leave 120-mile scar in Alberta visible from space (images) Hailstones drove into terrain in southern Alberta during a storm Aug. 20, creating a scar on the landscape visible in NASA satellites. Space · Sep 13, 2025
Where could alien life exist in our solar system? The solar system has eight planets and hundreds of moons. Could extraterrestrials live on any of them? LiveScience · Sep 13, 2025
Astronaut preps purple kefir for a vitamin boost | On the International Space Station Sept. 8-12, 2025 As their research activities continued, the Expedition 73 crew had a busy week on the International Space Station with the departure of a cargo vehicle and preparations for the arrival of two more. Space · Sep 13, 2025
Scientists detected a potential biosignature on Mars – an astrobiologist explains what these traces of life are, and how researchers figure out their source As the Perseverance rover traversed an ancient river valley in Mars’ Jezero Crater back in July 2024, it drilled into the surface and extracted a sample from of a unique, striped rock called Chevaya Falls. The rover’s instruments then analyzed the sample, which is called Sapphire Canyon, and surveyed the… The Conversation · Sep 12, 2025
NASA workers plan 3rd protest at D.C. headquarters on Sept. 15 to decry Trump's science funding cuts Workers at NASA are planning a third "Save NASA" protest at agency headquarters in D.C. on Sept. 15, as job cuts, Trump's union-busting order and FY26 budget proposals fuel fears of lasting damage. Space · Sep 12, 2025
Space · Sep 12, 2025 Is there life on Saturn's moon Enceladus? New study complicates the search "Although this doesn't rule out the possibility that Enceladus' ocean may be habitable, it does mean we need to be cautious in making that assumption just because of the composition of the plumes."
Space · Sep 12, 2025 Sunrise over NASA's 'quiet' supersonic X-59 jet | Space photo of the day for Sept. 12, 2025 NASA's experimental X-59 jet is designed to fly faster than sound —but also dampen the infamous sonic "boom."
Space · Sep 12, 2025 'I'll be damned if that's the story we write': Acting NASA Administrator Duffy vows not to lose moon race to China NASA Acting Administrator Sean Duffy pushed back against recent claims that the agency is losing ground to China in the race back to the moon, promising the Artemis program will get astronauts there first, in a closed NASA town hall.
The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2025 GPS jamming, spy assassinations and drone incursions: Russia’s ever-growing attempts to destabilise Nato IN DEPTH: Moscow’s breach of Russian airspace has left the military alliance on high alert. Experts tell Steffie Banatvala that it is the latest in a series of incidents that are testing the West’s resolve
Space · Sep 11, 2025 Astronomers finally find elusive, dust-shrouded supermassive black holes at ‘Cosmic Dawn’ Using the James Webb Space Telescope and the Subaru Telescope in powerful tandem, scientists have discovered the first shrouded supermassive black holes at Cosmic Dawn.
The Conversation · Sep 11, 2025 For too long, colonial language has dominated space exploration. There is a better way At an internal staff briefing last week, acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy declared the United States has a “manifest destiny to the stars”, linking this to the need to win the “space race”.
TechRadar · Sep 11, 2025 NASA imposes blanket ban on Chinese nationals accessing worksites and calls Chinese citizens with valid visas will be barred from the agency.
Space · Sep 11, 2025 James Webb Space Telescope studies a 'failed star' named 'The Accident' to solve an old mystery of Jupiter and Saturn A study of the "failed star" brown dwarf known as "The Accident," conducted by the James Webb Space Telescope, may reveal a solution to an old mystery of Jupiter and Saturn.
Space · Sep 11, 2025 Russian Soyuz rocket launches robotic Progress cargo ship with 2.8 tons of supplies toward the ISS Russian Progress 93 freighter launched toward the International Space Station on the MS-32 mission today (Sept. 11), loaded with 2.8 tons of cargo for the station's astronaut crew.
Space · Sep 11, 2025 Infrared instruments could spot exotic ice on other worlds Phases of ice that exist naturally only on frozen moons could be detected using infrared spectroscopy, according to new laboratory experiments.
LiveScience · Sep 11, 2025 'New' island emerges from melting ice in Alaska NASA's Earth Observatory has announced that Alaska has a "brand new island" after a retreating glacier lost contact with the Prow Knob mountain landmass in Alsek Lake.