Europe's Proba-3 satellites ace landmark formation-flying test (video)

Space

By: andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones)

May 13^th 2025 at 1:30 am

Europe's Proba-3 satellites have demonstrated ultra-precise formation flying in orbit for the first time, a milestone with big implications for both science and future space missions.

Illustration showing the highly elliptical orbit of Europe’s two Proba-3 satellites, which as an apogee (or top of orbit) of around 60,000 kilometers and perigee of 600 km. Coronagraph observation based on forming an artificial eclipse between the two satellites as well as active formation flying experiments taking place toward apogee, with passive formation flying taking place as the satellites circle closer to Earth.

NASA turns the screams of a dying star into music

Space

May 13^th 2025 at 12:30 am

New data from space telescopes has been transformed into cosmic soundscapes, turning the mysterious activity around black holes into a symphony of the universe.

A purplish hazy structure in space with cloud-like features. A white circle in the center of the screen.

Sensors designed to detect nuclear detonations can help track space debris falling to Earth

Space

By: tereza.pultarova@futurenet.com (Tereza Pultarova)

May 12^th 2025 at 11:30 pm

A network of Cold War-era infrasound sensors can help scientists reconstruct trajectories of falling space objects.

as seen from above, four circles composed of wires radiating out from central points on the ground surround a low square building in a field

'Battlefield Earth' is Hollywood's most infamous sci-fi flop, but 25 years on, director Roger Christian is still proud of his work with Travolta (exclusive)

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

May 12^th 2025 at 10:44 pm

"It is pulp science fiction, and nobody got it. We never stood a chance".

A weird alien with dreadlocks lifts a smaller human tribesman

'Alien: Rogue Incursion' set to burst onto PS5 and PC this fall with non-VR 'Evolved Edition' (video)

Space

May 12^th 2025 at 9:30 pm

After a strong VR-native version last year, Alien: Rogue Incursion – Part One is invading PS5 and PC with a traditional flat-screen edition in 2025.

'Marsquakes' reveal clues about a hidden body of water on Mars

Space

May 12^th 2025 at 9:16 pm

A new study offers key insights into Mars' water cycle, but the findings are based on seismic data from just one region, highlighting the need for future missions to confirm the results across the planet.

An image of Mars, a reddish orange world.

Watch flower-like antenna of European forest-watching satellite 'bloom' in space (video)

Space

May 12^th 2025 at 8:30 pm

The huge antenna for Europe's newly launched Biomass forest-monitoring satellite has been successfully deployed, a big milestone for the mission.

The 39-foot-wide (12 meters) antenna on Europe's Biomass forest-monitoring satellite deploys in Earth orbit.

Every 'Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld' episode, ranked from worst to best

Space

May 12^th 2025 at 7:30 pm

Star Wars' latest animated anthology series reintroduces old faces and takes us back to the underworld. Here's our ranking of all six episodes of Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld.

Still from the animated TV show Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld.

Vertical view of a very large telescope | Space photo of the day for May 12, 2025

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

May 12^th 2025 at 7:06 pm

ESO's Extremely Large Telescope at Cerro Armazones in Chile's Atacama Desert is seen from directly above while its construction continues.

the construction site for a domed astronomical observatory is seen from above

James Webb Space Telescope captures stunning images of bright auroras on Jupiter (video)

Space

By: brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley)

May 12^th 2025 at 5:34 pm

The James Webb Space Telescope has turned its infrared eyes toward Jupiter, capturing auroras hundreds of times brighter than those on Earth glowing on the gas giant's poles.

Ancient zircon crystals shed light on 1 billion-year-old meteorite strike in Scotland

Space

May 12^th 2025 at 5:30 pm

Geologists have found that an ancient meteorite hit Scotland 200 million years later than previously thought, which has massive implications for the geological history of the region and some of the U.K.'s earliest land life.

An illustration of a yellow fireball streaking across space with the horizon of Earth seen faintly in the back.

Sci-fi cult classic 'Event Horizon' scares up a prequel comic series later this year and we can't wait

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

May 12^th 2025 at 3:30 pm

Learn the original fate of the infamous “gravity drive” starship in IDW’s new five-issue summer shocker that emerges from hell in August 2025.

A massive red demon grasping at an exotic spaceship.

NASA celebrated this employee's story of resilience, then tried to scrub it from the internet. Then fired her.

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

May 12^th 2025 at 1:30 pm

NASA's deletion of websites related to women in STEM and other DEIA programs erased this woman's story from the internet. NASA put it back online, but then they fired her.

A woman with long dark hair and blue eyes wears clear-framed glasses and black hoodie with phases of the moon on the front.

The 2025 full Flower Moon rises tonight: Here's what to expect

Space

May 12^th 2025 at 12:30 pm

When and where to catch the 2025 full Flower Moon rise tonight (May 12).

A full moon is pictured in the night sky with purple flowers framing the upper part of the image.

How do you keep reusable spacecraft cool during reentry? Make them 'sweat'

Space

May 11^th 2025 at 8:30 pm

An innovative approach for fully reusable spacecraft suggests making them "sweat" to survive the scorching heat during their reentry to Earth's atmosphere.

The heat shield for NASA's Orion crew capsule is very large but of a traditional design.

Calling citizen scientists! Help NASA's Galaxy Zoo classify galaxies seen by James Webb Space Telescope

Space

May 11^th 2025 at 7:35 pm

Through a citizen science project called Galaxy Zoo, volunteers can help astronomers analyze over 500,000 James Webb Space Telescope images and classify galaxies observed from deep space.

A composite view of the galaxy IC5063 taken with the JWST's MIRI instrument with the background supplied by Hubble

'Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld' producer talks bringing back Asajj Ventress and Cad Bane for Disney+ series (exclusive)

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

May 11^th 2025 at 7:30 pm

'They are undoubtedly villains. They murder people in cold blood.'

An animated sci-fi warrior holding a lightsaber

Playmobil, ESA partner on toy starter pack for a space mission on the moon

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

May 11^th 2025 at 5:30 pm

They have taken them to space (for real) and advised on their futuristic Mars vehicles. Now the European Space Agency is partnering again with Playmobil to explore the moon.

a toy astronaut figure is rendered working on the moon with a rover and antenna

New Mexico's Spaceport America looks up and into the future

Space

May 11^th 2025 at 3:30 pm

Spaceport America is the first purpose-built commercial spaceport in the world — but its executive director has a portfolio of ideas to further grow the launch complex.

a white airplane flies over a long runway in a desert in this aerial view

I went to STARMUS La Palma for science and music — I came back in love

Space

By: daisy.dobrijevic@space.com (Daisy Dobrijevic)

May 11^th 2025 at 1:30 pm

On a volcanic island under some of the darkest skies on Earth, I rediscovered the night sky and came home with a new view of our universe.

The face looks familiar, but who's the other Time Lord in 'Doctor Who: The Story & the Engine'?

Space

May 10^th 2025 at 10:30 pm

A brief flashback in this Nigeria-set episode dives deep into the Doctor's past.

Screenshot from Doctor Who S2 episode "The Story & the Engine"

Need for speed? Watch this thrilling video from historic Stratolaunch Talon-A2 hypersonic flight (video)

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

May 10^th 2025 at 5:30 pm

Stratolaunch released a thrilling new video documenting its second hypersonic flight and full recovery for its Talon-A2 autonomous vehicle.

An experimental dart-shaped rocket-powered aircraft

Amateur astronomer reveals a colorful portrait of Earth's closest star-forming neighbor (photo)

Space

May 10^th 2025 at 4:30 pm

Amateur astrophotographer Greg Meyer has captured a colorful view of the Rho Ophiuchi star-forming region alongside Messier 4.

A colorful portrait of the Rho Ophiuchi stellar nursery comprised of swirling gas clouds and dense, dark filaments. The globular star cluster M4 is located at the top right of the image, while the bright star Antares can be found almost directly below.

Failed Soviet Venus lander Kosmos 482 crashes to Earth after 53 years in orbit

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

May 10^th 2025 at 3:53 pm

The Soviet Union's failed Kosmos 482 Venus lander fell back to Earth today (May 10), bringing a five-decade space odyssey to a dramatic end.

a circular white space probe with the red letters "CCCP" on its side is seen in a room

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 160 — The Amazing Dr. Goddard

Space

By: info@space.com (Space.com Staff)

May 10^th 2025 at 3:38 pm

On Episode 160 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Charles Slatkin to talk about the legacy of Dr. Robert Goddard, the "Father of Rocketry."

This Week in Space 160 — The Amazing Dr. Goddard

It's been one year since the most intense solar storm in decades created worldwide auroras. What have we learned?

Space

May 10^th 2025 at 1:30 pm

It's been one year since the historic Gannon Storm lit up the night sky with auroras and piqued interest in space weather. Here's what experts say we learned from the historic event.

wispy lines of green and yellow light stretch across the sky above a barn and a treeline

SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida (video)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

May 10^th 2025 at 11:03 am

SpaceX sent 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast this morning (May 10), its second launch in a little over six hours.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 28 Starlink satellites from Florida on May 10, 2025.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites from California, lands on ship at sea (video)

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

May 10^th 2025 at 4:39 am

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base tonight (May 9), carrying 26 Starlink satellites for the company's growing constellation.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 26 Starlink satellites from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base on May 9, 2025.

AI-dubbed Swedish sci-fi movie 'Watch the Skies' came about after the director had coffee and tarts with a local UFO chaser group (interview)

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

May 9^th 2025 at 11:30 pm

Pour some coffee for our exclusive chat with the talented Scandinavian filmmaker, Victor Danell, as he talks about the influence of Spielberg, nostalgia, and the Swedish tradition of Fika.

a group of six people posed at a UFO investigating society

President Trump nominates former Air Force colonel Matt Anderson to be NASA's deputy chief

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

May 9^th 2025 at 10:30 pm

President Trump has picked former Air Force colonel Matt Anderson to be second in command at NASA.

The logo of NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Doomed star circling supermassive black hole could be ripped apart in less than 6 years

Space

May 9^th 2025 at 9:30 pm

Every time this doomed star plunges through a supermassive black hole's accretion disk, it loses orbital energy and triggers a burst of X-rays.

A hazy yellow dot in the center of a dark patch of space. Other colorful dots are around as well.

US military taps Rocket Lab’s new Neutron launcher for ‘point to point’ cargo test flight in 2026

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

May 9^th 2025 at 9:00 pm

Rocket Lab has signed a contract to launch its new Neutron rocket on a test flight that will advance the U.S. Air Force's point-to-point cargo transportation concept.

a clam-shell rocket fuselage stands on supports outside a warehouse.

We finally have a release date for 'Foundation' season 3 on Apple TV+, thanks to this first-look trailer (video)

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

May 9^th 2025 at 8:30 pm

The lavish galactic saga of "Foundation" returns to Apple TV+ on July 11, starring Lee Pace, Jared Harris, and Lou Llobell.

A person stood on a platform with a large, nearby star behind them.

Face to face with a galaxy | Space photo of the day for May 9, 2025

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

May 9^th 2025 at 8:07 pm

The spiral galaxy NGC 3596 is viewed face-on in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image that incorporates six different wavelengths of light.

a spiral of gas and dust circle and are lit by a sold bright center

Full 'Flower Moon' 2025 blooms on May 12: Here's where to look

Space

May 9^th 2025 at 7:30 pm

A perfect time to explore the lunar maria.

A full moon is pictured through the leaves of a Jasmine plant.

Hubble Telescope sees wandering black hole slurping up stellar spaghetti

Space

May 9^th 2025 at 6:30 pm

Astronomers have caught a black hole far from the center of its galaxy ripping a star to shreds — offering for the first time evidence of a rogue supermassive black hole in action.

a bright white dot near the center of an orange cloud of light on a black background

The US isn't prepared for a big solar storm, exercise finds

Space

By: tereza.pultarova@futurenet.com (Tereza Pultarova)

May 9^th 2025 at 5:30 pm

A first-of a-kind space weather "tabletop" exercise has revealed major weaknesses in America's preparedness for major solar storms.

Artist's illustration of a superstorm erupting from the sun.

Best solar telescopes 2025: Safely observe sun spots and solar eclipses

Space

May 9^th 2025 at 4:30 pm

The best solar telescopes suitable for the next solar eclipse.

Woman using a solar telescope to look at the sun safely

See the world's largest iceberg stranded in the South Atlantic (satellite photo)

Space

May 9^th 2025 at 4:30 pm

A new image from Europe's Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellite shows the huge Antarctic iceberg A-23A stuck 45 miles (73 kilometers) off the coast of South Georgia Island.

The Antarctic iceberg A-23A is captured 45 miles (73 kilometers) off the coast of South Georgia Island in the South Atlantic Ocean on April 5, 2025 by the European Space Agency’s Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellite.

Watch the moon and bright star Spica meet in a celestial dance on May 9

Space

May 9^th 2025 at 1:30 pm

I think we know who's supplying the c(r)atering for this dance party.

A graphic in which the moon is pictured close to the bright star spica. A section of the constellation Virgo close to Spica is shown with a blue line joining its stars. The location of the prominent star Porrima is labelled in the upper right of the image, while the star Haze is labelled in the upper left.

ZWO Seestar S30 all-in-one smart telescope review

Space

By: gemma.lavender@futurenet.com (Gemma Lavender)

May 9^th 2025 at 1:26 pm

Small but mighty, the ZWO Seestar S30 is an affordable, portable instrument that's great for observing and imaging deep-sky targets.

A white smart telescope with a black lens is standing on black legs on a tiled surface.

Cosmic imposter bathes distant nebula in fiery red glow: 'This star should not be here'

Space

May 9^th 2025 at 12:30 pm

The brilliant blue-white star lighting up the red nebula Sh2-46 hints at a dynamic and possibly fleeting encounter that could reshape the nebula's appearance over time.

A reddish haze against a very starry gray sky.

Failed Soviet Venus probe Kosmos 482 is expected to fall to Earth tonight, but when and where? Here's what we know

Space

By: brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley)

May 9^th 2025 at 7:32 am

The Soviet Venus probe Kosmos 482 is expected to fall to Earth on May 10, but exactly when and where remains unknown.

a map of the earth with three parabolic lines stretching from east to west across the center, crossing central america, western europe and south asia

China uses 'gravity slingshot' to rescue pair of wayward moon satellites

Space

May 9^th 2025 at 1:30 am

After a pair of satellites failed to reach their desired orbit around the moon last year, China used a novel gravity "slingshot" tactic to get the satellites in the correct spot.

Composite image of the moon created using data gathered by the joint NASA-DoD Clementine mission in 1994

A failed Soviet Venus probe is falling to Earth, and an astronomer will attempt to catch it on camera on May 9

Space

May 8^th 2025 at 11:30 pm

The Virtual Telescope Project aims to observe the anticipated reentry of the former Soviet Union's Cosmos 482 spacecraft as it plunges toward Earth during a live webcast on May 9.

a laptop screen with a roughly ball-shaped spacecraft on it with the letters "CCCP"

What will happen to VIPER? NASA shifts into reverse on canceled moon rover

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

May 8^th 2025 at 10:30 pm

NASA is no longer asking U.S. companies for proposals to get the ice-hunting VIPER rover to the moon but still hasn't given up on the mission.

Artist's illustration of NASA's ice-hunting VIPER rover exploring the moon.

What the Soviet Venus Probe's fiery fall to Earth might look like: These past space junk crashes offer clues

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

May 8^th 2025 at 10:01 pm

Recent sighting of spacecraft and debris burning through the atmosphere during their plummet back to Earth offer some clues as to what the reentry of a failed Soviet Venus lander might look like.

A piece of space debris streaks with flame as it burns up in the atmosphere.

US Space Force test fires thrusters for moon surveillance spacecraft

Space

By: brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley)

May 8^th 2025 at 9:30 pm

The U.S. Space Force tested a new propulsion system designed for satellites that will keep tabs on spacecraft and other objects near the moon.

a bright blue-white ring of light on a black background, with a plume of bright white gas ejecting from a nozzle in its center

Satellites show 28 US cities are sinking, including NYC and Chicago: 'Infrastructure can be silently compromised'

Space

May 8^th 2025 at 9:07 pm

A new study has found that the 28 most populous cities in the United States — including New York, Chicago, Dallas and Denver — are sinking at rates between two and 10 millimeters (0.08 and 0.4 inches) per year.

An aerial view of NYC with water around it.

Astronaut Scott Kelly joins 'Mission Dry', stars in Goodnites underwear campaign film

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

May 8^th 2025 at 8:30 pm

Astronauts are helping to destigmatize a childhood experience by pointing out the similarities between what some kids wear to bed and what explorers wear into space.

a man and a boy, each dressed in spacesuits, pose wearing mission patches against a dark background

Planet hunter Plato gets its eyes | Space photo of the day for May 7, 2025

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

May 8^th 2025 at 8:22 pm

Plato, the European Space Agency's terrestrial planet hunter spacecraft, is seen after having 24 of its 26 cameras installed.

three men in clean room suits look at a spacecraft under assembly

Teenage drama is interrupted by extraterrestrial phenomena in this exclusive clip for 'Watch the Skies' (video)

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

May 8^th 2025 at 7:30 pm

Weird electromagnetic mayhem breaks out in this thrilling new preview.

a group of six people assembled at night before a cosmic backdrop

A stadium-sized asteroid will fly past Earth on May 9, and you can watch it live (video)

Space

May 8^th 2025 at 6:30 pm

The 950-foot hunk of primordial matter is classified as a "potentially hazardous asteroid," but that doesn't mean it has a chance of hitting Earth.

The potentially hazardous asteroid 612356 2002 JX8 is pictured against a field of blurry white stars, with its location highlighted with a white arrow.

Europe's space agency weighs fallout from proposed NASA budget cuts that could threaten joint missions

Space

By: andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones)

May 8^th 2025 at 5:30 pm

The European Space Agency is assessing how proposed cuts to NASA's budget could impact it as major cooperative missions face the threat of cancellation.

a man in a black suit and glasses holds his hands up at shoulder height while speaking on a stage

Earth's skies pulse in sync with the sun's solar flares

Space

May 8^th 2025 at 4:30 pm

Earth's atmosphere pulses in sync with the sun's fiery outbursts, indicating it is more sensitive to solar activity than previously thought, according to new research.

An illustration of the Earth looking very small on the right, and an image of the sun on the left.

'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' returns to theaters later this year for 50th anniversary of Transylvanian aliens landing on Earth

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

May 8^th 2025 at 2:30 pm

"Shiver with antici… pation!" as those over-sexed aliens from the planet Transexual celebrate their Golden Anniversary in 2025.

four strange characters posing for a promo shot

India delays 1st Gaganyaan astronaut launch to 2027

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

May 8^th 2025 at 1:30 pm

India now plans to launch astronauts to Earth orbit for the first time no sooner than 2027, after completing a series of uncrewed flight tests slated to begin later this year.

A view of a white module with the Indian flag painted on the side.

Our moon may have once been as hellish as Jupiter's super volcanic moon Io

Space

May 8^th 2025 at 12:30 pm

The moon spent a few million years as a volcanic wasteland, covered with ongoing eruptions that spewed from mountains and even from the ground itself.

a grey, rocky surface roiling with lava and volcanic eruptions

'Eventually, all life on Earth will be destroyed by the sun': Elon Musk explains his drive to colonize Mars

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

May 8^th 2025 at 1:30 am

Elon Musk explained the rather depressing fate of life on Earth to Fox News host Jesse Waters, who had asked him why humanity should go to Mars.

Artist's illustration of SpaceX Starships on Mars.

Hours before a solar eclipse, spruce trees 'talk' to each other

Space

May 8^th 2025 at 12:30 am

A new study suggests trees in the forest can access ancient memories and "talk" to each other hours before a solar eclipse.

A mountain range above lots of spruce trees

NASA diagnoses fracture in a 'huge cosmic bone' using X-ray observatory

Space

May 7^th 2025 at 11:30 pm

A combination of X-ray from NASA's Chandra observatory and radio data indicates that a galactic "fracture" was likely caused by a special neutron star called a pulsar.

a long white tendril spanning from top to bottom between two wispy white clouds on a black background

Laurie Leshin stepping down as director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

May 7^th 2025 at 11:24 pm

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory will prepare for new leadership, as current director Laurie Leshin has announced that she's stepping down from the role next month.

A woman in a blue jacket gestures with her hands.

'Destiny 2' is getting four new expansions, including a 'Star Wars' crossover that adds lightsabers and blasters (video)

Space

May 7^th 2025 at 10:30 pm

Bungie might be dropping a Marathon reboot on us this year, but Destiny 2 ain't going anywhere, and its content plans for 2025 and 2026 are enticing to say the least.

Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate and Renegades

James Webb Space Telescope finds water in the air of exotic 'sub-Neptune' exoplanet

Space

May 7^th 2025 at 9:30 pm

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has found water vapor swirling in the air of a distant, boiling-hot alien planet, a new study reports.

This artist’s concept shows what the hot sub-Neptune exoplanet TOI-421 b could look like.

NASA gets keys to Orion spacecraft | Space photo of the day for May 7, 2025

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

May 7^th 2025 at 9:01 pm

Lockheed Martin officials handed over the "keys" to the Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft to NASA, marking the start of its processing for launch.

three men and two women pose together standing in front of a spacecraft and holding a ceremonial enlarged key fob.

Old Soviet Kosmos 482 Venus lander's fall to Earth will be no ordinary space junk crash. Here's why

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

May 7^th 2025 at 8:30 pm

The Soviet Union's failed Kosmos 482 Venus probe will fall back to Earth from orbit soon, and it may well make it to the ground in one piece.

Sun unleashes jaw-dropping filament eruption — but Earth dodges the blast (photo)

Space

By: daisy.dobrijevic@space.com (Daisy Dobrijevic)

May 7^th 2025 at 8:00 pm

GOES-19 satellite captures breathtaking footage as a towering solar filament erupts over the sun's eastern limb.

a large fiery looking filament erupts from the upper left corner of the sun and reaches far into space.

3D-print a realistic supernova remnant with NASA's new models of Chandra X-ray images

Space

May 7^th 2025 at 7:30 pm

New 3D-printable models of Chandra X-ray Observatory images will allow you to hold a star in your hands and touch a supernova remnant.

an amorphous blob of various colors on a black background

Get closer to the Flower Moon with 27% off these SkyMaster 12x60 binoculars from Celestron

Space

May 7^th 2025 at 6:53 pm

For high-contrast views of the Flower Moon, this May 12, we recommend these Celestron SkyMaster 12x60 binoculars, now almost 30% cheaper on Amazon.

A pair of Celestron Skymaster 12x60 binoculars in front of a blue planet.

Lunar laser: China makes 1st daytime laser-ranging measurement from Earth to the moon

Space

By: andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones)

May 7^th 2025 at 6:30 pm

China has achieved a milestone feat, making the first-ever laser ranging measurement from Earth to the moon during the daytime.

Belgian artist of 'Fallen Astronaut' figurine on the moon dies at 99

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

May 7^th 2025 at 5:30 pm

A Belgian sculptor credited with the "Fallen Astronaut" figurine left on the surface of the moon in 1971 has now fallen himself. Paul Van Hoeydonck died on May 3, at his home in Antwerp.

three panel view of one man passing off an item for donation to another man

Venus, Saturn and Neptune align in the predawn sky this week: Here's how to spot them

Space

May 7^th 2025 at 4:30 pm

A treat for the early risers out there.

A graphic showing the positions of Venus, Neptune and Saturn in the eastern sky in the pre-dawn hours on the morning of May 8

'Gears of War: Reloaded' chainsaws its way onto Xbox, PS5, and PC this summer, and everyone will be playing together

Space

May 7^th 2025 at 2:31 pm

E-Day is still a ways off, but the 2006 original Gears of War is getting a remaster that's emerging on Xbox, PS5, and PC with better graphics and performance in August.

Japan's Resilience moon lander arrives in lunar orbit ahead of June 5 touchdown

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

May 7^th 2025 at 1:30 pm

Japan's private Resilience lunar lander arrived in orbit around the moon on Tuesday (May 6), a month ahead of its planned touchdown try.

Where does the universe's gold come from? Giant flares from extreme magnetic stars offer a clue

Space

May 7^th 2025 at 12:30 pm

Scientists have finally gathered direct proof of how the universe forges its heaviest elements, a process that has remained a mystery for over half a century.

a purple-white flare erupts from the surface of a mottled white and grey orb on a black background

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida (video, photos)

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

May 7^th 2025 at 6:55 am

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida's Space Coast on Tuesday night (May 6), carrying 28 Starlink broadband satellites into low Earth orbit.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 28 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on May 6, 2025.

SpaceX gets FAA approval for 25 Starship launches per year

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

May 7^th 2025 at 12:30 am

The FAA has approved SpaceX's request to increase the maximum number of Starship launches from its Starbase site in South Texas per year from five to 25.

closeup of a huge silver rocket flying through a blue sky

Stratolaunch's Talon-A2 prototype goes hypersonic after dropping from world's largest airplane (photos)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

May 6^th 2025 at 11:30 pm

Stratolaunch Systems conducted its first hypersonic test flight with its Talon-A2 vehicle and Roc carrier plane in December, then repeated the feat in March.

Stratolaunch's Talon-2A hypersonic vehicle during a hypersonic test flight in either December 2024 or March 2025.

See what it's like to witness Earth's poles from space in this stunning 4-hour SpaceX video

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

May 6^th 2025 at 10:30 pm

SpaceX's Fram2 captured stunning views of the Earth as the mission's private astronauts became the first to orbit over the planet's polar regions.

The tip of a spacecraft with a domed window peers up at a white-sheeted Earth.

NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft to lift off May 15 as Lego Icons model

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

May 6^th 2025 at 8:30 pm

A new flight plan has been filed for a NASA winged orbiter and its jumbo jet transport. The Lego Icons Shuttle Carrier Aircraft recreates the 747 and Enterprise.

a toy brick built model of a jumbo jet carrying a winged spacecraft on its back

Asteroid Vesta could be a fragment of a solar system planet, but which one?

Space

May 6^th 2025 at 8:04 pm

The interior of asteroid Vesta has been shown not to be a protoplanet after all, meaning that new explanations for its origin are needed.

Rooms and a view | Space photo of the day for May 6, 2025

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

May 6^th 2025 at 7:43 pm

NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 crew member Nichole Ayers took this photo of the forward portion of the International Space Station on May 1, 2025.

a sprawling photo of four space station modules, two robotic arms, two spacecraft and a payload porch in Earth orbit

Lego and Lunar Outpost to roll out 'Moon Rover Space Vehicle' in August

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

May 6^th 2025 at 5:30 pm

The first U.S. teleoperated rover to reach the moon's surface is rolling out as a Lego model this summer, together with two futuristic vehicles inspired by real-life robotic explorers.

three toy models of moon rovers set against a red and blue space backdrop.

Yellowstone holds potentially untapped cache of 'carbon-free' helium for rockets, reactors and superconductors

Space

May 6^th 2025 at 4:30 pm

Conventional helium production comes with enormous carbon emissions, so scientists are looking for alternatives in places like Yellowstone, Tanzania's Rukwa Rift and India's Bakreswar-Tantloi province.

A blue valley with red streaks around it.

Eta Aquarid meteor shower 2025 delights stargazers around the world with dramatic shooting stars (photos)

Space

May 6^th 2025 at 4:25 pm

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaked on May 5-6, and the astrophotography community were there to watch it unfold.

Two Eta Aquarid meteors can be seen streaming across the star studded sky above Sri Lanka, Light from settlements bordering a body of water can be seen spilling into the sky.

Going fast, this child-friendly Celestron Firstscope 76mm is under $58

Space

May 6^th 2025 at 2:46 pm

Save 20% on this super-compact Celestron 76mm Signature Series FirstScope, ideal for kids and absolute beginners, but it's a limited time deal so you'll have to be quick!

A Celestron Classic Firstscope 76mm Tabletop Telescope against a purple background with concentric circles and a Space Deals logo.

'Right now, we are in what has to be a Golden Age of asteroid exploration.' Scientists celebrate NASA's latest space rock flyby

Space

May 6^th 2025 at 1:30 pm

Asteroid experts are pondering the scientific output from the NASA Lucy spacecraft after it shot by its celestial destination, the main belt asteroid named Donaldjohanson.

An artist's depiction of the Lucy spacecraft flying past a pair of Trojan asteroids.

NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket gets 2nd stage even as Trump tries to scrap Space Launch System (photos)

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

May 5^th 2025 at 11:30 pm

NASA's next moon rocket is stacking higher at the Kennedy Space Center, as the interim cryogenic propulsion stage is added to the launch vehicle.

A white cylinder with an american flag is lowered into a fitting hole on a raised metal platform.

20 years ago, 'Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith' hit theaters... but 2 weeks earlier, the tie-in game had already spoiled the ending

Space

May 5^th 2025 at 9:30 pm

2005 was a fantastic year for original Star Wars video games, but Revenge of the Sith's direct adaptation, quirks and all, shouldn't be forgotten.

Screenshot from the Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith tie-in video game from 2005

New US Space Force documentary 'Always Above' lands in planetariums

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

May 5^th 2025 at 7:30 pm

A new 12-minute U.S. Space Force documentary called "Always Above" will be featured in planetariums throughout the country beginning on Friday, May 2, 2025.

a military control room with people monitoring a rocket launch

Hubble spies a skewed spiral galaxy | Space photo of the day for May 5, 2025

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

May 5^th 2025 at 6:46 pm

Arp 184 or NGC 1961, a skewed or "peculiar" spiral galaxy, is still stunning in this image from the Hubble Space Telescope.

a sweeping vista of stars and dust spiraling at a skew around a bright center

A giant crater on the moon may hold remnants of an ancient magma ocean. Artemis astronauts could bring home samples of it

Space

May 5^th 2025 at 5:30 pm

Crewmembers on upcoming Artemis missions could potentially return samples from the moon's mantle back to Earth, providing insight into the final stages of lunar formation.

A giant orb takes up the majority of the image, bordered on either sitde by black. Its face is riddled with craters, with colors blotched throughout in vibrant blues, greens, yellows, and reds.

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks tonight: Here's how to see fragments of Halley's comet burn up in the atmosphere

Space

May 5^th 2025 at 4:30 pm

Crack out the deck chairs, we're going Eta Aquarid meteor hunting. Here's when and where to look.

An Eta Aquarid meteor can be seen streaking from top right to bottom left against a backdrop of a night sky marked with multi-colored star trails.

What time is it on the moon? US House space committee wants a standard lunar clock

Space

By: John.Loeffler@futurenet.com (John Loeffler)

May 5^th 2025 at 1:30 pm

Time moves faster on the moon, and now we're one step closer to getting a lunar time zone to keep track of it.

A NASA graphic showcasing the phases of the moon.

Scientists chased a falling spacecraft with a plane to understand satellite air pollution

Space

By: tereza.pultarova@futurenet.com (Tereza Pultarova)

May 5^th 2025 at 12:30 pm

A dramatic aircraft chase of a falling spacecraft has provided new insights into the fiery processes that accompany the atmospheric demise of retired satellites.

Illustration of ESA's Salsa Cluster satellite burning up during reentry.

10 must-have 'Star Wars' books and novels coming soon to your galaxy

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

May 4^th 2025 at 7:38 pm

Save up your credits and make room on your shelves for these tempting new 'Star Wars' titles.

On the left is the book cover for Star Wars The Blueprints: Designs and Artwork from the Skywalker Saga (cover shows blueprints of a spaceship and gold text). On the right is the book cover for Star Wars: Women of the Galaxy (Updated and Extended) with Ahsoka on the front cover.

This iconic 'Star Wars' Rebel pilot helmet from the Battle of Hoth could fetch $400K at auction

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

May 4^th 2025 at 5:30 pm

Deep-pocket collectors can try to score this rare artifact from 'The Empire Strikes Back'.

a rebel space pilot in a starfighter with a snowy backdrop

'Falcon' flies on Star Wars Day: SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Florida (video, photos)

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

May 4^th 2025 at 5:02 pm

Living up to its Star Wars' namesake, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket took flight again, delivering 29 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit on Sunday, May 4th, 2025 —Star Wars Day.

a time lapse photo captures the bright streak of a rocket lifting off into the night sky from Florida

Forget Darth Vader and the Emperor: The Empire has never been scarier than in 'Andor' season 2

Space

May 4^th 2025 at 4:30 pm

There's no lightsabers or planet-killing super-weapons (yet), but the latest season of the 'Rogue One' prequel shows what the Rebels are fighting against.

Still from the Star Wars TV show, Andor. Two people, each wearing a white trench coat, black hat, and carrying a briefcase-like bag, are marching towards a towering, sleek-looking building. The weather is miserable and the whole scene is washing out, drab, and gray.

What would it be like living on Tatooine from 'Star Wars'? This exoplanet orbiting twin suns could tell us

Space

May 4^th 2025 at 1:30 pm

Luke found life on Tatooine to be boring, but he should be glad, because as we have seen, binary stars have the potential to play all kinds of havoc on their orbiting circumbinary planets.

a thin crescent of a planet visible in the light of two distant stars, with the blackness of space behind all three

For Star Wars Day, May the 4th, you'll have to use all your Jedi powers to grab this Lego set — Jango Fett's Starship WILL sell out fast

Space

By: paul.brett@futurenet.com (Paul Brett)

May 4^th 2025 at 10:30 am

Lego has launched the first new Lego Star Wars set of 2025, and it's an absolute beauty, packed with details and 2,970-pieces, Star Wars fans and collectors will need to use the Force to grab this one.

The Lego Star Wars Jango Fett Firespray-Class Starship set with Space.com deals logo

Get everybody's favorite droid at its lowest-ever price for Star Wars Day!

Space

May 4^th 2025 at 7:30 am

The 2314-piece collectible Lego Star Wars R2-D2 is 30% off at its lowest-ever price for Star Wars Day this May 4th!

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 159 — AI in Space!

Space

By: info@space.com (Space.com Staff)

May 3^rd 2025 at 5:42 pm

On Episode 159 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by David Bell to talk about the current and future potential for AI to revolutionize space exploration.

Astrophotographer captures the moon and Jupiter suspended above one of Europe's oldest lakes (photo)

Space

May 3^rd 2025 at 4:30 pm

Astrophotographer Riste Spiroski has captured a striking view of the moon and Jupiter in the sky over Lake Ohrid, one of Europe's deepest and most ancient lakes.

two bright orbs in a deep blue sky above the lights of a small town on a hillside, the lights from which are reflected in a lake

A whole 'population' of minimoons may be lurking near Earth, researchers say

Space

May 3^rd 2025 at 1:30 pm

The discovery of 2024 PT5, a small, rocky body dubbed a "minimoon" during its discovery last year, hints at a hidden population of lunar fragments traveling near Earth.

a lumpy grey rock covered in craters floats in front of a blue-and-white earth beneath it. hundreds of pinpoint-like stars dot the black background of space

James Webb Space Telescope finds coldest exoplanet ever seen, and it orbits a dead star

Space

May 3^rd 2025 at 12:30 am

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have confirmed the existence of the first known planet closely orbiting a dead star — offering new insights into how planets may evolve during the final stages of a star's life.

A pinkish planet around a white dwarf star

SpaceX's Starbase becomes a new Texas city after landslide election

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

May 3^rd 2025 at 12:00 am

People who live near SpaceX's Starbase facility in South Texas voted on Saturday (May 3) to incorporate the Starship launch as a manufacturing hub as a city.

Five towering starship segments stand near cranes against a blue sky, by a dusty road walked on by a guy in a backwards white ball cap and tshirt.

Ruko F11PRO 2 drone review

Space

May 2^nd 2025 at 10:30 pm

The Ruko F11PRO 2 is a small drone featuring easy operation and a host of useful features but the small sensor in the camera produces soft images.

Reshaping our return to the moon: Trump's 2026 budget gives Artemis a major facelift

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

May 2^nd 2025 at 9:53 pm

The White House's proposed 2026 budget would reshape NASA's Artemis moon program, canceling the Gateway space station and retiring the SLS rocket and Orion capsule after two more flights.

The Artemis 1 SLS rocket ignites as seen from the press site at Kennedy Space Center on Nov. 16, 2022.

Experts alarmed as White House proposes 'largest single-year cut to NASA in American history'

Space

May 2^nd 2025 at 9:53 pm

"It would recklessly slash NASA’s science budget by 47%."

The NASA logo on the wall of a building. In front, there's some construction equipment.

Look up! How to see the Eta Aquarid meteor shower 2025 peak overnight on May 5-6

Space

May 2^nd 2025 at 9:30 pm

Eta Aquarids are known for leaving glowing debris trails in their wake.

a streak of light against a starry night sky

'Borderlands 4' shows off new planet Kairos in gameplay deep dive, and it's coming a week earlier than we expected (video)

Space

May 2^nd 2025 at 9:30 pm

Gearbox is ready to talk about what's new in Borderlands 4, and the new entry in the iconic sci-fi FPS-RPG series looks like a blast.

Trump administration proposes slashing NASA budget by 24%

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

May 2^nd 2025 at 8:09 pm

The White House's proposed 2026 budget cuts $6 billion in NASA funding and cancels Mars sample return and the Gateway moon-orbiting space station, among other projects.

a black granite site featuring a blue nasa logo depicting stars and a v-shaped spacecraft beside the text "mary w. jackson nasa headquarters"

Gaze at a cluster of glowing galaxies | Space photo of the day for May 2, 2025

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

May 2^nd 2025 at 8:00 pm

Galaxy cluster Abell 1489, as imaged by the International Gemini Observatory, contains more than 200 of the gravitationally-bound systems of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas and dust.

a colorful cluster of globs of light, each a different galaxy, as seen through a powerful telescope

SpaceX fires up Starship spacecraft ahead of 9th test flight (photo)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

May 2^nd 2025 at 7:30 pm

SpaceX conducted a static fire test of a Starship upper-stage vehicle this week, continuing to gear up for the megarocket's ninth test flight.

SpaceX test-fires a Starship upper stage ahead of Starship's upcoming ninth test flight. SpaceX shared this photo via X on May 1, 2025.

New JWST observations of 'trans-Neptunian objects' could help reveal our solar system's past

Space

May 2^nd 2025 at 6:30 pm

The James Webb Space Telescope has observed surface ice methanol — a key building block for organic compounds necessary for life, including sugars — on trans-Neptunian objects.

An artist's interpretation of a trans-Neptunian object.

DARPA wants a spacecraft to search for water on the moon

Space

May 2^nd 2025 at 5:30 pm

DARPA (the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) is looking for a private company to build spacecraft to orbit the moon and search for water.

New images of Soviet Venus lander falling to Earth suggest its parachute may be out

Space

May 2^nd 2025 at 4:30 pm

The soon-to-reenter Soviet Cosmos 482 Venus probe is getting increased attention by satellite trackers – and new imagery provides some interesting details.

two images: on the left, an off-white ball-shaped spacecraft capsule marked by the letters "CCCP"; on the right, four images of a roughly ball-shaped white splotch on a white background

NASA just got the Orion spacecraft that will fly astronauts around the moon on Artemis 2 in 2026

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

May 2^nd 2025 at 3:30 pm

Orion, the next spacecraft to fly humans around the moon, has been delivered to NASA for prelaunch preparations ahead of Artemis 2's planned 2026 liftoff.

A silver space capsule sits within a white service module with folded square solar panels in a white warehous.

See the moon and Mars buzz a cosmic Beehive this weekend

Space

May 2^nd 2025 at 1:30 pm

The Red Planet will buzz the Beehive during May 4-5, with the moon joining the party on May 3.

This strange bacteria aligns to Earth's magnetic field and needs friends to survive

Space

May 2^nd 2025 at 12:30 pm

A unique type of bacteria appears to have social groups — left alone, they'd die.

A view of different colored blobs connected to each other

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida (photos)

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

May 2^nd 2025 at 8:44 am

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida's Space Coast on Thursday night (May 1), carrying 28 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on May 1, 2025.

NASA still trying to revive silent Lunar Trailblazer moon orbiter

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

May 2^nd 2025 at 12:30 am

NASA will keep trying for another six weeks to revive its water-hunting Lunar Trailblazer moon probe, which went silent a day after its Feb. 26 launch.

An artist's depiction of Lunar Trailblazer at work around the moon.

Metroid games in order: Chronological and release

Space

May 1^st 2025 at 11:30 pm

As we prepare for the arrival of Metroid Prime 4, here's the complete timeline of the entire Metroid series, in both chronological and release order.

Split image showing artwork from three different Metroid games: Super Metroid, Metroid: Samus Returns, and Metroid: Dread. The text Metroid games in order is located in the lower center of the image.

NASA astronauts prep ISS for new solar arrays on 5th-ever all-female spacewalk

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

May 1^st 2025 at 10:56 pm

NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers conducted history's fifth all-female spacewalk on May 1, moving an antenna and partially preparing the ISS for a new set of solar arrays.

two astronauts in white spacesuits work outside a space station

FAA grounds Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket until failure investigation is complete

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

May 1^st 2025 at 10:30 pm

The Federal Aviation Administration is grounding Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket until the company completes an investigation into the vehicle's April 29 launch failure.

earth can be seen behind metallic tubing and wires on the outside of a spacecraft

Psyche spacecraft's sci-fi thrusters suffer glitch on way to metal-rich asteroid

Space

May 1^st 2025 at 10:00 pm

There's an issue with the fuel line that feeds the Psyche asteroid probe's thrusters with xenon gas. But we needn't worry yet, NASA says.

illustration showing a boxy silver spacecraft with large solar arrays in deep space

These 5000-year-old Egyptian coffins depict the Milky Way galaxy, astrophysicist says

Space

May 1^st 2025 at 9:30 pm

A recent study on ancient Egyptian imagery suggests rare drawings of the sky goddess Nut represent the earliest visualization of the Milky Way galaxy's Great Rift.

depictions of people raising their hands towards the sky underneath a stretched-out depiction of a goddess forming an arcing sky above them, with stars covering her body

International Space Station fires thrusters to avoid Chinese rocket debris

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

May 1^st 2025 at 8:30 pm

A Russian cargo ship docked to the International Space Station fired its thrusters Wednesday (April 30) to distance itself from passing piece of orbital space debris.

A stunning long-duration photograph of the Roscosmos segment of the International Space Station with the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft docked above Earth’s atmospheric glow as seen 258 miles above the Pacific Ocean.

See Saturn and Venus flank ghostly Neptune in the pre-dawn sky on May 2

Space

May 1^st 2025 at 7:30 pm

Before Saturn and Neptune team up to leave Venus in the dust later in the month.

The 10 best sci-fi TV shows of the 1970s

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

May 1^st 2025 at 6:30 pm

From 'Space: 1999' and 'Battlestar Galactica' to 'UFO' and 'Mork & Mindy,' the 1970s might be the best decade of sci-fi TV yet!

Split image showing stills from three 1970s sci-fi shows. Left to right, Battlestar Galactica, Buck Rogers and the 25th Century, and The Tomorrow People

ISS astronaut shares recipe for a 'ranger' burger | Space photo of the day for May 1, 2025

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

May 1^st 2025 at 6:00 pm

Stacking wheat snack bread, beef steak, cheese spread, potatoes au gratin and gochujang red pepper paste, NASA astronaut Jonny Kim creates his take on a "ranger" burger on the space station.

a cracker topped with a slice of meat, cheese and a drizzle of red paste, all floating in zero gravity in a space station module lined with wires and computer screens

Evidence of controversial Planet 9 uncovered in sky surveys taken 23 years apart

Space

May 1^st 2025 at 5:30 pm

An object seen to have moved in the time between when it was imaged by the IRAS and AKARI surveys in 1983 and 2006 respectively could be Planet Nine.

three grey moons orbit a planet lined with rings of clouds

Asteroid Vesta is at its brightest this week. Here's how to find it in the night sky

Space

May 1^st 2025 at 4:30 pm

Vesta won't reach opposition with Earth again until Oct. 13, 2026.

A cropped image of the asteroid Vesta's surface captured as NASA's Dawn spacecraft departed the rocky body on a trajectory to rendezvous with Ceres.

James Webb Space Telescope captures thousands of galaxies in a cosmic 'feast' (image)

Space

May 1^st 2025 at 3:30 pm

A stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope offers a "visual feast of galaxies," including objects billions of light years away and the most massive known galactic group.

Thousands of galaxies in various shapes and sizes are captured in this new image from the James Webb Space Telescope. More distant galaxies appear redder and smaller, compared to galaxies that are closer and appear larger and white or blueish.

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks May 6. Here's what to expect from the 'crumbs' of Halley's Comet

Space

May 1^st 2025 at 1:30 pm

The annual Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower is due to peak on the morning of May 6. thanks to debris left by the famous Halley's Comet.

streaks of light race across a starry night sky

Doubts over signs of alien life on exoplanet K2-18b are rising: 'This is evidence of the scientific process at work'

Space

May 1^st 2025 at 12:30 pm

An independent analysis of recent data from K2-18b casts doubt on claims of detecting alien life on the distant exoplanet.

An illustration of a blue planet to the right with a bright star in the back.

Watch 2 NASA astronauts perform the 5th-ever all-female spacewalk today

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

May 1^st 2025 at 7:31 am

NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain will head outside the ISS at around 8 a.m. ET today (May 1) on history's fifth all-female spacewalk, and you can watch it live.

NASA astronaut Anne McClain conducts a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on March 22,2019.

Cyclones on Jupiter and a moon with flowing magma: NASA Juno probe's latest discoveries are awesome

Space

April 30^th 2025 at 11:30 pm

NASA's mission to Jupiter has revealed new findings about the giant planet and its volcanic moon.

Petzl Tikka Core headlamp review

Space

April 30^th 2025 at 10:30 pm

A reliable, no-nonsense, hybrid-powered headlamp from one of the best technical brands in the business.

A thousand stars are fleeing home in a hurry, and scientists don't know why

Space

April 30^th 2025 at 10:30 pm

Data from Europe's Gaia spacecraft have revealed that a cluster of 1,000 stars is breaking up much faster than is normal, stumping astronomers.

The location of the stars of Ophion (the yellow dots) as seen in the sky. Ophion appears to cover a wide area of sky because it is relatively close to us.

New Horizons' new map of the galaxy | Space photo of the day for April 30, 2025

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

April 30^th 2025 at 10:00 pm

This spectrograph map, generated from data collected by NASA's New Horizons probe, depicts the relatively uniform brightness of the ultraviolet "Lyman-alpha" background surrounding our Sun and its area of influence.

an artificial color map of a galaxy reveals the background scatter of ultraviolet light

NASA has used the US military for astronaut rescue for decades. So why ask private companies for help now?

Space

By: brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley)

April 30^th 2025 at 9:30 pm

NASA is asking private industry and academia for ideas for new rescue services for its astronauts on Earth in the event of emergencies.

people in helmets and bright orange jackets sit in an inflatable boat in the ocean next to a cone-shaped white capsule floating in the water

These are the sharpest images yet of planets being born around distant stars

Space

April 30^th 2025 at 8:00 pm

Astronomers have captured the sharpest, most detailed images yet of young solar systems where planets are just beginning to take shape.

Multiple blue disks against a dark background.

These ARE the Lego Star Wars deals you're looking for

Space

By: paul.brett@futurenet.com (Paul Brett)

April 30^th 2025 at 7:07 pm

Here's our roundup of the biggest savings and discounts you can make on the best Lego Star Wars sets as May 4th approaches.

Three Lego sets stand in front of an orange planet background with the space.com deals logo in the top-left corner

You really need to check out 'Moonrise', Netflix's awesome new sci-fi anime from the director of 'Attack on Titan'

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

April 30^th 2025 at 6:30 pm

Earthlings take on a lunar revolution in this exhausting-but-ambitious sci-fi spectacle

Sci-fi space commandos look out over a lunar city

Amateur astrophotographer captures gorgeous view of Bode's galaxy from Death Valley

Space

April 30^th 2025 at 5:30 pm

Amateur astrophotographer Joel Martin captured this stunning view of Bode's galaxy in February this year during a stargazing festival in Death Valley, California.

Bode's galaxy hangs in space among a sea of stars, featuring a bright central core and sweeping spiral arms.

John Lithgow to launch into life of Apollo 11 astronaut in new podcast 'BUZZ'

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

April 30^th 2025 at 3:30 pm

Having explored the 'third rock from the sun,' John Lithgow is heading for its moon. The actor is set to star in the new podcast "BUZZ" about the life of one of the first humans to land on the moon.

a silhouette of a spacesuit with the word "BUZZ" against a red backdrop

How to edit a solar eclipse photograph: A step-by-step guide

Space

April 30^th 2025 at 2:30 pm

By compiling your images of a solar eclipse, you not only create stunning images but also tell a story.

A composite image showing nine stages of a total solar eclipse with totality shown in the middle.

How to see a celestial 'gazelle' cross the night sky close to the Big Dipper this week

Space

April 30^th 2025 at 1:30 pm

Follow the gazelle's flight from the Lion of Leo.

Capture May's full moon and the Eta Aquarid meteor shower with the best DSLR for astrophotography, now $600 off

Space

By: paul.brett@futurenet.com (Paul Brett)

April 30^th 2025 at 1:06 pm

We think the D850 is an astro master and it comes designed for shooting in the dark, thanks to backlit buttons, excellent low light autofocus and good high ISO noise handling.

The Nikon D850 on Space.com orange planet backdrop with deals logo

What can ripples in spacetime reveal about black holes? Quite a bit, it turns out

Space

April 30^th 2025 at 12:30 pm

Cosmic echoes from some of the universe's most violent collisions are far more nuanced than scientists had realized, according to new research.

A purple hued image showing two black circles circling around one another in the center. There is a wave of pinkish gas trailing behind each of them.

China's Shenzhou 19 astronauts return to Earth after 6 months aboard Tiangong space station (video, photos)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

April 30^th 2025 at 9:06 am

China's three-person Shenzhou 19 mission came home on Wednesday (April 30) after six months in orbit.

Recovery crews surround the return capsule of China's Shenzhou 19 astronaut mission after it returned to Earth on April 30, 2025.

See photos snapped in space by Europe's 1st private reentry capsule

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

April 30^th 2025 at 1:42 am

A European reentry capsule notched some important milestones on its first-ever spaceflight last week — and took some photos to commemorate the trip.

Atmos Space Cargo's Phoenix 1 capsule is seen attached to the upper stage of its Falcon 9 rocket during the Bandwagon-3 mission on April 21, 2025.

NASA engineer Ed Smylie, who led carbon dioxide fix on Apollo 13, dies at 95

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

April 29^th 2025 at 11:30 pm

It was about one in the morning, four hours after an explosion tore through the Apollo 13 spacecraft, when Ed Smylie realized they had to do something about the carbon dioxide.

a black and white photo of a man in a white button down shirt and black tie holding a piece of space equipment

Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket fails during launch, falls into the sea near Antarctica

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

April 29^th 2025 at 10:45 pm

Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket suffered an anomaly during its sixth-ever launch today (April 29), resulting in the loss of its payload, a Lockheed Martin technology demonstration.

SpaceX's next private astronaut mission to ISS, Ax-4, to launch May 29 for Axiom Space

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

April 29^th 2025 at 10:30 pm

Houston company Axiom Space announced on Tuesday (April 29) that it's targeting May 29 for the launch of its fourth astronaut mission to the International Space Station.

The crew of Axiom Space's Ax-4 mission to the International Space Station. From left to right: pilot Shubhanshu Shukla, commander Peggy Whitson, mission specialist Sławosz Uznański and mission specialist Tibor Kapu.

New record! 6 rockets launch in less than 24 hours

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

April 29^th 2025 at 10:00 pm

Six different rockets launched toward orbit during an approximately 17.5-hour stretch, topping by two the previous record for most liftoffs in a 24-hour span.

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launches 27 of Amazon's Project Kuiper internet satellites to orbit on April 28, 2025.

Amateur astronomer captures detailed photos of Croc's Eye and Whirlpool galaxies from backyard observatory

Space

April 29^th 2025 at 9:30 pm

Amateur astrophotographer Dr. Michele Hernandez Baylisshas captured incredible views of the Croc's Eye and Whirlpool galaxies from her Vermont-based backyard observatory.

The iconic Whirlpool galaxy Messier 51 is pictured along with the smaller galaxy NGC 5195 at the top of the image.

Senate committee advances Trump's nomination of Jared Isaacman for NASA Chief forward

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

April 29^th 2025 at 8:30 pm

The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation voted to forward Jared Isaacman's confirmation as the new NASA administrator.

a man in a suit suits at a desk in front of a microphone

Tank for 1st Artemis touchdown on the moon | Space photo of the day for April 29, 2025

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

April 29^th 2025 at 7:48 pm

At NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, the liquid hydrogen tank for the Artemis 3 Space Launch System rocket was moved into the factory's final assembly area on April 22, 2025.

a large, light orange cylindrical tank is moved outside a factory, where a standing body of water catches its reflection

We got a trio of new 'Alien: Earth' trailers last week, and one hints at alien 'monsters' that aren't the xenomorphs (video)

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

April 29^th 2025 at 7:30 pm

What's this about five different alien creatures from five different worlds?

A portion of a sci-fi movie poster depicting an alien creature on a containment cell

US Army launches hypersonic missile from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Space

By: brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley)

April 29^th 2025 at 6:30 pm

The U.S. Army launched its new hypersonic missile from Cape Canaveral Space Force station last week, just days after naming it the "Dark Eagle."

a missile launches from a truck above a plume of fire under a blue sky

AI designs 50 gravitational wave detectors that could outperform human-made ones

Space

April 29^th 2025 at 5:30 pm

Artificial intelligence could offer a powerful pathway to supercharge our ability to "hear" the universe, according to new research.

A simulated image of two black holes colliding.

The pursuit of truths: A letter on the boy who cried aliens (op-ed)

Space

April 29^th 2025 at 4:30 pm

As scientists, we must not forget our collective direction: the pursuit of truths and our responsibility to share these truths — and only these truths — with humanity.

a blue planet near a red star, with thousands of stars seen in the background around them

See a wafer-thin crescent moon leapfrog Jupiter this week

Space

April 29^th 2025 at 1:30 pm

The crescent moon will seemingly jump over the planet Jupiter between the nights of April 29 and April 30.

The crescent moon can be seen close to Jupiter in the night sky on April 30.

40-year-old spy satellite photos are helping find forgotten land mines in Cambodia

Space

By: tereza.pultarova@futurenet.com (Tereza Pultarova)

April 29^th 2025 at 12:30 pm

Long-forgotten mine fields in Cambodia are being revealed in decades-old, recently declassified images from U.S. military satellites.

Some new survey areas in Cambodia that have been outlined for future work and/or full landmine clearance, thanks to declassified imagery from U.S. spy satellites.

Brand-new Falcon 9 rocket sends 23 Starlink satellites to orbit on SpaceX's 2nd launch of the day (video)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

April 29^th 2025 at 7:12 am

SpaceX sent another batch of Starlink satellites to orbit tonight (April 28), its second liftoff of the day.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 roket launches 23 Starlink satellites from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 28, 2025.

Amazon launches 27 satellites to begin building huge 'Project Kuiper' internet constellation (video)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

April 29^th 2025 at 2:40 am

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launched the first big batch of satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband constellation to low Earth orbit today (April 28).

Vega-C rocket launches European forest-monitoring 'Biomass' satellite to orbit (video)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

April 29^th 2025 at 1:30 am

The European Space Agency's Biomass forest-monitoring satellite headed toward orbit early Tuesday morning (April 29) on the fourth-ever launch of the Vega-C rocket.

The Arianespace Vega-C rocket during launch on April 29, 2025 launch.

Pine Barrens ablaze as seen from orbit | Space photo of the day for April 28, 2025

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

April 29^th 2025 at 12:53 am

Satellite imagery reveals scope of damage from one of the largest fires New Jersey has seen in decades.

smoke emanating from a large wildfire is seen spreading for miles as imaged by a satellite in Earth orbit

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 1st of 2 planned Starlink launches in 2 days, lands booster at sea (video)

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

April 29^th 2025 at 12:32 am

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base.

'I didn't look too good because I didn't feel too good': NASA astronaut Don Pettit explains why he seemed so unwell after landing (video)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

April 29^th 2025 at 12:30 am

Seventy-year-old NASA astronaut Don Pettit looked pretty peaked shortly after returning to Earth from the ISS this month. And he was pretty peaked — he'd just thrown up on the Kazakh steppe.

an astronaut in a white space suit smiles and gives a thumbs up as he is carried across a field in a chair immediately after landing on earth

China's Shenzhou 20 astronauts take control of Tiangong space station (video)

Space

By: andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones)

April 28^th 2025 at 11:30 pm

China's outgoing Shenzhou 19 crew have handed over the reins of the Tiangong space station to a new set of astronauts.

The Shenzhou 19 astronauts hand control of China's Tiangong space station over to their Shenzhou 20 counterparts during a ceremony on April 27, 2025.

Meta Quest 3S review: Fantastic VR performance at a budget price

Space

April 28^th 2025 at 10:30 pm

The Meta Quest 3S costs as little as $299.99, and with performance to match its big sibling, the Quest 3, it's an absolute winner.

Meta Quest 3S with controllers on a grey background

The Outer Worlds 2: Release window, trailers, story details & everything else we know

Space

April 28^th 2025 at 10:30 pm

Space isn't safe from money-hungry corporations, and sci-fi RPG The Outer Worlds 2 will play with that idea in 2025. Here's everything we know about Obsidian's sci-fi sequel.

Scientists find giant, hidden gas cloud only 300 light-years away: 'This cloud is literally glowing in the dark'

Space

April 28^th 2025 at 10:14 pm

A newly found, huge cloud near our solar system probably won't form stars, but will rather disperse as part of a feedback cycle that regulates star formation.

A purple haze above the NYC skyline. The moon looks quite small compared to the haze.

NYT bestselling author Daniel Wilson's next book is 'Hole in the Sky,' an alien first contact story on a Cherokee reservation, and it's already been picked up by Netflix (interview)

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

April 28^th 2025 at 9:30 pm

'This really digs into two of my favorite things: where I'm from in Oklahoma, and robots and science fiction'

a black hole in a swirling blue and white sky

A failed Soviet Venus lander will fall back to Earth after being stranded for 53 years

Space

April 28^th 2025 at 8:30 pm

A Venus lander launched by the Soviet Union in 1972 has been predicted to fall back to Earth some time in May.

two scientists in white lab coats stand next to a cylindrical spacecraft in a hangar

What happens inside neutron stars, the universe's densest known objects?

Space

April 28^th 2025 at 7:30 pm

Neutron stars are some of the weirdest cosmic objects, and the greatest mysteries lie deep in their hearts.

An illustration of a blueish white orb with a jet of material coming out to the left of it. There are lots of green thin lines representing magnetic field lines.

Astronomers gaze into 'dark nebula' 60 times the size of the solar system (video)

Space

April 28^th 2025 at 6:30 pm

Using the Dark Energy Camera astronomers have found a packed stellar nursery of infant stars in the dark nebula in the 180-light-year-wide Circinus West molecular cloud.

A celestial shadow known as the Circinus West molecular cloud creeps across this image taken with the Department of Energy-fabricated 570-megapixel Dark Energy Camera (DECam)

Lego Marvel Rocket & Baby Groot Minifigure set is now 20% cheaper in this Amazon Sci-Fi deal

Space

By: paul.brett@futurenet.com (Paul Brett)

April 28^th 2025 at 5:58 pm

This fantastic Lego set makes a great display piece but with movable limbs, it's fun for fueling youngsters' Marvel Universe imagination and it's rarely discounted, so grab it while you can.

Lego Marvel Rocket on Space.com background with deals logo

March 2025 featured fires, floods and record-setting warmth in the US

Space

April 28^th 2025 at 5:30 pm

March was a busy month for climate disasters in the U.S., as the nation endured tornado outbreaks, raging wildfires, and record-setting heat.

This map of Earth in 2024 shows global surface temperature anomalies, or how much warmer or cooler each region of the planet was compared to the average from 1951 to 1980. Normal temperatures are shown in white, higher-than-normal temperatures in red and orange, and lower-than-normal temperatures in blue.

Satellite images reveal how Earth's surface moved during deadly Myanmar earthquake

Space

April 28^th 2025 at 4:30 pm

Europe's Sentinel-1 satellites captured radar images of Myanmar before and after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck on March 28, revealing significant ground movement.

two images; on the left, a black and white image of a river delta seen from space. on the right, the same area but covered in colored, squiggly lines

Newly launched NASA satellites open eyes to start studying 'auroral electrojets' in Earth's atmosphere

Space

April 28^th 2025 at 1:30 pm

The first bits of data have come back from NASA's EZIE cubesat mission, which aims to solve some mysteries surrounding the "auroral electrojet" phenomena in Earth's atmosphere.

An illustration of three satellites above Earth looking down at bright green auroras.

Scientists use the JWST to study an extremely ancient galaxy piercing through the Cosmic Dark Ages

Space

April 28^th 2025 at 12:30 pm

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have found an extremely ancient galaxy piercing through a thick blanket of cosmic fog in the distant universe.

A side by side showing the full sky view on the left. On the right, the galaxy is enlarged.

SpaceX launches 250th Starlink satellite mission, lands rocket at sea (video, photos)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

April 28^th 2025 at 9:21 am

SpaceX launched its 250th dedicated Starlink mission on Sunday night (April 27), sending 23 of the broadband satellites to low Earth orbit.

Long-exposure photo of SpaceX's 250th dedicated Starlink launch, which took place from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on April 27, 2025.

Uranus passed between Earth and a distant star this month — and NASA caught the rare event

Space

April 27^th 2025 at 5:30 pm

NASA researchers got a rare chance to study Uranus' atmosphere and rings this month, when the ice giant passed between Earth and a distant star, creating a "stellar occultation."

Artist's illustration showing a distant star going out of sight as it is eclipsed by Uranus – an event known as a planetary stellar occultation.

20 years ago, 'Star Wars: Republic Commando' made us care about the clones long before 'The Clone Wars' and 'The Bad Batch'

Space

April 27^th 2025 at 4:30 pm

The 2005 cult classic was pivotal to giving the Grand Army of the Republic faces and voices before George Lucas and Dave Filoni went deeper.

Screenshot from Star Wars: Republic Commando

Trump administration cancels lease for NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies lab in New York City

Space

April 27^th 2025 at 1:30 pm

The Trump administration has canceled the New York City lease of the Goddard Institute for Space Studies, a leading NASA climate-studying organization.

Faint Neptune joins Venus and Saturn to form a planetary triangle in the pre-dawn sky on April 28

Space

April 27^th 2025 at 12:30 pm

Venus, Saturn and dim Neptune will form a planetary triangle in the pre-dawn sky on April 28, with Mercury hovering on the periphery.

Saturn, Venus and Neptune come together in the eastern pre-dawn sky on April 28 to form a planetary triangle, with Mercury hugging the horizon to the left

Meet the 'Doctor Who' actors who brought the retrofuturistic robots to life for season 2's 'The Robot Revolution' (interview)

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

April 26^th 2025 at 7:30 pm

Veteran creature artists Stephen Love and Rob Strange share the rigors of having zero vision and taking tumbles while playing retro robots.

A giant chrome and red robot holding a framed certificate

NASA's Dragonfly nuclear-powered helicopter clears key hurdle ahead of 2028 launch toward huge Saturn moon Titan

Space

By: andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones)

April 26^th 2025 at 6:30 pm

NASA's pioneering Dragonfly mission has passed its critical design review, keeping it on track for a 2028 launch to the potentially life-hosting Saturn moon Titan.

illustration of a silvery metallic rotorcraft flying over orangish dunes

The new 'Doctor Who' episode 'The Well' is actually a sequel to a David Tennant classic

Space

April 26^th 2025 at 5:30 pm

The Doctor may not realise it at first, but he's been to Planet 6767 before…

Screenshots from the Doctor Who episodes "Midnight" and "The Well", showing David Tennant and Ncuti Gatwa's Doctor's respectively. Both look scared in the images as they look at something off-screen.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 158 — Hubble's 35th Birthday

Space

By: info@space.com (Space.com Staff)

April 26^th 2025 at 5:06 pm

On Episode 158 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by John Grunsfeld to talk about the Hubble Space Telescope on its 35th anniversary.

This Week in Space 158 — Hubble's 35th Birthday

International Dark Sky Week 2025: See these 10 night sky sights to celebrate

Space

April 26^th 2025 at 1:30 pm

Celebrate International Dark Sky Week by tracking down 10 astronomy targets.

The Milky Way and its stars in the sky over La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, as captured by David Rius and Núria Tuca in March 2018

'We learned so much that we didn't know': Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander mission was full of surprises

Space

April 26^th 2025 at 12:30 pm

Firefly Aerospace's CEO Jason Kim says the company's successful Blue Ghost moon lander mission revealed 'so much that we didn't know' about the lunar surface.

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander captured stunning views of the moon after its second lunar orbit maneuver on Feb. 24, 2025.

Senators press Jared Isaacman, Trump's pick for NASA chief, on his ties to Elon Musk

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

April 26^th 2025 at 1:30 am

Multiple Democratic senators have expressed concern about the business relationship between Jared Isaacman, President Trump's pick for NASA administrator, and SpaceX chief Elon Musk.

Jared Isaacman, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next administrator of NASA, appears before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Wednesday, April 9, 2025

'This character is noble, and he's beautiful': James Gunn explains how he cracked Superman in new behind-the-scenes footage (video)

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

April 26^th 2025 at 12:30 am

DC Studios reveals a superb look at the making of "Superman" for Superman Day.

A man in a superhero costume on a movie set

Hubble helps explore the wreckage of a supernova star explosion in a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way (image)

Space

April 25^th 2025 at 11:30 pm

Using the Hubble Space Telescope and an array of other instruments, astronomers have probed supernova wreckage in the Large Magellanic Cloud, the galaxy next door.

(Main) an illustration of a type Ia supernova erupting as a white dwarf feeds on a companion star (Inset) a new image of the LMC supernova remnant MC SNR J0519–6902

Lego Star Wars AT-AT Driver Helmet review

Space

April 25^th 2025 at 10:30 pm

After two years, Lego Star Wars helmets are back, and the AT-AT Driver might be our favorite yet.

A gray helmet with black eyes and frontal features also has splashes of red on the top and the bottom is on a black display stand with a name plaque in front of a gray background

How the Hubble Telescope became the 'Energizer bunny of spacecraft,' according to one of its astronaut visitors

Space

By: tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik)

April 25^th 2025 at 10:30 pm

How has the Hubble Telescope lasted so long? One of the astronauts who helped repair it explains.

The Hubble Space Telescope stands tall in the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Atlantis following its capture and lock-down in Earth orbit.

The sun might be spitting out particles that create water on the moon

Space

April 25^th 2025 at 9:33 pm

"With only lunar soil and a basic ingredient from the sun — which is always spitting out hydrogen — there's a possibility of creating water."

A large dark orb eclipsing a yellow orb behind.

Stuck on Strands? Here are the constellations you need to know for today's star-themed puzzle

Space

April 25^th 2025 at 8:33 pm

Look to the night sky for the answers that you seek.

an illustration of stars in the night sky

Lost in space: Why some meteorites look less 'shocked' than others

Space

April 25^th 2025 at 8:30 pm

Scientists have long wondered why carbon-rich meteorites appear less affected by violent impacts than those lacking the stuff. They may finally have an answer.

This Hubble image, taken in 2010 with the Wide Field Camera 3, reveals a point-like object about 400 feet (120 meters) wide, with a long, flowing dust tail behind a never-before-seen X pattern.

'Pacific Rim' TV show is coming to Prime Video, and it's going to be a prequel to the movies

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

April 25^th 2025 at 7:30 pm

Legendary Television and Amazon MGM Studios will unleash the monsters and mechs onto streaming, though it's still a ways off.

a giant mecha robot walking through a city in the heat of battle

SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts put things into perspective | Space photo of the day for April 24, 2025

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

April 25^th 2025 at 7:01 pm

The next crew to launch to the International Space Station on a Dragon spacecraft pose inside SpaceX’s Hangar X at Kennedy Space Center.

three men and a woman stand next to a rocket, making them look tiny or the rocket very large.

The brightest star in the night sky shows off this spring: How to see a scintillating Sirius

Space

April 25^th 2025 at 6:30 pm

Some people probably believe that the twinkling effect is produced by the stars themselves, but that is not the case at all.

a bright blue-white star in the night sky

Why are meteor showers so unpredictable? The sun may be to blame

Space

April 25^th 2025 at 4:30 pm

Our sun is wobbling, and this has a huge impact upon the regularity of many of Earth's meteor showers, according to a new study.

The Perseid meteor shower, which peaks in mid-August, is one of the best of the annual showers.

Amateur astrophotographer captures a stunning galaxy 24 million light-years from Earth (photo)

Space

April 25^th 2025 at 1:30 pm

An amateur astrophotographer has captured a stunningly detailed view of the spiral galaxy Messier 106, which is located 24 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Canes Venatici.

An image of the galaxy Messier 106, featuring swirling spiral arms centred around an active core, as captured by amateur astronomer Ronald Brecher

New moon of April 2025 sees Venus and Saturn join up in the sky this weekend

Space

April 25^th 2025 at 12:30 pm

The new moon occurs April 27, and a day later Venus and Saturn will make a close approach to each other (known as a conjunction) in the predawn sky.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 28 Starlink satellites, aces droneship booster landing (video, photos)

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

April 25^th 2025 at 8:34 am

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Fore Station on Thursday (April 24), carrying 28 Starlink satellites to orbit.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 28 Starlink broadband satellites from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on April 24, 2025.

Hubble Telescope snaps stunning portraits of Mars, a celestial moth and more in spectacular 35th anniversary photos

Space

April 25^th 2025 at 2:05 am

As scientists and space enthusiasts commemorate the Hubble Space Telescope's 35 years in orbit, the mission team joined in by delivering a fresh collection of awe-inspiring images.

This Hubble Space Telescope image captures the beauty of the moth-like planetary nebula NGC 2899.

Mars is covered in evidence of ancient lakes, rain and snow — but scientists aren't sure how that's possible

Space

April 25^th 2025 at 1:30 am

Valleys on Mars suggest the Red Planet was once covered in flowing water — but it's still a mystery how that could have been.

Planning on rewatching 'Revenge of the Sith' for its 20th anniversary? Here's why 'The Clone Wars' finale makes it a better movie

Space

April 25^th 2025 at 12:30 am

The end of the long-running animated show puts Anakin Skywalker's downfall in a whole new perspective.

Split image showing the poster for revenge of the Sith on the left, and a poster for Star wars: The clone wars on the right.

Mars orbiter snaps 1st image of Curiosity rover driving on the Red Planet (photo)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

April 24^th 2025 at 11:00 pm

A NASA Mars orbiter recently spotted the Curiosity rover driving across the Red Planet's surface, capturing an unprecedented off-Earth action shot.

NASA’s Curiosity rover appears as a dark speck in this contrast-enhanced view captured on Feb. 28, 2025, by the HiRISE camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Trailing Curiosity are the rover’s tracks, which can linger on the Martian surface for months before being erased by the wind.

Hubble Space Telescope at 35 | Space photo of the day for April 24, 2025

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

April 24^th 2025 at 10:47 pm

Thirty-five years ago today, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched into Earth orbit.

a large silver satellite with orange solar array wings is released from a robotic arm into the glare of the sun

See a cosmic 'smiley face' in the early morning sky as the moon greets Saturn and Venus tomorrow

Space

April 24^th 2025 at 10:30 pm

Nobody knows it, but the universe has a secret smile, and it uses it only for Earth.

Scientists discover super-Earth exoplanets are more common in the universe than we thought

Space

April 24^th 2025 at 9:30 pm

Super-Earths can exist in wider orbits around their parent stars than was previously believed, suggesting these Earth-like exoplanets could be more common than we thought.

An illustration of a super-Earth planet on a wide orbit around its host star

China's Shenzhou 20 astronauts arrive at Tiangong space station (video)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

April 24^th 2025 at 8:46 pm

The three astronauts of China's Shenzhou 20 mission arrived at the nation's Tiangong space station today (April 24), about 6.5 hours after lifting off.

The Shenzhou 19 and newly arrived Shenzhou 20 astronauts pose for a photo on China's Tiangong space station on April 24, 2025.

The 1st 'Predator: Badlands' trailer looks amazing, but it's the 'Alien' universe teases that have us most excited (video)

Space

April 24^th 2025 at 8:30 pm

The first public look at Predator: Badlands has finally arrived, and it's safe to say this new entry is doubling down on the series' sci-fi worldbuilding.

Screenshot from Predator Badlands showing the Predator, an humanoid alien creature with four mandibles and dreadlocks.

James Webb Space Telescope finds a wild black hole growth spurt in galaxies at 'cosmic noon'

Space

April 24^th 2025 at 7:38 pm

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have peered into galaxies that existed at cosmic noon to hunt ravenously feeding black holes and bursts of starbirth.

(Main) An image of the Extended Groth Strip as seen by the JWST (inset)

Fan-favorite Clone Wars character returns for 'Star Wars Outlaws' DLC in May, plus we're getting a Nintendo Switch 2 port

Space

April 24^th 2025 at 6:30 pm

Despite a rocky start, Ubisoft Massive is nowhere near done with Star Wars Outlaws. Next up, Kay and Nix will meet infamous pirate Hondo Ohnaka.

Lead art for Star Wars outlaws showing a woman, several aliens and a bunch of spaceships against a starfield background.

Could astronauts visit the Hubble Space Telescope again?

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

April 24^th 2025 at 5:30 pm

Astronauts repaired and upgraded NASA's Hubble Space Telescope over the course of five servicing missions from 1993 to 2009. Could yet another astronaut visit be in the cards?

NASA astronaut Mike Massimino smiles for a photo during STS-125 — the fifth and final Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission flown by NASA’s space shuttle fleet — in May 2009. The iconic observatory and Mike Good, Massimino’s spacewalk partner, can be seen in the background.

Climate change is officially the leading threat to imperiled species in the United States

Space

April 24^th 2025 at 4:31 pm

For the first time, scientists have identified climate change as the top driver of human-caused biodiversity loss among species protected under the Endangered Species Act.

World's largest solar telescope gains powerful new 'eye' to study the sun's secrets

Space

April 24^th 2025 at 3:31 pm

A powerful new instrument added to the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope promises to maximize the information gleaned from the sun's light.

two images: on the left, an inset image of a fuzzy-looking orange and yellow orb with dark patches; on the right, a white domed building atop a tall mountain

Best star projectors for kids: Night-lights and ambient toys to soothe young space fans

Space

April 24^th 2025 at 3:04 pm

Here are the best star projectors to enjoy a night-sky experience from the comfort of your couch. The prices are often reduced on special occasions, such as Amazon Prime Day, so keep your eyes open.

Two children in bed placing their finger on a star projector

Happy 35th birthday, Hubble Telescope! 10 times the iconic observatory blew astronomers' minds (photos)

Space

April 24^th 2025 at 1:30 pm

To mark the 35th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope, Space.com looks at some of the most scientifically significant images that have emerged from the observatory's lens.

An STS-125 crew member aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis captured this still image of the Hubble Space Telescope as the two spacecraft continued their relative separation on May 19, 2009, after having been linked together for the better part of a week.

Aging gracefully: The Hubble Telescope is in 'excellent technical condition' on its 35th birthday, its chief scientist says

Space

April 24^th 2025 at 12:30 pm

By teaming up with the James Webb Space Telescope, or by scientists delving into its long history of observations, Hubble is cementing its legacy.

A metallic wrapped cylinder against a dark background.

Rocket Lab introduces line of customizable solar arrays for satellites

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

April 24^th 2025 at 1:30 am

Rocket Lab now offering custom solar array line for customer satellites' solar power needs.

Two columns of satellites of increasing size, all with dual solar arrays on their sides.

China launches Shenzhou 20 astronauts to Tiangong space station (video)

Space

By: andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones)

April 24^th 2025 at 12:30 am

China's latest human spaceflight mission is headed for orbit early Thursday morning (April 24), and you can watch the action live.

The Shenzhou 20 crew launch at 5:17 a.m. EDT on Thurs (April 24)

Can Hubble still hang? How the space telescope compares to its successors after 35 years of cosmic adventures

Space

April 23^rd 2025 at 11:30 pm

On Thursday, April 24, 2025, the Hubble Space Telescope will celebrate 35 years in space. Can it still hold its own and prove useful when compared to instruments like the James Webb Space Telescope?

As this image of the spiral galaxy IC 4633 located 100 million light-years away shows, even at 35 Hubble can still produce STUNNING cosmic images

South Korea sends 4th spy satellite to orbit on SpaceX rideshare launch

Space

By: brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley)

April 23^rd 2025 at 10:30 pm

South Korea sent its fourth homegrown spy satellite to orbit this week in an effort to bolster its ability to keep tabs on its neighbor and adversary North Korea.

a rocket launch leaves a streak of light in the night sky

Don't miss a 'mini planet parade' early on April 24 as the moon, Venus and Saturn line up in the morning sky

Space

April 23^rd 2025 at 10:00 pm

The morning of April 24 will give rise to a striking mini-planetary parade, as Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Neptune, and Earth's moon join together in the pre-dawn sky.

African Space Agency celebrates official inauguration, joining global push for space innovation

Space

April 23^rd 2025 at 9:30 pm

Africa has taken a giant leap into the global space arena with the official inauguration of the African Space Agency (AfSA) on April 20.

nine people in business attire smile and pose for a portrait in front of a sign that reads "african space agency"

Watch season two of "Star Wars: Andor" with Disney's biggest bundle discount, including Hulu and Celebrate Star Wars Day — May the Fourth Be With You

Space

By: paul.brett@futurenet.com (Paul Brett)

April 23^rd 2025 at 8:44 pm

Get two of the best streaming services out there and home to Star Wars, Marvel, Alien and more with a huge 44% reduction.

The Disney Plus and Hulu logos on a purple background with a Space Black Friday deals badge.

Who is Sentry and his monstrous alter ego, the Void, in Marvel's 'Thunderbolts*?'

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

April 23^rd 2025 at 8:30 pm

This split-persona superhero is considered one of the most powerful beings in the Marvel Universe.

Left: a golden-haired superhero in a gold and black costume, Right: a dark silhouette of a flying shadowy man.

Star Wars anime fans rejoice! 'Star Wars: Visions' returns for Volume 3, and 'The Ninth Jedi' is getting its own spin-off series

Space

April 23^rd 2025 at 7:30 pm

Fans were expecting "Star Wars Visions Volume 3", which will feature nine shorts from Japanese animation studios, but "The Ninth Jedi" getting a spin-off series is a very welcome surprise.

Screenshot from Star Wars Visions showing an animated woman holding a green lightsaber, dueling with someone holding a red lightsaber.

China reveals Shenzhou 20 astronaut crew launching to Tiangong space station

Space

By: tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik)

April 23^rd 2025 at 7:19 pm

Veteran Chinese astronaut Chen Dong will command a crew that includes rookies Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie.

(L-R) Chinese astronauts Wang Jie, Chen Dong and Chen Zhongrui, who will carry out the Shenzhou-20 crewed spaceflight mission, meet the press at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on April 23, 2025 in Alxa League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China.

NASA's SPHEREx team rings bell at New York Stock Exchange | Space picture of the day for April 23, 2025

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

April 23^rd 2025 at 7:14 pm

The New York Stock Exchange celebrated the launch of NASA's newest astrophysics observatory by having the probe's team ring the closing bell.

a man with dirty-blond hair and a light beard wearing a black suit, white shirt and tan tie pumps right fist in the air as he rings the closing bell at the new york stock exchange. Other men in suits applaud around him.

Incredible photo catches the sun rising behind the world's largest telescope

Space

April 23^rd 2025 at 6:30 pm

As construction continues on ESO's Extremely Large Telescope, the observatory shared some stunning photos of the site as the telescope reached its highest point.

a dome-like structure surrounded by cranes is silhouetted against a large orange sun

SpaceX launches 3 rockets from 3 pads in less than 37 hours (photos)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

April 23^rd 2025 at 5:30 pm

SpaceX continues to keep up its torrid launch pace, sending three missions to orbit from three different pads over the course of a day and a half.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the NROL-145 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base on April 20, 2025.

Last chance! This Apple TV+ offer is one of the best streaming deals we've ever seen – but hurry, there's only one day left to grab 70% off

Space

By: paul.brett@futurenet.com (Paul Brett)

April 23^rd 2025 at 5:11 pm

Watch all episodes of "Severance", "For All Mankind", "Silo" and much more for just $2.99 a month.

Apple TV+ logo on Space deals background

Lyrid meteor shower 2025 delights stargazers with the help of a dramatic fireball display (photos)

Space

April 23^rd 2025 at 4:59 pm

The Lyrids 2025 did not disappoint, and we've got the photos to prove it!

a bright lyrid meteor streaks through a star studded sky and is reflected in a body of water below.

The Hubble Space Telescope turns 35 as NASA budget cuts loom. How many more birthdays will it have?

Space

April 23^rd 2025 at 4:30 pm

Budget cuts hitting U.S. government agencies like NASA don't seem promising for the Hubble Space Telescope, but there is still hope.

An image of the Hubble Space Telescope hovering in Earth's orbit.

Gorgeous deep space photo captures the Andromeda Galaxy surrounded by glowing gas

Space

April 23^rd 2025 at 1:30 pm

Astrophotographer Miguel Claro captured a colorful portrait of the Andromeda Galaxy from the Dark Sky Alqueva Observatory in Cumeada, Portugal.

a white, cloudy spiral in the center of the image is surrounded by wispy puffs of red gas. thousands of stars dot the background

Astronomers discover dark matter 'bridge' linking colliding galaxies: 'This is the missing piece we've been looking for.'

Space

April 23^rd 2025 at 12:30 pm

A massive clump of dark matter in the Perseus galaxy cluster is linked to its core by a bridge of dark matter, evidence of a history of mergers.

An illustration shows a "dark matter bridge" stretching between two colliding galaxies

Fixing the Hubble Space Telescope: A timeline of NASA's shuttle servicing missions

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

April 22^nd 2025 at 11:30 pm

Spacewalking astronauts repaired and upgraded the famed Hubble Telescope during five missions from 1993 to 2009. Here's a summary of these epic servicing efforts.

NASA astronaut Story Musgrave moves about in space shuttle Endeavour's cargo bay during the deployment of the solar array panels on the Hubble Space Telescope during the final of five STS-61 spacewalks, on Dec. 9, 1993.

Happy Earth Day 2025! Write your name in NASA satellite images and celebrate our planet (video)

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

April 22^nd 2025 at 11:29 pm

Check out this fun way to embrace Earth Day and NASA's 60 years of planetary observation.

Landsat images spelling out the word EARTH

ELVIS in orbit: New 3D microscope arrives at the ISS to study microbes in space

Space

By: John.Loeffler@futurenet.com (John Loeffler)

April 22^nd 2025 at 10:30 pm

A new microscope just arrived at the International Space Station to help study life's adaptability under extreme conditions using an innovative imaging technique.

SpaceX's CRS-32 Dragon cargo capsule nears the International Space Station for docking on April 22, 2025.

There's liquid on Titan, Saturn's largest moon. But something's missing and scientists are confused

Space

April 22^nd 2025 at 9:30 pm

Scientists have long known that Saturn's largest moon, Titan, hosts rivers and seas of liquid methane. But it's strangely lacking in river deltas, a new study suggests.

an infrared view of a moon showing surface details through the haze of its atmosphere

It's alive! It's alive! Orion throws back its cover | Space picture of the day for April 22, 2025

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

April 22^nd 2025 at 9:15 pm

NASA engineers tested the functionality of Orion's forward bay cover, which is the last component of the spacecraft that must be ejected before parachutes deploy to land.

a black and white photo of a space capsule being tested in a large chamber

Yousa in big doo-doo now, as Darth Jar Jar makes his way to Fortnite in the new Star Wars collaboration (video)

Space

April 22^nd 2025 at 9:00 pm

The next Fortnite x Star Wars collaboration will bring new content to Epic Games' hit online multiplayer game, including starfighters, Darth Jar Jar, and a new live event.

Screenshots from Fortnite showing Star Wars characters.

Has the James Webb Space Telescope discovered a 'missing' supermassive black hole? (video)

Space

April 22^nd 2025 at 8:30 pm

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered "smoking gun" evidence of a hidden feeding supermassive black hole in a distant spiral galaxy.

A close-up view of a barred spiral galaxy. Two spiral arms reach horizontally away from the core in the centre, merging into a broad network of gas and dust which fills the image. This material glows brightest orange along the path of the arms, and is darker red across the rest of the galaxy. Through many gaps in the dust, countless tiny stars can be seen, most densely around the core

NASA's Lucy probe captures 1st close-up images of asteroid Donaldjohanson, revealing 'strikingly complicated geology'

Space

April 22^nd 2025 at 7:47 pm

NASA's Lucy spacecraft, currently journeying toward Jupiter's orbit on its asteroid-hopping mission, captured an impressive close-up of its second target: the main belt asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson.

A black and white image of a space rock with a black background.

We took a guided tour of the solar system in Elite Dangerous, and now you can too (interview)

Space

April 22^nd 2025 at 7:30 pm

Learn about the solar system from a pair of real space museum curators in sci-fi game Elite Dangerous, as Abbie MacKinnon and Laura Joy Pieters of the London Science Museum give a guided tour of our home system.

Screenshots from the video game Elite Dangerous, showing a spaceship around a gas giant.

Don't miss the Lyrid meteor shower peak tonight: Here's what to expect

Space

April 22^nd 2025 at 6:37 pm

Skywatchers, get ready! The Lyrid meteor shower is set to peak, offering a spectacular sight for anyone willing to stay up late or rise early.

a person sits on a hillside and looks at a meteor streaking through the starry sky with the milky way on the left.

Marvel's screw-ups get their chance at redemption in the final 'Thunderbolts' trailer (video)

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

April 22^nd 2025 at 6:30 pm

'We've all done bad things': Yelena, aka White Widow, bares her soul in final trailer for Marvel's 'Thunderbolts' ahead of the May 2 release.

Five superheroes assemble downtown and look up into the sky

US Space Force now has a framework for fighting a war in space

Space

By: brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley)

April 22^nd 2025 at 6:30 pm

The U.S. Space Force now has an official "Space Warfighting" doctrine outlining how the service can train and prepare units for a war fought in space.

a triangular space plane approaches a satellite above the blue marble of Earth

Astronomers discover doomed planet shedding a Mount Everest's worth of material every orbit, leaving behind a comet-like tail

Space

April 22^nd 2025 at 5:31 pm

Astronomers discovered a planet that orbits its star so closely that its surface is being scorched into magma and vaporizing into space.

a small orb circles a large burning orb while leaving a trail of fire in its wake

Amateur astronomers capture groundbreaking photos of sun's corona during partial solar eclipse

Space

April 22^nd 2025 at 4:30 pm

In groundbreaking photos, eclipse chasers captured the elusive solar corona during a partially eclipsed sunrise/moonrise in Quebec. It could change eclipse chasing forever.

a sunrise scene over water with a faint outline of the suns corona visible before the sun is visible

Italian Space Agency mourns death of Pope Francis

Space

April 22^nd 2025 at 3:30 pm

The Italian Space Agency paid tribute to Pope Francis in the wake of his death early Monday morning (April 21).

Pope Francis waves to the pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square for the general audience on June 13, 2018 in Vatican City.

Our galactic neighbor Andromeda has a bunch of satellite galaxies — and they're weirdly pointing at us

Space

April 22^nd 2025 at 12:30 pm

The Andromeda galaxy's family of satellite galaxies point towards the Milky Way, and nobody knows why.

SpaceX CRS-32 Dragon cargo capsule arrives at the ISS with 6,700 pounds of supplies (video)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

April 22^nd 2025 at 10:25 am

A SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule arrived at the International Space Station this morning (April 22), docking to the orbital lab after more than a day catching up in orbit.

SpaceX’s CRS-27 Dragon cargo spacecraft approaches the International Space Station above the Indian Ocean on March 16, 2023.

SpaceX launches European reentry capsule on 'Bandwagon-3' rideshare mission (video)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

April 22^nd 2025 at 5:20 am

SpaceX sent a pioneering private reentry capsule to space today (April 21) on a rideshare mission called Bandwagon-3.

a white and black rocket gives off a large plume as it lights its engines to lift off off its launch pad

SpaceX rocket launch creates a 'nebula' in the sky | Space picture of the day for April 21, 2025

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

April 22^nd 2025 at 12:13 am

The plume from a rocket engine burn high in Earth's atmosphere caused a glowing spectacle similar in appearance to a nebula.

a red and blue nebula-like display is left behind by a rocket engine's plume

Don Pettit, NASA's oldest active astronaut at 70, arrives in Houston after 7-month space mission (photo)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

April 22^nd 2025 at 12:10 am

NASA's oldest active astronaut, the 70-year-old Don Pettit, has returned home to Houston after a seven-month stint aboard the International Space Station.

NASA astronaut Don Pettit waves after arriving in Houston on April 20, 2025. Pettit returned to Earth on April 19 to wrap up a seven-month mission on the International Space Station.

Amazon's Kuiper 1 internet satellites get new April 28 launch date on Atlas V rocket after delay

Space

By: tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik)

April 22^nd 2025 at 12:04 am

The first 27 satellites of Amazon's Project Kuiper internet constellation are now scheduled to lift off atop an Atlas V rocket on April 28 from Florida.

A white Atlas V rocket with strap on boosters vents gas during fueling for Amazon's Kuiper 1 satellite launch.

Did we actually find signs of alien life on K2-18b? 'We should expect some false alarms and this may be one'

Space

April 21^st 2025 at 11:46 pm

Last week, scientists announced they found the "strongest evidence yet" of alien life beyond our solar system. However, the scientific community remains skeptical.

Blue Skies Space to build satellite fleet around the moon to map the ancient universe

Space

April 21^st 2025 at 11:00 pm

A fleet of cubesats will act as a radio telescope to map the cosmic Dark Ages, its builders say.

A small fleet of tiny satellites orbits the moon

'The Fantastic Four: First Steps' trailer shown at CinemaCon now arrives for us all (video)

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

April 21^st 2025 at 10:30 pm

This new teaser is packed with pregnancy, the power of family, plus the Silver Surfer.

four people in blue jumpsuits featuring the numeral '4' stare upward from an empty city street

Twinkling star reveals the secrets of turbulent plasma in our cosmic neighborhood

Space

April 21^st 2025 at 9:30 pm

Astronomers have observed a twinkling star and discovered an abundance of mysterious plasma structures in our cosmic neighborhood.

a red cone-shaped structure glows against thousands of background stars

Colorful Eagle Nebula glows in stunning new image from Hubble Telescope

Space

April 21^st 2025 at 6:54 pm

A breathtaking new image of the famous Eagle Nebula captures a towering pillar of gas and dust sculpted by intense stellar radiation.

wispy clouds of gas stretch across the width of the image, shining in purples, blues and deep reds. hundreds of stars twinkle in the background

How did this ancient black hole get so big?

Space

April 21^st 2025 at 4:40 pm

While it's much smaller than the largest supermassive black holes detected, it's still a whopper considering how early in the history of the universe it appeared.

a cloud of purple gas in space seen against hundreds of colorful swirls of light

NASA's Curiosity rover finds major clue that Mars was once habitable

Space

April 21^st 2025 at 1:30 pm

NASA's Curiosity rover has found iron-rich carbonates on Mars — a major clue that the Red Planet used to be habitable.

A chapter of the layered geological history of Mars is laid bare in this image from NASA's Curiosity rover. The image shows the base of Mount Sharp, the rover's eventual science destination.

Ultralight dark matter may have helped monstrous black holes form in the early universe

Space

April 21^st 2025 at 12:30 pm

The infant universe's population of huge black holes could owe itself to ultralight dark matter, scientists say.

Artist’s illustration of a supermassive black hole at the heart of a galaxy.

SpaceX launches its 32nd Dragon cargo mission to the ISS for NASA (video)

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

April 21^st 2025 at 12:00 pm

SpaceX launched its 32nd cargo mission to the International Space Station today (April 21), sending more than 3 tons of supplies and scientific hardware to the orbiting lab for NASA.

a black and white rocket ignites its nine engines, lighting up its launch pad in the darkness of night

SpaceX launching Dragon cargo capsule to ISS early April 21: Watch it live

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

April 20^th 2025 at 11:58 pm

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a robotic Dragon cargo ship to the International Space Station early Monday morning (April 21), and you can watch the action live.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the company’s Dragon spacecraft atop, stands at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 4, 2024, in preparation for the agency’s SpaceX 31st Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station.

SpaceX launches 10th batch of 'proliferated architecture' spy satellites for US government (video)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

April 20^th 2025 at 5:38 pm

SpaceX launched the 10th batch of "proliferated architecture" spy satellites for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base today (April 20).

The first stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket comes down for a landing on a ship at sea after launching the NROL-145 mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on April 20, 2025.

When is the best time to see the Lyrid meteor shower 2025?

Space

By: daisy.dobrijevic@space.com (Daisy Dobrijevic)

April 20^th 2025 at 4:30 pm

Find out the best time to view the Lyrid meteor shower 2025 to make the most of the springtime shooting stars.

lyrid meteor shower graphic showing a white clock and meteors streaking through the sky in the background.

Gamma-ray bursts reveal largest structure in the universe is bigger and closer to Earth than we knew: 'The jury is still out on what it all means.'

Space

April 20^th 2025 at 1:30 pm

New research suggests that the largest cosmic structure is even bigger and closer to Earth than we knew. It goes against scientists' models of cosmic evolution.

An illustration of teh Hercules-Corona BorealisGreat Wall. Our entire galaxy sits on one of those tiny threads

NASA's oldest active astronaut lands with space station crewmates on his 70th birthday

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

April 20^th 2025 at 6:05 am

NASA's oldest active astronaut has redefined traveling "home" for your birthday, landing from the International Space Station on the same day that he turned 70.

a space capsule descends to a desert landing under a parachute in the dawn sky

Lunt SunOculars 8x32 solar binoculars review

Space

April 19^th 2025 at 9:30 pm

The best possible balance between magnification, size and build quality. The Lunt SunOculars 8x32 are the go-to solar binoculars for eclipses and sunspot viewing.

NASA's Lucy probe flies by the asteroid Donaldjohanson on Easter Sunday

Space

April 19^th 2025 at 5:30 pm

On Easter Sunday (April 20), NASA's Lucy probe should have zipped past the asteroid Donaldjohanson, testing science instruments on the space rock.

An artist's representation of NASA's Lucy spacecraft flying by the asteroid Donaldjohanson.

'Star Wars: Zero Company' is a new X-COM-style strategy video game set during the Clone Wars, and it's coming in 2026 (video)

Space

April 19^th 2025 at 4:39 pm

If you're a fan of XCOM and the Star Wars' Clone Wars era, you're in luck. Zero Company is coming in 2026.

Art for the turn-based tactics video game 'Star Wars: Zero Company'. On the left is the title of the game "Star Wars Zero Company". To the right is a rag-tag group of six, preparing to enter battle.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 157 — Space Force!

Space

By: info@space.com (Space.com Staff)

April 19^th 2025 at 4:03 pm

On Episode 157 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik invite Chief Master Sergeant John Bentivegna to the podcast to discuss the Space Force.

What's with all the fourth wall breaking in 'Lux', the latest episode of 'Doctor Who'?

Space

April 19^th 2025 at 3:30 pm

New episode "Lux" reveals that characters talking directly to the audience was just the start.

Screenshot from Doctor Who Season 2 Episode "Lux"

Watch NASA astronaut Don Pettit and 2 cosmonauts return to Earth today

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

April 19^th 2025 at 12:30 pm

NASA astronaut Don Pettit and two cosmonaut colleagues will return to Earth from the International Space Station this evening (April 19), and you can watch it live.

Could Mars volcanoes have supported ancient life on the Red Planet? Well, maybe

Space

April 19^th 2025 at 1:30 am

Using NASA's Perseverance rover to analyze Martian rocks, researchers suggest that Mars' complex volcanism might hold clues about the planet's ancient habitability.

a rust orange yellow sky and landscape features a rocky surface in the foreground, with a large pointed hill beyond.

Bahamas puts SpaceX rocket landings on hold pending review: report

Space

By: tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik)

April 19^th 2025 at 12:44 am

Landing off the coast of the Bahamas offers SpaceX new rocket flight trajectories.

SpaceX's first Falcon 9 rocket to land off the coast of the Bahamas touched down on a drone ship on Feb. 18, 2025.

'Take care of our station. It's our everything.' Russian cosmonaut hands control of ISS over to Japanese astronaut (video)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

April 19^th 2025 at 12:04 am

Russia's Alexey Ovchinin handed the keys of the International Space Station to Japanese spaceflyer Takuya Onishi in a change-of-command ceremony today (April 18).

ISS Expedition Commander Alexey Ovchinin (left) hands the symbolic key to the orbiting lab to Japan's Takuya Onishi (right) in a change-of-command ceremony on April 18, 2025.

NASA's sun-studying PUNCH mission captures its 1st-light images. Everything looks great so far

Space

April 18^th 2025 at 11:35 pm

NASA's PUNCH sun-studying mission has seen first light — and the team says all four instruments are indeed working as expected.

A hazy orange glow with stars in the background.

Star Wars Celebration reveals new footage about Sigourney Weaver's 'The Mandalorian & Grogu' character

Space

April 18^th 2025 at 11:30 pm

The Mandalorian's next chapter will blast into theaters in 2026, and we're learning more about its characters and story.

Logo for the Star Wars The Mandalorian and Grogu movie.

Celestron EclipSmart 20x50mm Porro solar binoculars review

Space

April 18^th 2025 at 9:30 pm

These solar binoculars offer lots of magnification for observing sunspots and solar eclipses, but their big size makes them a specialist purchase.

Celestron EclipSmart 20x50mm Porro solar binoculars eyecups.

Ghostly galaxy without dark matter baffles astronomers

Space

April 18^th 2025 at 9:30 pm

Astronomers have stumbled upon yet another ghostly galaxy that appears to be devoid of dark matter, the elusive stuff that makes up most of the material universe.

A pseudo-color image of the ultra-diffuse galaxy FCC 224, as captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.

Cosmic party streamer for Hubble's 35th | Space picture of the day for April 18, 2025

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

April 18^th 2025 at 9:16 pm

A new portrait of a pillar of gas and dust in the Eagle Nebula is a reason to celebrate.

a pillar of dust and gas extends outward in a nebula

'Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord' is the next animated series from a galaxy far, far away coming to Disney Plus

Space

April 18^th 2025 at 8:30 pm

We've seen Darth Maul, the horned Sith lord, die, resurrect, and die again, but how did his criminal empire rise and fall? Star Wars' next animated show aims to answer that.

Logo for the "Star Wars Maul – Shadow Lord" TV show.

Explosion destroys building at Northrop Grumman rocket test site in Utah

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

April 18^th 2025 at 7:56 pm

A fire at a Northrop Grumman facility in Utah sent a building up in flames April 16. No injuries were reported.

the skeleton of a building stands smoking in rubble after a fire. A blue dumpster in the foreground on the bottom left has a sign that reads 'NO PARKING'

2 private satellites undock after pioneering life-extension mission

Space

By: andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones)

April 18^th 2025 at 7:30 pm

Two commercial satellites have completed an undocking maneuver high above Earth, signaling the successful end to a pioneering spacecraft life-extension mission.

The MEV-1 spacecraft, developed by Northrop Grumman's Space Logistics, successfully undocked with Intelsat's IS-901 satellite. Photo released April 9, 2025.

It's always a pleasure to meet a new Lego Star Wars set, as Jango Fett’s Firespray-Class Starship drops in for Star Wars Day

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

April 18^th 2025 at 6:30 pm

Lego's 2,970-piece Ultimate Collector Series set arrives in time for May the Fourth!

a Lego toy model of a Star Wars sci-fi spaceship

Ryan Gosling's new 'Star Wars' movie 'Starfighter' is coming in 2027, and it has nothing to do with the Starfighter games

Space

April 18^th 2025 at 5:30 pm

Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levy is visiting the galaxy far, far away to tell a standalone story set five years after The Rise of Skywalker.

'It's very pro-commercial space right now': An industry insider's off-Earth status report

Space

April 18^th 2025 at 3:30 pm

Space.com caught up recently with Dave Cavossa, president of the Commercial Space Federation, to discuss the state of the U.S. private space industry.

SpaceX's Crew-10 astronaut mission for NASA launches toward the International Space Station from Kennedy Space Center on March 14, 2025.

'I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream' celebrates 30 years with a console port, ready to traumatise a whole new generation with its tales of a mad AI god

Space

April 18^th 2025 at 2:30 pm

Nightdive Studios' port of the classic point-and-click sci-fi adventure to modern consoles gets the job done and feels hauntingly timely.

Screenshots from the I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream video game (2025 remaster).

Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong's gold Omega moonwatch sells for record $2.2M at auction

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

April 18^th 2025 at 12:30 pm

A new record has been set for the most paid at auction for an astronaut's timepiece. The 18-karat gold Omega Speedmaster that was presented to Neil Armstrong sold for $2,187,500 with premium.

a black and white photo of a man wearing a watch with an arrow pointing to a color enlargement of the same gold watch

NASA developing 1st-ever space-based quantum sensor for gravity measurements

Space

April 18^th 2025 at 1:30 am

Scientists are developing an advanced quantum sensor for low Earth orbit that can detect the tiniest tremors in Earth's gravity.

A map of Earth’s gravity. Red indicates areas of the world that exert greater gravitational pull, while blue indicates areas that exert less. A science-grade quantum gravity gradiometer could one day make maps like this with unprecedented accuracy.

Haircut on high: Getting a trim in space | Space picture of the day for April 17, 2025

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

April 18^th 2025 at 1:13 am

"What should I do with my sideburns?" asked the ISS commander of his barber and Expedition 73 crewmate.

a woman in a blue shirt uses an electric shaver to trim the hair a japanese man with a white shirt while in microgravity aboard a space station

Moon-orbiting Gateway space station's habitat module arrives in the US (photos)

Space

April 17^th 2025 at 11:43 pm

NASA released a set of photos highlighting the newly arrived HALO module for Gateway, a small space station that the agency aims to launch to lunar orbit in 2027.

Gateway’s HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost) arrives in Mesa, Arizona on April 1, 2025, after traveling from Italy, where Thales Alenia Space fabricated its primary structure.

Iconic Sombrero Galaxy shines in reprocessed Hubble Telescope view (image)

Space

April 17^th 2025 at 10:47 pm

NASA just unveiled a new image of the iconic Sombrero Galaxy, showcasing intricate details of its vivid structure that resembles the broad-brimmed Mexican hat.

Hubble Space Telescope image of the Sombrero Galaxy, also called Messier 104.

Possible signs of alien life found on nearby exoplanet, study reports

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

April 17^th 2025 at 9:45 pm

Scientists have found further evidence of possible biosignature gases on the planet K2-18b, strengthening its case as an abode for alien life. But the case is far from closed.

Altair Hypercam 26C APS-C Colour TEC astronomy camera review

Space

April 17^th 2025 at 9:30 pm

This is a high-quality deep-sky camera that experienced astrophotographers won't outgrow.

The Altair Hypercam 26C APS-C Astronomy Camera, on a flat surface.

The original 'Star Wars' theatrical cut (where Han shoots first) is coming back to theaters... well, one theater... for one night only

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

April 17^th 2025 at 8:30 pm

This “unmissable treat” for 'Star Wars' fans arrives June 12 for one night only.

A movie poster with colorful heroes, villains, robots, aliens, and spaceships

'Murderbot': Release date, plot, cast, and everything we know about Apple's upcoming dark sci-fi comedy

Space

April 17^th 2025 at 7:30 pm

Alexander Skarsgård plays a security android with a penchant for soap operas in Apple TV+'s latest sci-fi show.

China rolls out rocket for Shenzhou 20 astronaut launch to its Tiangong space station (video)

Space

By: andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones)

April 17^th 2025 at 6:30 pm

On April 16, China rolled out the rocket and crew capsule for Shenzhou 20, the nation's next astronaut mission to the Tiangong space station.

China rolls out the Long March 2F rocket and crew capsule for the Shenzhou 20 astronaut mission on April 16, 2025.

Where did this extremely magnetic, dense and dead star come from? Scientists aren't quite sure

Space

April 17^th 2025 at 6:00 pm

Using the Hubble and Gaia space telescopes, astronomers have discovered that a powerfully magnetic neutron star in the Milky Way wasn't born in a supernova.

An illustration of a highly magnetic neutron star or a magnetar

A hidden solar cycle is awakening, but more extreme space weather over the next 50 years may not be a bad thing

Space

By: tereza.pultarova@futurenet.com (Tereza Pultarova)

April 17^th 2025 at 5:32 pm

"The next set of solar cycles will be more active."

graphic illustration showing a fiery solar flare from the sun and earth in the foreground.

I cover deals and streaming content for a living and I recommend this Apple TV Plus deal, now $2.99 a month, this Easter

Space

By: acox@space.com (Alexander Cox)

April 17^th 2025 at 5:11 pm

If you're planning to stay in this Easter or you need to entertain guests, I recommend getting Apple TV Plus for just $2.99 a month. It's rarely ever this cheap.

How AI is helping scientists unlock some of the sun's deepest secrets

Space

April 17^th 2025 at 4:30 pm

AI can bridge the growing gap between new and old solar observations and help scientists uncover overlooked aspects of our star's long-term evolution, a new study argues.

A mass of plasma at the very top of the Sun rose up from the surface, streamed along, darted back and forth, and finally rose up and broke away into space (Nov. 19-21, 2012). The material was being controlled by strong, yet unseen, magnetic forces that were pulling it in various directions. The images were taken in extreme ultraviolet light.

Rare 'cannibal' solar eruption sparks severe geomagnetic storm and stunning auroras (photos)

Space

By: daisy.dobrijevic@space.com (Daisy Dobrijevic)

April 17^th 2025 at 3:08 pm

The solar eruption set Earth's skies ablaze, with vibrant auroras visible across the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

dancing ribbons of light fill the sky as the northern lights put on a show in Finland.

Where to see the Lyrid meteor shower 2025: Top viewing tips

Space

By: daisy.dobrijevic@space.com (Daisy Dobrijevic)

April 17^th 2025 at 1:30 pm

Here's how and where to see the Lyrid meteor shower in 2025, which is active between April 16-25 and peaks on April 22.

The Perseid meteor showers are reflected in a lake.

Vast swarms of hidden galaxies may be secretly bathing the universe in a soft glow

Space

April 17^th 2025 at 12:30 pm

A fog of long-wavelength infrared light could be produced by dusty, star-forming galaxies that have remained hidden — until now, that is.

This James Webb Space Telescope deep-field image shows some of the earliest and most distant galaxies ever seen.

US and UK militaries pick Rocket Lab's HASTE launcher to help test hypersonic tech

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

April 17^th 2025 at 1:30 am

The militaries of the U.S. and the U.K. have selected Rocket Lab as a potential partner for their multibillion-dollar programs to develop hypersonic technology.

HASTE blasts off on Saturday, June 17, from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 in Virginia.

Minotaur 4 rocket, repurposed from intercontinental ballistic missile, launches secret US spy satellites to orbit from California (video)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

April 17^th 2025 at 1:10 am

A Minotaur IV rocket sent multiple classified payloads skyward for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on Wednesday (April 16).

A Northrop Grumman Minotaur IV rocket launches the NROL-174 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on April 16, 2025.

Bipartisan US Planetary Science Caucus 'alarmed' by Trump's possible plans to slash NASA budget and block Mars Sample Return

Space

April 17^th 2025 at 12:30 am

In response to reports of the Trump administration aiming to slash NASA's 2026 science budget by nearly half, US Planetary Science Caucus co-chairs have expressed their alarm.

NASA continues stacking its giant Artemis 2 SLS moon rocket (photos)

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

April 16^th 2025 at 11:30 pm

NASA's next moon rocket is stacking higher and higher at the Kennedy Space Center, as the SLS stage adapter and interim cryogenic propulsion stage arrive in the VAB.

A massive crane lowers the launch vehicle stage adapter onto the SLS (Space Launch System) core stage on Thursday, April 3, 2025, in High Bay 3 inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Glitch forces Japan's asteroid-sampling Hayabusa2 probe into protective 'safe mode' in deep space

Space

By: andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones)

April 16^th 2025 at 10:30 pm

An anomaly has forced the Japanese asteroid-sampling spacecraft Hayabusa2 into protective "safe mode" while journeying through deep space on its extended mission.

An artist's depiction of Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft passing near Earth.

A gateway to the Gateway around the moon | Space picture of the day for April 16, 2025

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

April 16^th 2025 at 10:28 pm

One of the first two modules that will form NASA's Gateway platform in orbit around the moon has arrived at its last stop before the launch site.

a white top half of a large shipping container is lifted by crane, exposing a metal cylindrical module inside.

Scientists discover bizarre double-star system with exoplanet on a sideways orbit (video)

Space

April 16^th 2025 at 9:30 pm

Astronomers have discovered the weirdest planetary system ever seen, consisting of a planet rolling around rare binary "failed star" brown dwarfs at a 90-degree tilted angle!

Illustration of the exoplanet 2M1510 (AB) b’s unusual orbit around its host brown dwarf stars. The newly discovered planet has a polar orbit, which is perpendicular to the plane in which the two stars are travelling.

A 'cosmic car radio' could help scientists tune in to dark matter within the next 15 years

Space

April 16^th 2025 at 8:30 pm

Scientists have developed a cosmic car radio that could tune into the frequency of axions, a prime dark matter suspect.

An illustration shows an experiment on Earth "tuning in" to dark matter

Every 'Black Mirror' Season 7 episode, ranked from worst to best

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

April 16^th 2025 at 7:30 pm

Netflix's award-winning dystopian anthology from twisted British creator Charlie Brooker is back!

Screenshot from each episode of Black Mirror Season 7

NASA's Perseverance rover hits the Mars rock gold mine: 'It has been all we had hoped for and more'

Space

April 16^th 2025 at 6:30 pm

NASA's Perseverance rover is reveling in a scientific bonanza on Mars after finding a diverse array of rocks that are providing eager scientists a glimpse into the planet's ancient history.

A drill going into a rocky yellowish ground.

'Planetary defense is knowing what's out there and what could do harm to us.' Meet the scientist who helped build NASA's asteroid response plan

Space

April 16^th 2025 at 5:30 pm

A Q&A with Lindley Johnson, a pioneer in blueprinting warning and response scenarios to any potential impact of Earth by an asteroid or comet.

An artist's illustration of a dangerous asteroid headed for Earth.

James Webb Space Telescope discovers most distant and earliest Milky Way 'twin' ever seen. Meet dragon-galaxy Zhúlóng (image)

Space

April 16^th 2025 at 4:52 pm

The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted the most distant spiral galaxy ever seen, a "Milky Way twin" that existed 1 billion years after the Big Bang.

An image of Zhúlóng the earliest and most distant spiral galaxy ever seen

The Lyrids are back: How to catch this year's spring meteor shower

Space

April 16^th 2025 at 4:30 pm

The night sky will dazzle this week as the Lyrid meteor shower kicks off its annual display, marking the return of one of the oldest and most reliable celestial shows of the year.

graphic illustration showing the text lyrid meteor shower 2025 and a bell notification symbol next to it alerting readers to the beginning of the shower and in the background is a starry night scene with several meteors streaking through the sky.

Germany's military wants its own Starlink-like satellite constellation

Space

By: andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones)

April 16^th 2025 at 3:30 pm

Germany's armed forces are planning to build their own constellation of satellites, to avoid becoming reliant on SpaceX's Starlink or other orbiting communications networks.

A batch of SpaceX Starlink satellites before deployment.

The best value VR headset, the Meta Quest 3, is now at its lowest-ever price, perfect if you want a bargain or to explore the world of virtual reality for less

Space

By: acox@space.com (Alexander Cox)

April 16^th 2025 at 2:31 pm

The Meta Quest 3 is one of the best VR headsets on the market, and now it's on offer for its lowest-ever price when you grab it from Amazon, Walmart or Best Buy.

A white VR headset is in front of an image of batman, all with a white glow around the edge, in front of a blue planet with the space.com logo in the top left corner

How artificial intelligence is helping scientists hunt for alien Earths

Space

April 16^th 2025 at 12:30 pm

An AI algorithm designed to look for planetary systems that could host Earth-like, habitable zone planets, has found 44 candidates.

An Earth-like world with a sun-like star in the background is seen in this illustration.

Matter-spewing 'singularities' could eliminate the need for dark energy and dark matter

Space

April 15^th 2025 at 11:30 pm

A new cosmic model suggests that singularities could briefly pop into existence, spewing matter and energy into the cosmos, negating the need for dark energy and dark matter.

An illustration shows a multitude of singulaties spitting matter in the universe around Earth. Could such phenomena account for dark energy?

New photos from European Mars orbiter show dynamic, volcanic Red Planet terrain

Space

April 15^th 2025 at 10:30 pm

The European Space Agency just released some new snapshots from its Mars Express orbiter that detail the dynamic terrain of the Red Planet's Acheron Fossae region.

This image from ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft shows the Acheron Fossae region of Mars. This region shows many signs of past activity, from trough-like ditches and steep cliffs to smooth plains and tall domes formed by volcanism.

Aisha Bowe becomes 1st Bahamian woman to reach space, remembers Alan Shepard’s landmark flight: 'He landed in Grand Bahama' (video)

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

April 15^th 2025 at 9:17 pm

On Monday (April 14), Aisha Bowe became the first Bahamian woman to launch to space — and she already wants to go back.

a woman in a blue flight suit stands on a set of blue stairs next to a white space capsule resting on the desert sand. The woman has her arms outstretch like a Y in excitement.

Aurora alert! Powerful geomagnetic storm could spark northern lights as far south as Illinois and Oregon tonight

Space

By: daisy.dobrijevic@space.com (Daisy Dobrijevic)

April 15^th 2025 at 8:48 pm

Heads up aurora chasers! Powerful geomagnetic storm conditions could trigger northern lights at mid-latitudes overnight as a CME impact is detected and more could be on the way.

Vibrant green and purple aurora borealis streaking across the night sky, creating a mesmerizing celestial display with stars visible in the background.

Katy Perry just became the 1st pop star to sing in space — but Lance Bass, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Sarah Brightman and Justin Bieber had their chance

Space

By: tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik)

April 15^th 2025 at 8:36 pm

Katy Perry isn't the first performer with space ambitions; Lance Bass, Beyonce, Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber all hoped to be first at one time or another.

Pop star Katy Perry exits a Blue Origin space capsule after launch on April 14, 2025.

Star's swan song captured by Hubble Telescope | Space picture of the day for April 15, 2025

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

April 15^th 2025 at 7:47 pm

Planetary nebula Kohoutek 4-55 as viewed by the Hubble Space Telescope.

swirling red, orange and yellow clouds wrap around a green center as surrounding stars shine

NASA astronaut Don Pettit and 2 cosmonauts will return to Earth on April 19

Space

April 15^th 2025 at 7:26 pm

NASA astronaut Don Pettit and two cosmonaut colleagues will return to Earth from the International Space Station on Saturday night (April 19), if all goes to plan.

'I've never been more proud of my friend than today,' Oprah Winfrey says as she watches Gayle King launch on Blue Origin rocket (video)

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

April 15^th 2025 at 4:30 pm

Oprah Winfrey was on hand April 14 to witness the launch of Blue Origin's historic NS-31 mission, which carried her friend of nearly 50 years, journalist Gayle King, to and from suborbital space.

Oprah Winfrey attended the launch of Blue Origin's all-female NS-31 suborbital spaceflight on April 14, 2025. Her longtime friend Gayle King was one of the crewmates.

Alien life could exist on Saturn's big moon Titan — but finding it will be tough

Space

April 15^th 2025 at 3:30 pm

Alien life could exist on the huge Saturn moon Titan, but probably not in the abundance scientists once hoped, according to a new study.

This artist's concept of a lake at the north pole of Saturn's moon Titan illustrates raised rims and rampart-like features as seen by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.

Bungie's next sci-fi shooter 'Marathon' has been revealed with a trio of action-packed trailers, a release date, and a closed alpha (video)

Space

April 15^th 2025 at 3:00 pm

Cybernetic mercenaries team up to venture into an abandoned colony planet, grab valuable loot, and fight each other in Bungie's Marathon reboot.

Key art for Marathon (2025). It shows the name on the left side, and then three colorful images showing sci-fi mercenaries.

Pulsar Fusion unveils vision for ‘Sunbird’ nuclear rocket to reach Mars in half the time (video)

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

April 15^th 2025 at 1:30 pm

Pulsar Fusion just released a video showcasing its planned Sunbird nuclear fusion rocket, which is designed to reach speeds of about 329,000 mph (500,000 kph).

James Webb Space Telescope sees a celestial Venn diagram around a dying star

Space

April 15^th 2025 at 12:30 pm

A stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope is allowing astronomers to examine the complex and turbulent final stages of a dying star.

A pink hazy structure in space that looks like two overlapping rings, much like a Venn diagram.

Gayle King just conquered her fears with Blue Origin's all-female space launch. Here's how she did it.

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

April 15^th 2025 at 2:21 am

Journalist Gayle King conquered her fear of flying in a big way today (April 14), going to space with Katy Perry and others in Blue Origin's historic all-female flight.

Journalist Gayle King celebrates after landing on Blue Origin's NS-31 suborbital mission on April 14, 2025.

100th person to fly only a suborbital spaceflight | Space picture of the day for April 14, 2025

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

April 15^th 2025 at 1:46 am

Aisha Bowe filled a milestone seat when she flew on Blue Origin's 11th human and first all-female spaceflight on April 14, 2025.

a Black woman in a blue flightsuit reaches out her arms after stepping out of a space capsule in the desert

‘It is the highest high’: Here's what Katy Perry and the 5 other women of Blue Origin's historic all-female flight felt after liftoff (videos)

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

April 15^th 2025 at 12:20 am

Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket lifted off on the NS-31 mission with Katy Perry and five other women on April 14, for a suborbital spaceflight that left a deep and lasting impact on the entire crew.

Blue Origin's NS-31 crew poses for a photo after their flight. From left: Kerianne Flynn, Katy Perry, Lauren Sánchez, Aisha Bowe, Gayle King and Amanda Nguyen.

Amanda Nguyen becomes 1st Vietnamese woman to fly to space: 'This journey really is about healing' (video)

Space

April 14^th 2025 at 11:32 pm

Amanda Nguyen has become the first Vietnamese woman to fly to space; her spaceflight is a testament to her achievements as an accomplished scientist, and is also part of a larger story of healing as a survivor of sexual assault.

A woman with a blue spacesuit in front of a white capsule.

'I feel super connected to love': Katy Perry reflects on her historic space launch with Blue Origin (video)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

April 14^th 2025 at 10:30 pm

Katy Perry just flew to suborbital space on a historic all-female flight with Blue Origin. The trip, though brief, changed her in significant ways the pop star said.

Pop star Katy Perry speaks after landing on Blue Origin's NS-31 suborbital mission on April 14, 2025. She holds a daisy, which she took on the flight with her. (Perry's daughter is named Daisy, and the flower also symbolizes life's tenacity and Earth's beauty, Perry said.)

Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025 is this weekend, and here are 5 things we want to see from the year's biggest Star Wars event

Space

April 14^th 2025 at 9:30 pm

Star Wars Celebration is returning to Japan later this month, so here's a list of things we expect (and hope) to see addressed at the event.

Artwork for Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025 showing Darth Vader and imperial vehicles next to a motif of the Japanese flag, with Mt Fuji in the center.

View the wonders of the night sky with one of the best star projectors around — now at one of its cheapest-ever prices

Space

By: paul.brett@futurenet.com (Paul Brett)

April 14^th 2025 at 8:34 pm

This fantastic Pococo Galaxy Star Projector is user-friendly, delivers bright, high-resolution projections and rivals more expensive rivals for performance.

POCOCO Galaxy Projector on a purple background with a 'Space.com deals' badge.

Pop star Katy Perry and crew's Blue Origin spaceflight souvenirs

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

April 14^th 2025 at 7:30 pm

A flag flown to the moon, a cookie from Cookie Monster and a locket gifted by an actress are now all space artifacts, having briefly left the planet with pop star Katy Perry and five more women.

six women in blue suits surrounded by inset photos of collectibles and memorabilia

Some dark matter haloes could roll through the universe like hollow cosmic Easter Eggs

Space

April 14^th 2025 at 6:52 pm

The universe could be packed with dark matter haloes that have no galaxy fillings.

A dark matter halo with a galaxy at its heart. Not all these objects could packed with stellar fillings

Hurry! Only eight days left to get 70% off Apple TV+ meaning you can watch all episodes of "Severance" and much more for just $2.99 a month

Space

By: paul.brett@futurenet.com (Paul Brett)

April 14^th 2025 at 6:28 pm

This Apple TV+ offer is one of the best streaming deals I've ever seen, you'll have to be quick though, as there's only a few days left to grab 70% off.

Katy Perry and Gayle King launch to space with 4 others on historic all-female Blue Origin rocket flight

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

April 14^th 2025 at 5:35 pm

Blue Origin launched the first all-female spaceflight in more than 60 years today (April 14), sending Katy Perry and five crewmates on a brief trip to suborbital space.

Katy Perry holds a daisy flower to the sky, which she took to space on Blue Origin's historic spaceflight.

Rare double solar blast unleashes 2 CMEs towards Earth — auroras possible April 16

Space

By: daisy.dobrijevic@space.com (Daisy Dobrijevic)

April 14^th 2025 at 5:11 pm

Double solar eruptions could spark G2 geomagnetic storms and auroras above northern U.S. states on April 16. Keep your eyes on the skies!

gif animation showing a large filament erupting from the sun.

We finally have a release date for ‘The Alters’, the sci-fi survival game where you team up with your clones to survive a planet on fire (video)

Space

April 14^th 2025 at 2:30 pm

The next game from 11 Bit Studios, the team behind Frostpunk, is almost here, and this time, things are about to get personal.

Screenshot from The Alters showing a person in a spacesuit looking out over a hostile planet with lava flows and deep crevaces.

April's Full Pink Moon captivates skywatchers worldwide with dazzling 'micromoon' show (photos)

Space

By: daisy.dobrijevic@space.com (Daisy Dobrijevic)

April 14^th 2025 at 1:52 pm

Skywatchers around the world turned their heads — and lenses to the skies to capture the beauty of April’s full Pink Moon — 2025's only micromoon.

Statue of liberty in the foreground and a large bright full moon in the background shrouded by clouds.

Axiom Space to launch its 1st orbiting data centers this year

Space

By: tereza.pultarova@futurenet.com (Tereza Pultarova)

April 14^th 2025 at 1:30 pm

Axiom Space will launch two orbiting data center nodes into low Earth orbit by the end of this year, as the first step in the development of off-Earth computing infrastructure.

Tranche 1 of Kepler's planned optical data relay network, with two Axiom Spaace ODC payloads.

3 big hunks of space junk crash to Earth every day — and it's only going to get worse

Space

By: tereza.pultarova@futurenet.com (Tereza Pultarova)

April 14^th 2025 at 12:30 pm

At least three old satellites or rocket bodies fall to Earth every day, a new report reveals. Some experts think it's a worrying trend.

Over 46,000 space debris fragments more than 4 inches wide now clutter Earth's orbit.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites to orbit on record-breaking 27th flight (video, photos)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

April 14^th 2025 at 8:43 am

SpaceX broke its rocket-reuse record yet again early Monday (April 14), launching a batch of Starlink internet satellites atop a Falcon 9 rocket that flew for the 27th time.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on April 14, 2025. It was the record-breaking 27th launch for this Falcon 9’s first stage.

Katy Perry and Blue Origin's all-female rocket crew get Monse designer flight suits

Space

By: tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik)

April 13^th 2025 at 6:12 pm

The Monse Blue Origin flight suits were tailored for women from the start, designers say.

Katy Perry, Gayle King and Lauren Sánchez with three women in sleek blue flight suits for all-female Blue Origin launch

Who is new 'Doctor Who' companion Belinda Chandra? And where have we seen her before?

Space

April 13^th 2025 at 5:30 pm

There's more to the latest 'Doctor Who' companion than initially meets the eye, as we find out in Doctor Who Season 2 Episode 1.

I’m headed to STARMUS La Palma 2025, where curious minds will gather under one of the darkest skies on Earth

Space

By: daisy.dobrijevic@space.com (Daisy Dobrijevic)

April 13^th 2025 at 4:30 pm

STARMUS La Palma 2025 is set to unite space, science and stargazing with presentations and concerts under some of the darkest skies in the world.

Not just Katy Perry: Here are the celebrities Blue Origin has launched to space

Space

April 13^th 2025 at 3:30 pm

With Katy Perry's all-female spaceflight set to launch on April 14, here's a look at the other celebrities who have flown to space with Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin.

Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos celebrates after participating in the company's first crewed spaceflight, on July 20, 2021.

Blue Origin set to launch all-female spaceflight with Katy Perry today

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

April 13^th 2025 at 1:30 pm

Blue Origin will launch an all-female spaceflight with Katy Perry on Monday morning (April 14), and you can watch the historic action live.

Blue Origin's NS-31 mission with Katy Perry is scheduled to launch on April 14, 2025.

SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket, lands booster on ship at sea (video)

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

April 13^th 2025 at 5:41 am

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Saturday (April 12), carrying 21 Starlink satellites to orbit.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 21 Starlink internet satellites to orbit from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 12, 2025.

'The Dream is [still] Alive': First IMAX film shot in space at 40 years

Space

By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

April 12^th 2025 at 5:30 pm

James Neihouse had one more thing to share. He pulled out a frame displaying strips of tape, each of which had notes from astronauts who filmed the IMAX movie "The Dream is Alive" 40 years ago.

four astronauts in dark blue short sleeve polo shirts and light blue shorts work inside a space shuttle

'I'm really excited about the engineering of it all.' Katy Perry is psyched for her Blue Origin launch on April 14

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

April 12^th 2025 at 4:30 pm

The pop star is leaning into STEM ahead of her spaceflight.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 156 — Rocket Blast

Space

By: info@space.com (Space.com Staff)

April 12^th 2025 at 4:28 pm

On Episode 156 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik welcome Phil Metzger to discuss the dangerous realities of rocket plumes.

SpaceX launches 9th batch of 'proliferated architecture' spy satellites for US government (video)

Space

By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)

April 12^th 2025 at 4:12 pm

SpaceX launched the ninth batch of "proliferated architecture" spy satellites for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office from Calfornia's central coast today (April 12).

a rocket lifts off into the pre-dawn sky casting an orange glow from its thrust

You don't need to like every episode of 'Doctor Who' — in fact, it's probably a good thing if you don't

Space

April 12^th 2025 at 2:30 pm

If the perennially versatile 'Doctor Who' isn't a mixed bag, it isn't fulfilling its true potential.

How to watch Blue Origin launch Katy Perry and crew to space on a historic all-female spaceflight today

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

April 12^th 2025 at 1:30 pm

Blue Origin will stream the launch of its next suborbital tourism mission, which features a star-studded, all-female crew, on April 14.

Easter is coming late in 2025, astronomically speaking. Here's why

Space

April 12^th 2025 at 3:30 am

Easter falls on the Sunday that follows the first full moon occurring on or after the day of the spring equinox. So it seems like Easter should be this weekend. Here's why it isn't.

The full moon as seen from the International Space Station on Dec. 8, 2022. The moon is setting below Earth’s horizon as the station flew 269 miles above the southern Indian Ocean.

The newest GOES weather satellite in NOAA's fleet is now fully operational (video)

Space

April 12^th 2025 at 2:16 am

The powerful GOES-19 satellites, one of the most advanced ever built, has taken on a new name.

An artist's rendering of NOAA's GOES-19 satellite in orbit.

Auroras could spice up April's Full Pink 'micromoon' this weekend

Space

April 12^th 2025 at 1:51 am

There’s a chance to see both a Full Pink micromoon and the northern lights in the sky for some this weekend.

green northern lights shimmer over a body of water with the bright moon above

Trump administration could slash NASA science budget by 50%, reports suggest

Space

April 12^th 2025 at 1:34 am

Budget passback documents reportedly suggest the White House wants to cut NASA's budget by half — possibly closing down Goddard Space Flight Center.

This photo shows the Optical Telescope Assembly for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which was recently delivered to the largest clean room at the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.

Elon Musk's DOGE team given 'alarming degree' of access to NASA systems, House Democrats say

Space

April 11^th 2025 at 11:30 pm

The latest in a series of letters from House Democrats to NASA officials claims that Elon Musk's DOGE staffers have been given "unrestricted physical access" to agency facilities. NASA has yet to respond.

A bird flies in front of a NASA symbol on a building.

The Fantastic Four suit up in awesome spacesuits in this sneak peek at 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps'

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

April 11^th 2025 at 11:23 pm

Marvel's First Family is dressed for success against the Devourer of Worlds

Four astronauts dressed in retro-styled spacesuits

'The Empire can not win' — A pair of explosive 'Andor' Season 2 teasers drop ahead of April 22 release (video)

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

April 11^th 2025 at 10:30 pm

We're less than two weeks out for Disney+'s rousing 'Rogue One' prequel series return!

An intense space pilot inside a sci-fi spaceship

Private Astroscale probe will refuel Space Force satellites high above Earth on landmark 2026 mission

Space

By: andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones)

April 11^th 2025 at 9:30 pm

Astroscale and Orbit Fab are teaming up to refuel U.S. Space Force satellites in geostationary orbit high above Earth, demonstrating a capability that could reshape space operations.

Artist's illustration of Astroscale's APS-R Refueler spacecraft high above Earth.

How to watch 'Doctor Who' season 2 online and from anywhere

Space

April 11^th 2025 at 9:00 pm

There's a new companion in the TARDIS... Here's how to watch "Doctor Who" season 2 online on BBC iPlayer in the UK and on Disney Plus in the US.

Belinda Chandra (Varada Sethu) and the Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) standing outside the TARDIS.

A gravitational war next door: The Large Magellanic Cloud is gradually destroying the Small Magellanic Cloud

Space

April 11^th 2025 at 7:30 pm

The Large Magellanic Cloud and Small Magellanic Cloud are at war, with the larger of these dwarf galaxies ripping the other apart.

An illustration shows a large galaxy ripping a smaller galaxy apart by dragging stars away from it

The sun just leaked a huge amount of helium-3 — the rare isotope scientists want to harvest on the moon

Space

April 11^th 2025 at 6:30 pm

The sun was caught bursting out a huge quantity of helium-3, an isotope that's scarce in our solar system.

Solar Orbiter took this image of the sun during its close approach in March 2022. At that time, the spacecraft was closer to the star than the solar system's innermost planet Mercury.

5 Simon Stålenhag art books to check out after you've watched 'The Electric State' on Netflix

Space

By: stingrayghost@gmail.com (Jeff Spry)

April 11^th 2025 at 6:30 pm

Behold the visionary creator’s catalog of sad dreams and technological nightmares.

A girl and a tiny robot stand in a landscape of giant rubber ducks

What time is Blue Origin's New Shepard launch with Katy Perry and Gayle King today?

Space

By: jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner)

April 11^th 2025 at 5:30 pm

Blue Origin is set to launch its star-studded, all-female NS-31 mission to suborbital space on April 14. Here's how to watch it live.

Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket surrounded by its gantry

Watch April's Full Pink 'micromoon' rise this weekend with a free telescope livestream

Space

April 11^th 2025 at 4:30 pm

The Full Pink Moon rises Saturday (April 12), marking the farthest, smallest and faintest full moon of the year, and you can watch it live online.

a composite of two photographs of full moons, one showing a smaller micromoon and another showing a larger supermoon

What to expect from the newfound Comet Swan: An observer's guide

Space

April 11^th 2025 at 3:30 pm

Here's an observers' guide to the newly discovered Comet 2025 F2 (SWAN), which is visible in northern skies right now.

a comet with a long tail streaks through a star filled sky above trees.

Texas senators: Move space shuttle Discovery from Smithsonian to Houston

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By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)

April 11^th 2025 at 3:30 pm

Space shuttle Discovery may be removed from the Smithsonian and put on display at Space Center Houston, if two senators from Texas get their way.

a winged back and white orbiter standing on its landing gear is seen on museum display

NASA spacecraft spots monster black hole bursting with X-rays 'releasing a hundred times more energy than we have seen elsewhere'

Space

April 11^th 2025 at 12:30 pm

Astronomers have used space-based telescopes, including NASA's Swift X-ray observatory, to watch a monster black hole spring to life with powerful X-ray eruptions.

A monster black hole awakens and begins blasting out X-ray bursts

Save a massive 30% on the Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 80AZ, a top-tier beginner telescope

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By: acox@space.com (Alexander Cox)

April 11^th 2025 at 12:11 pm

Get a huge discount on a great beginner telescope in time for the upcoming Lyrid meteor shower, full moon and other night sky events.

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Blue Origin’s all-female spaceflight urges women to shoot for the stars — but astronaut memoirs reveal the cost of being exceptional

Space

April 11^th 2025 at 3:30 am

For the first time since Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova’s solo flight in 1963, a spacecraft will fly with only women aboard. Blue Origin’s all-female crew includes pop star Katy Perry.