SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule arrives at ISS on 31st resupply mission (video)

Space News - 5 November, 2024 - 06:01
Dragon completed its docking at 10:04 a.m. EST.

India delays its 1st-ever Gaganyaan astronaut launch to 2026

Space News - 4 November, 2024 - 23:00
India plans to launch astronauts to Earth orbit no sooner than 2026, roughly a year past the previously known timeline, following a series of uncrewed flight tests slated to begin in December.

Space Force's mysterious X-37B begins 'aerobraking' to lower orbit. Here's how it works (video)

Space News - 4 November, 2024 - 22:00
In a rare show of openness about the X-37B, Boeing Space released a video detailing how the space plane's aerobraking maneuvers help change the spacecraft's orbit.

Don't miss the Taurid meteor shower peak with colorful fireballs and shooting stars this week

Space News - 4 November, 2024 - 17:30
Don't miss the Taurid meteor shower peak with colorful fireballs and shooting stars this week

'Alien vs. Predator' 20 years later: What went right and what went wrong?

Space News - 4 November, 2024 - 17:00
With both Alien and Predator back in action, here's what we can learn from their first big-screen crossover two decades ago.

Boost for Mars life? Red Planet's magnetic field may have lasted longer than thought

Space News - 4 November, 2024 - 16:00
Mars' global magnetic field may have hung around for 200 million years longer than scientists had thought, possibly giving life a longer window to take hold on the Red Planet.

SpaceX scrubs Starlink satellite launch due to apparent rocket helium leak

Space News - 4 November, 2024 - 15:14
SpaceX scrubbed a planned launch of 23 Starlink satellites on Sunday (Nov. 3) due to a helium issue in the first stage of the company's Falcon 9 rocket.

Watch SpaceX launch 3 tons of cargo to ISS today

Space News - 4 November, 2024 - 14:56
Liftoff is scheduled for 9:29 p.m. ET today (Nov. 4).

See the moon snuggle up to Venus after sunset tonight

Space News - 4 November, 2024 - 14:00
Monday evening (Nov. 4), the night before Election Day, will bring a lovely celestial display involving the two brightest objects in the nighttime sky: the moon and Venus.

Astronomers urge FCC to halt satellite megaconstellation launches

Space News - 4 November, 2024 - 12:00
Over 100 astronomers from leading U.S. universities have signed an open letter calling for an assessment of potential impacts of satellite megaconstellations on Earth's environment.

Watch Rocket Lab launch mystery mission early on Nov. 5

Space News - 4 November, 2024 - 04:59
Rocket Lab plans to launch a mission for a "confidential commercial customer" early Tuesday morning (Nov. 5), and you can watch the action live.

Japan launches military communications satellite on 4th flight of H3 rocket (video)

Space News - 4 November, 2024 - 04:52
Japan launched the Kirameki 3 military communications satellite Monday morning (Nov. 4), on the fourth-ever flight of the country's H3 rocket.

Explore a long-lost Starfleet ghost ship in new 'Star Trek: Lower Decks' comic (exclusive)

Space News - 3 November, 2024 - 17:00
Space.com has an exclusive three-page preview of IDW's new "Star Trek: Lower Decks #1" comic.

Everything we know about 'Tron: Ares'

Space News - 3 November, 2024 - 16:00
Disney is returning to the Grid with "Tron: Ares" in 2025, but the threat may be in the real world this time around.

Chef Duff Goldman spins up moon-shaped cake for NASA 'Taste of Space'

Space News - 3 November, 2024 - 15:00
Duff Goldman, the host of the Food Network show "Ace of Cakes," has for a third year brought a space-themed cake to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.

'Cosmic inflation:' did the early cosmos balloon in size? A mirror universe going backwards in time may be a simpler explanation

Space News - 3 November, 2024 - 14:00
We live in a golden age for learning about the universe. Our most powerful telescopes have revealed that the cosmos is surprisingly simple on the largest visible scales.

China's Shenzhou 18 astronauts return to Earth today after 6 months in space

Space News - 3 November, 2024 - 12:00
China's Shenzhou 18 crew are ready to return home after more than six months in space.

Watch SpaceX Crew-9 astronauts move Crew Dragon spacecraft to new ISS parking spot on Nov. 3

Space News - 2 November, 2024 - 16:00
Live coverage begins at 6:15 a.m. EST (1015 GMT).

Space isn’t all about the 'race' – rival superpowers must work together for a better future

Space News - 2 November, 2024 - 15:00
What is this latest “space race” about, and are there pathways to common ground? History suggests these do exist. As a space governance specialist, I argue our future depends on it.

Every upcoming Star Wars game officially announced

Space News - 2 November, 2024 - 13:59
Lucasfilm Games has opened up the galaxy far, far away to several studios and genres. Here’s every new Star Wars game currently in development.

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