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USAF Capt. Charles E. Yeager (shown standing with the Bell X-1 supersonic rocket plane) became the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound in level flight on Oct. 14, 1947.
On this day in space! Oct. 14, 1947: Test pilot Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier in the Bell X-1, the first X-plane

By Hanneke Weitering Published

Space Exploration
NASA and Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch stands inside Kennedy Space Center’s Vehicle Assembly Building on July 14, 2021. On Oct. 13, 2026, NASA announced she will serve next as the agency’s acting deputy chief engineer.
Life after the moon: Artemis II's Christina Koch steps down from active astronaut duty

By Mike Wall Published

Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch will become NASA's acting deputy chief engineer on Nov. 1. All four Artemis II crewmates have now stepped away from active spaceflight duties.

Artemis
'The X-Files' is officially returning as Hulu picks up Ryan Coogler's 'reimagining' of the sci-fi icon

By Ian Stokes Published

Trust no one.

Space Movies & Shows
SpaceX launch created this jellyfish in the sky.
Cosmic 'jellyfish' wows skywatchers after SpaceX launch | Space photo of the day for Oct. 14, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published

A "jellyfish" in the early-morning sky created by SpaceX's launch of the CRS-35 cargo mission on Oct. 13, 2026.

Launches & Spacecraft
a giant black-tiled rocket lays horizondal as it is transported down a road at night.
The 1st SpaceX Starship to survive a launch to space just came home to its launch site

By Josh Dinner Published

After more than 2 months, Ship 40 is back home at Starbase.

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a cube-shaped spacecraft wrapped in foil floats past two irregularly shaped rocks covered in craters
Four years ago, NASA punched an asteroid. Europe's Hera probe arrives this month to inspect the wreckage

By Meghan Bartels Published

NASA's DART mission made a cosmic mess four years ago — and now a new spacecraft is ready to scout out exactly what the first-of-its-kind collision accomplished.

Asteroid & Comet Missions
A composite image of the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant, created by Chandra the Hubble Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope
Scientists discover that some of the universe's biggest explosions may have never happened at all

By Robert Lea Published

Scientists have discovered that some of the universe's most powerful explosions, hypernovas, may not happen at all.

Stars
This sharpest-ever image of M51, the "Whirlpool Galaxy," was captured in 2005 with the Hubble Space Telescope.
On this day in space! Oct. 13, 1773: Astronomer Charles Messier discovers the Whirlpool Galaxy before we ever knew it was a galaxy

By Hanneke Weitering Published

On Oct. 13, 1773, a French astronomer named Charles Messier discovered the "Whirlpool Galaxy," also known as Messier 51, or M51. Here's why it mattered.

Space Exploration
a spacecraft mock-up from a sci-fi tv series
See the original Galileo shuttle from 'Star Trek' in its new home at the Original Series Set Tour in New York

By Jeff Spry Published

This iconic spaceship will now live long and prosper in its brand-new Star Trek Tour home.

Entertainment
The cadets of Starfleet Academy tackle their first away mission on season 2.
'We basically did Top Gun in space': 'Star Trek Starfleet Academy' warps back into action in March 2027 for sophomore year in the final frontier

By Tariq Malik Published

The sophomore season of "Star Trek: Starfleet Academy" will warp back to the small screen in March 2027 when the limited series returns for its final season on Paramount+.

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