News
Latest News

Night sky for tonight: Visible planets, stars and more in this evening's sky
By Jamie Carter last updated
Find out what you can see in the night sky for tonight, from planets and stars to dazzling meteor showers.

Watch SpaceX launch its record-breaking 133rd Falcon 9 mission of the year today
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX will launch its record-breaking 133rd Falcon 9 mission of 2025 today (Oct. 22), and you can watch the action live.

China's 1st reusable rocket test fires engines ahead of debut flight (video)
By Mike Wall published
LandSpace conducted a static-fire test with its Zhuque-3 rocket recently, an important step in the prep work ahead of the partially reusable rocket's debut launch.

Comet 3I/ATLAS could soon shower NASA's Jupiter probe in charged particles. Will it reveal more about the interstellar invader?
By Keith Cooper published
At the end of October Europa Clipper will fly in line with 3I/ATLAS’ ion tail — but will any of the charged particles reach the spacecraft, and will the spacecraft be ready to receive them?

Neil deGrasse Tyson on his new book and the hidden dangers of defunding science: 'That will ultimately bite you in the ass' (exclusive)
By Jeff Spry published
We spoke with Neil deGrasse Tyson about his new Q&A book "Just Visiting This Planet: Further Scientific Adventures of Merlin From Omniscia" arriving on Oct. 21, 2025.

Chemistry on Saturn's huge moon Titan is even weirder than we thought
By Keith Cooper published
Titan's chemical inventory is believed to bear some resemblance to the prebiotic soup on the early Earth.

The 'Doom' movie is 20 years old: Looking back at Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's dreadful Martian action flick
By Richard Edwards published
Not even The People's Champion can save you from this Martian disaster.

The other space race: why the world is obsessed with sending objects into orbit
By Tony Milligan published
An academic dives into "the other space race" as countries work to send satellites and other objects into orbit around the Earth.
Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!