SpaceX's Starship won't launch on 1st orbital test flight this month By Mike Wall published 11 August 22 The first orbital test flight of SpaceX's Starship deep-space transportation vehicle won't get off the ground this month.
Pentagon space chief condemns 'irresponsible' launch of Russian inspector satellite By Brett Tingley published 10 August 22 The Pentagon is speaking out against Russia's launch of a spy satellite believed to be shadowing one of its American counterparts closely in the same orbit.
A 'potentially hazardous' blue-whale-size asteroid will zip through Earth's orbit on Friday By Ben Turner published 10 August 22 A "potentially hazardous" asteroid the size of a blue whale is set to zip past Earth on Friday (Aug. 12).
'STEVE' descends on North America after surprise solar storm By Brandon Specktor published 10 August 22 A surprise solar storm bashed Earth on Aug. 7 and 8, triggering an appearance of the mysterious glowing phenomenon called STEVE.
Did North Korea lie about its big ICBM test launch? By Mike Wall published 10 August 22 The first launch of North Korea's powerful new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) this spring apparently didn't go well after all.
SpaceX Starlink satellites face Russia space debris 'squalls' in orbit: report By Elizabeth Howell published 10 August 22 An Aug. 6 close encounter saw hundreds of Starlink satellites get uncomfortably close to debris generated in a Russian anti-satellite test in November 2021.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope mission: Live updates By Space.com Staff published 10 August 22 Read the latest news about NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.
Ukraine invasion's impacts on space exploration: Live updates By Space.com Staff published 10 August 22 The Russia-Ukraine war has already stretched into space, with satellites providing internet and intel and longstanding international relations in outer space shifting rapidly.
International Space Station: Live updates By Space.com Staff published 10 August 22 Find out what's going on at the International Space Station.
Probing the Red Planet: Finding past life at Jezero Crater By Leonard David published 10 August 22 Perseverance Mars rover is gathering up samples of Martian rock and soil that could help tease out an answer concerning past life on Mars.
Violent supermassive black hole with twisting jet may help Milky Way observations By Keith Cooper published 10 August 22 The Event Horizon Telescope has imaged the powerful near-light-speed jet of a blazar, and found it to be twisted.
Pictures from space! Our image of the day By Space.com Staff published 10 August 22 NASA astronauts test a prototype spacesuit for lunar exploration at the agency's Kennedy Space Center.
Saturn at opposition: See the Lord of the Rings at its best this month By Joe Rao published 10 August 22 On Sunday night (August 14th), Saturn arrives at opposition, when it lies on the opposite side of the sky from the sun.
Save £400 on the Celestron Advanced VX 8 Edge HD telescope By Alexander Cox published 10 August 22 Deal This Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope is the complete night sky-viewing package and you can now save £400 on it.
On This Day In Space: Aug. 10, 1972: 'Great daylight fireball' zooms over North America By Hanneke Weitering published 10 August 22 On Aug. 10, 1972, an Earth-grazing fireball burst through the sky over North America.
Big new Chinese rocket lofts 6 experimental satellites on debut launch (video) By Andrew Jones published 10 August 22 The solid-fueled Lijian 1 rocket, also referred to as ZK-1A, lifted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on July 27, carrying six satellites into orbit on its debut flight.
Scientists spot baby alien planet that might be forming moons By Elizabeth Howell published 10 August 22 Scientists using a powerful telescope array spotted gas and a possible young exoplanet in a cloud of gas and dust surrounding a distant star.
Astronomers plan to fish an interstellar meteorite out of the ocean using a massive magnet By Jamie Carter published 10 August 22 Astronomers are planning a fishing trip to land an extraterrestrial interloper on Earth: a small meteorite from another star system that crashed into the Pacific Ocean in January 2014.
The James Webb Space Telescope makes stunning images thanks to these engineering solutions By Rebecca Sohn published 10 August 22 A group of engineers was tasked with designing a space telescope that would change the way we see our universe. Just one problem: much of the technology they would need didn't exist.
SpaceX launches 52 Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea By Mike Wall published 10 August 22 SpaceX launched 52 of its Starlink internet satellites Tuesday night (Aug. 9) on a mission that also featured a rocket landing on a ship at sea.
