NASA prepping for September arrival of OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample By Josh Dinner published 30 March 23 As OSIRIS-REx flies its return trajectory through space, teams on Earth are preparing for the sample's Sept. 24 landing in the Utah desert.
1st 'Asteroid City' trailer reveals Wes Anderson's take on a space-age alien encounter By Jeff Spry published 30 March 23 The trailer for Wes Anderson's film "Asteroid City" shows junior astronomers and space cadets gathering to witness an incredible outer space encounter.
Spain establishes its own space agency By Andrew Jones published 30 March 23 The country's Council of Ministers voted to allow the Spanish Space Agency, or Agencia Espacial Española (AEE), to commence operations on March 7.
On This Day In Space: March 30, 2017: SpaceX launches & lands its 1st used rocket By Hanneke Weitering last updated 30 March 23 On March 30, 2017, SpaceX launched and landed a used rocket for the first time.
'Hole' in the sun and powerful X1.2 solar flare threaten space weather mayhem By Tereza Pultarova published 30 March 23 A powerful solar flare knocked out radio communications on Earth last night in what space weather forecasters fear might be the beginning of a spell of rough space weather in the coming days.
Pictures from space! Our image of the day By Space.com Staff published 30 March 23 NASA's Earth-observing satellite Landsat 9 photographed the track of devastation left behind by one of the tornados that swirled through Mississippi and Alabama last week.
The deadly atmosphere on Venus could help us find habitable worlds. Here's how By Laurence Tognetti published 30 March 23 Studying exoplanets similar to Venus could aid the search for habitable worlds by teaching us what not to look for in the universe.
Watch SpaceX launch 10 satellites for US Space Force today By Mike Wall published 30 March 23 SpaceX will launch 10 satellites for the U.S. Space Force today (March 30), and you can watch the action live.
US Space Force seeks $60 million for 'tactically responsive space' program By Josh Dinner published 29 March 23 The Space Force is laying the groundwork to place payloads in orbit with relatively little notice through its 'tactically responsive space' program.
SpaceX launches 56 Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea (video) By Mike Wall last updated 29 March 23 SpaceX launched 56 of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit and landed the returning rocket on a ship at sea today (March 29).
Boeing delays 1st Starliner astronaut mission again, targets July 21 liftoff By Mike Wall published 29 March 23 The first crewed flight of Boeing's Starliner astronaut taxi has been pushed back by several additional months, with liftoff now targeted for July 21 at the earliest.
The largest black hole ever discovered can fit 30 billion suns. We found it with gravity and bent light By Tereza Pultarova published 29 March 23 Astronomers have just discovered what may be the largest black hole known to date.
Galaxy cluster spied forming in early universe (photos, video) By Keith Cooper published 29 March 23 Hot gas has been detected in a young proto-galaxy cluster in the early universe for the first time, shedding more light on how cluster components come together.
Microgravity in space can alter human cells. We now know how By Robert Lea published 29 March 23 Scientists have discovered how cells respond and adapt to exposure to microgravity, the near-weightless conditions experienced in space.
A tiny Eastern European cubesat measured a monster gamma-ray burst better than NASA. Here's how By Tereza Pultarova published 29 March 23 The brightest gamma-ray burst ever seen blinded all of NASA's flagship gamma-ray missions last year. This tiny Eastern European cubesat, however, didn't get overwhelmed.
'Baa'-ck from the moon, Shaun the Sheep to go on Artemis post-flight ESA tour By Robert Z. Pearlman published 29 March 23 Europe's first lunar "lamb-assador" returned home as he prepares to be herded off on a post-flight tour. Shaun the Sheep arrived at Aardman Animations after splashing down from the moon.
China plans to use parachutes to control its rocket debris problem By Andrew Jones published 29 March 23 China is finalizing testing of a parachute system to help control falling rocket debris downrange.
NASA human spaceflight chief Kathy Lueders to retire at end of April By Josh Dinner published 29 March 23 Kathy Lueders will step down as associate administrator of NASA's Space Operations Mission Directorate at the end of April, the agency announced on Monday (March 27).
How to watch NASA's Artemis 2 moon crew reveal live online on April 3 By Elizabeth Howell published 29 March 23 On April 3, we'll learn the identities of the three Americans and one Canadian who will fly around the moon on the Artemis 2 mission, and you can watch the big reveal live.
Hubble telescope spies mysterious celestial object that defies classification By Stefanie Waldek published 29 March 23 The Hubble Space Telescope has imaged celestial object Z-229-15, which is simultaneously classified as a Seyfert galaxy, an active galactic nucleus (AGN), and a quasar.
