This Week In Space podcast: Episode 39 —Astronaut Doug Hurley talks Artemis 1 to the moon By Space.com Staff last updated 3 December 22 On today's This Week in Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk Artemis 1 and more with astronaut Doug Hurley!
Space 220 at Disney's Epcot serves up more space fact trading cards By Robert Z. Pearlman published 3 December 22 Diners enjoying the fare on the Centauri space station can take home a souvenir that dips even further into the solar system. Space 220 gives out trading cards featuring space food and exploration.
On This Day In Space: Dec. 3, 2014: Japan launches Hayabusa2 to sample an asteroid By Hanneke Weitering last updated 3 December 22 On Dec. 3, 2014, Japan launched the Hayabusa2 spacecraft to fetch a sample from an asteroid. See how it happened in our On This Day In Space video series.
Watch 2 NASA astronauts conduct spacewalk today By Mike Wall last updated 3 December 22 Two NASA astronauts will conduct a spacewalk Saturday (Dec. 3) to install new solar arrays on the International Space Station, and you can watch the action live.
Space photos: The most amazing images this week! By Doris Elin Urrutia last updated 3 December 22 Hawaii's Mauna Loa erupts for the first time in decades, a meteorite contains two minerals new to science and a stellar bridge connects two galaxies. These are some of this week's top photos.
The top space stories of the week! By Doris Elin Urrutia last updated 3 December 22 The Andromeda galaxy has a history of galactic "cannibalism," the James Webb Space Telescope beholds Saturn's moon Titan and Artemis 1 is officially coming back to Earth. These are some of this week's top stories.
Artemis 1 moon mission squeezing communications with James Webb Space Telescope By Meghan Bartels published 3 December 22 Two major NASA missions that have launched in the past year are revealing a communications weakness in space.
China's Shenzhou 14 astronauts set to return to Earth on Sunday By Andrew Jones published 3 December 22 Three astronauts who spent six months in space constructing China's new space station are set to return home on Sunday (Dec. 4).
Europe's new lightweight Vega C rocket gets a big Earth observation opportunity By Elizabeth Howell published 3 December 22 Arianespace will launch five Earth missions with Vega C between 2024 and 2026 on behalf of the European Union.
Mars at opposition will meet up with the full moon next week (Dec. 7). Here's how to see it By Joe Rao published 2 December 22 The full moon will appear in very close proximity to a brilliant Mars in the evening of Wednesday (Dec. 7) as the Red Planet reaches opposition.
SpaceX gets permission to deploy 7,500 next-generation Starlink satellites By Mike Wall published 2 December 22 The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has approved SpaceX to deploy 7,500 next-generation Starlink internet satellites — one-quarter of the company's planned constellation.
US Air Force unveils new B-21 Raider stealth bomber today. Here's what we know By Brett Tingley published 2 December 22 The U.S. Air Force will unveil the new Northrop Grumman-built B-21 Raider stealth bomber today (Dec. 2), an aircraft that has been called "the most advanced military aircraft ever built."
China's Shenzhou 15 crew has busy 6 months ahead aboard Tiangong space station By Andrew Jones published 2 December 22 The three astronauts about to take control of China's Tiangong space station have an action-packed six months ahead of them.
Megatsunami swept over Mars after massive asteroid hit the Red Planet By Charles Q. Choi published 2 December 22 A Martian megatsunami may have raced across the Red Planet after a cosmic impact similar to the one that likely ended Earth's age of dinosaurs, a new study finds.
Hundreds report seeing a bright fireball in northeastern U.S. By Tereza Pultarova published 2 December 22 Less than two weeks after a bright fireball lit up the sky above the Great Lakes, another spectacular meteor impressed skywatchers in the Northeast.
'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' trailer gathers the gang for another epic space mission By Jeff Spry published 2 December 22 Disney and Marvel Studios release the first trailer for next year's "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3."
The best sci-fi movies and TV shows to stream on Disney Plus in December By Elizabeth Howell published 2 December 22 Here are the best space and science fiction movies and TV shows to watch on Disney Plus in December.
UFOs 101: Hype, uproar, disinformation and mystery: 'Here we go again.' By Leonard David published 2 December 22 UFOs are making headlines again, but lost in the hype and ruckus is the question of when this all started and how we got to this point.
NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission: Live updates By Tariq Malik, Elizabeth Howell published 2 December 22 See the latest news about NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission here.
Japanese astronaut keeps International Space Station mission amid research scandal By Elizabeth Howell published 2 December 22 Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa will be "appropriately" punished following a flawed research investigation, according to media reports citing the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
