Watch SpaceX launch 49 Starlink internet satellites to orbit Monday after delay By Mike Wall last updated 29 January 23 SpaceX plans to launch another set of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit on Monday (Jan. 30), and you can watch the action live.
NASA spies Martian rocks that look just like a teddy bear By Brandon Specktor published 29 January 23 A broken hill, an ancient crater and the human tendency to find faces everywhere may explain the teddy bear on Mars.
On This Day In Space: Jan. 29, 1989: Phobos 2 enters orbit around Mars By Hanneke Weitering last updated 29 January 23 On January 29, 1989, a Soviet space probe named Phobos 2 arrived in orbit around Mars.
Hubble Space Telescope captures stunning red view of the Soul Nebula By Robert Lea published 29 January 23 A spectacular new image shows the Soul Nebula infused with red light, highlighting a tadpole-like dense region of gas.
I drove 10 hours to watch a 9-minute Rocket Lab launch from Virginia and it was glorious By Tariq Malik published 29 January 23 It's not every day you watch a rocket streak into space over Virginia's Eastern Shore, acing its first-ever liftoff from American soil.
Almost anyone can become an amateur astronomer. What will you find? By Paul Sutter published 29 January 23 Want to become a published astronomer? All it takes is a spare telescope, or at least a decent internet connection, and plenty of patience.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 46 —The best space books ever! By Space.com Staff last updated 28 January 23 On this episode of This Week in Space, Rod and Tariq hit the books! TWiT's own Jason Snell of SixColors.co helps us tackle the best space non-fiction and fiction books.
UAE lunar rover will test 1st artificial intelligence on the moon with Canada By Elizabeth Howell published 28 January 23 Canadian company Mission Control Space Services has an interplanetary test forthcoming: Proving its artificial intelligence on a moon rover mission.
NASA astronaut Sally Ride statue to be unveiled in Los Angeles on July 4 By Elizabeth Howell published 28 January 23 The first U.S. woman in space will be honored with a monument outside the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum. The same team made another Ride statue in 2022.
Watch the 1st half-lit first quarter moon of 2023 rise tonight By Stefanie Waldek published 28 January 23 On Saturday, Jan. 28, skywatchers will be able to see the year's 1st first quarter moon, when the moon appears to be half-lit from the perspective of Earth.
European Space Agency seeks more use of logo, mission patches on merchandise By Robert Z. Pearlman published 28 January 23 The European Space Agency wants to see its logo on your t-shirt, cap or collectible. The intergovernmental organization has now made it easier to gain permission to use the ESA brand.
Watch the moon eclipse Uranus tonight By Robert Lea published 28 January 23 On Saturday (Jan. 28), the moon will cover Uranus in the night sky during a lunar occultation for some regions of Earth. In other places, the two bodies will share a close approach to one another.
'The Expanse: Dragon Tooth' returns us to the Rocinante with new 12-issue comic series in April By Jeff Spry published 28 January 23 Boom! Studios is set to release "The Expanse: Dragon Tooth" comic series in April.
Private Peregrine moon lander completes testing ahead of landmark lunar launch By Elizabeth Howell published 27 January 23 Astrobotic's Peregrine moon lander wrapped up testing to prepare for spaceflight and is now waiting to be shipped to its Florida launch site.
2 big pieces of space junk nearly collide in orbital 'bad neighborhood' By Brett Tingley published 27 January 23 Satellite monitoring and collision detection firm LeoLabs spotted a near-miss between a defunct Soviet rocket body and dead spy satellite that passed within about 20 feet (6 meters) of one another.
'Dead Space' returns to haunt your dreams with new next-generation remake By Jeff Spry published 27 January 23 Motive Studio and Electronic Arts releases the new remastered edition of "Dead Space" today
Watch an SUV-sized asteroid zoom by Earth in close shave flyby in this time-lapse video By Tereza Pultarova published 27 January 23 Watch asteroid 2023 BU make a close flyby of Earth in images shared by the Virtual Telescope Project taken when the rock was just 13,670 miles (22,000 kilometers) from the surface.
Watch NASA test potentially revolutionary 3D-printed rocket engine (video) By Elizabeth Howell published 27 January 23 This futuristic engine could save lots of propellant on interplanetary journeys, perhaps allowing NASA to explore the solar system more efficiently.
Scientists spot 1st gamma-ray eclipses from strange 'spider' star systems By Robert Lea published 27 January 23
Europe's JUICE mission to Jupiter's moons preparing for April 14 launch By Andrew Jones published 27 January 23 Europe's mission to explore three icy moons of Jupiter is all set to begin its voyage to the outer solar system.
