North Korea launches ballistic missile from submarine in latest test: reports By Tariq Malik published 7 May 22 North Korea launched a new ballistic missile test from a submarine on Saturday (May 7).
Space Industry for Ukraine: Companies donate $50K each and pledge humanitarian aid to embattled country By Elizabeth Howell published 7 May 22 A group of 18 space companies is banding together to raise funds in support of Ukraine amid Russia's invasion.
Start-up World View sells 1,000 tickets for balloon trips near edge of space By Tereza Pultarova published 7 May 22 Space balloon start-up World View has signed up 1,000 customers for trips near the edge of space beginning in 2024.
Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti makes history with 1st TikTok from International Space Station By Mike Wall published 7 May 22 Samantha Cristoforetti posted a video to the social media platform from the International Space Station on Thursday (May 5), becoming the first-ever TikToker in the final frontier.
Humanity will go to Mars 'in this decade,' SpaceX president predicts By Mike Wall published 6 May 22 Astronauts will likely make it to the Red Planet's surface before the end of the 2020s, according to SpaceX President and Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell.
Virgin Galactic pushes 1st planned commercial passenger flight to 2023 By Elizabeth Howell published 6 May 22 Aspiring space tourists will need to wait a little longer before soaring into suborbital space with Virgin Galactic.
Will Russia leave the International Space Station? Take Roscosmos chief's words with a grain of salt By Mike Wall published 6 May 22 You may have heard that Russian space chief Dmitry Rogozin recently threatened, yet again, to pull his nation out of the International Space Station program. Here's what's actually going on.
LinkSpace returns: Chinese startup plans rocket launch and landing this year By Andrew Jones published 6 May 22 China's LinkSpace plans to send a rocket into space and land it safely in late 2022, three years after the startup's last major test.
SpaceX launches 53 Starlink satellites, lands Falcon 9 rocket at sea after record-tying 12th flight By Mike Wall published 6 May 22 A SpaceX launched more than four dozen new Starlink internet satellites into orbit before dawn on Friday in a record-tying 12th flight for its Falcon 9 rocket.
Astroscale space junk removal satellite nearly catches target in orbital test By Tereza Pultarova published 6 May 22 Space cleanup company Astroscale nearly succeeded at catching a simulated piece of space junk but was forced to suspend the demonstration due to a technical anomaly.
Parker Solar Probe: First spacecraft to 'touch' the sun By Daisy Dobrijevic published 6 May 22 Reference NASA's Parker Solar Probe is on a mission to study the sun closer than ever before. Learn more about the fastest spacecraft to date in our solar probe guide.
Crew-3 astronauts on SpaceX Dragon Endurance splash down from space station By Robert Z. Pearlman published 6 May 22 SpaceX's Dragon capsule "Endurance" brought four astronauts back from the International Space Station after an almost six-month stay. The splashdown off the coast of Florida safely returned Crew-3.
NASA will try again to fuel Artemis 1 moon rocket in June as launch slips to August By Mike Wall published 5 May 22 NASA will take its fourth crack at fueling up its Artemis 1 moon rocket next month, if all goes according to plan.
SpaceX astronaut flights for NASA: Crew-3 landing updates By Space.com Staff published 5 May 22 Read the latest news about SpaceX's Crew-4 mission to the International Space Station for NASA.
Watch SpaceX's Crew-3 astronauts return home from International Space Station early Friday By Tariq Malik published 5 May 22 A SpaceX spacecraft carrying four astronauts will return to Earth before dawn on Friday (May 6) and you can watch it live online.
NASA scientists start studying 50-year-old frozen Apollo 17 moon samples By Chelsea Gohd published 5 May 22 NASA scientists have begun to study 50-year-old samples of the moon's surface, collected during the agency's final moon landing mission, Apollo 17.
Former astronaut Scott Kelly launches 2nd NFT, with proceeds again going to Ukraine By Mike Wall published 5 May 22 Record-setting former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly is putting more of his digital space art up for auction, and the proceeds will again go to a very worthy cause.
Boeing's Starliner capsule stacked atop Atlas V rocket ahead of crucial May 19 launch (photos) By Mike Wall published 5 May 22 Technicians stacked Starliner atop its United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket Wednesday (May 4) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Europe's life-hunting Mars rover unlikely to launch before 2028 due to Russia-Ukraine war By Tereza Pultarova published 5 May 22 The European ExoMars rover is unlikely to launch before 2028 as the European Space Agency is replacing its Russian-built landing platform due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
SpaceX's Crew-3 astronauts depart space station for trip home By Mike Wall published 5 May 22 Crew-3's Dragon capsule, named Endurance, undocked from the International Space Station early Thursday morning (May 5), ending the mission's six-month stay aboard the orbiting lab.