China Launches New Satellite To Strengthen Early Extreme Weather Detection
China has launched a next-generation Fengyun-4C meteorological satellite to enhance its ability to monitor extreme weather and climate…
Why 2026 could be another dazzling year for the Northern Lights
On 11 November, a large solar flare measuring X5.1 – on a scale that runs from X1 to…
NASA Admin Announces Plans to Build US ‘Moon Base’ to…
Apollo 11 was the first crewed mission to land on the Moon, on 20 July 1969. (Credit: Space/X…
Strange tests spotted 36,000 km above Earth—what were these Chinese satellites doing?
At a time when the United States has officially labelled China its primary rival, the Asian power has…
Rethinking How We End A Satellite’s Mission
At the end of their lives, most satellites fall to their death. Many of the smaller ones, including…
NASA wanted to use Shannon as emergency landing zone
Shannon Airport has had many eye-catching visitors over the years. But the prospect of a pay-load carrying NASA…
Lower-cost space missions like NASA’s ESCAPADE are starting to deliver exciting science – but at a price in risk and trade‑offs
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed…
The top astronomical discoveries of 2025
2025 was an exciting year for astronomical discoveries. Scientists got the best evidence yet for past life on…
New race to the moon: could a German be first this time?
Humans are due to land on the moon again in 2027—a return that comes at a time of…
James Webb telescope spies a monstrous molecular cloud shrouded in mystery — Space photo of the week
JWST’s view of the Sagittarius B2 region in near-infrared light. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Adam Ginsburg…
NASA’s Voyager Spacecraft Hit a Blazing 50,000 Kelvin “Wall” at the Edge of Our Solar System That Shouldn’t Exist
Two of NASA’s longest-running space missions, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, have detected a searing-hot region of space…
Bonkers New Space Station Expands to Full Size From Single Capsule
The International Space Station was painstakingly assembled segment by segment, launched into orbit by many expensive and logistically…