Is low Earth orbit getting too crowded? New study rings an alarm bell
Hundreds of satellites may soon be flying in orbital regions that are already too packed to allow safe…
Mars orbiters capture closest images of rare comet 3I/ATLAS
In early October, astronomers spotted something ancient and mysterious gliding past Mars. It was not a spacecraft or…
Galactic Energy’s 2028 Launch Plan Could Slash Fuel Costs and Redefine the Race to Space
IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 China’s Rocket aims to launch using magnetic levitation technology by 2028. 🌌 Space travel…
World Space Week Ends With A Big Announcement
(Houston) — Tory Bruno, president and CEO of United Launch Alliance, will be Honorary Chair of World Space Week…
JPL Workforce Update | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
In order to best position JPL going forward, we are taking steps to restructure and establish an appropriate…
NASA will say goodbye to the International Space Station in 2030 − and welcome in the age of commercial space stations
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed…
NASA Lets YouTuber Steve Mould Test His “Weird Chain Theory” In Space
NASA astronaut Don Pettit has helped YouTuber Steve Mould with the final step in his “weird chain theory”:…
Meteor hunters rejoice! The Orionid meteor shower 2025 peaks next week with no moon in sight
Get ready stargazers! The Orionid meteor shower peaks next week overnight on Oct. 20-21, bringing with it a…
The video everyone was waiting for: SpaceX reveals spectacular footage of Starship’s successful flight
SpaceX just dropped a two-minute highlight reel of its tenth Starship test flight — and the footage is…
Uranus and Neptune may not be ‘ice giants’ after all, new research suggests
Astronomers have long called Uranus and Neptune the “ice giants” because models suggested that these outer planets’ interiors…
When And Where To See Two Comets After Dark
Topline After a year without any easily visible comets, two have arrived at once. On Tuesday, Oct. 14,…
$100,000 quadrillion asteroid Psyche may have volcanoes of molten metal to thank for its shiny appearance
The asteroid Psyche may have once had vents that spewed molten metal — but only if it is…