Cosmic rays may have forced a passenger jet to make an emergency landing
A stream of high-energy particles from a distant supernova explosion may have caused a packed passenger jet to…
Sophisticated maneuvers from a new spacecraft
Each year, SpaceNews selects the people, programs and technologies that have most influenced the direction of the space…
Did we just see dark matter? Scientists express skepticism
The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope captured this gamma-ray view of our Milky Way galaxy between 2009 and 2013.…
Russia replaces cosmonaut after alleged security breach at SpaceX facility
Moscow has replaced a cosmonaut assigned to an upcoming SpaceX mission after he allegedly took photos of restricted…
Hubble Seeks Clusters in ‘Lost Galaxy’
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy NGC 4535, which is situated about 50 million light-years away…
A spectacular explosion shows China is close to obtaining reusable rockets
The Long March 12A comes from one of China’s established rocket developers, the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology…
Google’s proposed data center in orbit will face issues with space debris in an already crowded orbit
The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence and cloud services has led to a massive demand for computing power.…
The next steps in the quest for full rocket reusability
When a Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California late Nov. 16, it did…
December full Cold Moon: When and where to spot the last supermoon of 2025
The full Cold Moon will be visible on Thursday 4 December. It is another supermoon, the third of…
Mars Photo Reveals the Red Planet in “True Color” from Orbit for the First Time—and It’s Not All Red
A stunning new true-color mosaic of Mars is transforming how scientists—and the public—see the Red Planet. For decades,…
A ‘super-puff’ exoplanet is losing its atmosphere, and the James Webb Space Telescope had a look
Astronomers have spotted a distant world “shedding” its atmosphere into space in real time, creating a giant companion…
UK Space Agency invests £17 million to drive next wave of space innovation
This investment will accelerate breakthrough technologies, boost commercialisation, and reinforce the UK’s global leadership in space innovation. The…