North Korea says its rocket launch failed, 1st spy satellite lost By Brett Tingley published 31 May 23 North Korean state media reported that the launch of the nation's first spy satellite on Wednesday (May 31) was unsuccessful due to a stage-separation issue.
Lego space deals: savings on spaceships, space stations and NASA kits By Kimberley Snaith last updated 31 May 23 Deals Combine your love of space with your love of Lego with the best deals on Lego NASA shuttles, kid-friendly rockets and more.
Boeing faces 'emerging issues' ahead of Starliner capsule's 1st crewed flight in July, NASA says By Mike Wall published 31 May 23 A recently completed 'checkpoint review' of Boeing's upcoming crewed flight test to the International Space Station identified several issues to address before the planned July 21 liftoff.
'Futurama' fuels up for Season 11 as Hulu's reboot blasts off this summer By Jeff Spry published 31 May 23 'Futurama' flies once again for an eleventh season on Hulu this summer.
NASA's UFO task force meets today. You can watch it online with this free livestream By Brett Tingley last updated 31 May 23 On Wednesday (May 31), NASA will hold a meeting of the "independent study group" the agency created to study data related to unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAP. Here's how to watch it live.
Final 'Strange New Worlds' trailer reminds us why it's the best 'Star Trek' on TV (video) By Scott Snowden published 31 May 23 Paramount Plus has released a final trailer for the second season of "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds," promising more of the cerebral sci-fi the franchise is known for.
Hubble telescope hunts for a black hole among a brilliant field of stars (photo) By Robert Lea published 31 May 23 The Hubble Space Telescope captured a stunning image of a distant star cluster that could help us better understand how such clusters evolve and even reveal the elusive black holes at their hearts.
China plans to put astronauts on the moon before 2030 By Sharmila Kuthunur published 31 May 23 China could land astronauts near the south pole of the moon before the end of the decade, according to statements made by officials with the country's space agency.
SpaceX launches 52 Starlink satellites, lands rocket on ship at sea By Mike Wall last updated 31 May 23 SpaceX launched 52 more of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit early Wednesday morning (May 31) and landed the returning rocket on a ship at sea.
SpaceX Dragon capsule carrying private Ax-2 astronauts splashes down off Florida coast (video) By Mike Wall last updated 31 May 23 The four astronauts of the private Ax-2 mission returned to Earth in their SpaceX Dragon capsule tonight (May 30).
Watch China's Shenzhou 16 astronauts enter Tiangong space station (video) By Andrew Jones published 30 May 23 A new video shows the three astronauts of China's Shenzhou 16 mission entering the Tiangong space station on Tuesday (May 30).
SpaceX Dragon capsule with Ax-2 private astronauts undocks from space station (video) By Mike Wall last updated 30 May 23 The four astronauts of the private Ax-2 mission are scheduled to head home to Earth today (May 30), and you can watch the action live.
Relive SpaceX Starship's epic launch with these amazing highlights (video) By Josh Dinner published 30 May 23 Recently released footage gives new, highly detailed looks at the first-ever launch of a fully stacked Starship vehicle, which SpaceX conducted last month.
A massive sunspot is currently visible to the unaided eye. Here's how to see it safely before it's gone By John Loeffler published 30 May 23 A massive new sunspot is visible without using a telescope or binoculars, but you'll still need to protect your eyes when observing it.
New record! 17 people are in Earth orbit at the same time right now By Robert Z. Pearlman last updated 30 May 23 The total number of people in Earth orbit is now at a record high, though only for a short time. With Monday's (May 29) launch of China's Shenzhou 16 mission, the population in orbit grew to 17.
SpaceX could launch this wild, origami-inspired folding heat shield later this year By Josh Dinner published 30 May 23 A private company has plans to test a revolutionary new heat shield that folds and unfolds like origami, and it could conduct a test flight aboard a SpaceX rocket later this year.
Europe's JUICE Jupiter probe finishes deploying its instruments By Andrew Jones published 30 May 23 Europe's JUICE spacecraft is now in its full flight configuration, six weeks after the flagship mission launched for Jupiter.
Scientists may be able to put Mars-bound astronauts into 'suspended animation' using sound waves, mouse study suggests By Ben Turner published 30 May 23 Firing ultrasound signals into rodent brains puts them in a torpor-like state. Scientists are wondering if it could be used on humans.
Hungry black hole shoots out bright X-ray jet 60,000 times hotter than the sun By Robert Lea published 30 May 23 Observing a powerful feeding black hole in X-ray light has allowed astronomers to peer into the inner workings of what is the brightest quasar seen in the last 9 billion years of cosmic history.
China launches 3 astronauts to Tiangong space station on Shenzhou 16 spacecraft (video) By Andrew Jones last updated 30 May 23 China's next crew of three astronauts is all set to launch for the country's Tiangong space station tonight (May 29) on a Long March 2F rocket and you can watch it live.