Space News & Blog Articles

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket streaks across the sky on the SpainSat NG-2 mission for Hisdesat as seen from St. Cloud, Florida. Image: Michael Cain / Spaceflight Now

Update Oct. 23, 10:25 p.m. EDT (0225 UTC): SpaceX deployed the SpainSat NG-2 satellite.

A new image from NOAA's GOES-19 satellite has captured a rate celestial cameo: Earth itself appearing in the view of the spacecraft's solar coronagraph.

The new technique could one day be used to create less expensive astronomical sensors.

The Republic of Cyprus has signed an Associate Agreement with the European Space Agency, and is expected to become an Associate Member in the coming months.  

Footage appearing to show a number of "double fireball" events may have been caused by a simple quirk of equipment.

The waxing moon will appear alongside Mars and Mercury as the sun sets on Oct. 23

Elon Musk has hammered acting NASA chief Sean Duffy repeatedly on social media over the past few days, calling him "Sean Dummy" and claiming he's "trying to kill NASA." Here's what may be going on.

Scattering microscopic particles of sulfur in the atmosphere might slow down climate change. It might also change weather patterns.

Astronomers have sighted Betelgeuse’s mysterious companion — and it’s turning out to be full of surprises.

In a letter to Congress, museum officials have warned the shuttle may need to be partially disassembled in order to be transferred, risking irreversible damage to one of the most meticulously preserved pieces of spaceflight history.

New satellite imagery from the European Space Agency reveals nearly four decades of dramatic ice loss for two of Patagonia's largest glaciers.

Astronomers have discovered a second asteroid in the inner solar system, circling the Sun almost entirely within the orbit of Venus.

File – SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket stands in the vertical launch position at Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base ahead of the launch of the Starlink 17-5 mission on Aug. 18, 2025. This was the ninth flight for Falcon 9 booster, tail number B1088. Image: SpaceX

SpaceX is preparing to launch its 550th Falcon 9 mission since the rocket’s debut in 2010. The launch from California will add 28 more broadband internet satellites to the company’s Starlink constellation.

Ancient explosive volcanic eruptions on Mars could help explain mysterious hints of buried ice from the Red Planet's equator, a new study finds.

The congestion and pollution of Earth orbit is quickly getting worse. We need to be able to quantify how our behaviour impacts the orbital environment in the future. To this end, the European Space Agency (ESA) is adding a new health index to its yearly Space Environment Report that summarises in one number the status of our space environment over time.

SpaceX launched its record-breaking 133rd Falcon 9 mission of 2025 today (Oct. 22), topping last year's tally with no signs of slowing down before the year ends.

LandSpace conducted a static-fire test with its Zhuque-3 rocket recently, an important step in the prep work ahead of the partially reusable rocket's debut launch.

At the end of October Europa Clipper will fly in line with 3I/ATLAS’ ion tail — but will any of the charged particles reach the spacecraft, and will the spacecraft be ready to receive them?