Voyager 1 spacecraft phones home with transmitter that hasn't been used since 1981.

Following recent communication issues, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft resorted to using a backup radio transmitter that has been inactive since 1981. The interstellar explorer experienced a brief pause in communications after putting itself in a protective state to conserve…

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Shenzhou-19 astronauts start journey to China's space station for new endeavors

China launched the Shenzhou-19 crewed spaceship on Wednesday, sending three astronauts -- including the country's first female space engineer -- to its orbiting space station for a six-month mission. The spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasted off at 4:27…

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NASA chief says talks between Elon Musk, Vladimir Putin would be 'concerning'.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has expressed concerns over reports that SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk has been in regular contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Nelson was on stage at Semafor's World Economy Summit on Friday (Oct. 25) when he was asked about a…

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China wants to make its Tiangong space station bigger and better.

China has been operating its completed Tiangong orbital outpost for almost two years now — and is looking to expand its capabilities with new modules and spacecraft. The three-module, T-shaped Tiangong space station was fully assembled in November 2022, with the arrival of t…

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New study of Apollo 16 moon samples reveals hidden lunar history.

Scientists continue to piece together the moon's complex history using lunar samples collected during NASA's Apollo missions over half a century ago.  A fresh analysis of lunar dust collected by Apollo 16 astronauts in 1972 offers a clearer picture of the effects of …

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Elon Musk has been in regular contact with Putin for two years.

Elon Musk, the world’s richest man who is now central to Donald Trump’s election campaign, has been in regular contact with Vladimir Putin for the past two years, according to a report in the US. The Wall Street Journal, citing several in-post and former US, European and Rus…

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Stunning fossil trapped in amber reveals previously unknown species that lived during the time of dinosaurs.

When dinosaurs roamed Earth, their surroundings looked very different than the world of today. But there were also some similarities. And now scientists have confirmed a new one: Diverse firefly species lit up the night during the late Mesozoic. The discovery comes from a fo…

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SpaceX's Starlink internet flies on a Boeing 777 jet for the 1st time.

SpaceX's Starlink internet service continues to make inroads around the globe. Starlink provided Wi-Fi on a Boeing 777 jet for the first time today (Oct. 22), during a Qatar Airways flight from the Qatari capital of Doha to London. The 777 is the "largest and longest…

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SpaceX Crew-8 astronauts undock from ISS after weather delays.

SpaceX's Crew-8 quartet of astronauts departed the space station at last today (Oct. 23), following more than two weeks of weather-related delays. The Dragon spacecraft for SpaceX Crew-8, called Endeavour, undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) today at 5:05…

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Hubble Telescope sees 'stellar volcano' erupt in amazing colors.

T he Hubble Space Telescope has captured an intricate portrait of two nearby stars that have been in close contact for centuries, revealing once again the complex yet volatile relationship of a stellar duo. The striking, hour-glass-shaped nebula seen in the new image was forg…

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James Webb telescope spots the ultimate 'super star cluster' deep in the Milky Way.

Westerlund 1 is a galactic factory of epic proportions. Visible from Earth's Southern Hemisphere just below the tail of the Scorpion — and close to the core of the Milky Way — it's the largest known star cluster in our galaxy. It's the ultimate example of a "…

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SpaceX catches Starship booster in 'Mechazilla arms' in historic first.

SpaceX added another milestone to its Starship testing on Sunday, successfully catching the rocket booster using the "chopstick"-like arms of the launch tower, where the rocket had launched just five minutes prior. Starship's Super Heavy Booster is grappled at …

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Ancient ruins are under threat. Here's how archaeologists are getting help from space.

Space archaeology needs to mix new and old missions to protect ancient sites, scientists urged at a recent NASA conference. Take the example of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California. The facility is best known for helping to chart unknown worlds, …

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Hurricane Milton bears down on Florida with Category 5 strength in new ISS footage.

A Category 5 hurricane bearing down on Florida starkly stands out in new space station footage. Earlier today (Wednesday, Oct. 9), the International Space Station flew over Hurricane Milton as the storm made its way toward the west coast of Florida. Milton is expected to mak…

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Madonna's brother Christopher Ciccone dies.

Madonna has lost her younger brother Christopher Ciccone to cancer at the age of 63. The designer and artist worked closely through much of her career, having acted as her personal assistant and dresser, interior decorator and artistic director of her tours, but their relati…

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Nobel prize for physics goes to pair who invented key AI techniques.

The 2024 Nobel prize in physics has been awarded to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for their work on artificial neural networks and the fundamental algorithms that let machines learn, which are key to today’s large language models like ChatGPT. The Royal Swedish Academy o…

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NASA shuts off Voyager 2 science instrument as power dwindles.

NASA engineers have turned off one of Voyager 2's science instruments due to dwindling power supplies on the spacecraft as it explores interstellar space.  Voyager 2 launched into space on Aug. 20, 1977 and left the solar system on Nov. 5, 2018. It is currently 12.8 bill…

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Top 'safety risk' for the ISS is a leak that has been ongoing for 5 years.

A long-running leak is the top "safety risk" affecting the plan to keep astronauts on board the International Space Station until 2030, a new NASA audit found. The affected area, found in the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS), has been leakin…

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Biggest solar flare since 2017 erupts from sun and Earth is in the firing line

The sun has just unleashed its most powerful solar flare this cycle, a colossal X-class eruption.  The X9.05 solar flare peaked at 8:10 a.m. EDT (1210 GMT), triggering shortwave radio blackouts over Africa and Europe, the sunlit portion of Earth at the time of eruption.  The …

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