Take an interstellar cruise into the cosmos in new limited series 'The Space Between' (exclusive)

Embarking on a deep-space odyssey toward a prospective new home, Boom! Studios’ “The Space Between” is penned by the Hugo and Eisner nominated writer Corinna Bechko (“The Expanse,” “Star Wars: Legacy,” “Green Lantern: Earth One”), and illustrated by artist Danny Luckert (“The Red Mother,” “Ghostlore”).  It’s an absorbing, generation-spanning epic concerning the lives of valiant…

Satellites watch wildfires rage across Canadian northwest (photos)

Satellite images reveal the scope of devastating wildfires in the Canadian northwest where an entire capital city had to be evacuated due to approaching flames.  Earlier this week, the European Earth-observing satellite Sentinel-2 observed several blazes raging in Canada’s Northwest Territories, spreading thick plumes of smoke across an area wider than 60 miles (100 kilometers).…

Russia's Luna-25 moon lander snaps 1st photo of lunar surface

Russia’s first moon mission in nearly 50 years keeps notching milestones. The Luna-25 lander has snapped its first detailed photo of the moon’s surface, the Russian space agency Roscosmos announced today (Aug. 17) in a Telegram post. “Pictured is the south polar crater Zeeman on the far side of the moon,” Roscosmos officials wrote in the…

Space Development Agency to consider commercial LEO options to augment DoD network

SpaceX, Kuiper Government Solutions and Aalyria Technologies were selected for market-research studies on how commercial systems could add capacity to the military’s future low Earth orbit constellation.  The post Space Development Agency to consider commercial LEO options to augment DoD network appeared first on .

James Webb Space Telescope confirms 'Maisie's galaxy' is one of the earliest ever seen

Though it may not look like much in images, appearing as just a glowing orange blob of light, Maisie’s galaxy shows that when it comes to space, appearances can be deceptive.  As one of the first objects captured by the powerful James Webb Space Telescope in the summer of 2022, this simple splotch represents the…

Powerful helium star could finally reveal secrets about highly magnetic stellar corpses

Astronomers believe a well-known object is actually a new type of star — and it’s one that could be the “missing link” in models showing the formation of stellar corpses with extremely powerful magnetic fields, known as magnetars. The team found that HD 45166, a star in a binary system that’s been studied for over…

Watch SpaceX launch 21 Starlink satellites early Friday

SpaceX plans to launch 21 of its Starlink satellites to orbit early Friday (Aug. 18), and you can watch the action live. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink spacecraft is scheduled to lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Friday at 3:30 a.m. EDT (0730 GMT; 12:30 a.m. local California time). …

Astronaut-artist Karen Nyberg unveils quilt portraits of first women to fly in space

The 50th woman to fly into space has paid tribute to the first woman and first American woman to do so with a pair of original works celebrating the first 60 years of women in space. Former NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg was at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida on Thursday (Aug. 17)…

India's Chandrayaan-3 moon lander successfully separates, prepares for Aug. 23 touchdown

India’s Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander is flying on its own ahead of a historic landing attempt. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said Thursday (Aug. 17) its Chandrayaan-3 moon lander is now flying on its own after separating from the propulsion module that brought it to lunar realms. “Thanks for the ride, mate,” ISRO officials tweeted…

Perseid meteor shower 2023 lights up the sky in these gorgeous reader photos (gallery)

This year’s Perseid meteor shower has amazed star gazers around the globe, and Space.com readers have grabbed their cameras to capture the cosmic phenomenon in all its magnificence. Earth passes through the debris cloud left behind from Comet Swift-Tuttle, which causes the annual light show. The peak of this year’s meteor shower coincided with a…

Watch how 'Ahsoka' explores the bond between Jedi masters and apprentices in 'Star Wars' (video)

“Always two, there are!” With just one week to go before the two-episode premiere of Disney+’s “Star Wars: Ahsoka” TV miniseries on Aug. 23, and with the combined Hollywood strikes preventing its writers or stars from advertising the show, there seems to be an undeniable absence of marketing momentum surrounding this fresh solo series. So…

Northrop Grumman to get sole-source contract for Space Force radar sites

The U.S. Space Force intends to award Northrop Grumman a sole-source contract to develop two ground-based radar sites to track space objects. The post Northrop Grumman to get sole-source contract for Space Force radar sites appeared first on .

A 142-year-old astronomy building was serendipitously unearthed in Michigan (photos)

Sometimes, astronomy research requires looking down. Michigan State University (MSU) found the foundations of its first telescope observatory building, built in 1881. Workers stumbled upon the archaeology while installing hammock posts near student residences. The astronomy discovery hearkens back to the first U.S. telescopes rising across the country to study space. MSU needed this building…

How did supermassive black holes get so big so fast just after the Big Bang?

Scientists now understand that supermassive black holes lurk at the heart of most, if not all, galaxies. These cosmic titans have masses millions and even billions of times that of the sun, yet tremendous size doesn’t constitute a problem when supermassive black holes are seen in the local universe and thus more recent in cosmic…

BAE Systems to acquire Ball Aerospace for $5.5 billion

BAE Systems, a defense and security conglomerate based in the United Kingdom, announced Aug. 17 it intends to acquire Ball Aerospace for $5.5 billion. The post BAE Systems to acquire Ball Aerospace for $5.5 billion appeared first on .

Rare iron meteorite could help reveal secrets of early solar system

Scientists have studied a rare iron meteorite in detail, discovering what orbit its parent body occupied before crashing into Earth. It is the first iron meteorite for which such orbit has been calculated. The 12-inch-long (30 centimeters), 30-pound (14 kilograms) chunk of space rock fell to Earth after a fireball erupted over Sweden in 2020.…

SpaceX's Crew-7 mission will launch international crew to ISS next week

A multinational crew of astronauts is ready for their journey to space. Four astronauts from four countries will fly on SpaceX Dragon capsule to the International Space Station for a six-month mission. They will launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on SpaceX’s Crew-7 flight no earlier than Aug. 25, and you can watch the whole…

Terran Orbital expects $180 million payment from Rivada Space this year

Terran Orbital expects to get $180 million this year from Rivada Space as it prepares to build 300 satellites for the venture, even as plans to fund the full $2.4 billion manufacturing contract remain under wraps. The post Terran Orbital expects $180 million payment from Rivada Space this year appeared first on .

Deadly wildfires in Hawaii seen from International Space Station (photo)

Satellite imagery captured by the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday (Aug. 12), shows the Hawaiian island of Maui covered in shrouds of thick wildfire smoke. This visual was taken four days after the fires first broke out, as the ISS orbited some 259 miles (417 km) above the Pacific Ocean.  As of Wednesday (Aug.…

The US Air Force challenged teams to hack into a satellite in space. Here are the winners

The U.S. Air Force has announced the winners of its first-of-its-kind satellite hacking contest. This year’s Hack-A-Sat competition tasked teams with hacking into an actual satellite on orbit. This was the first year that the competition tasked teams with hacking an actual live satellite zooming above Earth; previous years used simulated satellites on the ground. …