Space News
SpaceX Dragon capsule delivers science and supplies to space station
SPACE.com - 17 May 2026 15:53
A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft delivered 6,500 pounds of science and supplies to the International Space Station on Sunday, May 17, 2026.
Watch an asteroid the size of a blue whale hurtle towards Earth live online May 18
SPACE.com - 17 May 2026 15:00
The livestream will begin at 3:45 p.m. EDT on May 18, bringing near real time views of the asteroid from robotic telescopes in Italy, weather permitting.
Falling space debris poses an escalating risk as spacecraft get stronger and more heat resistant
Phys.org - 17 May 2026 19:00
When it comes to space debris, what goes up is coming down more often-and not safely.
Surrounded by stardust: Antarctic ice cores confirm Earth is accumulating iron-60 from local interstellar cloud
Phys.org - 17 May 2026 17:20
Our solar system is currently passing through the Local Interstellar Cloud, a region of highly diluted gas and dust between the stars. On its path, Earth continuously accumulates iron-60, a rare radioactive isotope of ir...
Watch NASA's new Mars helicopter rotor break the speed of sound (video)
SPACE.com - 17 May 2026 17:00
NASA is testing the limits of future Mars aircraft as it works to develop a next-generation fleet of helicopters that will fly through the thin atmosphere of the Red Planet.
What If the Universe Had No Beginning? Part 2: No Boundary, No Problem
Universe Today - 17 May 2026 16:15
Hawking faced a question with no answer hiding behind it. The best boundary condition for the universe, he decided, was that there was no boundary at all. To make that statement into physics, he had to do something deepl...
Venus and a slender crescent moon steal the show after sunset on May 18
SPACE.com - 17 May 2026 16:00
Look west after sunset to catch Venus shining beside a delicate crescent moon in the twilight sky.
Giant radio telescope sees Artemis 2 astronauts on Orion flying around the moon. 'There are 4 people in those pixels.'
SPACE.com - 17 May 2026 14:00
A giant radio telescope in West Virginia tracked Artemis 2's Orion spacecraft around the moon for five days, gathering precise observations on its movements during the historic mission.
Musk wants SpaceX to go public. Here's how it works
Phys.org - 17 May 2026 13:20
Hundreds of companies raised a combined $70 billion by selling shares to the public in the United States last year.
Neutrino flavor flips could be key to triggering supernovae
Phys.org - 17 May 2026 10:40
Despite being so elusive, neutrinos are produced in abundance in some of the most violent events in the universe. One of their strangest properties is that they can spontaneously switch between three types, or "flavo...