Space &Skywatching
- SpaceX’s Starship Explodes After Takeoff10 hours agoHere’s what it looks like when a SpaceX rocket explodes. The incident occurred shortly after liftoff from South Texas Thursday afternoon,and streams of debris could be seen in the sky over the Atlantic Ocean,especially in the Caribbean. Here’s the latest.
- See – And Hear – Meteorite Crash To Earth On Sidewalk10 hours agoHomeowners returned from a dog walk to find strange star-shaped rocks and dust in front of their home. What they discovered on their doorbell camera video made history. It’s now known as the Charlottetown meteorite.
- Astronaut Captures Meteor Exploding Above Earth2 days agoAn astronaut aboard the International Space Station captured this incredible footage of a meteor cutting through Earth’s atmosphere.
- Blue Origin Launches New Glenn Rocket From Florida2 days agoWe have liftoff! Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket successfully launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida early Thursday morning after a few delays,including weather issues. The company was founded by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos,who was present at Mission Control during the launch. The company hopes to do more launches later this year with the goal of eventually carrying astronauts to space and then the moon.
- Webb Telescope Captures Mysterious Celestial Giants4 days agoNo,it’s not an upcoming Star Wars movie;It’s the latest discovery from the famed James Webb Space Telescope. Rogue worlds have been spotted within a mysterious nebula in our solar system,and scientists say there’s a lot we can learn from this finding.
- Oops! Did NASA Trigger The First Human-Caused Meteor Shower?4 days agoWhen NASA successfully changed the orbit of an asteroid moon,it was celebrated as a historic event that could help protect the Earth. Now,scientists say that mission may cause another first-of-its-kind consequence. Watch this video to get all the details.
- The Most-Anticipated Space Missions Of 20254 days agoSpace fans take note:2025 brings some potentially historic launches and amazing out-of-this-world science. The missions include a possible first-ever operational launch for Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket,a new tool from NASA to study the origins of our universe,and a return to Earth for ISS astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams on a SpaceX Dragon capsule.
- New Glenn Rocket Launch Signals Success For Jeff Bezos'Blue Origin4 days agoThe launch was a first for the Jeff Bezos-founded Blue Origin. Here's what the New Glenn rocket accomplished,and what's next.
- 'False Dawn'Seen In Incredible Photo From Space4 days agoA NASA astronaut with a penchant for taking stunningly beautiful photographs from space is at it again,with an image that captures a “false dawn” as well as several other fascinating astronomical features. Find out what they all are.
- January Night Sky Brings Parade Of Planets5 days agoWinter brings clearer skies and great opportunities for stargazing,which means January can be a great time to bundle up and look up. Among the things you can see in the night sky this January are a parade of planets,the Quadrantid meteor shower,a full moon that will pass in front of Mars and the brightest views of the red planet for the entire year. Here’s your calendar for the month.