Space News & Blog Articles

China launched a new rainfall-monitoring satellite on Saturday (April 15) after a dispute with Taiwan over airspace closure issues.

And on Thursday evening, April 20, everyone across North America will have an opportunity to sight an exceedingly young crescent moon. Try your own hand at finding it!

Imagery from satellites operated by Maxar Technologies has provided insight into the damage caused by fighting between rival military factions in Sudan.

Rocket Lab plans to launch a mission with a pre-flown engine later this year, taking a big step toward its goal of rocket reusability.

China's Shenzhou 15 astronauts have completed the fourth and final spacewalk of their six-month-long mission.

In a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on April 19, the director of the Pentagon's new UFO office shot down hopes that the U.S. government has evidence that aliens have visited Earth.

A museum dedicated to the history of Texas aviation now has a "space" devoted to flight even higher than the state's skies. The Lone Star Flight Museum in Houston opened its Space Gallery.

SpaceX is working "around the clock" on a variety of issues ahead of the first planned space launch of its huge Starship vehicle, Elon Musk said.

A company behind a NASA mission is capping off its first six months with an experimental cider. Advanced Space and Stem Ciders are releasing CAPSTONE, a hoppy cider celebrating a spacecraft.

The BetaFPV Cetus Lite FPV Kit is incredibly easy to fly alongside offering a great introduction to using FPV goggles at a competitive price.

North Korean state media announced Wednesday (April 19) that the country has built its first spy satellite and is preparing it for launch.

The first trailer for Disney's new '80s-themed science fiction movie "Crater" has arrived.

A satellite caught a view of SpaceX's Starship ready on its launch pad for its first-ever launch to space.

The Creality Sermoon V1 Pro offers plug-and-play printing with some fancy features, but you pay a premium for them.

Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin helped relocate a large radiator outside of the International Space Station, completing a spacewalk that had been twice delayed.

The new moon occurs just after midnight on Thursday (April 20), marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan for Muslims across the globe, while also signaling the end of a rare type of eclipse.

The final chapter of The Mandalorian season 3 plays it safe to deliver a classic Star Wars conclusion and to take some weight off Din Djarin’s shoulders.

Delays in Europe's next-generation launch vehicle, the Ariane 6, are causing the European Commission to seek alternatives for the countries' access to orbit.

A rare hybrid eclipse sweeps across the surface of Earth on April 20, appearing as a total eclipse, annular eclipse or transitioning between both, depending on one's vantage point.

A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 21 of SpaceX's Starlink "V2 mini" satellites will take off on Wednesday (April 19) at 8:27 a.m. ET (1227 GMT) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

On April 20, a hybrid solar eclipse will be visible from parts of Indonesia, East Timor, and Australia. Here's everything you need to know about this rare celestial spectacle.