Space News
Cornell Students Aid NASA with Drone Safety in Sky
NASA Breaking news - 7 May 2026 12:00
A team of Cornell University students are turning heads within industry and the federal government with the results of their research into creating a national air transportation management system in which thousands of dr...
Extended Reality at ESA opens new pathways for space exploration
ESA - 7 May 2026 12:45
The European Space Agency (ESA) is using Extended Reality (XR) to support training, enhance operations, improve simulation environments, and to bring the wonders of space to the public.
Meet the Fleet: NASA Armstrong Continues Legacy of Flight Research
NASA Breaking news - 8 May 2026 01:45
NASAs home for experimental flight is welcoming more flyers to its already high-performing fleet as it continues to support science and aeronautics test missions - continuing the legacy of pioneers like Neil Armstrong. N...
The Asteroid Hunter
Universe Today - 8 May 2026 01:06
Somewhere out there, hurtling through space in the darkness, is an asteroid with our name on it. We just don't know which one yet. NASA's answer to that uncomfortable truth is NEO Surveyor, a purpose built infrar...
Rocket Lab joins Raytheon on space interceptor program for Golden Dome
Space News - 8 May 2026 00:00
The company also announced a new contract to fly hypersonic test flights for Anduril
A bizarre 'decapitated' asteroid likely made the moon's largest impact crater. NASA's Artemis astronauts may land near the proof
SPACE.com - 8 May 2026 00:00
An ancient impact may have scattered material from deep inside the moon toward NASA's planned Artemis landing sites near the lunar south pole.
A 29-pound Mars rock held NASA's Curiosity rover hostage for 6 days
SPACE.com - 7 May 2026 23:00
The rock is nicknamed "Atacama."
NASA Welcomes Paraguay as 67th Artemis Accords Signatory
NASA Breaking news - 7 May 2026 22:41
The Republic of Paraguay signed the Artemis Accords on Thursday during a ceremony in Asunción, becoming the latest nation to commit to the shared principles guiding civil space exploration. Today, I am proud to welcome ...
'Saros' nails the cosmic horror and bullet-hell action assignments, but it falls short as a roguelite
SPACE.com - 7 May 2026 21:00
PlayStation and Housemarque's follow-up to Returnal packs a punch and makes great use of PS5's unique features, but it's often at odds with itself.
NASA Sends Mars Helicopter Blades Beyond Mach 1
NASA Breaking news - 7 May 2026 20:33
Description Engineer Fernando Mier-Hicks inspects a test stand used to investigate the performance of next-generation Mars helicopter rotor blades at high speeds inside the 25-Foot Space Simulator at NASAs Jet Propulsion...
NASAs Next-Gen Mars Helicopter Rotors Are Moving Fast
NASA Breaking news - 7 May 2026 20:32
Description Engineer Jaakko Karras inspects a next-generation Mars helicopter rotor blade prior to supersonic speed testing in the 25-Foot Space Simulator at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California in Nove...
NASA Pushes Next-Gen Mars Helicopter Rotor Blades Past Mach 1
NASA Breaking news - 7 May 2026 20:28
The rotor blades that will carry NASAs next-generation helicopters to new Martian heights broke the sound barrier during March tests at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. Data from the tests, which t...
Industry Moon Lander Training Cabin Lands at NASA for Artemis
NASA Breaking news - 7 May 2026 20:28
A full-scale mock-up of a crew cabin for a future industry lunar lander for NASAs Artemis program now is operational for training and testing. The agency and its industry partners will use Blue Origins Blue Moon Mark 2 c...
Where does Earth's mysterious 'ring current' come from? NASA and the US Space Force are launching a mission to find out
SPACE.com - 7 May 2026 20:01
NASA, working with the Space Force, plans to launch a space weather mission later this month to study a strange "ring current" surrounding our planet.
Ringing the GONG: New Details About the Sun's Far-side Activities
Universe Today - 7 May 2026 20:00
For years, when something happened on the far side of the Sun, we didn't know much, if anything about it. Sunspots could form there, flares could lash out and the corona could send masses of material out to space. Ho...
ESA and JAXA team up on planetary defence, Ramses mission to asteroid Apophis
ESA - 7 May 2026 20:00
The European Space Agency (ESA) and theJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency(JAXA) have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to deepen collaboration in planetary defence, alongside a dedicated agreement for collaboration on t...
Ultrahigh-energy cosmic messengers may carry ultraheavy secrets
Phys.org - 7 May 2026 19:00
There may be an ultraheavy explanation for the mystery surrounding the origins of the highest-energy particles ever observed. Ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays are particles from space that strike Earth with energies far beyo...
Next-gen Mars helicopter rotor blades exceed Mach 1
Phys.org - 7 May 2026 19:00
The rotor blades that will carry NASA's next-generation helicopters to new Martian heights broke the sound barrier during March tests at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. Data from the test...
'Star Wars: Galactic Racer': Release date, trailers, gameplay & everything we know about the return of podracing
SPACE.com - 7 May 2026 18:00
Now this is podracing and speeder racing and speeder bike racing
A Light in the Dark
NASA Breaking news - 7 May 2026 17:25
A thin sliver of Earths edge is brightly illuminated against the vast darkness of space in this April 3, 2026, image taken during the Artemis II mission. Artemis II was the first crewed flight in a series of missions to ...
Moon joy at Jupiter | Space photo of the day for May 7, 2026
SPACE.com - 7 May 2026 17:10
NASA's Juno spacecraft captured a photo of Jupiter's moon Thebe.
Military space boom meets Beltway friction
Space News - 7 May 2026 17:00
Garrant: We are ready to award and execute at speeds that have never been seen before, but that would be for naught if we arent able to produce and deliver at speed and scale