The Latest Breaking News on Space

NASA will train two Indian astronauts, one of whom will fly to the ISS late next year, a space agency official announced this week.

Here we explore whether there are any upcoming asteroid encounters and how NASA and other space agencies actively monitor near-Earth asteroids that have the potential to hit our planet.

After a 4-year delay, the new heavy-lift rocket for Europe is almost ready for space. Ariane 6 should launch for the European Space Agency no earlier than June 15.

SpaceX launched another 23 Starlink internet satellites from Florida on Saturday night (Dec. 2).

Six exoplanets orbiting HD 110067 (in Coma Berenices constellation, 100 light-years away) discovered. Radii between Earth and Neptune. Masses, densities, and orbits calculated. Low densities suggest large, hydrogen-rich atmospheres. Resonant orbits suggest system unchanged since birth. Brightest star found to host more than four transiting exoplanets. Offers chance to learn…

On Episode 89 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod discuss the challenges of regulating spaceflight.

Lockheed Martin and Firefly Aerospace are combining to launch a demonstrator that aims to slash the time it takes spacecraft payloads to become operational.

Satellite launch comes as Seoul seeks to bolster its ability to monitor nuclear-armed North Korea.

A SpaceX rocket on Friday launched South Korea's first military spy satellite, intensifying a space race on the peninsula after Pyongyang launched its own first military eye in the sky last week.