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Earth photobombs spacewalking Canadian astronaut | Space photo of the day for Nov. 5, 2026
Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk poses for a photo mid-spacewalk on Oct. 29, 2026.
Read moreWebb Space Telescope's little red dots could hold key to first black holes
Johns Hopkins researchers searching the expanse of the universe for the existence of the first black holes are zeroing in on little red dots that may hold the…
Read moreBuilding a ‘highway to the moon and back’ with Winnie Lai
In this episode, SpaceNews’ Mike Gruss speaks with Winnie Lai, CEO of Auriga Space. They talk about how electromagnetic launch technology that “catapults”…
Read moreMicrobial growth in simulated Mars conditions could guide search for life
A new experiment reveals that Earth's microbes can grow in harsh conditions similar to what may exist just below the surface of Mars, suggesting new directions…
Read moreNASA astronaut Jessica Watkins is the 1st Black woman to command a space mission. Will we see more diversity in the future on the final frontier?
"Diversity makes the crew stronger."
Read moreNASA announces experimental X-70 Fractal aircraft: A 'new beginning for aeronautics'
NASA has announced its next X-plane, known as the X-70 Fractal, designed to test advanced maneuverability and which will feature a rapidly reconfigurable…
Read moreChina lays out plans to land astronauts on the moon 'before 2030.' Can NASA still win this race?
China has laid out its roadmap for landing astronauts on the moon "before 2030," a milestone that NASA hopes to achieve in 2028.
Read moreHubble Learns Galactic History From Stars
This Hubble image features the sparkling collection of stars named Messier 30 (M30), also called NGC 7099.
Read moreExoplanets Can't Hide From The JWST's 'Digital Twin'
Finding dim exoplanets hidden in the glare of their stars is an ongoing challenge in astronomy. Telescopes use coronagraphs to block out starlight, but even…
Read moreEarly Black Friday beginner telescope deal — this portable Celestron is now 25% off at Amazon
This portable and beginner-friendly telescope is perfect for stargazing newbies or those who want better views but aren't ready to spend thousands.
Read more2 astronauts will finish upgrading ISS solar arrays during spacewalk today: Watch it live
NASA's Anil Menon and Canada Joshua Kutryk will install the International Space Station's final roll-out solar array during a spacewalk today (Nov. 5). Here's…
Read moreAPOD: 2026 November 5 – Enceladus in Silhouette
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 5 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day…
Read moreCyprus: Island of Snakes, Cats, and Ophiolites
The third-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea exposes an ancient piece of the ocean floor and hosts a clowder of cats.
Read moreNASA Announces X-70 Experimental Aircraft to Advance Flight Research
On Wednesday, NASA unveiled its newest experimental aircraft, the X-70 Fractal, during the UP.Summit at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This…
Read moreEuropean orbiter detects fresh hints of volcanic activity on Mars
New evidence from gas seeping above volcanic rifts suggests Mars is not geologically dead deep inside, but merely sleeping. Fresh fissures along the Alba Mons…
Read moreOn this day in space! Nov. 4, 2015: A rail-launched Super Strypi rocket carrying 13 baby satellites failed during its debut launch for the US Air Force
On Nov. 4, 2015, the United States Air Force launched an experimental Super Strypi rail-launched rocket carrying 13 tiny satellites, but it failed just after…
Read moreCosmic hydrogen measurement marks breakthrough in mapping the universe
An international research project is bringing scientists closer to mapping the universe. The MeerKLASS Collaboration has reported its first measurement of the…
Read moreTrump declares 'American space superiority for all eternity' in election night proclamation
President Trump has declared space a frontier for all humanity, asserting America's right to develop and settle the solar system under U.S. law.
Read moreChina Unveils Their Plan for a Crewed Moon Landing
Yesterday, on November 3rd, the deputy chief designer of China's crewed space program and chief designer of the lunar exploration program (Wang Xiang) unveiled…
Read moreNASA Shares Plans to Accelerate Artemis, Return to Moon
In an update on Oct. 23, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and other agency leaders shared the agency’s path to returning Americans to the lunar surface in…
Read moreA cosmic 'leaf blower': Light-propelled winds help explain early universe's bright galaxies
When astronomers looked at photos of the early universe taken by the James Webb Space Telescope, they found something odd: an overabundance of bright galaxies.…
Read moreUpcoming Marvel movies and TV shows: Avengers: Doomsday, Secret Wars, X-Men & more
The MCU’s Multiverse Saga is nearly over, but there are plenty more Marvel movies and shows on the horizon.
Read moreGame Theory Helps SETI Search for Alien Civilizations
SETI can be more effective the more the targets in the search are refined. SETI's newest survey effort uses game theory to inform its search. It's based on the…
Read moreNASA space telescope plunges to Earth after two decades studying cosmic explosions
One of NASA's premier space telescopes plunged to Earth on Wednesday, ending its 22-year investigation of the universe's biggest explosions.
Read moreNASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory reenters over Western Indonesia
NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory plummeted back into Earth’s atmosphere Wednesday over western Indonesia, ending nearly 22 years in orbit for the…
Read more'Trials and Tribble-ations' at 30: The classic 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine' episode that brought Captains Kirk and Sisko face-to-face
How "Forrest Gump", pizza, and a massive supporting cast of furballs came together to make one of "Star Trek"'s finest hours.
Read moreTrace Gas Orbiter discovers potential evidence of volcanic activity on Mars via atmospheric observations
Using data from the joint European and Russian ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter at Mars, an… The post Trace Gas Orbiter discovers potential evidence of volcanic…
Read moreNASA's Swift space telescope crashes back to Earth after failed rescue attempt
NASA's Swift space telescope crashed back to Earth today (Nov. 4), three months after a private spacecraft was supposed to boost the observatory to a higher…
Read moreMars isn't dead — recent volcanic activity reveals it's just sleeping
Scientists have long suspected that Mars is geologically "dead" but new spacecraft observations suggests the Red Planet's volcanoes are merely sleeping.
Read moreLooking back at October’s geomagnetic storm through its records
The October 31, 2026 geomagnetic storm offers a small piece of recent space history—and a useful lesson in reading the record carefully.
Read moreNASA Announces Ka-Band Satellite Relay Awards for Space Communications
NASA selected three companies on Wednesday to perform work to develop Ka-band space relay capability concepts that are compatible with current missions in…
Read moreSatellites leak noise that interferes with telescopes and GPS. Here's how to fix it
Less than a decade ago, there were about 2,000 operational satellites orbiting Earth. Today there are more than 15,000. Millions more are planned.
Read moreNASA's Artemis II moon launch tore a hole in Earth's upper atmosphere so huge it disrupted GPS signals
"It could have a strong impact not only on self-driving cars but also on drone positioning."
Read moreNASA Navigation Experiment Shows Promise for Planetary Landings
NASA successfully demonstrated technology designed to help spacecraft autonomously navigate to safe landing sites on the Moon and on other planets. An Alta-X…
Read morePulsars set first mass limits on supermassive black hole pairs in the early universe
So far, observations by instruments including the James Webb Space Telescope have revealed the presence of surprisingly massive black holes in the early…
Read moreNASA Space Grant Students Fuel Agency’s Inspiration Tour
NASA’s Inspiration Tour spread the excitement of space exploration and aeronautical innovation by connecting the public, industry, and academia with the…
Read moreGiant Impacts Help Rocky Planets Retain Their Atmospheres
For a long time, planetary scientists thought that giant impacts drove a young planet's atmosphere away into space with all the heat they generated. But it…
Read moreGiant planet emerges from two-year-old JWST data thanks to glare-removal technique
Even the world's most powerful telescopes have their blind spots. Although NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) can peer billions of years into the past,…
Read moreHubble Reveals Cosmic Mystery
This photo released on Nov. 2, 2026, showcases NGC  4449, a dwarf irregular. Researchers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope studied 37 nearby dwarf…
Read moreA quiet week beneath a universe in motion
Modest solar activity offers a chance to consider how the light above us connects our atmosphere to the wider universe.
Read moreNASA, NOAA Track 2026 Antarctic Ozone Hole
Weather provided ideal conditions for enhanced ozone depletion
Read moreStudents gather to explore Hawaii's glorious night sky | Space photo of the day for Nov. 4, 2026
Over 1,400 students gathered in Hawaii recently to learn about astronomy as part of the annual Journey Through the Universe program.
Read moreA Virtual Lifeless Earth Will Help Scientists Find Life on Exoplanets
Researchers have created a model lifeless Earth that couples the atmosphere with interior planetary processes. The model can reproduce Earth's modern habitable…
Read moreDrone warfare in space: Swarms of autonomous, laser-shooting cubesats could defend Western satellites in orbit
The U.K. startup Shield Space is racing to apply the lessons of drone warfare in Ukraine to develop swarms of up to 100 autonomous, satellite-defending…
Read moreDon't miss out on 'Dark Matter' — this early Black Friday NordVPN deal has up to $386 off, meaning you can stream the latest sci-fi series from anywhere
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Read moreThe Taurid meteor shower peaks tonight — and fireballs could steal the show
The Taurid meteor shower could spawn dazzling fireballs in the coming weeks! Here's when and where to look.
Read moreTime to wake up MetOp-SG-B1 weather satellite
Following a short period in storage after arriving at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, the MetOp Second Generation-B1 satellite has been transferred to a…
Read moreAPOD: 2026 November 4 – The Not-So-Hidden Galaxy, IC 342
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 4 – The… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the…
Read moreBefore the Dawn in America’s Heartland
With hardly a cloud in sight, astronauts had a sweeping view of nighttime lights in the U.S. Midwest.
Read moreUsing vibrations to reveal what lies beneath other planets' surfaces
Modern space exploration hasn't quite reached "Star Trek" levels of boldly going where no one has gone before. But if, like the denizens of the USS Enterprise,…
Read moreWhen should we listen for alien signals? Scientists turn to game theory
Finding a signal from an extraterrestrial civilization takes more than just pointing a telescope in the right direction. We may also need to listen at exactly…
Read moreNASA asks industry for ideas about saving Hubble Space Telescope
The Hubble Space Telescope is healthy but is being pulled down toward Earth by atmospheric drag. NASA is considering options to extend the iconic telescope's…
Read moreStudents Test Prototype Landing Pad to Make Lunar Operations Safe
This summer, a team of students and researchers at the University of Alabama in Huntsville successfully conducted three rocket-motor firing tests on a…
Read moreAncient star collisions could explain mysterious Little Red Dots and 'impossible' black holes
Collisions between stars in the early universe were common, and this could explain the growth of supermassive black holes and the existence of strange Little…
Read moreVoting in space: NASA astronauts cast ballots from International Space Station
The three Americans currently living off Earth made sure their voices were heard, voting in the midterm election from the International Space Station.
Read moreWhat Will Politics Look Like on Other Planets? It's Likely to Be a Mishmash
When we make our home on other worlds, who will be in charge? Will it be an emperor? A billionaire? A rebel alliance? Or none of the above? Astrobiologist…
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