Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more! — Rocket Lab launches new NASA solar sail tech to orbit (video, photos) — Rocket Lab launches private ...

Tokyo-based startup Space One Co.'s second attempt to launch a rocket to propel it into the space-delivery service business failed shortly after the Kairos 2 lifted off around 11 a.m. on Dec. 18.

Webb Telescope Captures Its First Direct Images of Carbon Dioxide Outside Solar System Mar. 17, 2025 — The James Webb Space Telescope has captured its first direct images of carbon dioxide in a ...

Mar. 13, 2025 — Astronomers have constructed the first detailed 3D map of the properties of cosmic dust in our home galaxy. For their map, the astronomers used 130 million spectra from ESA's ...