China launches Shenzhou-16 mission to Chinese space station

China launches Shenzhou-16 mission to Chinese space station

China sent three astronauts to its now fully operational space station as part of crew rotation on Tuesday in the fifth manned mission to the Chinese space outpost since 2021, state media reported. The spacecraft, Shenzhou-16, or “Divine Vessel”, and its three passengers lifted off atop a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch…

China plans to land astronauts on moon before 2030, another step in what looks like a new space race

China plans to land astronauts on moon before 2030, another step in what looks like a new space race

China plans to land astronauts on the moon before 2030, which would be another advance in what’s increasingly seen as a new space race. The US aims to put astronauts back on the lunar surface by the end of 2025. Deputy Director of the Chinese Manned Space Agency Lin Xiqiang confirmed China’s goal at a…

A retired astronaut, a wealthy adventurer and two Saudi astronauts set for launch to space station

A retired astronaut, a wealthy adventurer and two Saudi astronauts set for launch to space station

Peggy Whitson, America’s most experienced astronaut with 665 days in space and 10 spacewalks over three stays aboard the International Space Station, is poised to build on her legacy as one of the consensus “GOATs” — greatest of all time — in the American space program. With a Ph.D. in biochemistry and two stints as…

North Korea shows Kim Jong Un examining a military spy satellite

North Korea shows Kim Jong Un examining a military spy satellite

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un examined a finished military spy satellite, which his country is expected to launch soon, during a visit to an aerospace facility where he described space-based reconnaissance as crucial for countering the US and South Korea. Kim during Tuesday’s visit approved an unspecified “future action plan” in preparations for launching…

How to see the “Da Vinci glow” illuminate the crescent moon this week

How to see the “Da Vinci glow” illuminate the crescent moon this week

Hey Ray: Earthshine 01:58 Those looking up at the night sky this week might spot a faint, ghostly glow illuminating the whole of the moon.  The phenomenon, known as the “Da Vinci glow,” is named after the artist and inventor Leonardo Da Vinci. In addition to his artistic endeavors, the Renaissance-age creator set out to…

James Webb Space Telescope finds water and “surprise” discovery on rare comet

James Webb Space Telescope finds water and “surprise” discovery on rare comet

Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted water around a rare comet, calling it a “long-sought scientific breakthrough.” Their findings were published on Monday in Nature.  Astronomers found water vapor on Comet Read (Comet 238P), a comet located in the main asteroid belt between Jupiter and Mars. For the first time, water has…

New Jersey home struck by possible meteorite

New Jersey home struck by possible meteorite

A possible meteorite crashed through the roof of a New Jersey residence this week to the shock of the homeowners, officials said. The four-by-six-inch object struck the ranch-style home on Old Washington Crossing Pennington Road in Hopewell Township on Monday, destroying the hardwood floor, the Hopewell Township Police Department said. “It appears whatever came from…

NASA developing a snake-like robot for one of Saturn’s moons

NASA developing a snake-like robot for one of Saturn’s moons

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is in the midst of testing a new robot that it hopes to deploy into outer space to help answer the age-old question of whether life exists away from Earth. The Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor (EELS) system is a snake-like robot designed to maneuver through solid and liquid formations while collecting samples….

Sen. Mark Kelly on sending humans to Mars and joining Astronaut Hall of Fame

Sen. Mark Kelly on sending humans to Mars and joining Astronaut Hall of Fame

Sen. Mark Kelly on sending humans to Mars and joining Astronaut Hall of Fame – CBS News Watch CBS News Arizona senator and retired astronaut Mark Kelly will be inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame on Saturday. Sen. Kelly speaks with CBS News’ Catherine Herridge about how soon humans could set foot on Mars…

The Countries With The Most Satellites In Space [Infographic]

The Countries With The Most Satellites In Space [Infographic]

The race for space has started anew as a flurry of private and government projects are once again reaching for humanity’s last frontier. In the past week, Gen. Chance Saltzman of the U.S. Space Force said that the new level of activity seen in space exploration was also increasing the level of threat the United…

Dead NASA satellite re-enters atmosphere over Sahara Desert

Dead NASA satellite re-enters atmosphere over Sahara Desert

A defunct NASA satellite that was expected to plunge back to Earth re-entered the atmosphere and burned up over the Sahara Desert, the space agency announced on Thursday. The retired 660-pound Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager spacecraft — or RHESSI — was expected to mostly dissipate into the atmosphere as it plummeted toward…