Satellite News

On Nov. 19, 2005, the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa lifted off from an asteroid. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

A heavy-lift Long March 5 rocket topped with the robotic Chang’e 5 lunar sample-return mission rolled out to its pad at Wenchang Space Launch Center in China’s Hainan province on Tuesday (Nov. 17).

Rocket Lab will launch an ambitious mission on Thursday (Nov. 19), and you can watch the action live.

Arecibo Observatory is facing a mid-life crisis — or something much worse.

Two cosmonauts opened a new door to the outside of the International Space Station while preparing for the replacement of a 19-year-old docking module during a spacewalk on Wednesday (Nov. 18).