Satellite News

Several websites give regular updates on the Chinese Long March 5B rocket core that’s uncontrollably falling to Earth, with an expected re-entry on Saturday night (May 8).

Several websites give regular updates on the Chinese Long March 5B rocket core that’s uncontrollably falling to Earth, with an expected re-entry on Saturday night (May 8).

NASA’s Perseverance rover captured the whirring of Ingenuity’s fast-spinning rotors during the little chopper’s fourth Red Planet flight, which took place on April 30.

It’s been another week of enthusiastic space chatter and we’ve got some highlights for you. Be sure to sign up for the Space.com forums and join the discussions today!

Follow along with me, Space.com senior writer Chelsea Gohd, as I become an analog astronaut in a brand new documentary.

Follow along with me, Space.com senior writer Chelsea Gohd, as I become an analog astronaut in a brand new documentary.

On May 7, 1992, the space shuttle Endeavour launched on its first flight. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

Scientists have observed a star wrapped around a supermassive black hole for the first time, providing evidence that an effect dubbed spaghettification occurs when stars venture too close to galaxy centers.