TIL Tag: space
126 headlines found.
- James Webb telescope unfolds
January 8, 2022 - SpaceX fires at least five for letter criticizing Elon Musk.
June 18, 2022 - James Webb telescope takes super sharp view of early cosmos.
July 12, 2022 - Long March 5B: Debris from Chinese rocket falls back to Earth.
July 31, 2022 - Trailblazing Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols dies at 89
August 1, 2022 - Artemis: Nasa calls off new Moon rocket launch.
August 29, 2022 - Webb telescope captures its first direct image of an exoplanet.
September 1, 2022 - Nasa: Artemis Moon rocket second launch attempt called off.
September 3, 2022 - The DART mission is about to collide with an asteroid.
September 26, 2022 - Dimorphos: Nasa flies spacecraft into asteroid in direct hit.
September 27, 2022 - Nicole Mann: Astronaut becomes first Native American woman in space.
October 6, 2022 - Spain boosts security as prime minister and US embassy targeted amid series of letter bombs
December 1, 2022 - Chinese astronauts return to Earth after six-month mission.
December 5, 2022 - Nasa's Orion capsule makes safe return to Earth.
December 12, 2022 - Latest Soyuz capsule leak prompts Russians to plan possible rescue of space station crew.
December 23, 2022 - Last surviving Apollo 7 astronaut Walter Cunningham dies at 90
January 4, 2023 - Historic UK space mission begins as jet takes off from Cornwall
January 9, 2023 - Disappointing end to UK space mission as satellites fail to reach orbit
January 10, 2023 - Buzz Aldrin marries for the fourth time, aged 93
January 21, 2023 - Virgin Orbit stops operations and furloughs most staff
March 16, 2023 - Massive asteroid to pass by Earth on weekend
March 24, 2023 - Virgin Orbit: Richard Branson's rocket firm files for bankruptcy
April 4, 2023 - The European Space Agency has successfully launched its mission to Jupiter's moons after weather conditions halted yesterday's lift-off
April 14, 2023 - SpaceX Starship finally launches but blows up after take-off
April 20, 2023 - Commercial lunar lander presumed lost after historic moon landing attempt
April 25, 2023 - Norway criticises Sweden's response after research rocket goes awry
April 26, 2023 - North Korea says spy satellite launch crashed into sea
May 31, 2023 - European Space Agency hosts first Mars live stream
June 2, 2023 - Search for Voyager 2 after Nasa accidentally sends wrong command
August 1, 2023 - Mystery object found washed up on remote Australian beach identified as space debris
August 1, 2023 - Voyager 2: Nasa fully back in contact with lost space probe
August 5, 2023 - Russia's lander experiences 'emergency situation' while approaching lunar surface
August 20, 2023 - Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft crashes into Moon
August 20, 2023 - India's Chandrayaan-3 attempts first ever south pole Moon landing
August 23, 2023 - India launches first sun-focused space mission, adding to lunar landing win
September 2, 2023 - Osiris-Rex: Nasa awaits fiery return of asteroid Bennu samples
September 24, 2023 - Nasa probe launches to metal asteroid Psyche
October 13, 2023 - Scientists say they've finally found remnants of Theia, an ancient planet that collided with Earth to form the moon
November 4, 2023 - Apollo astronaut Frank Borman dead at 95
November 10, 2023 - 'It's amazing': scientists analyse 4.6bn-year-old dark dust from Bennu asteroid
November 28, 2023 - Voyager 1 stops communicating with Earth
December 14, 2023 - North Korea says it will no longer seek reunification with South Korea, will launch new spy satellites in 2024
December 31, 2023 - Nasa Peregrine 1: Vulcan rocket carrying Nasa moon lander lifts off in Florida
January 8, 2024 - After damaging a rotor blade, NASA's Ingenuity helicopter mission ends on Mars
January 25, 2024 - Japan: Moon lander Slim comes back to life and resumes mission
January 29, 2024 - Flame Burns Out on NASA's Long-Running Spacecraft Fire Experiment
February 15, 2024 - Japan launches second flagship H3 rocket a year after inaugural flight self-destructed
February 17, 2024 - Japan to launch world's first wooden satellite to combat space pollution
February 18, 2024 - US returns to lunar surface for first time in over 50 years: 'Welcome to the moon'
February 23, 2024 - Intuitive Machines: Odysseus Moon lander 'tipped over on touchdown'
February 24, 2024 - Asteroid is a 'very different body' after being hit by NASA spacecraft, scientists say
February 28, 2024 - Total solar eclipse: Continent watches in wonder
April 8, 2024 - Voyager-1 sends readable data again from deep space
April 23, 2024 - Blue Origin launches six tourists to the edge of space after nearly two-year hiatus
May 19, 2024 - China spacecraft to try to land on Moon's far side
June 1, 2024 - China says its spacecraft lands on Moon's far side
June 2, 2024 - China's far-side Moon mission begins journey back
June 4, 2024 - Boeing Starliner docks with space station after encountering no new issues
June 6, 2024 - Nasa 'Earthrise' astronaut dies at 90 in plane crash
June 8, 2024 - China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe returns world's first samples from far side of the moon
June 25, 2024 - Musk's SpaceX hired to destroy ISS space station
June 27, 2024 - Astronauts take cover as defunct Russian satellite splits into nearly 200 pieces
June 28, 2024 - Underground cave found on moon could be ideal base for explorers
July 15, 2024 - Reservoir of liquid water found deep in Martian rocks
August 12, 2024 - Rocket explodes during testing at UK's new spaceport in Shetland
August 20, 2024 - Boeing's Starliner lands on Earth – without its astronauts
September 7, 2024 - Billionaire completes first private spacewalk
September 12, 2024 - SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew returns home after history-making mission
September 15, 2024 - Spacecraft launches towards asteroid knocked off course by NASA
October 7, 2024 - Nasa solar probe to make its closest ever pass of sun on Christmas Eve
December 24, 2024 - History-making probe achieves closest-ever approach to the sun
December 27, 2024 - SpaceX executes 'chopsticks' booster catch but Starship spacecraft explosion temporarily diverts flights
January 16, 2025 - Historic asteroid sample reveals the 'building blocks of life are in fact extraterrestrial in origin,' scientists say
January 29, 2025 - Firefly 'Blue Ghost' lunar lander touches down on the moon
March 2, 2025 - Athena spacecraft lands on moon 100 miles from south pole after tense descent
March 6, 2025 - Toppled private spacecraft can't complete Moon mission
March 7, 2025 - SpaceX's Starship spacecraft explodes midflight for a second time, disrupting Florida air traffic
March 7, 2025 - Astronomers discover 128 new moons orbiting Saturn
March 11, 2025 - Nasa drops plan to land first woman and first person of color on the moon
March 22, 2025 - Nasa rover discovers largest organic compounds yet found on Mars
March 24, 2025 - First orbital rocket launched from mainland Europe crashes after takeoff
March 30, 2025 - Oldest serving US astronaut returns to Earth on 70th birthday
April 20, 2025 - Soviet-era spacecraft plunges to Earth after 53 years stuck in orbit
May 10, 2025 - Once 'dead' thrusters on the farthest spacecraft from Earth are in action again
May 14, 2025 - Trump says space force general will lead Golden Dome missile defense project
May 20, 2025 - SpaceX Starship breaks up over Indian Ocean in latest bumpy test
May 28, 2025 - Private moon lander crashes into the lunar surface
June 6, 2025 - Man who jumped from edge of space dies paragliding
July 18, 2025 - Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 astronaut, dies aged 97
August 9, 2025 - SpaceX scrubs attempt to launch Starship megarocket after months of mishaps
August 25, 2025 - SpaceX Starship completes successful test flight
August 27, 2025 - Nasa blocks Chinese nationals from working on its space programs
September 11, 2025 - Western powers accuse Russia of posing a threat in space
November 9, 2025 - Chinese navy task force captured by new satellite images in Philippine Sea
December 4, 2025 - Billionaire Jared Isaacman confirmed as Nasa chief
December 17, 2025 - Astronaut's 'serious medical condition' forces Nasa to end space station mission early
January 9, 2026 - Nasa announces timeline of astronauts' early departure from ISS due to 'serious' medical issue
January 10, 2026 - ISS astronauts begin journey back to Earth in Nasa's first ever medical evacuation
January 15, 2026 - Nasa's mega Moon rocket arrives at launch pad for Artemis II mission
January 18, 2026 - Blue Origin pauses trips on rocket that carried Jeff Bezos, Katy Perry and William Shatner to space
February 1, 2026 - Nasa delays moon rocket launch by a month after fuel leaks during test
February 4, 2026 - A new problem throws four astronauts’ impending moon journey into uncertainty
February 24, 2026 - Nasa announces Artemis III mission no longer aims to send humans to moon
February 27, 2026 - Once deemed the riskiest asteroid ever observed, asteroid 2024 YR4’s path is now clearer
March 11, 2026 - Four astronauts have lifted off for a 10-day journey beyond the far side of the moon
April 1, 2026 - Artemis astronauts travel further from Earth than any humans before
April 6, 2026 - ‘Just the beginning’: Artemis II crew splashes down after record-breaking moon flyby
April 11, 2026 - Concerns after satellite provider restricts Iran images following US pressure
April 12, 2026 - Curiosity rover detects building blocks of life in first-ever experiment on Mars
April 24, 2026 - Scaled-up SpaceX Starship megarocket splashes down after mixed success in debut test flight
May 22, 2026 - First Hong Kong astronaut launches into space onboard Chinese mission
May 25, 2026 - Blue Origin rocket explodes during test in latest setback for Jeff Bezos-owned company
May 29, 2026 - SpaceX sets the stage for a record $75 billion IPO
June 4, 2026 - A sari for Mars: Outfit worn by Indian 'rocket woman' at US museum
June 6, 2026 - SpaceX makes largest ever stock market debut, making Elon Musk world’s first trillionaire
June 12, 2026 - Elon Musk loses trillionaire status as global tech rout hits SpaceX
June 24, 2026 - Wally Funk, trailblazing aviator who waited 60 years to go to space, dies at 87
July 10, 2026 - China lands reusable rocket for first time, state media says
July 10, 2026 - Huge Space X rocket part believed to have hit Moon as Nasa prepares to study crash
August 5, 2026 - SpaceX shares sink after first earnings report reveals huge AI spending plans
August 6, 2026 - NASA astronaut Mike Fincke leaves agency months after medical emergency in space
August 13, 2026 - US military confirms it has deployed weapons in space
September 15, 2026 - SpaceX's Starship splashes down in Pacific Ocean after returning to Earth earlier than planned
September 28, 2026 - Margaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo 11 on the Moon, dies at 90
October 8, 2026 - Japan to launch world-first mission to collect samples from Martian moon
October 18, 2026 - Russian satellite makes possibly unprecedented approach to another spacecraft without permission
October 20, 2026