Space
NASA keeps summer target for Artemis III, 2028 for Artemis IV moon landing
"This is an achievable pathway we're on right now. This makes sense," the NASA administrator...
New study traces van Gogh’s famed ‘Starry Night’ to an actual night sky from 1889
Art historians have long dated the painting to after Van Gogh checked into the asylum.
With Florida launch sites online, Musk expects weekly Starship launches next year
Florida won't get the next SpaceX Starship launch, but with the first of three launch...
A SpaceX-Tesla megamerger could benefit both companies and Elon Musk’s personal fortune
At current market values, the combination would create a $3.5 trillion behemoth.
At least 1 lunar landing company may get off a moonshot this year
Voyager Space's Griffin lunar lander has a shot at launching before the end of the...
The Orionid meteor shower is coming. Here’s how and when to watch
The Orionids are one of two major meteor showers caused by remnants from Halley’s comet.
Pictures: 60 Space Coast launches and counting in 2026
The Space Coast has seen 60 launches through Oct. 20, 2026 with missions flown by...
Space Coast launch schedule
A list of launches coming up at Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force...
Space jellyfish makes tiny encore as weather clears for SpaceX launch
The "space jellyfish" was a smaller, shorter-lived version than the one seen last week.
Japan launches spacecraft to mysterious moons of Mars in a bold mission to bring home soil samples
Five of the world's space agencies have joined forces for the five-year mission.
Musk pledges to give a share of his SpaceX company to ‘every kid in America’
Shares of SpaceX closed at $146.03 on Friday.
Blue Origin expansion plans aim for multiple Space Coast launches a week
Blue Origin announced it wants to build another two launch pads on the Space Coast,...
Orlando’s Sally Ride Elementary kids chat with astronauts, including one raised in Central Florida
Students at Orlando's Sally Ride Elementary School had their questions answered from space by NASA...
Neil Armstrong’s duds could top $1 million at auction to support Titusville’s American Space Museum
The flight suit is one of only three in existence.
SpaceX launch’s cosmic jellyfish paints the skies over Central Florida and beyond
SpaceX launched a cargo mission to the International Space Station before dawn Tuesday that brought...
SpaceX Crew-12 back on Earth after splashdown in Pacific
Crew-12 spent 237 days in space.
Margaret Hamilton, the woman whose software guided the Apollo missions has died
Margaret Hamilton, who led the 100-person team that wrote the onboard software for the Apollo...
As NASA takes back jobs, contractor Amentum to lay off 70 at Kennedy Space Center
Most of the positions were listed as engineers, but also included analysts, planners and system...
Lack of transparency in what space weapons nations are pursuing and even on what’s already in orbit
Experts argue the Outer Space Treaty needs updating to address modern challenges.
NASA, SpaceX target Wednesday departure for Crew-12 from space station
With nearly eight months in space under their belt, the four members of Crew-12 are...
Talking Central Florida: Tourism taxes and vying for the US Space Academy
Recently on Talking Central Florida, Winter Park Voice Editor Beth Kassab discusses if counties and...
Orlando Sentinel 150: Monday Memory of first space shuttle launch
Veteran astronaut John Young of Orlando and rookie Bob Crippen flew Columbia into orbit on...
A galactic Nobel? Experts float the International Space Station among contenders for the Peace Prize
The Norwegian Nobel Committee will announce the winner on Oct. 9.
SpaceX Falcon Heavy tops double launch day with midnight sonic booms
SpaceX knocked out two launches in just one day on Thursday.
‘Epic ride’: Skies open up to let SpaceX, NASA send Crew-13 to space
Florida weather was dicey all morning, but cleared enough to let SpaceX and NASA launch...
Boom, boom, boom: 2 launches, 3 sonic booms and 1 Central Floridian to space
SpaceX has both the Crew-13 launch and a Falcon Heavy national security launch slated for...
NASA reinvests, taps commander for Boeing Starliner’s return to crewed flight
With SpaceX signaling it wants to sunset its crew Dragon spacecraft flights, NASA has reinvested...
NASA ramps up support to get Boeing’s astronaut capsule flying after Butch and Suni fiasco
NASA is keen to redeem Boeing's ride for all the private stations to come.
NYC Council issues subpoena to Elon Musk’s SpaceX to force testimony on dangers of AI
Other AI firms, including Anthropic and OpenAI, as well as Google and Meta, have signaled...
SpaceX Starship makes it to orbit for the 1st time
SpaceX launched its Starship and Super Heavy rocket on Monday morning and made it to...
SpaceX Falcon Heavy aims to launch same day as Crew-13 next week on Space Coast
SpaceX has not launched from Florida since mid-September, but is planning two big missions on...
Private spacecraft falls back to Earth after failing to rescue aging NASA telescope
NASA's Swift Observatory is expected to follow in early November.
Orlando Sentinel 150: Panel tackles space past and future at Orlando Science Center
The event was part of the Orlando Sentinel's series of special events celebrating the paper's...
Join us Wednesday as we discuss KSC, space and Central Florida
As part of the Orlando Sentinel's 150th birthday celebration, the newspaper is hosting a special...
Orlando Sentinel 150: Why were missiles in front of the Sentinel building?
There, standing guard for Orlando, were three big (and deactivated) Cold War weapons.
NASA, SpaceX target early October launch as Crew-13 head into quarantine
Central Florida astronaut Luke Delaney is getting closer to his first spaceflight.
US troops must prepare to fight around the moon, Trump’s top military adviser says
These developments challenge long-standing conventions that space should remain peaceful.
NASA spacecraft discovers a huge new crater on the moon
The crater is bigger than the Roman Colosseum.
‘Incredible progress’ for Blue Origin rebuild of Cape Canaveral launch site, CEO says
Blue Origin continues to push through a rebuild of its launch pad at Cape Canaveral...
US acknowledges for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space
Air Force Secretary Troy Meink did not detail what the weapons were or how they...
Orlando Sentinel 150: Monday Memory of Astronaut John Young’s Orlando homecoming
Orlando celebrated its hometown astronaut John Young with a parade and medal ceremony after he...
All of a sudden a rare event, SpaceX launches from Space Coast
The Space Coast saw its first launch of September, a sign of the times as...
Little Mercury may be shrinking faster than scientists expected
The shrinkage represents a loss in diameter of as much as 14 miles.
NASA taps Relativity Space’s Terran R for future missions
Relativity Space has only launched one small rocket back in 2023, but a larger rocket...
Artemis II moonshot commander and pilot are hanging up their astronaut suits at NASA
The two NASA astronauts who led the Artemis II moonshot are leaving spaceflight behind.
What to know about Europe’s push to compete in space
A two-day International Space Summit started Wednesday.
Trump posts Space Force uniforms derived from fascist-inspired ‘Starship Troopers’ outfits
"Fascists who aren’t aware of their fascism," is how director Paul Verhoeven described the characters...
Orlando Sentinel 150: Monday Memory of when interstellar Voyager 1 left Earth
It was 49 years ago on Labor Day that Voyager 1 began a journey that...
Documentarian Alex Gibney on the power and influence of Elon Musk
Alex Gibney has made films about powerful people, corporations and organizations before: Enron, Elizabeth Holmes,...
Orlando Sentinel 150: How Central Florida became ‘The gateway to the moon’
The birth of NASA and the rise of private space flight have transformed the region
Florida leaders vie to bring newly announced U.S. Space Academy to the state
The new federal service academy would be similar to the U.S. Military Academy in West...
Rescue satellite gets close to NASA’s doomed telescope, even if it can’t save it
Katalyst's Link spacecraft got within 9 miles of Swift last weekend.
Sierra Space lines up Dream Chaser customers, but launch date still TBD
The uncrewed, 30-foot-long spacecraft is about one quarter the size of the space shuttle.
A pair of spacecraft draw closer to Mercury after nearly decade-long voyage
Only one other spacecraft has explored our solar system's smallest planet.
Scientists find a huge 10-sided wave pattern swirling in the clouds over Saturn’s south pole
A single side of the decagon surpasses 10,000 miles.
Blue Origin breaks ground on new Canaveral facility ordered up by Space Force
Jeff Bezos' company was awarded a $78.25M contract last year by Space Systems Command.
NASA, SpaceX delay Crew-13 mission to space station
Central Florida's Luke Delaney will have wait a little longer to take his first trip...
NASA’s cosmic mystery hunter launches atop SpaceX Falcon Heavy
The skies cleared and NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched on a SpaceX Falcon...
Falcon Heavy launch on tap Sunday with NASA space telescope mission, but weather dicey
The Falcon Heavy – essentially three Falcon 9 rockets strapped together – is set to...
Artemis II astronauts receive nation’s highest space honor for their successful moonshot
Three Americans and one Canadian received the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
SpaceX recovers Starship from the Indian Ocean a month after launch and is shipping it back to Texas
The trip will take several months.
Pictures: Lunar eclipse lights up skies across the Americas and Europe
People watch the partial lunar eclipse across the Americas and Europe. According to NASA, about...
Near-total lunar eclipse tonight can be seen in Florida
Now it’s the moon’s turn to pull a disappearing act. After being shut out of...
Fewer Space Coast launches in store as SpaceX pulls back on Falcon 9
Launches from the Space Coast will be much less frequent as SpaceX announced it would...
Elon Musk’s space company to build new rocket launching site in Louisiana
It would be SpaceX's fourth and largest launch site.
Predawn SpaceX launch serves up space jellyfish phenomenon
An early morning launch Tuesday from SpaceX brought the visual space jellyfish phenomenon over Florida's...
China abruptly postpones ambitious Chang’e-7 lunar mission launch
China said on Sunday it was postponing its planned ambitious Chang’e-7 lunar mission, which was...
SpaceX mission flies with 2,000th Starlink launched this year
Business as usual had to wait a day for SpaceX, but managed Friday the company's...
Rescue mission is called off for NASA’s aging Swift space telescope
NASA paid $30 million for Katalyst to try to prolong the life of the telescope.
What beats seeing eclipses from space? Try the northern and southern lights
Astronaut Jessica Meir says the best cosmic shows are auroras.
Science center event spotlights microgravity art, mythbusting, more
Science Night Live, an adults-only evening, will get into intersection of art and spaceflight as...
Telescope spies the fastest star in the Milky Way zipping around a black hole
It's zipping around the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy.
China successfully recovers rocket stage on land for the first time
China has successfully recaptured the first stage of a rocket on land for the first...
Before-and-after NASA images show crater carved by a SpaceX rocket that slammed into the moon
The fresh crater appears to be 60 feet across and less than 10 feet deep.
United Launch Alliance names new CEO amid Vulcan rocket travails
Peller is taking over for John Elbon, who ran ULA temporarily after Tony Bruno's departure...
SpaceX launches SOS satellites, brings on sonic boom landing back at launch site
SpaceX launched eight satellites responsible for emergency SOS alerts on Saturday night and made a...
Apollo, Artemis astronauts paired with Air Force Thunderbirds for Kennedy Space Center air show
The air show will take place Nov. 7-8 at the former shuttle landing facility, which...
Blue Origin lays out Canaveral expansion amid post-explosion rebuild
The pad suffered major damage from a May 28 hot fire test of the rocket,...
Radiation vest tested on NASA moonshot can cut astronauts’ exposure in solar storms, study suggests
Radiation remains one of the biggest threats as NASA works toward a moon base.
Millions crowd Spanish cities to see country’s first total solar eclipse in over a century
Crowds brought lawn chairs, umbrellas and hats awaiting the celestial spectacle.
Looking to see the solar eclipse from North America? Here’s where and when to catch a sliver
If you're far enough north, you can savor a partial eclipse.
SpaceX knocks out noon launch with busy August on tap
SpaceX was back on the pad Tuesday knocking out the Space Coast's 51st orbital launch...
Vietnam’s VinSpace signs deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to launch its first satellites in 2027
It marks a big step in Vietnam’s efforts to develop its space industry.
How to spot the Perseid meteor shower, a summer light show that promises to dazzle
The Perseid summer light show is back — and viewing conditions are especially promising for...
South Korean satellite captures before and after views of SpaceX rocket’s moon crash
The terrain is noticeably darker where the rocket hit and carved out a crater.
Rocket engine valve ID’d as culprit for Blue Origin’s massive pad explosion, CEO says
A malfunctioning valve was the culprit behind a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explosion in...
New images of the sun show its surface in the finest detail yet
Scientists saw strange feathery patterns rippling across the surface.
Scientists are certain a wayward SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon as predicted
SpaceX says it's working with NASA to avoid any further lunar littering.
Home where astronaut Neil Armstrong’s boyhood dreams of flying took off is for sale
The house in Wapakoneta, Ohio, has been preserved to reflect its past.
SpaceX launch is 50th from Space Coast this year
A predawn launch by SpaceX on the Space Coast marked the 50th from Florida in...
SpaceX posts loss in first report as a public company but less than expected
SpaceX shares are down by half from their June peak.
Central Floridian astronaut eager for spacewalk, wouldn’t say no to moon mission
Delaney, 46, was born in Miami but raised in DeBary and attended both DeLand and...
August’s total solar eclipse will sweep over Spain, Iceland and Greenland
Hundreds of millions more on the sidelines are in for a treat as well.
Donalds wants NASA headquarters in Florida, more space jobs
Donalds, the frontrunner in the GOP primary race for governor, made a campaign stop at...
Pictures: Rep. Byron Donalds tours Florida Space Institute’s Exolith Lab
Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds delivers remarks on the future of Florida’s space industry...
A discarded SpaceX rocket is on a high-speed collision course with the moon
The high-speed impact will carve out a crater and send up a plume of dust...
Overnight SpaceX national security launch brought sonic boom to Central Florida
A SpaceX launch in the wee hours of Thursday morning brought a sonic boom to...
Private mission to rescue NASA’s aging telescope runs into its own trouble
The trouble struck three weeks after the three-armed robotic spacecraft blasted into orbit.
The future of the UK’s renowned Lovell radio telescope is in question after a funding cut
Physicist Brian Cox called the cuts "devastating and irreversible."
NASA astronaut home safe with Russian crew after 8 months on space station
A U.S.-Russian space crew landed safely in the steppes of Kazakhstan on Sunday after an...
