🔭JWST sees oldest supernova yet | 🚀Shenzhou-20's damage inspected during spacewalk | 🔊Hear Martian dust devils in new video

China breaks launch record | Best telescopes of 2025 Created for znamenski.spacecom@blogger.com | Web Version   December 10, 2025 FOLLOW US FOLLOW US   Something amazing every day SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   The Launchpad JWST spies oldest supernova in history Our understanding of the universe just got a bit deeper as the light of the oldest supernova ever seen, dating back 13 billion years to just 730 million years after the Big Bang, has been captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. We have the full story on our website.  In other news, China sets a new launch record with three Long March rockets launched in just 19 hours, the sounds of Mars dust devils were captured in a new Perseverance rover video and Chinese astronauts examined the damaged Shenzhou-20 spacecraft in an 8-hour long spacewalk.  We have all that and more for your daily read.  Keep looking up, Kenna Content Manager, Space.com Shenzhou 20 damage assessed in 8-hour spacewalk The Shenzhou 20 vehicle was deemed unfit to carry astronauts back to Earth after suffering a space junk strike. Read More Webb telescope reveals universe's oldest supernova "This observation also demonstrates that we can use Webb to find individual stars when the universe was only 5% of its current age." Read More Why are electrical storms more likely to happen on Mars than Earth? Click here for the answer! Mars has a thinner atmosphere The aliens that live there use a lot of electricity Mars's magnetic field is stronger than Earth's The dunes on Mars are full of electricity   Space deal of the day 2025's best telescopes for skywatchers These are the best telescopes for stargazing and astronomy this holiday season with top models from Unistellar, Celestron and ZWO. Read More Skywatching Ursid meteor shower 2025: Worth the watch Despite its usual tameness, the Ursid meteor shower has wowed skywatchers with some genuinely remarkable displays over the years. Read More Spaceflight China sets record: 3 Long March launches in 19 hours China continues to make big advances in the final frontier. Read More Science & Astronomy Hear Mars dust devils crackle in NASA rover video For the first time, we can see and hear lightning-like discharges in Mars' thin atmosphere. Read More Astronomers spot longest gamma-ray burst yet "This is certainly an outburst unlike any other we've seen in the past 50 years." Read More Search for Life Report: Human Mars missions should search for life "The detection of life on Mars is a persistent top priority for explorers of many disciplines, and it is the top science objective in this report." Read More Today in Space On this day: Dec 10 1977: 1st long-duration crew launch On Dec. 10, 1977, the Soviet union launched the first crew to complete a long-duration mission to the Salyut 6 space station. Read More Photo of day: Extremely Large Telescope under work Once completed, this telescope will help usher in a new era of astronomy. Read More Stay up-to-date on all things space science, news, and entertainment by subscribing to our newsletters. Sign Up   Follow SPACE Contact Us: Feedback | Advertise Sign Up | Update Profile | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Cookies Policy | Terms and Conditions Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036