JAXA's cargo spacecraft docks with ISS today | Glowing spooky face seen on the sun | AI can help track Martian sand dunes

12-year-old finds 2 potentially new asteroids | Sun erupts a solar flare on its far side Created for ceo.studentlike.spuniv@blogger.com | Web Version   October 29, 2025 FOLLOW US FOLLOW US   Something amazing every day SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   The Launchpad Happy Wednesday space fans! We have lots of stories for your Wednesday, starting with Japan's 1st HTV-X cargo craft arriving at the International Space Station. We have the livestream on our website so you can watch the docking happening in real time there.  Other stories for today include a 12-year-old finding two possible new asteroids, the historic first flight of NASA's supersonic X-59 plane and a glowing spooky face seen on the sun, perfect for Halloween. We have all that and more for your daily read.  Keep looking up,  Kenna  Content Manager, Space.com Watch Japan's 1st HTV-X cargo craft arrive at the ISS HTV-X is expected to berth to the station around 11:50 a.m. ET today (Oct. 29). Read More NASA's X-59 supersonic jet makes historic 1st flight The X-59 finally got airborne. Read More Space quiz! How much weight can JAXA's HTV-X cargo spacecraft carry? Click here for the answer! 5,000 pounds 8,000 pounds 13,200 pounds 15,000 pounds Skywatching NASA spots a spooky face glowing on sun for Halloween A haunting grin appeared on the sun as bright active regions and dark coronal holes combined to create a jack-o'-lantern face just in time for Halloween. Read More Spaceflight Russian cosmonauts install ISS experiments Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky logged another 6 hours and 54 minutes outside the International Space Station today (Oct. 28). Read More Science & Astronomy 12-year-old discovers 2 possible new asteroids "It really ignites my sense of wonder." Read More Newborn black holes 'cry' in spacetime ripples "GW241011 and GW241110 are among the most novel events among the several hundred that the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA network has observed." Read More SpaceX SpaceX launching Griffin moon lander now in mid-2026 The mission had previously targeted a launch at the end of 2025. Read More Technology How AI and sand dunes on Mars can reveal its history A new technique estimates forces on individual sand grains, offering scientists a novel way to study how Martian winds shaped the Red Planet. Read More Search for Life 1st lunar far-side samples may unveil Earth's history On Earth, CI chondrites make up only 1% of all meteorites that have been collected, but they may be far more common on the moon. Read More Today in Space On this day: Oct. 29, 1991: Galileo flies by Gaspra On Oct. 29, 1991, the Galileo spacecraft flew by the asteroid Gaspra on its way to Jupiter. Read More Photo of day: Sun's far side erupts in satellite image NOAA's CCOR-1 coronagraph captured the blast that showed the sun's raw power in action. Full Story: Space (10/28) 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