Northern lights may be faintly visible across parts of the US this Thanksgiving This Thanksgiving, solar storms may produce faint…
Nanoink and printing technologies could enable electronics repairs, production in space An Iowa State University engineer floats in the air…
A new mission to Pluto could answer the questions raised by New Horizons Pluto may have been downgraded from full-planet…
Image: Astronaut captures photo of Earth from the International Space Station Earth’s city lights streak by in this long-exposure photo…
SpaceX sets its own record with company’s 69th Space Coast launch of the year SpaceX may have contributed to an…
Chinese company to sell tickets for space tourism flights in 2027 A Chinese company will launch sales on Thursday of…
A new generation of telescopes will probe the ‘unknown unknowns’ that could transform our knowledge of the universe In recent…
Asteroid mining: A potential trillion-dollar industry Earth’s newest celestial neighbor has finally arrived. Astronomers using a powerful telescope in Sutherland,…
NASA’s laser comms demo makes deep space record, completes first phase The Deep Space Optical Communications tech demo has completed…
NASA’s Artemis science instrument gets tested in moon-like sandbox On Sept. 9 and 10, scientists and engineers tested NASA’s LEMS…
Artemis I mission data show astronauts sent to the moon aboard Orion will be protected from radiation According to a…
Image: Chili flowers bloom in International Space Station In July 2021, NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station started growing…
Sentinel-2C joins the Copernicus family in orbit Sentinel-2C launched into orbit on 5 September at 03:50 CEST (4 September 22:50…
Blue Origin completes latest space tourism flight successfully Blue Origin flew its latest group of six thrill-seekers to the edge…
Europe delivers for Artemis III The European Service Module that will power the Orion spacecraft during the Artemis III mission…
International astronomy group joins calls for a lunar clock to keep time on the moon Time moves a tad faster…
Drop it like it’s hot: Space Rider model falls gracefully Over the last four months, the Space Rider team has…
A new ‘guest star’ will appear in the sky in 2024 − a space scientist explains how nova events work…
Expert Q&A: NASA’s cancellation of VIPER is a frustrating setback for lunar exploration In July 2024, NASA announced it canceled…
Boeing is closer to understanding thruster failures on its first astronaut flight with latest test Boeing is closer to understanding…
NASA researchers battle biofilm in space A small group of scientists on the biofilm mitigation team at NASA’s Marshall Space…
Engineers send 3D printer into space Imagine a crew of astronauts headed to Mars. About 140 million miles away from…
SpaceX knocks out morning launch with record booster from Cape Canaveral SpaceX got back to a quick pace between launches…
Next-generation NASA technologies tested in flight Teams of NASA researchers put their next-generation technologies to the microgravity test in a…
NASA cancels spacewalk at ISS over ‘spacesuit discomfort issue’ A spacewalk scheduled for two astronauts outside the International Space Station…
Boeing’s astronaut capsule arrives at the space station after thruster trouble Boeing’s new capsule arrived at the International Space Station…
Swarming for success: Starling completes primary mission After 10 months in orbit, the Starling spacecraft swarm successfully demonstrated its primary…
Twelve countries sign the Zero Debris Charter Twelve nations have signed the Zero Debris Charter at the ESA/EU Space Council…
Glitch on BepiColombo: Work ongoing to restore spacecraft to full thrust BepiColombo, the joint ESA/JAXA mission to Mercury, has experienced…
NASA watchdog report: 100+ cracks on heat shield biggest threat to human moon mission The damage to the Orion capsule…
Japanese aerospace company captures an actual picture of space debris Space debris is a growing problem, so companies are working…
NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications demonstration transmits data over 140 million miles Riding aboard NASA’s Psyche spacecraft, the agency’s Deep…
Researchers quantify the ideal in situ construction method for lunar habitats As the lunar exploration mission evolves from exploration to…
Examining the blowtorch effect of satellite reentry through video A reaction wheel—one of the heaviest parts of a space mission,…
Total solar eclipse forecast: Will your city have clear skies Monday? Some who hope to witness Monday’s total solar eclipse…
Mercury could be the perfect destination for a solar sail Solar sails rely upon pressure exerted by sunlight on large…
It’s time to study lunar lava tubes. Here’s a mission that could help The moon is practically begging to be…
SpaceX’s 3rd Starship launch makes it to space without exploding, but is lost on reentry SpaceX’s powerful Starship and Super…
Pentagon says no evidence of secret US work on alien tech Has the United States confirmed sightings of alien craft,…
To the moon and back: NASA’s Artemis II crew rehearses splashdown Their mission around the moon is not expected until…
Heritage ERS-2 satellite returns to Earth Launched in 1995, ERS-2 was a pioneering Earth observation satellite that greatly influenced our…
Flame burns out on NASA’s long-running spacecraft fire experiment NASA recently concluded the final mission of its Spacecraft Fire Safety…
NASA’s new experimental antenna tracks deep space laser An experimental antenna has received both radio frequency and near-infrared laser signals…
Shake, rattle and launch: Dream Chaser spaceplane passes vibration test Sierra Space’s shuttle-like Dream Chaser has been put through its…
After three years on Mars, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter mission ends NASA’s history-making Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has ended its mission at…
To the Moon and back: modern lunar exploration Japan, whose unmanned “sniper” probe will attempt a lunar landing on Saturday,…
Researchers release open-source space debris model MIT’s Astrodynamics, Space Robotics, and Controls Laboratory (ARCLab) announced the public beta release of…
Two companies will attempt the first US moon landings since the Apollo missions a half-century ago China and India scored…
Studying combustion and fire safety Research on the International Space Station is helping scientists to understand how fire spreads and…
NASA astronauts test SpaceX elevator concept for Artemis lunar lander NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Doug “Wheels” Wheelock participated in…
NASA’s space station laser comm terminal achieves first link A NASA technology experiment on the International Space Station completed its…
China scores a big win in race with US for influence on the moon China notched a diplomatic victory in…
New theory explains how magnetic switchbacks form in the solar wind A new study develops a theory of how magnetic…
NASA uses two worlds to test future Mars helicopter designs For the first time in history, two planets have been…
SpaceX will try again to launch its mega rocket into orbit after first attempt ended in an explosion SpaceX is…
Image: NASA sounding rocket launches into Alaskan aurora A sounding rocket launched from Poker Flat Research Range in Fairbanks, Alaska,…
Scientists describe deployment of three-body chain-type tethered satellites in low-eccentricity orbits Recently, the tethered satellite system (TSS) has been used…
How to prepare for a trip to space Aleksandra Stankovic is an aerospace psychologist and spaceflight biomedical researcher who studies…
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft preparing for its first asteroid flyby NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is preparing for its first close-up look at…
NASA set to journey to a metal-rich asteroid It’s a world like no other: a metal-rich asteroid that could be…
6 things to know about NASA’s asteroid-exploring Psyche mission The first-ever mission to study a metal-rich asteroid, Psyche aims to…
Ethics rules needed for human research on commercial spaceflights, panel says New guidelines are needed to assure that research on…
Researchers ready NASA’s SPHEREX space telescope for 2025 launch NASA’s SPHEREx space telescope has been tucked inside a custom-built chamber…
Mini space thruster that runs on water This tiny fingernail-length space thruster chip runs on the greenest propellant of all:…
The Astronaut Center of China 90-d head-down bed rest: Overview, countermeasures, and effects When astronauts enter space, they are exposed…
Video: Muscle stimulation to enhance astronaut health Space exploration presents unique health challenges for astronauts due to lack of gravity,…
Satellite built as low-cost way to reduce space junk reenters atmosphere years early SBUDNIC, built by an academically diverse team…
NASA’s tale of two towers: Both Artemis mobile launchers see action NASA’s Artemis program has one tower standing and one…
Virgin Galactic’s first space tourists finally soar, an Olympian and a mother-daughter duo Virgin Galactic rocketed to the edge of…
Huge solar arrays permanently installed on NASA’s Psyche spacecraft The Psyche mission is speeding toward its Oct. 5 launch date,…
Need to image an asteroid close up? There’s an AMIGO for that There are so many asteroids. Just in our…
Galaxy J1135 reveals its water map Water is essential for life, but for astrophysicists, it represents something more. Researchers look…
Preventing traffic accidents to the moon and back With dozens of missions headed to the space between Earth and the…
California Science Center to start complex process to display space shuttle Endeavour vertically The lengthy process of putting the retired…
Italian researchers reach the edge of space flying aboard Virgin Galactic’s rocket-powered plane A team of Italian researchers reached the…
Video: BepiColombo’s third Mercury flyby Watch Mercury appear from the shadows as the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo spacecraft sped by the planet’s…
Microfluidics in space to detect extraterrestrial life signatures and monitor astronaut health In a new report now published in npj…
How and why NASA gives a name to every spot it studies on Mars Martian maps are full of monikers…
Space tractor beams may not be the stuff of sci-fi for long On Feb. 10, 2009, disaster struck hundreds of…
Virgin Galactic resumes spaceflights after two year pause Virgin Galactic successfully carried out its first spaceflight in nearly two years…
An innovative heat shield that doesn’t need to be replaced between missions A revolution in space manufacturing is coming. Enabled…
Experts: Metallic object that crashed into New Jersey home was a meteorite A metallic object that punched a hole in…
‘Space waves’ offer new clues to space weather More accurate space-weather predictions and safer satellite navigation through radiation belts could…
Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer’s first taste of science from space ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, Juice, has recorded magnetic field…
Old NASA satellite plunges to Earth over Sahara Desert An old NASA satellite that studied the sun for more than…
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover gets a major software upgrade The update brings loads of improvements, the most significant being new…
China tests a Stirling engine in orbit The China National Space Agency (CNSA) has made considerable progress in recent years…
Strong solar flare erupts from the sun The sun has emitted a strong solar flare that peaked at 10:33 p.m….
Sweden’s sky lights up with northern lights research Scientists in Sweden put on a light show in the night sky…
