Virgin Galactic’s Space Tourism Flights Won’t Be Bringing in the Dough
Richard Branson’s space tourism venture is set to launch its second commercial trip to suborbital heights in less than two weeks but the company is not too optimistic about the…
NASA’s Voyager 2 Is Experiencing an Unplanned ‘Communications Pause’
A routine sequence of commands has triggered a 2-degree change in Voyager 2’s antenna orientation, preventing the iconic spacecraft from receiving commands or transmitting data back to Earth, NASA announced…
Hubble Spots ‘Boulder Cloud’ From NASA’s Asteroid-Smashing DART Mission
Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have detected nearly 40 boulders near Dimorphos—the target of NASA’s wildly successful DART experiment to deflect a non-threatening asteroid. This isn’t exactly positive news,…
SpaceX Rival Rocket Lab Launches NASA’s First Satellite Swarm
Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket launched seven satellites to orbit for its latest mission before its booster gently glided its way back down for a parachute-assisted ocean splashdown to test its…
Bizarre Object Washes Ashore in Australia, Sparking Investigation
On Sunday, a canister-like object washed ashore in Green Head, Western Australia, triggering a mystery for both state and federal officials. Its origin has not yet been confirmed, but early…
NASA Stashes Twin Probes After Canceling $50 Million Asteroid Mission
NASA is going to store a pair of spacecraft at a facility, awaiting a second chance to go to space should the agency find a new purpose for them. First…
Watch Live: SpaceX to Launch Euclid—Europe’s Dark Universe Telescope
An artist’s concept of the Euclid mission in space.Illustration: ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO The European Space Agency (ESA) is gearing up for the launch of its highly anticipated mission…
This Space Factory Will Attempt to Produce Medical Drugs in Orbit
The California-based startup wants to manufacture products in space that can benefit from being created in the microgravity environment and delivered back to Earth at a fast rate. Varda’s vision…