SpaceX pics show gleaming Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 ahead of historic launch
Just days before NASA’s milestone Crew-1 mission to the ISS, SpaceX has posted photos of the brand new Crew Dragon capsule that will carry the four astronauts.
Rain of rocks falls on this planet with a temperature of 3,000°C
It’s been a hellish week here on Earth, but it could be worse — we could be on K2-141b, a lava planet with some of the most extreme weather ever…
Strange radio burst discovered in Milky Way for first time, source identified
One of the more mysterious phenomena discovered in space are fast radio bursts, or FRBs. Now, an FRB has been discovered in our own galaxy for the first time.
Virgin Galactic to launch first crewed test flight from New Mexico this month
Virgin Galactic is coming closer to bringing paying tourists to the edge of space, perform its first crewed test flight from Spaceport America later this month.
The driest place on Earth might hold the key to finding life on Mars
Scientists have investigated the Atacama Desert in Chile, the driest place on Earth, which could give clues to finding evidence of ancient Martian life.
The good, the bad, and the ugly of satellite megaconstellations
Satellite megaconstellations like Starlink could bring broadband internet to underserved parts of the globe — but they also have some big drawbacks.
NASA spacecraft successfully secures Bennu asteroid sample
NASA says it’s managed to secure a sample of gathered asteroid material after some of it started to leak through the collection head.
NASA video builds excitement for November’s historic Crew Dragon launch
NASA has posted a rousing video focusing on the first operational crewed flight of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft, set for mid-November.
Curious about what life is really like on the ISS? This is your chance.
There was a moment as I was looking down, as the calming blue and swirling white of planet Earth slowly lit up the darkness beneath me, filling up my bottomless…
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins just cast her vote — from space
With no waiting in line, and a voting booth just a short distance away, NASA astronaut Kate Rubins on Thursday cast her presidential election ballot from space.