NASA’s head of human spaceflight exits just days before historic mission
Doug Loverro said he left because of “a risk” he took earlier in the year
NASA shows how it will launch its giant space telescope in a short video
With a shield about the length of a tennis court, the colossal James Webb Space Telescope — the next generation of space telescope due to launch in 2021 — wouldn’t…
Skywatching is lit in May, says NASA
Here’s a wholesome quarantine activity: For the rest of May you can view bright objects in our solar system and beyond — both before sunrise and after sunset. NASA reminded…
NASA’s massive James Webb telescope is folded down to launch size for first time
It needs to be folded down to the size of a rocket payload fairing
NASA is working with Tom Cruise to film a movie in space
The announcement follows reports of an action movie in space
Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo nears space tourism goal with first solo flight from Spaceport America
Virgin Galactic‘s SpaceShipTwo commercial space plane has officially made its first successful test flight out of Spaceport America, its base in New Mexico. On Friday, the company announced that its…
How do we help astronauts deal with isolation? Floating robo-therapists
Imagine if Siri was a spacefaring psychiatrist