Why was a piece of fruit floating inside Starship on its sixth test flight?
Anyone who watched SpaceX’s sixth test flight of its mighty Starship rocket on Tuesday will have noticed the odd sight of a banana — albeit a fake one — floating…
Here’s what NASA plans to do with its shiny new SpaceX spacecraft
As SpaceX gears up for the big sixth test flight of its Starship vehicle, NASA has announced its longer term plans for the next generation of SpaceX craft. The company…
The space station just had to pull a maneuver to avoid space debris
The International Space Station (ISS) was repositioned on Tuesday, November 19, to move it well out of the way of approaching space debris, NASA reported. Station operators fired the thrusters…
SpaceX makes nail-biting sixth Starship test flight but fails to catch booster
SpaceX has once again proved the mettle of its Starship rocket with its sixth test flight, which made a battered but ultimately successful landing in the Indian Ocean. Starship lifted…
Watch this stunning aurora unfold from 257 miles above Earth
Stunning footage from the International Space Station (ISS) shows a glorious-looking aurora shimmering above our planet. Captured last month and shared by the ISS on X over the weekend, the…
Relive NASA’s debut launch of its mighty SLS rocket on second anniversary
NASA’s Artemis I Moon Mission: Launch to Splashdown Highlights Two years ago, on November 16, NASA performed the maiden launch of its Space Launch System (SLS) mega moon rocket, carrying…
SpaceX shares photos of Starship ahead of sixth flight on Tuesday
SpaceX is just a couple of days away from sending its enormous Starship rocket on its sixth test flight from its facility in Boca Chica, Texas. The mission had originally…
Stunning images of nearby galaxies from the VLT Survey Telescope
A gorgeous new set of images shows the striking sight of nearby galaxies, captured by a telescope called the VLT Survey Telescope (VST), located at the European Southern Observatory (ESO)’s…
NASA tests new AI chatbot to make sense of complex data
Over the years, using its Earth-observing satellites, NASA has collected huge amounts of highly complex data about our planet, tracking climate change, monitoring wildfires, and plenty more besides. But making…
Elon Musk teases sixth Starship flight test with video of spectacular catch
SpaceX is planning to launch its massive Starship rocket on its sixth flight test early next week. It’s a flight that’s expected to see another attempt at securing the first-stage…