Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explodes in massive fireball, imperiling NASA moon missions
The latest flight of the New Glenn rocket was meant to prepare Blue Origin for a series of NASA-funded lunar voyages. Instead it ended before it began
NASA unveils its first moon base rovers and landers
At an event at NASA Headquarters, space agency officials unveiled the first rovers and landers headed to the future site of its planned lunar south pole outpost
China just launched fake human embryos to its space station for a new research mission
China’s artificial embryos are part of an experiment to learn more about how human pregnancies could develop under microgravity conditions
Stunning Artemis II photos reveal the moon’s hidden colors
An astrophotographer teamed up with Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman to create these stunning new images of the lunar surface
SpaceX scrubs launch of Starship V3—the tallest and most powerful rocket ever built
This launch, when it comes, will mark the 12th flight test of Starship and the first demonstration of its V3 design. A new attempt could come as soon as Friday
Watch SpaceX launch Starship V3—the tallest and most powerful rocket yet
Friday’s flight could be the most pivotal test of the Starship megarocket
NASA’s Psyche captures gorgeous Mars crescent photo on way to asteroid
NASA’s Psyche snapped images as it flew by Mars last week. The spacecraft used the planet’s gravity to give itself a boost on its journey toward its target asteroid
What we know—and what we don’t—about NASA’s Artemis III mission
NASA is starting to paint in some of the details of its planned 2027 Artemis III mission, but key questions, such as who its astronauts will be, are yet to be answered
Are astronomers ignoring some of the cosmos?
There are parts of the universe, and of the electromagnetic spectrum, that we’re not covering with our telescopes—but not as many as you might think!
NASA’s Psyche mission is snapping photos of Mars on its way to an asteroid
The Psyche spacecraft is bound for a metal-rich asteroid that it will examine up close starting in 2029. But first, it needs to swing past the Red Planet
The next quantum revolution may require a helium ‘gold rush’ on the moon
The rare isotope helium-3 is one of Earth’s most precious commodities—so precious, in fact, that it might prove profitable to mine from the moon
Almost half of the objects in Earth’s orbit are junk—and that’s only the stuff we know about
Debris is a growing threat to orbital infrastructure, and it’s only going to get worse as the number of launches increases