SpaceX Falcon Heavy Gets Its First Launch In Years
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket successfully launched for the first time in years, carrying space-exploration tech for the U.S. Space Force. Here's how it went.
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International Space Station Swerves To Avoid The Satellite Russia Blew Up
Debris from a Russian anti-satellite missile test just forced the International Space Station to adjust its position again, as tensions with the U.S. simmer.
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How A NASA Lander Heard Its First Meteoroid Impact
Just like on Earth, seismic activity on Mars can be a great gauge for mapping out the planet's surface, its core, as well as detect meteoric impacts.
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Here's How Hydrogen Could Soon Fuel SpaceX Rockets
The world's biggest green hydrogen plant is opening in Texas and it may start providing clean, sustainable fuel to SpaceX rockets in the near future.
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James Webb Shows Off The Famous Pillars Of Creation In Stunning Detail
The Pillars of Creation have gotten a new look courtesy of the James Webb Space Telescope, which photographed the space anomaly with an infrared camera.
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Woman Pays $30K To Get Her Astronaut Boyfriend Back To Earth
A crafty Instagram scammer told an elderly woman he needed thousands to get back to her from space so they could marry.
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Elon Musk Says SpaceX Can No Longer Foot The Bill For Starlink In Ukraine
Starlink has been providing interner services to Ukraine since the conflict with Russia began, but Elon Musk says it can't continue to foot the bill.
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The Mysterious Phenomenon The Kepler Space Telescope Discovered
In 2011, the Kepler Space Telescope found a distant phenomenon that still has scientists theorizing about stars, comets, and alien life. Here's what it found.
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NASA's DART Mission Worked, Potentially Giving Earth A Defense Against Rogue Asteroids
NASA slammed a spacecraft into an asteroid on purpose, and two weeks later, the results are in. The mission had a bigger impact than researchers had expected.
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NASA Wants To Mine The Moon, But Law Experts Say It's Not That Simple
NASA's next mission to the Moon may involve mining it, which can prove helpful for further space exploration. Here's what has to go right for that to happen.
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NASA's Successful DART Mission Leaves Behind A Stunning Sight
NASA recently crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid on purpose, and now researchers have shared an image of the resulting debris blasted off the space rock.
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The Last Thing This $300 Million NASA Spacecraft Saw
NASA recently completed its DART mission, an attempt to use spacecraft as a planetary defense against asteroids. Here are the images NASA gathered from it.
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3D Printing Could Solve This Huge Mars Problem
Transporting materials into space is costly, but 3D printing could help space travelers carry out their missions.
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NASA And SpaceX May Work Together To Extend Hubble Telescope's Life
Here's how a new program collaboration between NASA and SpaceX could extend the operational life of Hubble by a significant length of time.
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Webb Telescope Takes A Peek At The Oldest Stars In The Universe
The James Webb Space Telescope just delivered data that includes some of the oldest views of stars that humans have ever experienced.
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5 Common Household Items Invented By NASA
NASA's ambition for exploring our universe has produced myriad new technologies, many of which are practical for household use. Here are some of the top five.
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The Reason NASA Needed To Reinvent The Wheel For The Mars Rover
The next generation of space rovers will feature wheels made with shape memory alloy, which can better handle the weight of long-distance travel.
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NASA DART Mission Successfully Slams Spacecraft Into Asteroid: Here's What Comes Next
After several months of waiting, NASA's DART spacecraft arrived at - and then slammed into - the asteroid Dimorphos. That was only the first part of the test.
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Here's How You Can Watch NASA Crash A $330M Spacecraft
Crashing a spacecraft into an asteroid to save Earth sounds like a movie plot, but NASA's DART is a very real test of the tech to do it - and it hits today.
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Why The Thirty Meter Telescope Is So Controversial
For almost a decade, scientists and protestors have argued over building a vast new telescope in Hawaii. Now, a breakthrough decision could change everything.
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Why SpaceX's Starship Is Made Out Of Stainless Steel According To Elon Musk
Elon Musk had good reasons to go with reliable stainless steel for his interplanetary starship rather than carbon fiber. We explore those reasons.
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The FCC Is Tired Of Space Junk
In the same way that garbage fills the oceans, the space around Earth is full of junk, including old satellites. The FCC says things need to change.
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Neptune's Rings Captured In Clearest James Webb Image Yet
Neptune's elusive rings are mysterious, and the new image will allow scientists to learn more about them and the planet itself.quite
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What Is A Launch Window, And Why Does NASA Use It?
Initiating a successful rocket launch into space is all about timing -- and how much time there is depends on the mission at hand.
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The Reason Jeff Bezos Named His Aerospace Company Blue Origin
According to Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin is named because "... this is the blue planet and this is the planet that we have to save."
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The Reason Why NASA's Artemis Program Doesn't Have Reusable Rockets
NASA's decision not to utilize reusable rockets comes down to simple physics, mission necessity, and astronaut safety.
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The Complicated Process Of Performing Surgery In Space
Performing surgery in space, while historically unnecessary, could soon be a necessity for astronauts. Here's how researchers are evolving the complex process.
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