SpaceX targets this summer for first Starship orbital flight
SpaceX reportedly has a plan to send its Starship and Super Heavy rocket system on its first orbital flight by July 1, 2021.
How to watch NASA test its awesome SLS rocket tomorrow
Ahead of its first Artemis moon mission later this year, NASA is preparing to fire up the powerful SLS rocket booster as part of a vital prelaunch test.
Listen to the first-ever recording of a NASA rover driving on Mars
NASA has released the first-ever recording of a rover driving across the surface of Mars, and it sounds unlike any vehicle you've heard before.
Watch NASA’s mega moon rocket blast its engines in prelaunch test
Watch NASA conduct a full-length test of the core stage of its next-generation Space Launch System rocket destined to take astronauts to the moon.
Next-gen SpaceX Super Heavy rocket shown off in Elon Musk tweet
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has tweeted a photo showing for the first time a stacked Super Heavy rocket, set to become the most powerful launch vehicle ever.
SpaceX and NASA act to avoid Starlink collisions in orbit
SpaceX and NASA have reached an agreement aimed at avoiding collisions in orbit that would create more space debris that could potentially endanger human life.
Lego’s new Space Shuttle set includes Hubble Telescope model
Lego has unveiled the Space Shuttle Discovery set, complete with a model of the groundbreaking Hubble Space Telescope that Discovery deployed in 1990.
Mission to clear space junk using magnets set for launch
A Japanese-made technology aimed at using magnets to clear low-Earth orbit of hazardous space debris is about to be put through its paces.
NASA names target date for first Mars helicopter flight
NASA has confirmed that it's a short time away from seeing its Ingenuity Mars helicopter become the first aircraft to fly on another planet.
Watch highlights of Rocket Lab’s latest satellite mission
Rocket Lab has posted a highlights video showing a recent launch in which its Electron rocket deployed six satellites in orbit.
Virgin Galactic has just unveiled a very shiny space plane
Virgin Galactic has unveiled its latest suborbital aircraft, which will one day take high-paying tourists on trips to the edge of space.
SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft to get a glass dome for panoramic views
A new version of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon will include a glass dome offering those traveling aboard the capsule panoramic views of Earth, the moon, and beyond.
Space station astronaut shows off his crop of pak choi
NASA's Mike Hopkins this week showed off the pak choi he’s been growing on the ISS for an experiment that could benefit future crewed missions into deep space.
Marsquakes: NASA’s InSight lander detects two sizable tremors
NASA’s InSight Mars lander recently detected a couple of sizable "marsquakes" caused not by tectonic plates but by volcanic activity.
NASA’s other Mars rover posts stunning selfie beside a rocky outcrop
With NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover currently getting all the attention, it’s easy to forget that it also has another vehicle trundling across the red planet.
Elon Musk reveals cause of latest SpaceX Starship failure
SpaceX is still working hard to land one of its Starship prototypes without having to endure the spectacle of it going up in a ball of flames. Four high-altitude test flights over the last four months have seen SpaceX’s next-generation rocket achieve much in the air, including stable flight and the all-important flip during descent […]
Mars rainbow turns out not to be a rainbow after all
It looks like a rainbow and it arcs like a rainbow, but this image captured on Mars by the Perseverance rover definitely does not show a rainbow.
Perseverance rover’s first-ever selfie also shows Mars helicopter
NASA's Perseverance rover has snapped its first-ever Mars selfie, with the about-to-fly Ingenuity helicopter also in the frame.
Watch NASA drop its next-gen spacecraft into a huge pool of water
Watch NASA test its next-generation Orion spacecraft by dropping it into a huge pool containing 1 million gallons of water.
How to watch Doug and Bob’s SpaceX rocket blast off again on Wednesday
The Falcon 9 rocket that blasted SpaceX’s first-ever astronauts into space in August 2019 is about to lift off the launch pad again. Here's how to watch.
Milky Way and Earth feature in stunning space station photo
Astronaut Soichi Noguchi has posted a beautiful shot of the Milky Way from his unique vantage point on the International Space Station.
Mars helicopter can’t fly until it gets a software update, NASA says
NASA revealed on Monday that its Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, requires a software update before it can attempt its first flight.
Blue Origin’s next rocket test will put humans on board, sort of
A crew will climb aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket shortly before liftoff on Wednesday. And climb out again before it blasts off.
Watch highlights of Blue Origin’s space tourism rehearsal
Blue Origin took another step toward space tourism flights on Wednesday with a successful test flight that also included crew rehearsals.
NASA is looking for people for a spaceflight simulation study
To learn more about the impact of long space missions on humans, NASA is organizing an Earth-based simulation test involving eight months of isolation.
Watch this amazingly clear footage of recent NASA spacewalks
NASA livestreams spacewalks outside the International Space Station, offering the chance to watch astronauts do their job in the coolest workspace ever.
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins safely returns to Earth
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and two Russian cosmonauts have safely returned to Earth after a six-month stay aboard the International Space Station.
How to watch NASA astronaut Kate Rubins return to Earth this week
After 185 days aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and her two Russian counterparts will return to Earth this week.
Boeing Starliner spacecraft test flight gets delayed yet again
Boeing has revealed that it is now targeting August 2021 for the second orbital test flight of its Starliner spacecraft.
NASA’s Mars helicopter makes history with first flight on the red planet
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter has made history by becoming the first aircraft to demonstrate controlled, powered flight on another planet.
Meet SpaceX’s Crew-2 astronauts before they blast off to space
As part of the build-up to SpaceX's Crew-2 launch on Thursday, NASA has released a video featuring a series of quick-fire questions for the astronauts.
NASA video shows Mars helicopter’s historic first flight
NASA has released a high-definition video showing the Ingenuity Mars helicopter taking its historic first flight on the red planet.
NASA keeping an eye on weather forecast for SpaceX’s crewed launch on Thursday
SpaceX and NASA will send another four astronauts to the International Space Station early Thursday, so long as the weather is fine. So what's the forecast?
Mars helicopter to attempt a more complex flight on Thursday
Just three days after its record-breaking hover on Mars, NASA's Ingenuity helicopter is gearing up for a more complex flight on Thursday, April 22.
NASA Mars experiment success brings crewed missions closer to reality
NASA has revealed some exciting news about its current Mars mission that takes us another step toward a first-ever crewed mission to the faraway planet.
NASA’s Mars helicopter nails second, more complex flight on red planet
Following its historic hover earlier in the week, NASA's Mars helicopter has successfully performed a second, more complex flight on the red planet.
Space junk animation shows how Earth’s satellites dodge dangerous debris
Space junk is an increasing problem and poses a threat to active satellites and even human life. Here's what one space agency is doing to deal with it.
SpaceX successfully launches four more astronauts to space station
SpaceX has successfully launched four more astronauts to the space station, marking the third time its Crew Dragon spacecraft has carried humans to space.