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A commercial spaceplane capable of orbital flight is ready for NASA testing
NASA will soon start testing what's dubbed as the world’s first commercial spaceplane capable of orbital flight. All going well, Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser will make it first supply run to the International Space Station in April.
Kris Holt11.03.2023
NASA is launching a rocket on Sunday to study a 20,000-year-old supernova
NASA plans to launch the INFUSE mission at 11:35 PM ET on Sunday October 29 from the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. It will observe the Cygnus Loop, or Veil Nebula, supernova remnant
Cheyenne MacDonald10.29.2023
Mars' core looks bigger than it is because it's wrapped in radioactive magma
Two studies published in the journal Nature have found that Mars' core is smaller and denser than previously thought, and surrounded by a layer of molten silicates. The findings clear up previous confusion about its internal makeup.
Cheyenne MacDonald10.26.2023
Lunar rock samples suggest moon is older than previously thought
Researchers have just discovered that the moon is about 40 million years older than previously thought.
Malak Saleh10.25.2023
NASA's John Mather keeps redefining our understanding of the cosmos
Inside the Star Factory melds stunning photography with insightful profiles of the people that made the James Webb Space Telescope possible.
Andrew Tarantola10.22.2023
India wants to build its own space station and send astronauts to the moon by 2040
India announced plans to build the Bharatiya Antariksha Station — or the Indian Space Station — by 2035, and follow this up with a crewed mission to the moon by 2040. The country is preparing by planning its first crewed mission, currently set for 2025.
Cheyenne MacDonald10.20.2023
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft embarks on a six-year journey to its asteroid namesake
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft has embarked on a six-year, 2.2-billion-mile journey to study an asteroid of the same name. Psyche the asteroid is estimated to contain clues to planetary formation in the early Solar System.
Will Shanklin10.14.2023
There's no easy answer to being a space janitor
Debris is piling up in Earth's orbit from decades of launches. Companies like Astroscale and ClearSpace are developing ways to remove some of that junk.
Cheyenne MacDonald10.13.2023
Here's what NASA brought back from the asteroid Bennu
NASA launched the spacecraft OSIRIS-REx to take samples from an asteroid. Now it’s back and the space agency is going to show us what it found, likely metals.
Lawrence Bonk10.12.2023
Watch NASA launch a mission to study a metal-rich asteroid this Thursday
NASA is set to undertake a mission to study a metal-rich asteroid that could help us better understand how planets like Earth were formed. You can watch the launch here.
Kris Holt10.09.2023
Hitting the Books: NASA's Kathy Sullivan and advances in orbital personal hygiene
Journalist Loren Grush recounts the trailblazing efforts of America's first female astronauts in The Six.
Andrew Tarantola10.08.2023
NASA will reveal what OSIRIS-REx brought back from asteroid Bennu on Wednesday
NASA has a livestream planned for 11 AM ET on Wednesday, October 11 to reveal the sample its OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collected from asteroid Bennu.
Cheyenne MacDonald10.07.2023
Amazon's first internet satellite launch was a success
Amazon's Project Kuiper is has launched its first two internet satellite prototypes. It plans to gather real-world data from the mission ahead of launching production in 2024.
Kris Holt10.07.2023
The first two Amazon Kuiper satellites are set to launch on October 6
Amazon is launching the first two Project Kuiper satellites during the Protoflight mission.
Mariella Moon10.05.2023
The FCC has begun fining companies over their dead satellites
Dish Network was fined $150,000 by the FCC after it failed to carry out the proper disposal plan for its decommissioned EchoStar-7 satellite in 2022.
Cheyenne MacDonald10.04.2023
Prada will help design the spacesuits for NASA's 2025 Artemis III mission
The luxury designer will work closely with Axiom Space.
Sarah Fielding10.04.2023
One of the brightest objects in the night sky is a human-made satellite
The BlueWalker 3 satellite launched in 2022 by AST SpaceMobile as a test for what eventually could be a fleet of nearly 100 broadband satellites.
Cheyenne MacDonald10.03.2023
The Arecibo Observatory's next phase as a STEM education center starts in 2024
Nearly three years after the Arecibo Observatory's main telescope collapsed, the NSF has awarded $5.5 million in funding to four institutions who will transform it into a STEM education center.
Cheyenne MacDonald09.30.2023
Scientists confirm that the first black hole ever imaged is actually spinning
The first black hole humanity has ever imaged has also provided us with what researchers are calling "unequivocal evidence" that black holes spin.
Mariella Moon09.28.2023
Dave Limp will lead Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin after 'retiring' from Amazon
David Limp's retirement didn't take. Just days after stepping down from Amazon, he's been tapped by Jeff Bezos to lead Blue Origin.
Andrew Tarantola09.26.2023