Space agencies worldwide have some very ambitious plans that will take place in this decade and the next. For starters, NASA and its agency and commercial partners plan to return to the Moon for the first time since the Apollo Era. Beyond that, they also intend to build the infrastructure that will allow for a “sustained program of lunar exploration,” such as bases on the surface and the Lunar Gateway. Once all of that is in place, NASA will be contemplating sending crewed missions to Mars.
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Astra aiming for 1st Florida launch on Saturday
Astra is preparing to launch the ELaNa 41 mission from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Saturday (Feb. 5), the California company announced via Twitter Tuesday (Feb. 1).
Astonishing Radio View of the Milky Way’s Heart
A new radio survey reveals a complex and chaotic galactic center teeming with supernova remnants, star-forming regions, and mysterious filaments.
Live coverage: Starlink satellites set for launch today from Kennedy Space Center
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission will launch SpaceX’s next batch of 49 Starlink broadband satellites. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter.
4K Video: SpaceX launches Italy’s COSMO-SkyMed satellite and lands booster
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NASA hopes James Webb Space Telescope will unlock secrets of 'super-Earths' and hot rocky worlds
The observatory will focus on planets we sometimes can't find close to home.
Watch live as SpaceX launches more than four dozen Starlink satellites on Thursday
SpaceX is ready to send another batch of its Starlink internet satellites into orbit, and you can watch the action live.
GOES-T set to launch in March with instrument fix
The NOAA weather satellite will move into the orbital position now occupied by GOES-17, which has an instrument issue.
NASA Details Its Plan for the End of the International Space Station in 2031
NASA says it plans to plunge the vestiges of the International Space Station into a remote part of the Pacific Ocean known as Point Nemo in early 2031, after passing the baton to commercial space stations.
Making 'Moonfall': Geophysicist Mika McKinnon talks about the fun of annihilating Earth in the fictional disaster film (video)
This Friday, humanity will face the dark side of the moon.
SpaceX launches classified NRO satellite from Vandenberg Space Force Base
A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from the SLC-4E launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base to begin the NROL-87 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. Credit: Brian Sandoval / Spaceflight Now
SpaceX hauled a classified payload into orbit for the U.S. government’s spy satellite agency Wednesday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, accomplishing another successful launch and landing on the second of three Falcon 9 rocket missions planned this week.
A Highly Eccentric Black Hole Merger Detected for the First Time
In February 2016, scientists with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) confirmed the first-ever detection of a gravitational wave event. Originally predicted by Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity, GWs result from mergers between massive objects – like black holes, neutron stars, and supermassive black holes (SMBHs). Since 2016, dozens of events have been confirmed, opening a new window to the Universe and leading to a revolution in astronomy and cosmology.
North Korea Releases Pictures of Earth They Say Were Taken From Space
North Korea released some pictures they say come from their recent missile test. The missile they tested—the intermediate-range Hwasong-12—can reach the U.S. territory of Guam. According to most North Korea observers, the country hopes the tests will bring the U.S. back to the negotiating table.
SpaceX launches classified spy satellite for US military, lands rocket
SpaceX sent a U.S. spy satellite to orbit today (Feb. 2) in the second of three planned launches over a four-day stretch.
Glowing Helicopters on Mars
If the Ingenuity helicopter would fly at night on Mars, its very possible the whirring rotors would create enough static electricity in the extremely dry Martian atmosphere to cause the air around the craft to glow.
NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission rocket faces new delays
NASA's first Artemis moon mission will have to wait to launch.
Tiny NEA Scout Solar Sail Mission to Chase Asteroid
NEA Scout will hitch a ride to an asteroid on the Artemis 1 Moon mission.
Lego Star Wars Boba Fett's Starship is 20% off on Amazon
The 593-piece Lego Star Wars set is at an all-time low price and features in our best Lego Star Wars deals guide.
Latest Hubble Image Shows the Star-Forming Chamaeleon Cloud
Stars form inside vast collections of molecular hydrogen called molecular clouds, sometimes called stellar nurseries or star forming regions. Instabilities in the clouds cause gas to collapse in on itself, and when enough material gathers and the density reaches a critical stage, a star begins its life of fusion.
'Moonfall' filmmakers saved NASA shuttle simulator now in museum
In "Moonfall," a space shuttle plays a part in NASA's attempt to save Earth. In reality, though, it was the movie makers that came to the rescue, saving a real NASA simulator from an uncertain fate.
These photos of SpaceX's Italian satellite launch and rocket landing are amazing
SpaceX launched the CSG-2 satellite on Monday (Jan. 31) after four consecutive delays. The gorgeous sunset liftoff was very much worth the wait, as these photos show.
