NASA hopes that commercial space stations will orbit Earth once the International Space Station eventually retires, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said today (Aug. 25) at the 36th Space Symposium.
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The Best Evidence for Life on Mars Might be Found on its Moons
The search for Martian life has been ongoing for decades. Various landers and rovers have searched for biosignatures or other hints that life existed either currently or in the past on the Red Planet. But so far, results have been inconclusive. That might be about to change, though, with a slew of missions planned to collect even more samples for testing. Mars itself isn’t the only place they are looking, though. Some scientists think the best place to find evidence of life is one of Mars’ moons.
Astronauts celebrate Tokyo Paralympics opening day with 'torch' ceremony in space
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station celebrated the opening of the Tokyo Paralympic Games by posing with a photo with a torch.
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is back in the factory to fix stuck valves
There's no new launch date yet for Orbital Flight Test 2.
ULA readies Vulcan booster for cryogenic tanking test
EDITOR’S NOTE: We are streaming a live view of pad 41 as ULA rolls out a Vulcan pathfinder booster for cryogenic tanking tests.
The CAPSTONE cubesat, a small spacecraft bound for the moon, is preparing for an October launch
NASA's plan to "reboot" human exploration of the moon will get kick-started soon by a spacecraft the size of a microwave oven.
Hollywood artists offer full-scale replica of Apollo spacecraft controls
A team of Hollywood prop and visual artists are offering replicas of the Apollo command module control panel.
An Asteroid has Been Discovered That Crosses Mercury’s Orbit
Astronomers have spotted the fastest-ever asteroid orbiting Sun — and at times, it gets closer to the Sun than the planet Mercury.
Astronomers Discover Asteroid that Flies Close to the Sun
Newly discovered asteroid 2021 PH27 orbits the Sun in just 113 days.
Spaceflight makes the body kill red blood cells and it doesn't get better after landing
Scientists have figured out the average color of the universe by recording visible light from more than 200,000 galaxies.
Lego's Large Creative Brick Box is 37% off at Amazon in pre-Black Friday deal
It was a time of political uncertainty, cultural conflict and social change.
Watch Black Holes Grow, Galaxies Fall
Watch black holes grow and galaxies fall — astro photos and visualizations to get you through the week.
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Samples of the Biofilms experiment are headed to the International Space Station on the SpaceX CR23 cargo resupply mission this weekend to help maintain astronaut and material safety in space.
SpaceX paused Starlink launches to give its internet satellites lasers
SpaceX hasn't launched any Starlink internet satellites since June. It turns out it's because the company has been adding "lasers."
James Webb Space Telescope unfurls massive sunshield in major deployment milestone
Venus is Earth's twisted twin in so many ways, what about on the skywatching front?
Historic Greenland ice sheet rainfall unravelled
Tokyo-based ispace unveiled its next-generation "Series 2" robotic moon lander Tuesday (Aug. 24) at the 36th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs.
5 ways to save money when buying photography equipment
A Russian startup is testing a technology that filters out disruptive passes of SpaceX's Starlink satellites from astronomical observations.
Soyuz arrives at space station for out-of-this-world film shoot
Researchers studied geothermal heat flow below West Antarctica, and found that the infamous Thwaites Glacier is being disproportionately cooked from below.
Why all the hate? Looking at what makes Blue Origin's presence in space so different
These days, it feels as though billionaire-backed space companies are launching off Earth all the time. So why does Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin seem to be in the hot seat?
Dust Storms on Mars Continue to Make the Planet Drier
Despite decades of exploration and study, Mars still has its fair share of mysteries. In particular, scientists are still trying to ascertain what happened to the water that once flowed on Mars’ surface. Unfortunately, billions of years ago, the Martian atmosphere began to be stripped away by solar wind, which also resulted in the loss of its surface water over time – although it was not entirely clear where it went and what mechanisms were involved.
China launches twin radar satellites for 3D mapping
China conducted its 29th orbital launch of a busy year to boost the country’s remote sensing and satellite mapping capabilities.
