Space

mars' surface with the left side of the image toned yellow and the right side blue

Astronomy

NASA shares colorful “postcard” of Mars’ surface

NASA has used photos taken by the Curiosity rover to create a gorgeous “postcard” of the Martian landscape.

Kristin Houser

a crowd of young people with their backs to the camera watching a rocket fly through the air in the distance

Aerospace

Students build reusable rocket, win $5,000 from NASA

The University of Alabama in Huntsville has won Student Launch 2023, NASA’s annual rocket-building competition.

Kristin Houser

an illustration of a capsule reentering Earth's atmosphere

Aerospace

SpaceX successfully launches world’s first “space factory”

SpaceX has successfully deployed a “space factory” developed by startup Varda Space Industries to manufacture drugs in microgravity.

Kristin Houser

Outer Space

Europa’s icy shell may harbor habitable pockets

Using radar data from our own world, Stanford researchers have proposed a new place to look for life on Jupiter’s icy moon.

B. David Zarley

Aerospace

NASA uses “holoportation” in space for first time

Holoportation tech developed by Microsoft virtually sent a flight surgeon to the ISS to talk to an astronaut.

Kristin Houser

Aerospace

Unbelievably sensitive NACHOS satellite is ready to save lives

The cutting-edge NACHOS satellite will aid in our fight against climate change and potentially save hundreds of people from gruesome deaths.

William Lockett

Astronomy

Space Force claims interstellar object hit Earth in 2014

The astronomy community is divided on whether a meteor detected in 2014 is the first interstellar object spotted in our solar system.

Kristin Houser

Astronomy

Gravitational waves could be “pushing” the Moon

A new study suggests we use the orbit of the Moon to find gravitational waves we can’t currently detect in other ways.

Elizabeth Fernandez

Aerospace

Inside the luxury cabins taking tourists to space with a balloon

Space Perspective plans to use a massive space balloon to lift a luxury cabin containing space tourists high above the Earth.

Kristin Houser

Astronomy

Largest comet ever seen is 80 miles wide, says NASA

Comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein is the largest comet ever observed, according to a new study based on Hubble Space Telescope data.

Kristin Houser

Aerospace

SpinLaunch to fling a NASA payload toward space

SpinLaunch is going to use a massive centrifuge to accelerate a NASA payload to supersonic speeds before flinging it toward space.

Kristin Houser

Hacking

An old satellite was hacked to broadcast signals across North America

A recent satellite hacking shows that end-of-life satellites may be vulnerable.

B. David Zarley

Aerospace

NASA’s massive SLS rocket is one test away from launch

NASA's moon-bound SLS rocket is at Kennedy Space Center and ready for its wet dress rehearsal — the last major test before launch.

Kristin Houser

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