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
new Asteroid
Asteroids
New asteroid spotted just before impact with Earth
Kristin Houser
space rocks
Drones
Drones and AI recover a meteorite for the first time 
Kristin Houser
moon rock
Astronomy
NASA opens untouched moon rock container from 50 years ago 
Kristin Houser
martian rock
Aerospace
Curiosity discovers a “flower” rock on Mars 
Kristin Houser
Asteroids
An asteroid could wipe out an entire city – here’s NASA’s plan to prevent catastrophe 
Svetla Ben-Itzhak
Outer Space
NASA considers stingray-like drone to fly the skies of Venus
Stephen Johnson
dark side of a hot Jupiter
Astronomy
Hubble gets first good look at the dark side of a “hot Jupiter” 
Kristin Houser
Outer Space
A rogue rocket is on course to crash into the Moon. It won’t be the first. 
Alice Gorman
Artist’s impression of the AT2018cow
Outer Space
Record-breaking supernova manages to “X-ray” the entire Universe
Ethan Siegel
Proxima Centauri exoplanet
Astronomy
New exoplanet discovered orbiting Proxima Centauri
Kristin Houser