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

Scientists propose sending tiny lifeforms to neighboring solar systems

Scientists have created a plan for interstellar travel. They plan to send tiny lifeforms to the nearest solar system.

Teresa Carey

Aerospace

NASA gets first images from James Webb telescope

NASA has shared the James Webb Space Telescope’s first images, and so far, it looks like the epic spacecraft is working exactly as hoped.

Kristin Houser

Aerospace

NASA: Lockheed Martin will build the Mars Ascent Vehicle

NASA’s Mars Ascent Vehicle, a first-of-its-kind rocket capable of launching from the surface of Mars, will be built by Lockheed Martin.

Kristin Houser

Aerospace

“Space tug” tows dead satellite into a new orbit

China has used a space tug to change the orbit of a defunct satellite, proving it’s a viable way to clean up some old space junk.

Kristin Houser

Outer Space

Hibernating squirrels hint at secret to surviving space travel

Astronauts lose muscle mass in space. The secret to how ground squirrels keep mass in hibernation may help future space travelers keep their own.

B. David Zarley

Aerospace

NASA offers $1 million prize for prototypes to grow space food

NASA’s Deep Space Food Challenge will give away $1 million in exchange for prototypes that could help feed astronauts on long-term missions.

Kristin Houser

Aerospace

NASA plans to destroy the ISS in 2031

NASA will deorbit the International Space Station in 2031 by sending it plunging into the Pacific Ocean's “spacecraft cemetery.”

Kristin Houser

Aerospace

Toyota is building a “Lunar Cruiser” for Japan

Toyota's pressurized moon rover, the “Lunar Cruiser,” could help astronauts live on the moon — and help us combat climate change on Earth.

Kristin Houser

Aerospace

New space plane would fly directly into orbit from a runway

Radian Aerospace is building a first-of-its-kind space plane that flies directly into orbit after taking off horizontally from the ground.

Kristin Houser

Aerospace

A space film studio is launching into orbit in 2024

A new space module designed for the recording and livestreaming of movies and sporting events is expected to attach to the ISS in 2024.

Kristin Houser

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