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
evidence of water on the moon
Aerospace
Chinese lander finds first onsite evidence of water on the moon 
Kristin Houser
china's artificial moon
Aerospace
China builds “artificial moon” on Earth
Kristin Houser
rogue planets
Astronomy
Astronomers have found the biggest group of rogue planets yet 
B. David Zarley
Starship
Aerospace
SpaceX’s Starship is ready for its first trip into space
Kristin Houser
space rover
Aerospace
MIT is testing a levitating space rover
Kristin Houser
Clean Energy
The plans to generate electricity on the moon
Teresa Carey
2022 space missions
Aerospace
The most anticipated space missions of 2022 
Kristin Houser
Extraterrestrials
MIT is leading the hunt for life in Venus’ atmosphere
B. David Zarley
Outer Space
I wrote the book on warp drive. No, we didn’t accidentally create a warp bubble. 
Ethan Siegel
Outer Space
No, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe didn’t “touch the Sun”
Ethan Siegel