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
moon formation
Astronomy
Baby exoplanet appears to be forming a moon
Kristin Houser
balloon-borne telescope
Aerospace
NASA’s new balloon-borne telescope is ready for liftoff
Kristin Houser
moon of Jupiter
Astronomy
Amateur astronomer discovers new moon of Jupiter
Kristin Houser
Blue Origin flight
Aerospace
Historic Blue Origin flight included four people — but no pilot
Kristin Houser
Outer Space
Say cheese: Life on these exoplanets may be watching us
Teresa Carey
people in space
Aerospace
Virgin flight shatters record for number of people in space at once
Kristin Houser
Space Tourists
Aerospace
Virgin Galactic gets greenlight to fly space tourists
Kristin Houser
crispr in space
CRISPR
Astronauts use CRISPR in space for first time
Kristin Houser
underground water on mars
Astronomy
New evidence discovered of underground water on Mars
Kristin Houser
black holes neutron stars
Astronomy
Black holes caught eating neutron stars for first time
Kristin Houser