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

Astronomy

Chunks of Venus’ crust float like icebergs on its mantle

New evidence of tectonic activity on Venus expands our understanding of the hellish planet and offers a window into Earth’s own geological past.

Kristin Houser

Aerospace

You can now buy a balloon ride to the edge of space

Space tourism company Space Perspective has begun selling tickets for rides in a stratospheric balloon that can reach the edge of space.

Kristin Houser

Astronomy

See the first 3D map of the heliosphere

Astronomers have created the first ever 3D map of the heliosphere, using satellite data to reveal the part of the universe influenced by our sun’s solar wind.

Kristin Houser

Aerospace

New Chinese space station receives first astronauts

The new Chinese space station has received its first crew, a huge milestone for a project that began nearly 30 years ago.

Kristin Houser

Aerospace

Ion propulsion will power new space station

China's new space station will get a boost from an ion propulsion system, making it the first crewed spacecraft to feature the sci-fi-sounding engines.

Kristin Houser

Astronomy

Astronomers find more than 100,000 "stellar nurseries"

The biggest survey of stellar nurseries to date, PHANGS-ALMA, charts more than 100,000 star formation regions across our corner of the universe.

Kristin Houser

Aerospace

NASA probe snaps stunning photos of Ganymede

NASA has shared new photos of Ganymede taken by the Juno probe when it was just 645 miles away from Jupiter’s icy moon.

Kristin Houser

Aerospace

Japan’s transforming moon rover gets help from toy company

Japan is sending a transforming moon rover to the lunar surface in 2022 to collect data that will inform an upcoming crewed mission.

Kristin Houser

Aerospace

NASA announces first missions to Venus since the '80s

NASA has just approved two missions to Venus that will provide the scientific community with a wealth of new data on Earth’s closest planetary neighbor.

Kristin Houser

Astronomy

Colorful clouds on Mars captured in new rover pics

NASA’s Curiosity rover has captured images of colorful clouds on Mars, forming at higher altitudes and earlier in the Martian year than expected.

Kristin Houser

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