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
hall thruster
Can Hall thruster tech cut the cost of space exploration?
Kristin Houser
inflatable space habitat
Will the next space station be made of fabric?
Kristin Houser
spherical robot Daedalus
This “hamster ball” robot could explore lunar caves
Kristin Houser
grow plants on mars
Space bacteria could help astronauts grow plants on Mars
Kristin Houser
oxygen on mars
The golden box that could create oxygen on Mars
Kristin Houser
New Black Hole Image
New black hole image reveals swirling magnetic fields
Kristin Houser
exoplanet made a second atmosphere
A distant exoplanet made itself a second atmosphere
Kristin Houser
Neutrino Detector
New underwater telescope could explain birth of the universe
Kristin Houser
space based solar power
Solar panels in space could beam continuous energy back to earth
Amanda Winkler
lunar space station
Aerospace
Russia and China plan to put humans on lunar space station
Kristin Houser