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

This 10-year time lapse of the solar cycle is breathtaking

Using images collected by the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), NASA has created a stunning time lapse of the sun’s solar cycle.

Kristin Houser

Aerospace

NASA’s plans for space tourism are becoming a reality

NASA’s space tourism plans, which include hosting private citizens on the International Space Station, are starting to come to fruition.

Kristin Houser

Aerospace

Space architects are building a home to live on the moon

The space architects of Saga have developed a habitat for people on the moon. Now they want to put it to the test in the endless arctic sun of Greenland.

B. David Zarley

Aerospace

Tracking the Crew Dragon: Docking with the ISS

On May 31, a SpaceX Crew Dragon with two astronauts onboard docked with the International Space Station, marking a milestone in spaceflight.

Kristin Houser

Aerospace

Tracking the Crew Dragon: Liftoff

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon had a successful liftoff from Cape Canaveral on May 30, marking the beginning of the historic Demo-2 mission.

Kristin Houser

Aerospace

What to know for today’s SpaceX launch (updated)

What you need to know about the SpaceX launch happening on May 27, a historic event that will mark a turning point in human space exploration.

Kristin Houser

Aerospace

“Crew Dragon” launch to kick off new era in US spaceflight

On May 27, a SpaceX Crew Dragon will ferry two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station as part of the Commercial Crew Program.

Kristin Houser

The new space race has officially begun

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The space race to the moon, a new “zombie” satellite discovery by an amateur astronomer, and more top stories in our weekly Progress Report.

Jeffrey Buras

Transportation

Coast-to-coast in 30 minutes: solving the physics of hypersonic flight

Researchers are solving big design challenges of hypersonic flight with a surprisingly small wind tunnel, and it could revolutionize commercial air travel.

Teresa Carey

Asteroids

MIT unveils simulation to help stop an asteroid impact

MIT has developed a simulation to determine the most appropriate way to stop an asteroid impact if one of the space rocks is headed toward the Earth.

Kristin Houser

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