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
Outer Space
Chernobyl fungus could shield astronauts from cosmic radiation 
Stephen Johnson
3d printing in microgravity
3D Printing
ISS experiment will 3D print a body part in microgravity 
Kristin Houser
isru lunar soil
Aerospace
Chinese robot helps convert moon dust into fuel and oxygen 
Kristin Houser
lunar water
Aerospace
NASA “Flashlight” will hunt for hidden water on the moon
Kristin Houser
mars crate
Astronomy
Meteorite blasts “biggest new crater” NASA has ever seen into Mars 
Kristin Houser
positioning system
Aerospace
Starlink satellites can be reverse-engineered to create new GPS
Kristin Houser
space advertising
Aerospace
Space ads could earn $2 million a day, say Russian researchers 
Kristin Houser
lsst camera
Astronomy
Astronomers unveil world’s largest digital camera
Kristin Houser
Planet Earth
Space junk created the world’s largest dump. Here’s how we can fix it.
Stephen Johnson
reusable rocket
Aerospace
First-of-its-kind rocket engine nears first flight test
Kristin Houser