SpaceX marks May Day, National Space Day with Starlink mission on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral – Spaceflight Now
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off on the Starlink 10-38 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 at…
Artemis II astronauts underscore our shared humanity, in historic UN visit
Their visit on Thursday followed a long-standing tradition – cosmonauts and astronauts have been coming to the UN for decades to speak about…
Drone radar could help spacecraft pinpoint where to drill for water on Mars, scientists say
A new study suggests the search for usable water on Mars may soon rely on an unexpected tool:…
An Unknown State of Matter Could Be Hiding in Our Solar System : ScienceAlert
Despite outward appearances, the internal workings of ice giants like Uranus and Neptune are extremely chaotic. Pressures millions…
New material could shield against radiation in next-gen space tech
Scientists have developed a new material that could shield humans and critical technology from harmful radiation, and it’s…
NASA’s Lithium-Fed Nuclear Thruster Flares to Life in First of Its Kind Test
NASA engineers recently tested a next-generation electric propulsion system that could one day power a crewed mission to…
Multiple 40-minute exposures identified hidden moon that even NASA’s Voyager 2 couldn’t detect
The Artemis II launch has rocketed space photography into the fore and I for one cannot get enough…
NASA’s STORIE Mission to Tell Tale of Earth’s Ring Current
Earth’s magnetic field is like a powerful trap. It lures electrically charged particles in space, near our planet,…
Is it cake? No, it’s a parachute! photo of the day for May 1, 2026
(Image credit: ESA-SJM Photography) Is it cake? No, but it’s baked to perfection. In this donut-shaped bag is…
Interstellar comet carries water unlike anything in our solar system
Astronomers have found that an interstellar comet carries water unlike anything measured in comets from our own solar…
Close-In Planets Act as “Bouncers” to Create Rogue Worlds
Rogue planets sound like rare travelers amongst the stars, freed from the gravitational constraints of a host system,…
When does the Flower Moon 2026 rise tonight? Find out with our moonrise timetable
The Flower Moon rises tonight, 1 May 2026, marking the fifth full Moon of the year. Here are…