NASA’s X-59 Experimental Supersonic Aircraft Makes Second Flight
NASA’s quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft made its second flight on Friday, kicking off a series of dozens of test flights in 2026. Although the flight…
How Open NASA Data on Comet 3I/ATLAS Will Power Tomorrow’s Discoveries
The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will soon leave our solar system, never to return, but the observations of the…
Solar-Eclipsing Probe Back From the Dead After a Month of Silence
A pair of spacecraft has been flying in formation, creating an artificial solar eclipse to help scientists probe…
Think Project Hail Mary is fantastic? You’re not wrong, but its author has written more.
Love Project Hail Mary? We can’t blame you. Andy Weir’s sci-fi novel, which begins with an astronaut waking…
US Space Force moves GPS launch to SpaceX Falcon 9 due to Vulcan rocket glitch
The U.S. Space Force has swapped rockets for an upcoming GPS satellite launch. Next month’s GPS III-8 mission…
Space junk is cluttering Earth’s low orbit with high-velocity projectiles and it’s getting worse
The galaxy stretches out as a hazy band across a dark south-eastern Australian night sky. All is still,…
NASA Is Exploring a Reduced Role for SLS as It Gets Cozier With SpaceX
As part of NASA’s plan to accelerate the Artemis timeline, the agency is considering scaling back the role…
NASA won’t give up hope on silent MAVEN Mars probe: ‘We’re still looking for it’
NASA has yet to reestablish contact with its MAVEN Mars spacecraft despite ongoing efforts, agency officials said Monday…
NASA wants to know how the launch industry’s chic new rocket fuel explodes
For more than 60 years, nearly every large rocket used some combination of the same liquid and solid…
Perseverance’s radar revealed ancient subsurface river delta on Mars
When NASA’s Perseverance rover landed in Jezero Crater in 2021, its primary mission was to scour the remnants…
Here’s How Scientists Are Looking for Them
Astronomers are on the cusp of a groundbreaking discovery that could reshape our understanding of cosmic bodies beyond…
Astronauts Take Light-Duty Day After Completing Major Spacewalk on ISS
On March 19, 2026, NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) marked a pivotal moment in space…