Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft suffers thruster issue on way to the International Space Station
The debut mission of Northrop Grumman’s new jumbo cargo spacecraft didn’t go off without a hitch. The company’s…
Forget supercomputers — scientists say a laptop could map the universe in minutes
As you might imagine, mapping the universe on the largest of scales and tracing threads of the cosmic…
A record supply load won’t reach the International Space Station as scheduled
The damage occurred during the shipment of the spacecraft’s pressurized cargo module from its manufacturer in Italy. While…
‘We’re really on a different trajectory’: How NASA’s Artemis moon missions aim to prepare us for Mars
As NASA prepares to put astronauts on the moon in the next few years, the agency is thinking…
Doomed ‘cannibal’ star could soon explode in a supernova so bright it would be visible during the day
Betelgeuse may have competition for the most exciting star about to go nova near Earth. Astronomers have discovered…
Same-day delivery comes to space, as Impulse promises satellite transport in hours, not months
Amazon made same-day delivery the benchmark on Earth. Impulse Space is pitching a similar concept for satellites bound…
Humanity could settle Mars by 2055, Elon Musk says
A Red Planet settlement isn’t a mere pipe dream, according to Elon Musk. The SpaceX founder and CEO…
An Eye-catching Star Cluster – NASA
Westerlund 1, the biggest and closest “super” star cluster to Earth, dazzles in this image released on July…
A quasi-moon has been Earth’s unseen companion for about 60 years, scientists find
Facebook Tweet Email Link Astronomers have spotted a quasi-moon near Earth — and the small space rock has…
A close shave on the ISS photo of the day for Sept. 16, 2025
Since 2000, the International Space Station (ISS) has continuously hosted astronauts from countries including the United States, Russia,…
Antarctica, New Zealand and a sliver of Australia get prime view of partial solar eclipse
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The bottom of the world is front and center for a partial solar…