‘The Fall of Icarus’: How the incredible image came to be
Standing in Arizona’s largest dry lakebed, Wilcox Playa, astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy steadied himself as freight trains thundered by,…
What Is A Superhabitable Planet And Have We Found Any?
Of the more 6,000 planets that have so far been discovered, most are deeply unsuited to life –…
SpaceX reportedly in talks for secondary sale at $800B valuation, which would make it America’s most valuable private company
According to the Wall Street Journal, SpaceX is launching a secondary share sale that would value Elon Musk’s…
“It shouldn’t have gotten there” — NASA spots yellow rock on Mars and traces foreign origin
Mars is one of the most explored planets within our solar system by NASA. Its red soil and…
NASA’s next-gen Roman Space Telescope is fully built. Could it launch earlier than expected?
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is now fully assembled and ready to begin launch preparations this summer.…
SpaceX reportedly in talks for secondary sale at $800B valuation, which would make it America’s most valuable private company
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 04: A bird flies past SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon spacecraft…
This Telescope’s Final Data Release Just Killed 30 Cosmological Theories
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) in Chile spent nearly two decades studying how the universe began, what it’s…
Thanksgiving was celebrated in space — How a 52-year tradition became “galactic”
Among all the holidays astronauts celebrate up in space, Thanksgiving has become one of the most upheld traditions.…
The space economy isn’t for everyone
Projections for the booming space economy often come with trillion-dollar headlines, but the lion’s share of near-term revenue…
Hubble Spots a Storm of New Stars
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a stormy and highly active spiral galaxy named NGC 1792. Located…
Roscosmos Exploring Rocket Engine Sales to India
Russia’s space agency Roscosmos is in talks with Indian officials about selling its rocket engines to India and…
Blue Origin’s next space tourism flight will break new ground for people with disabilities
Blue Origin is gearing up for its NS-37 flight, which will rocket six passengers to suborbital space and…