Voyager 1 will be one light-day, 16 billion miles, from us next year
It takes a beam of light a single day to travel 16.1 billion miles, a distance known as…
China launches Shenzhou 22 spacecraft to assist in return of 3 astronauts stranded on space station
BEIJING — China launched the Shenzhou 22 spacecraft on Tuesday to help bring back a team of astronauts after a…
NASA’s ESCAPADE mission has taken its first photo, and it’s good news
Mars is a planet that fascinates many scientists, notably regarding the presence of life elsewhere in the solar…
NASA and Boeing Scale Back Starliner Missions After Fumbled Astronaut Flight
Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft will fly again early next year. This time it won’t be carrying astronauts. Starliner…
Space-based US solar firm sets record for beaming wireless electricity
Space-based solar power firm Star Catcher Industries has set a new record for beaming electricity over a long…
To save this space telescope, a rocket will be launched from a plane
Launched in 2004, the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory‘s mission is to observe and study gamma-ray bursts from its…
How a long-life nuclear fuel will transform space travel
In 1977, two spacecraft, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, launched toward the unknown. Nearly fifty years later, they…
China’s stranded astronauts return from space station
BEIJING (AP) — Three Chinese astronauts returned from their nation’s space station Friday after more than a week’s…
Solar storms delay launch of Blue Origin’s big new rocket with Mars orbiters for NASA
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Intense solar storms responsible for breathtaking auroras across the U.S. delayed the launch of…
Second launch of New Glenn rocket postponed due to weather in test for Bezos’ Blue Origin
Published on 10/11/2025 – 12:40 GMT+1 Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin scrapped a planned launch for its…
Astronauts stranded in space after their return capsule is struck by mystery object in orbit
Three Chinese astronauts are temporarily stranded in space after their return capsule was struck by suspected orbital debris,…
The last probe orbiting Venus has just shut down, and that’s not good news
Venus is often considered to be the twin of Earth, notably due to certain similarities. But for the…