NASA’s Artemis 2 mission to the moon puts Crew-12 SpaceX launch in delicate dance
It is the best of times, and it is (far from, actually,) the worst of time for NASA,…
Japan Botched a Satellite Launch in One of the Weirdest Ways Possible
New details have emerged regarding Japan’s H3 rocket failure last month, revealing the strange way its payload—a navigation…
1.1 million mph cosmic winds race through ‘magnetic superhighway’ in colliding galaxies
Astronomers have mapped a vast “magnetic superhighway” powering intense star formation and violent 1.1 million miles per hour…
NASA used Claude to plot a route for its Perseverance rover on Mars
Since 2021, NASA’s Perseverance rover has achieved a number of historic milestones, including sending back the first audio…
NASA faces a crucial choice on a Mars spacecraft—and it must decide soon
However, some leaders within NASA see the language in the Cruz legislation as spelling out a telecommunications orbiter…
Perseverance Rover Discovers an Ancient Martian Beach, Complete with Waves
When the rover now named Perseverance landed in Jezero crater in early 2021, scientists already knew they had…
Preparing for Artemis II: Training for a Mission Around the Moon
Four astronauts will soon travel beyond low Earth orbit and fly around the Moon on Artemis II, a mission that will…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Lights Up Mars for Very Rare Night Photo
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its onboard LEDs, typically used for illuminating shaded areas during daytime operations, to…
A Laser Ruler for Sharper Black Hole Images
Photographing a black hole has presented one of the most unique challenges in astronomy, you can’t simply point…
EU Awards Three Contracts for Mobile Responsive Launch System Studies
Credit: CNES / Oeil du Chat / European Spaceflight The European Commission has commissioned three parallel studies to…
NASA delays critical Artemis 2 rocket fueling test due to below-freezing temperatures, launch no earlier than Feb. 8
NASA has been forced to delay a critical fueling test for its Artemis 2 moon rocket due to…
Rocket Lab launches South Korean satellite
ORLANDO, Fla. — A Rocket Lab Electron launched a South Korean imaging satellite Jan. 29 on the rocket’s…