China delays Chang’e-7 lunar south pole landing mission launch
HELSINKI — China has postponed its Chang’e-7 robotic lunar south polar landing mission just hours ahead of a…
Pluto’s atmosphere update! It’s thinning
NASA calls this image “Pluto’s Blue Sky.” It’s a backlit view of Pluto, acquired by the New Horizons…
Three Supermassive Black Holes Found in a Galaxy From the Dawn of the Universe
An AI-generated visualization of a distant galaxy, containing, besides dust, gas, and young stars, three massive, active black…
NASA’s astronaut interviews are only part of the test: finalists also face hours of psychological assessment, time pressure and cognitively punishing team simulations while specialists watch how they communicate, adapt and regulate themselves—the qualities that determine whether a crew remains functional after months of isolation in space.
An astronaut interview is not one decisive conversation across a desk. By the time NASA is choosing a…
NASA’s Voyager Probes: See the Best Photos As 49-Year Trek Nears End
Voyager 2, a pioneer in outer solar system exploration, left Earth for interstellar space 49 years ago, on…
The COSMOSIS framework can ensure that Washington governs space with its complexity in mind.
Policy documents from both the White House and the Office of Space Commerce this summer acknowledge that space…
Reusable rockets enable China to rapidly rebuild satellite kill chain
China has achieved two major reusable rocket recovery milestones in little more than a month, potentially bringing the…
In 1969, an astronaut pointed Apollo 12’s camera at the sun and accidentally killed the live moon broadcast |
Imagine finally getting a colour television camera onto the Moon, knowing millions of people back on Earth were…
How a huge fleet of 17 spacecraft discovered something surprising about solar eruptions
A misbehaving coronal mass ejection (CME) that blew out a hidden cloud of charged particles aimed at Earth…
Quote of the day by Jennifer Wiseman: “Our bodies actually depend on…” |
Look up at the night sky and the stars can seem impossibly distant, disconnected from the ordinary details…
Launching 10,000 tiny ‘femtosats’ to Saturn? NASA funds 18 futuristic spaceflight ideas
NASA is giving a financial boost to nearly 20 technology investigations to help fuel the incubation of tomorrow’s…
Partial lunar eclipse live: Latest news, viewing tips and live updates from Aug. 27-28 eclipse
2026-08-23T11:07:04.809Z How to view a partial lunar eclipse A lunar eclipse captured over the United Kingdom in 2007.…