‘Not looking good right now’: Starship likely to be lost at sea 2 weeks after epic 13th test flight, Elon Musk says
It looks like Starship’s two-week-long ocean adventure won’t have a happy ending. The SpaceX megarocket conducted its 13th…
SpaceX serious about building factories on the moon: ‘It’s going to happen,’ Elon Musk says
As usual, SpaceX is dreaming big. The company plans to build factories on the moon, using robots to…
Why lunar settlers may hunt for ice reserves just like oil on Earth
Why lunar settlers may hunt for ice reserves just like oil on Earth – Futura-Sciences August 7, 2026…
NASA figured out how to keep its 48-year-old Voyager 2 probe running for yet another year
NASA just made an interstellar tweak to the Voyager 2 spacecraft, known as the “Big Bang”, to keep…
NASA’s SkyFall Mars helicopters will wear tiny capes
Picture it: A swarm of tiny robot helicopters descends through a reddish-brown sky, landing gracefully on the Martian…
Engineers race to save stricken LINK rescue spacecraft before it’s too late
A private rescue spacecraft is having troubles of its own in Earth orbit. LINK, a satellite built and…
The world’s biggest solar telescope caught vortexes on the Sun’s surface
For the observer hovering above one of these boundaries, Kuridze says, the view would depend on the time…
On this day in space! Aug. 7, 1980: NASA’s Viking 1 Mars orbiter shuts down 4 years into a 90-day mission
On Aug. 7, 1980, NASA’s Viking 1 spacecraft ended its epic and historic mission on the Red Planet.…
Scientists tracked 12 people in Antarctica for 10 months—what happened could shape future Mars missions
Long space missions can force small crews to endure isolation, cramped living conditions, and intense psychological pressure for…
Scientists discover Titan’s methane rainstorms are far more intense than expected, reshaping Saturn’s largest moon |
Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, has liquid rain, rivers and seas much like Earth, except its clouds are made…
NASA grants Voyager 2 spacecraft another year of power with risky ‘Big Bang’ maneuver. Next, it’s Voyager 1’s turn.
Scientists are preparing for an interstellar rescue of humanity’s most distant spacecraft, Voyager 1, after fixing up its…
Total solar eclipse Aug. 12, 2026 live updates — 5 days to totality
2026-08-07T08:39:59.065Z Do clouds ruin a total solar eclipse? Clouds won’t necessarily sour your eclipse expedition. (Image credit: Vaughn…