Scientists Just Tested a Thruster Powerful Enough for Human Missions to Mars
A type of advanced electric propulsion system thruster. Credit: NASA NASA’s new electric propulsion engine set a U.S.…
The Question About Elon Musk That SpaceX Refuses to Answer Before Its IPO
Quick Read SpaceX is heading to NASDAQ in June 2026 at a $1.75 trillion valuation with plans to…
Unusual red northern lights over Japan suggest some solar storms are stronger than we thought
A rare crimson aurora glowing over northern Japan may be a sign that some solar storms are more…
Something Made Earth’s Molten Core Reverse Direction in 2010 : ScienceAlert
Something strange is going on, deep below the ground beneath our feet. In the molten ocean of iron…
Those two bright stars in the west? That’s Venus and Jupiter. They’re spectacular in the evening sky all week
Look toward the western horizon shortly after sunset this week, 25–31 May 2026, and you’ll be able to…
Pentagon spars with SpaceX over Starlink price hike during Iran war
Tesla CEO Elon Musk holds a mobile phone as he arrives to attend a state banquet with U.S.…
EU to favour European satellite services to prevent Musk’s Starlink expansion
The European Commission will adopt a decision this week that would privilege European satellite operators in a move…
A battery-powered Starlink Mini is likely on the way
Code in recent Starlink firmware suggests that SpaceX might soon release a version of its smallest internet dish…
Australia’s first female astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg invited to International Space Station
Australia’s first female astronaut is closer to her first space flight than ever before, but the trip is…
Many astronauts describe a quiet realization when they look down at Earth from orbit — that the borders and political lines we treat as permanent are invisible from above
NASA astronaut Christina Koch, a NASA astronaut selected for the Artemis II crew, has perhaps the cleanest description…
Redwire Delivers Argonaut Robotic Arm Prototype
Credit: Redwire US-based space technology company Redwire has delivered an initial prototype of a robotic arm that could…
Voyager 1’s famous Pale Blue Dot photograph was nearly never taken — Carl Sagan pushed NASA to turn the camera back toward Earth after the planetary mission was over, while engineers worried the Sun’s glare could damage the optics
On February 14, 1990, six billion kilometers from the sun, Voyager 1 swiveled around and took a photograph…