Electric-pump propulsion emerges as new front in China’s commercial launch sector
HELSINKI — A cluster of new Chinese commercial launch companies are attempting to develop electric-pump-fed liquid engines, indicating…
NASA Opens 2027 Human Lander Challenge for Lunar Communications
NASA’s 2027 Human Lander Challenge is seeking ideas from college and university students to help address one of…
Boeing’s Calamity Capsule gets another shot at the ISS taxi business
offbeat Starliner-1 could fly by January, with astronauts to follow by 2028 if all goes well SpaceX might…
Astronomers discover a cold lava planet that may resemble early Earth
Scientists have discovered a new planet that defies all expectations. It’s a lava world, but it’s also cold.…
On this day in space! Sept. 29, 1977: The Soviet Union’s Salyut 6 space station launches into orbit for long-duration spaceflights
On Sept. 29, 1977, the Soviet Union launched its Salyut 6 space station into orbit. This was the…
Alien life? Why the possibility of exoplanet LHS 1140b emitting helium gas is so exciting
This summer, exoplanet science — the study of planets orbiting stars beyond our sun — took a big…
Under the Microscope: NASA-Made Material for Moon Manufacturing
Photos taken using a microscope reveal the colorful, kaleidoscope-like crystal structure of a new NASA-made material that could…
NASA’s Crew-13 mission readies on the launch pad photo of the day for Sept. 29, 2026
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 rocket and spacecraft sit on the launch pad. (Image credit: SpaceX) A SpaceX Falcon 9…
Space Network lines up $150 million in pre-orders for decentralized satellite network
TAMPA, Fla. — Space Network has secured a $50 million binding pre-order from a renewable energy infrastructure developer…
The ice blasting from Saturn’s moon Enceladus is stranger than scientists realized
Saturn’s moon Enceladus is covered in ice, but beneath that frozen shell lies a global ocean. Near the…
Supermassive Black Holes May Enhance Star Formation
The black holes at the hearts of galaxies get the credit and/or blame for a lot of things…
“In moments like this, I feel nothing but gratitude for being in the right place at the right time,” says astrophotographer on award-winning aurora picture taken on a trip to Iceland
Many astrophotographers capture images of the Northern Lights (aurora borealis), but snapping the awe-inspiring frames of the solar…