How asteroids may have sparked life on Earth
Scientists at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) have taken a new look at Earth’s violent beginnings and found that…
Latitude plans to conduct first launch from Oman
WASHINGTON — French startup Latitude intends to perform the first launch of its small launch vehicle from a…
SpaceX’s Next Big Bet: Your Phone Bill?
Reusable rockets. Starlink beaming internet from orbit. Orbital data centers. Wireless phone plans seem like a strange addition…
Sun unleashes powerful X-class solar flare and Earth-bound CME that could spark northern lights for July 4 weekend
A restless Earth-facing sunspot unleashed a powerful X-class solar flare on June 30, triggering radio blackouts across parts…
Dan Ives Just Gave Elon Musk and SpaceX Some Great News
Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ:SPCX) and its record-setting IPO have arguably been the biggest story in the stock market…
This weird ‘hot Jupiter’ exoplanet has a hotspot in the wrong place, and astronomers aren’t sure how
Hot Jupiters are some of the most extreme planets in the universe, blazing gas giants like Jupiter or…
In 2024, engineers rescued Voyager 1 after it spent months transmitting gibberish, remotely rewriting and relocating pieces of 46-year-old code around a failed memory chip from more than 24 billion kilometres away.
In late 2023, one of the most distant machines humanity has ever built started talking nonsense. Voyager 1,…
An Explosion Knocked Out Anduril’s Rocket Motor Test Site in Mississippi
A rocket motor exploded during a test at an Anduril facility in Mississippi last Friday, marking another setback…
Rocket Lab’s $8B Iridium deal opens new satellite-phone test
Rocket Lab’s $8 billion Iridium deal gives the space company something that cannot be built overnight: a global…
From pureed meals to fresh greens: how space food is advancing to keep astronauts healthy
The Artemis II mission to the Moon has reignited humanity’s desire for exploration and renewed our perspective of…
NASA chief praises progress Blue Origin is making after launch failure
“They’re making great progress,” Isaacman said of Blue Origin. “So plan A is very much still to launch…
What’s Up: July 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA
A predawn Moon-and-planets meetup, a returning comet, a great chance to see the Milky Way, and Saturn’s rings…