Lunar eclipse set to transform night sky in August
As we wrap up these final days of July and head into August, one of the things that…
F.C.C. Approves Test of Space Mirror to Light Night Sky Despite Outcry
The federal government has approved plans by a start-up company to test a satellite that would use a…
A Chinese Spacecraft Captures First Image of Quasi-Moon
This week, astronomers are seeing double. Just a day after Japan’s spacecraft flew by a strange, two-lobed asteroid…
Is Space Tourism Finally Ready for Takeoff?
In 2001, Dennis Tito, an American entrepreneur, paid a reported $20 million for a voyage to the International…
Antonio Gracias, Elon Musk’s Friend, Is Set to Reap Billions From SpaceX’s IPO
For 25 years, Antonio Gracias has dedicated himself to serving as one of Elon Musk’s most loyal lieutenants,…
Gwynne Shotwell, Elon Musk’s No. 2 at SpaceX, Is the Company’s Steady Hand
Elon Musk, the chief executive of SpaceX, has dined with President Trump at the White House, lost a…
Scientists listen to the ‘heart’ of our Sun – and find mysterious behaviour
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…
A Physicist Who Thinks in Poetry from the Cosmic Edge
Much of the praise for Chanda Prescod-Weinstein’s debut book in 2021, “The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey Into Dark…
How Elon Musk Used SpaceX to Benefit Himself and His Businesses
In January 2018, Elon Musk needed $100 million. Instead of calling a bank, he turned to SpaceX, the…
“It Was Survival Mode”: The Lunar Mission That Nearly Ended in Disaster
Griffin: During entry, there’s what we call a blackout, which is when it gets so hot that you…
Origami-style Mars base that deploys ‘with one pull of a string’ with NO tools could house humans visiting red planet
ORIGAMI-style space homes that spring off the ground on Mars could house future visitors to the red planet.…
The stunning SPACE homes printed by swarms of ‘miner robot’ builders for Mars colonists living in vast ‘tunnel cities’
FUTURE space colonists could live inside giant 3D-printed homes on the Moon and Mars – and we might…