Astronauts insist space has a smell — a mix of seared steak, hot metal and welding fumes that clings to a suit after every spacewalk
The strangest thing about the smell of space is that no one can smell space directly. Vacuum does…
Chemistry Reveals the Origins of an Interstellar Comet
Somewhere in the Milky Way Galaxy is an old star that has lost one of its comets. By…
Astrobotic sale to Colorado’s Voyager is complete
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A solar eclipse is coming to Europe this summer
Somewhere on Earth, there’s a solar eclipse every 18 months or so — and the next one is…
Are We Missing the Universe’s “Noosignatures”?
Astrobiology has long been split into two camps: a search for “biosignatures” and a search for “intelligence.” These…
SpaceX targets July 16 for Starship Flight 13, reveals what went wrong on previous launch
SpaceX is targeting this week for the next launch of its massive Starship vehicle. Following engine tests on…
NASA begins stacking rocket ahead of 2027 Artemis III astronaut launch (photos)
The assembly of NASA’s next Artemis rocket is well underway, with the recent arrival of one of the…
Why the US-China Moon race could turn into a lunar land grab
Sixty years ago, the United States and the Soviet Union were embroiled in a race to the Moon,…
SpaceX cleared to fly Starship again after booster failure in May
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has cleared SpaceX to fly Starship prototypes again, after the company identified the…
Getting ready for lunar planetary defense
Development in space is gaining serious momentum. Impressively, NASA recently unveiled plans for a new moon base — the first…
Reditus Space completes first reentry vehicle
WASHINGTON — Reditus Space, a startup developing recoverable and reusable spacecraft, has completed its first vehicle for launch…
Rupert Murdoch’s estranged son could make $7.5 billion from investing in Musk’s SpaceX: report
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