An ancient solar storm left clues in tree rings and a famous poet’s diary: ‘Red lights in the northern sky’
The solar cycle was several years shorter and the sun was experiencing an unusually active phase at the…
Researchers simulated 30 million routes to the Moon and found a hidden detour through L1 that saves fuel and keeps spacecraft talking to Earth the whole way
An international team of researchers has identified a new fuel-efficient route between Earth and the Moon that also…
The Cassini spacecraft was deliberately flown into Saturn in 2017 because NASA refused to risk contaminating Enceladus, and in its final 90 seconds its thrusters fought the atmosphere so it could keep sending data home
On September 15, 2017, Cassini ended its life exactly where mission planners had sent it: inside Saturn. The…
‘For All Mankind’s’ Ruby Cruz and Ines Asserson on wearing those ‘clunky’ cool spacesuits and training with a Green Beret (interview)
Apple TV’s “For All Mankind” is setting up for an explosive season 5 finale as hungry Marsies are…
Caltech could lose control of JPL for first time in decades
The contract for management and operation of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will be opened up to a competitive…
SpaceX Announces Plans to Put Billionaire on First Rocket to Mars
Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech The…
NASA Sets Coverage for Roscosmos Spacewalk Outside Space Station
NASA will provide live coverage on Wednesday, May 27, as two Roscosmos cosmonauts conduct a spacewalk outside the…
The Voyager Golden Record carries a small sample of uranium on its cover, placed there so that whoever finds it can measure the decay and work out how long it has been drifting — a built-in clock for a message engineered to last around a billion years.
Each of the two Voyager spacecraft, launched in 1977, carries a phonograph record. The records hold sounds and…
Neptune’s Moon Nereid May Be Lone Survivor of an Ancient Cosmic Massacre
The farthest planet from the Sun has a rather strange collection of moons in its orbit. That may…
Webb Studies Star Clusters – NASA
This near-infrared image released on May 6, 2026, shows a section of one of the spiral arms of…
That Dreaded Air Leak on the ISS’s Russian Segment Is Back
Like a recurring nightmare, a troubling leak from the Russian segment of the International Space Station has returned…
Altria Is A Better Buy Than SpaceX
Quick Read 6% Dividend Rock Solid Balance Sheet 55 Years Of Dividend Increases The analyst who called NVIDIA…