NASA Fires Up Record-Breaking Plasma Thruster for Future Mars Missions
NASA has fired up a record-breaking lithium plasma thruster that could transform future missions to Mars. The powerful…
Hubble Captures Traveling Galaxy in Stunning Detail
The Hubble Space Telescope recently captured an image of a roaming galaxy 50 million light-years away called NGC…
Mars stunned: Curiosity’s ‘spider webs’ may reveal a dramatic climate shift
Mars stunned: Curiosity’s ‘spider webs’ may reveal a dramatic climate shift – Futura-Sciences May 8, 2026 4 min…
The charred hull of Artemis 2’s Orion photo of the day for May 8, 2026
NASA’s Artemis 2 Orion capsule sits at the Kennedy Space Center, charred from its return journey through Earth’s…
NASA’s Webb telescope reveals a spiral galaxy’s brilliant heart
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A spiral galaxy’s brilliant heart outshines everything within sight in a new picture…
Blue Origin tests 1st moon lander ahead of lunar launch later this year (photo)
Blue Origin continues putting its first lunar lander through its paces, testing the spacecraft at NASA centers across…
Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab make a breakthrough in rotor technology
Engineer Jaakko Karras inspects a next-generation Mars helicopter rotor blade prior to testing it at supersonic speeds in…
Gemini VII astronauts spotted ‘vehicle’ in space more than 60 years ago
An astronaut aboard the Gemini 7 space mission more than 60 years ago reported seeing a “bogey” unidentified object that…
Composite Artemis II Animation Shows Just How Much Stuff Is in Low Earth Orbit
We often hear about the number of objects that are whizzing around our planet, but it’s rare that…
After 30 Years of Mystery, NASA’s Webb Telescope Captures Neptune’s Aurora for the First Time
For the first time, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has revealed the elusive auroras of Neptune. This groundbreaking…
SpaceX just fired up its 33-engine Starship ‘V3’ Super Heavy rocket booster. When could it fly?
SpaceX’s Starship megarocket may indeed get off the ground next week. The company is apparently targeting May 15…
Meet the Fleet: NASA Armstrong Continues Legacy of Flight Research
NASA’s home for experimental flight is welcoming more flyers to its already high-performing fleet as it continues to…