Rocket Lab delays its Venus atmospheric probe mission
Last year, Rocket Lab announced that it would embark on an ambitious mission to send a small probe to Venus to hunt for organic molecules in...
SpaceX’s Starship will carry an SUV-sized rover to the Moon in 2026
While its next-generation rocket has yet to fly, that’s not stopping SpaceX from booking Starship flights. On Friday, a startup named Astrolab revealed that it had...
Space organizations want the moon to have its own time zone
There’s been a resurgence of interest in the moon, now that we’re getting closer to re-establishing a foothold on the celestial body. Space agencies and private...
NASA’s Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft returns to Kennedy Space Center
After completing its 1.4 million mile trip to the Moon and back at the start of last month, NASA’s Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft has returned to...
NASA’s first test of its next-generation heat shield is delayed until at least November 9th
Frictions exerted during atmospheric reentry are enough to rend spacecraft into comets of glowing slag if not properly mitigated — that’s a good thing, when intentional,...
SpaceX may send Starship on its first orbital flight in December
Starship’s first orbital test flight could finally take place next month. Mark Kirasich, a senior NASA official overseeing the development of the Artemis moon program, has...
NASA fixed the glitch that caused Voyager 1 to send back jumbled data
Back in May, NASA reported that the Voyager 1 space probe was sending back jumbled or inaccurate telemetry data. The probe itself seemed to be in...
SpaceX secures five more NASA astronaut missions as part of a $1.4 billion contract
As expected, NASA has ordered five more astronaut missions from SpaceX in a new $1.44 billion contract, raising the total number of Crew Dragon launches to...
Shaun the Sheep will join NASA’s Artemis 1 flight to the Moon
NASA’s Artemis 1 test flight dummy will have company on its flight to the Moon. On Tuesday, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced that Shaun the...
James Webb Space Telescope depicts Cartwheel Galaxy in stunning detail
NASA and its partners on the James Webb Space Telescope have shared more spectacular images from the observatory. This time around, they provided a fresh look...