NASA plans to launch its debut Artemis moon mission no earlier than Aug. 29 on a rigorous certification test, to see if the system can safely accept humans on future lunar missions.
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These Lego Lightyear movie sets will let you build to infinity and beyond!
A spaceship, a Zyclops and a Zurg are all available now on Lego.com.
How 'Lightyear' director Angus MacLane used Lego to inspire the movie's spaceships (exclusive clip)
This exclusive behind-the-scenes clip showcases how the iconic bricks played an instrumental role in the production and development of "Lightyear."
Lego Star Wars R2-D2 review
This Lego Star Wars R2-D2 is definitely the droid you’re looking for.
Rocket Lab launches top secret payload for U.S. spy satellite agency
Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle takes off from New Zealand Thursday on the NROL-199 mission. Nine Rutherford engines powered the rocket off the pad. Credit: Rocket Lab
Flying the second of back-to-back launches for the National Reconnaissance Office, Rocket Lab placed a classified U.S. government payload into orbit Thursday after a liftoff from New Zealand. It was the third Electron rocket flight in less than six weeks, the busiest stretch of missions in the Rocket Lab’s history.
Terraforming Mars board game review
Terraforming Mars is a detailed game, which reveals new elements with every replay – but not everyone will enjoy the pace of the final rounds.
Atlas V rocket launches missile-detecting satellite for U.S. Space Force
The sixth Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellite lifted off this morning (Aug. 4), completing the SBIRS GEO constellation for the U.S. Space Force.
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Just how big can a super-Earth get while staying 'habitable'?
But could these giant, rocky planets actually sustain the conditions for life? Or is life limited to smaller planets like our own?
Meteors seem to be raining down on New Zealand, but why are some bright green?
Why are these meteors burning green, and what does it have to do with the aurora?
SpaceX will launch South Korea's 1st moon mission today: Watch live
The Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Thursday (Aug. 4) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Watch Blue Origin launch 6 people to suborbital space Thursday morning
Blue Origin will launch six people to suborbital space and back on Thursday morning (Aug. 4), and you can watch the action live.
Rocket Lab launches US spy satellite on mystery mission
The U.S. National Reconnaissance Office's NROL-199 mission launched early this morning (Aug. 4) atop a Rocket Lab Electron booster from New Zealand.
Live coverage: Atlas 5 rocket ready for liftoff at dawn Thursday
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket from pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The mission will launch the U.S. Space Force’s SBIRS GEO 6 missile warning satellite toward geosynchronous orbit. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter.
An Interstellar Meteor Struck the Earth in 2014, and now Scientists Want to Search for it at the Bottom of the Ocean
Back in 2014, an object crashed into the ocean just off the coast of Papua New Guinea. Data collected at the time indicated that the meteorite just might be an interstellar object, and if that’s true, then it’s only the third such object known (after Oumuamua and Borisov), and the first known to exist on Earth. Launching an undersea expedition to find it would be a long shot, but the scientific payoff could be enormous.
You can watch 4 different rocket launches in free webcasts Thursday
If you're a fan of spaceflight, then Thursday will be a banner day with no less than four different rockets launching missions off planet Earth.
Astronomers Measure the Signal of Dark Matter From 12 Billion Years ago
Although the particles of dark matter continue to allude us, astronomers continue to find evidence of it. In a recent study, they have seen its effect from the edge of visible space, when the universe was just 1.5 billion years old.
SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn space crew targets December launch date: report
The first of the Polaris program launches should lift off in December 2022, its billionaire commander says.
Super-Earth planet zips through the habitable zone of red dwarf star
Low mass and dim red dwarf stars account for 75% of stars in the Milky Way and astronomers are attempting to discover planets that orbit them.
How satellites helped 345,000 people track Nancy Pelosi's historic flight into Taiwan
Hundreds of thousands of people used flight-tracking websites to follow the path of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's historic flight into Taiwan on Tuesday (Aug. 2).