Experiments headed to the space station on a SpaceX Dragon capsule this week will research how microgravity affects wound healing, creating concrete with organic compounds and more.
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China launches 3 astronauts to oversee construction of new Tiangong space station
China has sent its third crew toward the nation's new space station with the launch of the six-month-long Shenzhou 14 mission.
Live coverage: Chinese space station crew counting down to launch
Live coverage of China’s Shenzhou 14 mission, a planned six-month expedition to the Chinese space station. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter.
CGTN launch webcast (with English commentary)
CCTV clean feed (only crew communications in Chinese)
Blue Origin launches 6 people on company's 5th space tourism flight
Blue Origin sent six people to suborbital space today (June 4), acing its fifth human spaceflight mission and notching several milestones in the process.
Chinese astronauts prep for six-month space station construction flight
A Chinese Long March 2F rocket with the Shenzhou 14 spacecraft rolled to the launch pad at the Jiuquan space center May 29. Credit: CASC
Three Chinese military pilots are ready for launch Saturday on a Long March 2F rocket to begin a six-month expedition to help expand China’s space station in low Earth orbit, a mission slated to include the arrival of two modules and multiple spacewalks.
Do extraterrestrial auroras occur on other planets?
Auroras don't just exist on Earth. Here's what we know about auroras on other planets in the solar system.
These bizarre spiky Mars rocks likely formed by erosion and ancient fractures (photo)
A long-running NASA rover imaged twisted Red Planet rock pillars.
Glowing 'auroral beads' appear strung across the night sky. Here's what creates them.
A group of 13 telescopes allowed researchers to observe the process behind a unique type of aurora, known as auroral beads, for the first time.
Photos: Blue Origin's NS-21 space tourism mission
Blue Origin's fifth human spaceflight, a mission called NS-21, is scheduled to launch from the company's West Texas site on June 4, 2022. See photos here.
Watch Blue Origin launch 6 space tourists on a New Shepard rocket early Saturday
Blue Origin will launch six more people to the final frontier Saturday morning (June 4), and you can watch the action live.
Tom Cruise returns to the danger zone in the triumphant 'Top Gun: Maverick' (Review)
"Top Gun: Maverick" is a crowd-pleasing example of old-school Hollywood blockbusters.
James Webb Space Telescope coverage wins Pulitzer Prize for science writer Natalie Wolchover and Quanta
Science writer Natalie Wolchover has received a 2022 Pulitzer Prize for her work at Quanta Magazine explaining the intricate story of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.
'Thor: Love and Thunder' new trailer tells the tale of the 'space viking'
"He went from dad bod, to god bod" and boy, Korg's not wrong
Hubble Sees a Surviving Companion Star After its Partner Went Supernova
When stars die they’re often not alone, and for the first time astronomers have found a companion to a supernova, lingering long after its sibling destroyed itself.
What is the Best Radiation Shielding for the Surface of Mars?
The planet Mars is calling to us. At least, that is the impression one gets when examining all the planned and proposed missions to the Red Planet in the coming decade. With so many space agencies currently sending missions there to characterize its environment, atmosphere, and geological history, it seems likely that crewed missions are right around the corner. In fact, both NASA and China have made it clear that they intend to send missions to Mars by the early 2030s that will culminate in the creation of surface habitats.
NASA picks new experiments for commercial delivery to moon in 2026
Privately developed spacecraft will carry a new suite of science gear to the moon in 2026 to support NASA's Artemis lunar exploration program.
Over 100 hidden asteroids detected thanks to new algorithm studying old telescope data
Researchers using an innovative astrodynamics algorithm have uncovered over 100 asteroids that had gone undetected in archived images of the sky.
The 'supermoon' season of 2022 continues with the Full Strawberry Moon on June 14
The Full Strawberry Moon of June 14 may appear ever-so-slightly bigger and brighter than usual when it rises this month, making it a "supermoon."
See the new trailer 'Star Wars Jedi: Survivor' coming in 2023
Avid video gamers hunting for immersive diversions in the galaxy far, far away were rewarded with a first look at the "Star Wars Jedi: Survivor" game.
The Early Solar System was Total Mayhem
There’s no question that young solar systems are chaotic places. Cascading collisions defined our young Solar System as rocks, boulders, and planetesimals repeatedly collided. A new study based on chunks of asteroids that crashed into Earth puts a timeline to some of that chaos.
