Multiple private spacecraft will be ferrying NASA astronauts to the surface of the moon just a few years from now, if all goes according to plan.
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The sun and moon photobomb NASA's Artemis 1 megarocket in these amazing photos
The uncrewed Artemis 1 round-the-moon mission is scheduled to launch no earlier than May.
Spacewalking astronauts restore radiator, replace space station camera after wardrobe malfunction
Astronauts Raja Chari and Matthias Maurer finished several maintenance tasks on a spacewalk outside of the International Space Station
Carbon footprint of huge astronomy observatories raises climate change concerns
Astronomers in the future might not be allowed to build large complex power-hungry observatories if they want to reduce their carbon footprint in line with greenhouse gas emission reduction targets.
'Space lettuce' could help astronauts avoid bone loss
Space lettuce could help astronauts maintain good bone health on long trips, a new study suggests.
Three Cosmonauts Arrive at the ISS Wearing Bright Yellow Jumpsuits
About a month ago, Russian forces invaded Ukraine, placing NATO on high alert and creating a shock wave felt around the world. One place that has been particularly resilient to the effects of this conflict is the International Space Station (ISS). Even as tensions mount and the heads of space agencies engage in an online war of words, astronauts and cosmonauts continue to work and live together in orbit.
NASA to discuss Artemis moon lander plan for astronauts today. How to listen online.
NASA will provide an update on its Artemis moon lander plan and you'll be able to listen to it live online.
SpaceX's new Crew-4 Dragon capsule gets a name: Freedom
SpaceX's Crew-4 mission will launch toward the International Space Station on April 19. And the mission's Dragon capsule just got a name: Freedom.
Next Generation Telescopes Could Search for Intelligent Civilizations Directly
We’re still in the early days of searching for life elsewhere. The Perseverance rover is on its way to a paleo-delta on Mars to look for fossilized signs of ancient bacterial life. SETI’s been watching the sky with radio dishes, listening for signals from distant worlds. Our telescopes are beginning to scan the atmospheres of distant exoplanets for biosignatures.
SpaceX raises launch and Starlink prices, citing inflation
SpaceX just raised prices for its launch and Starlink internet services, citing the inflationary pinch that the rest of us are feeling as well.
Hundreds of Thousands of Stars Reveal the Milky Way’s “Teenage” Years
A census of hundreds of thousands of subgiant stars in our galaxy provides a window into the Milky Way's early history.
The Bohr model: The famous but flawed depiction of an atom
The Bohr model is a neat but quite imperfect depiction of the inner workings of an atom before things got too muddled up by quantum principles.
U.S. Space Force CHPS to Patrol Around the Moon
An innovative new network CHPS may control space traffic around the Moon.
We Now Understand Why Enceladus has ‘Tiger Stripe’ Cracks at its Southern Pole
One of the biggest surprises of the 13-year Cassini mission came in Enceladus, a tiny moon with active geysers at its south pole. At only about 504 kilometers (313 miles) in diameter, the bright and ice-covered Enceladus should be too small and too far from the Sun to be active. Instead, this little moon is one of the most geologically dynamic objects in the Solar System.
Meet Procyon, Orion’s Little Dog
Procyon Vitals Official name Procyon Other designations Alpha Canis Minoris, HR 2943, HD 61421 Nicknames - Apparent magnitude 0.37 Distance 11.46 light-years Type Main sequence, F5IV-V Color Yellow-white Mass […]
The best time to buy a telescope: Shop smart and save
Get the best price for your new telescope by shopping smart with these handy tips and discover the best time to buy a telescope
The double-slit experiment: Is light a wave or a particle?
The double-slit experiment was designed to investigate whether light is a wave or a particle. It is one of the most famous and weirdest experiments in physics.
Gaia finds parts of the Milky Way much older than expected
Using data from ESA’s Gaia mission, astronomers have shown that a part of the Milky Way known as the ‘thick disc’ began forming 13 billion years ago, around 2 billion years earlier than expected, and just 0.8 billion years after the Big Bang.
Meet the 6 spaceflyers on Blue Origin's NS-20 mission
Five paying customers and one of Blue Origin's first 20 employees are scheduled to fly to suborbital space aboard the company's New Shepard vehicle on March 29.
Lego Star Wars Boba Fett Helmet review
Boba Fett is perhaps the most iconic Lego Star Wars helmet yet.
Turning astronaut waste into fuel on Mars
Image: Turning astronaut waste into fuel on Mars
