On its way to a planned moon landing later today, a Japanese mission captured a unique 'Earthrise' picture of our planet showing the moon's shadow upon the surface.
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Who is Relativity Space and what do they do?
Relativity Space is a California-based startup company that has produced the world's first 3D-printed rocket, the Terran-1. We explore the company in more detail here.
'Star Trek: Section 31' spin-off finally set to warp onto our screens, but as a movie
For nearly five years, we've been teased and evidently Paramount thought, 'It's now or never'
What's the deal with Jack Crusher in 'Star Trek: Picard'?
Jean-Luc Picard and Beverly Crusher's son had always known he was "different". Here's everything you need to know about Jack Crusher.
Viper and T-Rex on double rocket launch
Not one, but two rocket launches with ESA-led experiments are flying to the edge of space just a week apart, providing unique data to researchers eager to learn more about fundamental physics, semiconductor production, the formation of planets and how our immune cells react to spaceflight.
ULA's Vulcan rocket launch debut delayed by fireball during testing
United Launch Alliance's plans for a first launch of its new Vulcan rocket have been complicated by a violent explosion during testing of the rocket's upper stage.
Look up and find Mars beside the thin crescent moon tonight
The moon and Mars make a close approach and will be in conjunction on Tuesday, April 25. The pair will be visible to the unaided eye in the right conditions.
Watch SpaceX launch 46 Starlink satellites, land rocket at sea Tuesday morning
SpaceX will launch 46 Starlink satellites and land the returning rocket at sea Tuesday morning (April 25), and you can watch the action live.
Emirati orbiter captures up-close view of Martian moon Deimos
The Martian moon Deimos, with the Red Planet in the background, was captured in imagery by the UAE’s Hope orbiter March 10. Credit: Emirates Mars Mission / MBRSC
The United Arab Emirates’ Hope probe has seen the far side of the Martian moon Deimos up close for the first time, collecting compositional data suggesting it may have formed from material that broke off of Mars long ago, and not from a captured asteroid.
Japanese company aims to become first company to land on the moon Tuesday
The Hakuto-R lunar lander captured this view of Earthrise from an altitude of about 60 miles (100 kilometers) above the lunar surface. Credit: ispace
The Japanese company ispace could become the first commercial firm to achieve a controlled landing on the moon Tuesday, when its privately-funded Hakuto-R lander attempts to touch down inside a crater to deliver a small Emirati rover and other research payloads to the lunar surface.
This is our 1st detailed look at Mars' most mysterious moon Deimos (photos)
The asteroid-like Deimos may have come from planet Mars, according to new data from an Emirati spacecraft. But the debate over the moon's origin story is not over yet.
Why did SpaceX Starship's debut launch cause so much damage to the pad?
SpaceX thought Starship's orbital launch mount could handle the vehicle's tremendous thrust during its debut launch last week. But that wasn't the case.
If a Star Has Less Metals, it Might Have a Better Chance to Spark Life
In the hunt for habitable worlds around other stars, planetary atmospheres provide fertile places to look. But, as a group of scientists at the Max-Planck Institute for Solar System Studies in Germany found, maybe astronomers should focus on a star’s metallicity, too. That’s because there seems to be a direct link between their metallicity, how much UV radiation they give off, and the atmospheres of rocky planets orbiting them. It turns out that metal-poor stars provide better conditions for life on their planets than metal-rich ones do.
SpaceX launches world's 1st 5G satellite to bring global connectivity to Internet of Things
The Sateliot "GroundBreaker" is the first of a constellation of over 250 spacecraft designed to communicate with terrestrial 5G cell towers and fill gaps in data networks worldwide.
NASA Wants New Ideas for Launching Lunar Payloads and Unlocking Climate Science!
NASA has a long history of crowdsourcing solutions, seeking input from the public, entrepreneurs, and citizen scientists. Currently, the agency is tasked with preparing for the long-awaited return to the Moon (the Artemis Program) and addressing the growing problem of Climate Change. The former entails all manner of requirements, from launch vehicles and human-rated spacecraft to logistical concerns and payload services. The latter calls for advances in climate science, Earth observation, and high-quality data collection.
Famous Nebulas
Nebulas are massive, diffuse clouds of gas and dust that exist in space. Here are some of the most famous nebulas:
Watch NASA assemble the massive Artemis 2 rocket that will take humans back to the moon (video)
In a video shared by NASA, the Space Launch System core stage rocket for Artemis 2 can be seen undergoing assembly at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans.
Russian spacewalk to move airlock outside space station postponed
A Russian spacewalk to move an experiment airlock from one International Space Station module to another has been postponed, the country's federal space corporation Roscosmos announced.
Here's How NASA is Planning to Protect Earth From Asteroids and Comets
The large impact craters dotting our planet are powerful reminders that asteroids and comets strike the Earth from time to time. As often said, it’s not a question of “if”; it’s a matter of “when” our planet will face an impending strike from space. But an impact is one existential threat humanity is finally starting to take seriously and wrap its head around.
James Webb Space Telescope faces sensor glitch in deep space
NASA is investigating some sensor trouble on one of the James Webb Space Telescope's instruments as the deep-space observatory continues work.
Hakuto-R Spacecraft Just Captured its Own Stunning Version of ‘Earthrise’
The Hakuto-R lunar lander, currently in orbit around the Moon, just captured a beautiful “Earthrise”-like image, and one with an interesting side note. The Mission 1 lander, from the Tokyo-based commercial company ispace, took the image during the time of the April 20 solar eclipse, where totality was visible in Australia; and so the photo includes a perfect view of the shadow of the Moon passing above the Land Down Under.
