Latest News
Falcon 9 rocket sets new reuse record on SpaceX's 2nd Starlink launch of the day
Two SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets, each carrying Starlink satellites, launched from California and Florida on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. The second booster set a new reuse record.
NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket has a new problem. 'This will almost assuredly impact the March launch window.'
NASA is troubleshooting a glitch with the upper stage of Artemis 2's Space Launch System rocket that will likely delay the launch of the moon mission.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 198 — A Dragonfly on Titan
On Episode 198 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Principal Investigator Dr. Elizabeth "Zibi" Turtle about the Dragonfly mission and what to expect in the coming years.
On this day in space: Feb. 21, 1931: Germany's 1st liquid-fuel rocket (barely) launches
On Feb. 21, 1931, Germany launched its first liquid-fueled rocket … sort of.
What's the point of a space station around the moon?
Is an orbiting space station necessary to achieve lunar objectives, including scientific ones?
Can you really survive on Mars? What science fiction gets wrong about off-world living
Arnie said, "Get your ass to Mars", but is it really a good idea? We asked the experts about our Martian future.
The Milky Way may be hiding a big secret at its heart: an extremely magnetic dead star
Astronomers suspect the heart of the Milky Way may be hiding a big secret: a rapidly spinning, highly magnetic, neutron star-powered pulsar.
These 70 dusty galaxies at the edge of our universe could rewrite our understanding of the cosmos
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have investigated 70 dusty galaxies at the very edge of the universe that challenge our understanding of cosmic evolution.
