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NASA plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon — a space lawyer explains why, and what the law has to say
Recently, acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy reportedly suggested a U.S. reactor would be operational on the moon by 2030.
NASA's new sun-studying mission 'PUNCH' attains its final form in Earth orbit
The four spacecraft of NASA's PUNCH mission have successfully locked in place in Earth orbit.
TRAPPIST-1d isn't the Earth-like planet scientists had hoped it to be, according to JWST data
As another world around TRAPPIST-1 shows no signs of an atmosphere, astronomers urge us not to give up hope for an Earth-like atmosphere on one of the other worlds in the system.
US Space Force's new deep space radar tracks multiple satellites 22,000 miles away in key test
The U.S. Space Force's powerful new military radar system designed to detect and track objects in distant orbits above Earth has passed an initial key test.
Discovery of 250 'mini galaxies' could help scientists pin down the nature of dark matter
Only a fraction of the size of the Milky Way, these galaxies have thus far been too faint for most telescopes to spot.
Blue Origin pitches new 'Mars Telecommunications Orbiter' for Red Planet missions (video)
Blue Origin has used its Blue Ring spacecraft platform to develop the Mars Telecommunications Orbiter, which the company says could aid future NASA missions to the Red Planet.
Trump signs executive order to boost commercial space — and shift NASA's balance of power
The executive order directs multiple federal agencies to streamline launch licensing, fast-track spaceport construction and better support emerging in-space industries.
SpaceX sends 28 more Starlink satellites into orbit on Falcon 9 flight from Florida (video)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida on Thursday morning (Aug. 14), carrying 28 Starlink broadband satellites into low Earth orbit.
