Cosmic cookies! Astronaut weighs in on the future of baking in space By Chelsea Gohd Recently, a batch of baked chocolate chip cookies returned from space, signifying a major step forward towards the future of how humans will eat and thrive in space.
Cut derelict spaceships into spare parts in 'Hardspace: Shipbreaker' By Christopher Livingston The developers of Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak have announced a new game, coming to Early Access this summer.
Meet the 17-year-old who discovered an alien planet: A Q&A with high school student Wolf Cukier By Doris Elin Urrutia 17-year-old high school student Wolf Cukier made a major discovery on the third day of his NASA internship, when he noticed the telltale signs of a distant planet orbiting two stars.
Hot Wheels is rolling out 2 remote-controlled Cybertrucks (cracked widow and all) in 2020 By Chelsea Gohd Tesla's futuristic Cybertruck is now a Hot Wheels toy. And it comes complete with a "cracked window sticker," so you can relive some of the vehicle's wildest moments.
What can the coronavirus outbreak teach us about bringing Mars samples back to Earth? By Leonard David A new virus called SARS-CoV-2 is a coronavirus that has caused an outbreak of a disease called COVID-19. But what does that have to do with Mars?
Kerbal Space Program 2 trailer shows off nuclear propulsion, metallic hydrogen and torchships By Jonathan Bolding Kerbal Space Program 2 may have been delayed, but that hasn't slowed down development or the dreams of a billion tiny green things.
NASA picks moon catapults, lasers, electricity and other wild lunar projects for student contest By Elizabeth Howell NASA has awarded nearly $1 million to student teams looking to deploy robots, towers and other small vehicles alongside moon-roving astronauts.
DARPA's hypersonic 'Glide Breaker' could blast missile threats out of the sky By Elizabeth Howell Aerojet Rocketdyne will develop "enabling technologies" for DARPA's Glide Breaker program under a newly announced contract, which is worth up to $19.6 million.
Cosmic cookies! Astronaut weighs in on the future of baking in space By Chelsea Gohd Recently, a batch of baked chocolate chip cookies returned from space, signifying a major step forward towards the future of how humans will eat and thrive in space.
On This Day in Space: Feb. 25, 1982: Western Union launches Westar 4 communications satellite By Hanneke Weitering On Feb. 25, 1982, the Western Union company launched a communication satellite called Westar 4. See how it happened in our On This Day in Space video series!
Meet the 17-year-old who discovered an alien planet: A Q&A with high school student Wolf Cukier By Doris Elin Urrutia 17-year-old high school student Wolf Cukier made a major discovery on the third day of his NASA internship, when he noticed the telltale signs of a distant planet orbiting two stars.
NASA has a new idea to get the InSight lander's 'mole' on Mars digging again By Mike Wall The "mole" aboard NASA's Mars InSight lander is about to get yet another push.
Scientists eye the Martian underground in search for alien life By Leonard David While the cold, dry, radiation-blasted surface of Mars is widely considered to be uninhabitable, the subsurface may be a very different story.
SETI search of interstellar Comet Borisov finds no sign of alien 'technosignatures' By Mike Wall The Breakthrough Listen SETI project has scanned the interstellar Comet Borisov for "technosignatures" but come up empty so far.
Water on Mars? Boulder shadows may spawn short-lived pools of brine. By Mike Wall Many tiny patches of modern Martian ground may be capable of supporting life, if only very briefly, a new study suggests.
Full moon and the 'Belt of Venus' glow over Lisbon during 1st eclipse of 2020 (photo) By Miguel Claro A cityscape view captured from the highest point of Lisbon shows the first full moon of the year, rising above the capital of Portugal on Jan. 10, with the Tagus River visible in the background.
Milky Way's seasonal transition captured in gorgeous night sky photo By Miguel Claro A starry night scene captured at the end of summer from the Dark Sky Alqueva reserve in Portugal shows the Milky Way's galactic arc shimmering above a dead tree in Noudar Park.
See the moon, 3 planets and red star Antares arc over NYC (photos) By Mike Wall You can catch the sky show, too, if you're willing to rise before the sun.
Cut derelict spaceships into spare parts in 'Hardspace: Shipbreaker' By Christopher Livingston The developers of Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak have announced a new game, coming to Early Access this summer.
Hot Wheels is rolling out 2 remote-controlled Cybertrucks (cracked widow and all) in 2020 By Chelsea Gohd Tesla's futuristic Cybertruck is now a Hot Wheels toy. And it comes complete with a "cracked window sticker," so you can relive some of the vehicle's wildest moments.
Smithsonian documentary 'Black in Space' looks at race and the space race By Robert Z. Pearlman The documentary premieres on Feb. 24.
