Secretive Startup SpinLaunch Gets 1st Launch Contract for US Military By Tariq Malik The secretive startup SpinLaunch, which aims to fling satellites into space without a traditional launch pad, has just secured its first launch contract.
Two Potentially Earth-Like Alien Planets Found Around Nearby Star By Elizabeth Howell A research team discovered two Earth-like planets in our cosmic backyard, and they reside in the perfect zone for water to form on their presumably rocky surfaces.
This Is What 2 Dozen Satellites Look Like Packed for Launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy By Tariq Malik SpaceX is gearing up for its busiest Falcon Heavy megarocket launch yet and now, thanks the U.S. Air Force, we know what the epic rideshare looks like.
In NYC? See 'Apollo 11' with the Director for Free at the Intrepid Museum on Friday By Meghan Bartels The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York City is hosting a movie night that's out of this world on Friday (June 21).
NASA Wants Robots to Sniff Out Moon Pits for Astronaut Homes By Chelsea Gohd With funding from NASA, researchers are working to build robots that can explore moon pits, sinkhole-like structures that could be full of resources and could even make good astronaut homes.
Oldest Known Galactic Get-Together Occurred Shortly After Big Bang By Mindy Weisberger Signals written in elements from the early universe have revealed the oldest known merger between two galaxies, taking place less than a billion years after the Big Bang.
NASA Wants Robots to Sniff Out Moon Pits for Astronaut Homes By Chelsea Gohd With funding from NASA, researchers are working to build robots that can explore moon pits, sinkhole-like structures that could be full of resources and could even make good astronaut homes.
Astrophysicists Gear Up for 2020 Decadal Survey By Jeff Foust As astrophysicists prepare to begin their next decadal survey, other scientists and members of Congress endorsed the overall process even as they suggested some changes.
NASA Wants Robots to Sniff Out Moon Pits for Astronaut Homes By Chelsea Gohd With funding from NASA, researchers are working to build robots that can explore moon pits, sinkhole-like structures that could be full of resources and could even make good astronaut homes.
On This Day in Space! June 19, 1963: Vostok 5 & Vostok 6 Return to Earth By Hanneke Weitering On June 19, 1963, two Soviet spacecraft named Vostok 5 and Vostok 6 returned to Earth, ending a historic joint mission. See how it happened in our "On This Day in Space" video series!
Two Potentially Earth-Like Alien Planets Found Around Nearby Star By Elizabeth Howell A research team discovered two Earth-like planets in our cosmic backyard, and they reside in the perfect zone for water to form on their presumably rocky surfaces.
NASA to Adjust SOFIA Flying Telescope's Operations to Improve Productivity By Jeff Foust NASA plans to adjust operations of an airborne astronomical observatory in order to increase its scientific productivity.
Two Potentially Earth-Like Alien Planets Found Around Nearby Star By Elizabeth Howell A research team discovered two Earth-like planets in our cosmic backyard, and they reside in the perfect zone for water to form on their presumably rocky surfaces.
NASA's 2020 Mars Rover Gets Its 1st Wheels, and a Mast, Too (Ahoy!) By Mike Wall Engineers have installed the headlike mast on the Mars 2020 rover and put on a (temporary) set of wheels as well.
NASA Wants to Build a 'Starshade' to Hunt Alien Planets. Here's How It Would Work By Mike Wall Starshade exoplanet-hunting missions may be technologically daunting, but they're not beyond NASA's reach, recent research suggests.
See Saturn Near the Moon in the Night Sky Tonight! Here's How By Joe Rao Saturn has been looking stunning lately, and it's preparing to dance close to the moon to display an incredible celestial illusion.
June Full Moon 2019: Strawberry Moon Swings by Jupiter and Saturn By Jesse Emspak The full moon of June, also called the Strawberry Moon, will occur the morning of June 17 at 4:31 a.m. EDT (0831 GMT).
Blue 'Lunar Corona' Frames the Full Moon in Eerie Night-Sky Photo By Miguel Claro This abstract night-sky photo shows the full moon peeking through wispy clouds and barren tree branches while surrounded by brilliant, blue lunar corona.
In NYC? See 'Apollo 11' with the Director for Free at the Intrepid Museum on Friday By Meghan Bartels The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York City is hosting a movie night that's out of this world on Friday (June 21).
'Men in Black: International' Chases Aliens Around the World By Hanneke Weitering "Men in Black: International" carries on the decades-old science fiction franchise with more extraterrestrial action, funky aliens, memory-zapping neuralizers and goofy humor.
Krispy Kreme Debuts Doughnut For Apollo 11 Moon Landing 50th By Robert Z. Pearlman Krispy Kreme is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing with the launch of a new type of doughnut.
