Brett is curious about emerging aerospace technologies, alternative launch concepts, military space developments and uncrewed aircraft systems. Brett's work has appeared on Scientific American, The War Zone, Popular Science, the History Channel, Science Discovery and more. Brett has degrees from Clemson University and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. In his free time, Brett enjoys skywatching throughout the dark skies of the Appalachian mountains.
Latest articles by Brett Tingley

Artemis 2 LIVE: NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts are now cruising to the moon
By Tariq Malik, Josh Dinner, Daisy Dobrijevic, Brett Tingley last updated
Friday April 3, 2026: See our latest news and updates on NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission's progress to launch today.

Artemis 2 astronauts reveal adorable zero-g indicator 'Rise' | Space photo of the day for March 31, 2026
By Brett Tingley published
The four astronaut's of NASA's Artemis 2 mission arrived in style at Kennedy Space Center ahead of their historic moon mission.

Sun rises on Artemis 2 launch pad | Space photo of the day for March 30, 2026
By Brett Tingley published
NASA's SLS moon rocket casts a striking silhouette against the rising sun ahead of the agency's Artemis 2 mission, currently scheduled for April 1.

New portrait of the oldest-known supernova | Space photo of the day for March 27, 2026
By Brett Tingley published
A NASA X-ray telescope has captured a breathtaking portrait of a supernova remnant, revealing unseen features of the exploded star.

Rattling the Roman Space Telescope | Space photo of the day for March 26, 2026
By Brett Tingley published
NASA released a new image of its next-generation Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope undertaking testing to simulate vibrations experienced during launch.

Rocket shines under the northern lights | Space photo of the day for March 25, 2026
By Brett Tingley published
A gorgeous new photo shows the northern lights rippling across the night sky above Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket.

Hubble revisits the Crab Nebula after 25 years | Space photo of the day for March 24, 2026
By Brett Tingley published
NASA has released new Hubble telescope images of the Crab Nebula taken 25 years after the iconic observatory first gazed at the colorful cosmic crustacean.

Triangulum Galaxy dazzles in psychedelic color | Space photo of the day for March 23, 2026
By Brett Tingley published
Astronomers captured a colorful new portrait of the Triangulum Galaxy, revealing complex clouds of gas in between the galaxy's 40 billion stars.

Artemis 2 moon rocket rolls back to launch pad | Space photo of the day for March 20, 2026
By Brett Tingley published
NASA's Space Launch System rocket was back on the move overnight ahead of its second mission to the moon, which will be the first time the vehicle carries a crew.

NASA peers inside an asteroid | Space photo of the day for March 19, 2026
By Brett Tingley published
NASA has used advanced imaging techniques to peer inside samples of asteroid Bennu, discovering extensive networks of cracks running throughout the rock particles.

X-59 gets ready for 2nd test flight | Space photo of the day for March 18, 2026
By Brett Tingley published
NASA's X-59 jet looks ready to fly into the sunset in this new image taken before its second test flight.

Satellite watches wall of dust roll through Texas | Space photo of the day for March 17, 2026
By Brett Tingley published
The dust storm created travel complications and other issues for Texans.

Timboy Chaco in the Mars borderlands | Space photo of the day for March 16, 2026
By Brett Tingley published
Scientists are searching for evidence of microbial life left behind in these mineral deposits.

Satellite spies an erupting volcano | Space photo of the day for March 13, 2026
By Brett Tingley published
A new NASA satellite image has captured a rare view of an erupting volcano, revealing its bright red lava flow as seen from space.

ISS astronauts take out the space trash | Space photo of the day for March 12, 2026
By Brett Tingley published
A photo captures Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL freighter being jettisoned away from the International Space Station carrying thousands of pounds of garbage, headed for a fiery demise.

The 'invisible giant' at the heart of our galaxy | Space photo of the day for March 11, 2026
By Brett Tingley published
A new image captured by the Very Large Telescope reveals stars and gas orbiting the "invisible giant" at the heart of our galaxy.

A star dies in the Cat's Eye | Space photo of the day for March 10, 2026
By Brett Tingley published
The Hubble and Euclid space telescopes caught a stunning portrait of a dying star at the heart of the Cat's Eye Nebula.

Artemis 2 moon rocket rolls back to the shop | Space photo of the day Feb. 27, 2026
By Brett Tingley published
NASA brought its mega moon rocket back into the shop for repairs on Feb. 25, 2026, just as the sun was setting over the Florida Space Coast.

Spacecraft, stars and city lights | Space photo of the day Feb. 25, 2026
By Brett Tingley published
Cities far below the International Space Station and stars far in the cosmic distance create ghostly trails of light in a long-exposure photograph from NASA astronaut Chris Williams.

Trump says US government will declassify its UFO files. Will we actually learn anything this time, or is this a distraction?
By Brett Tingley published
President Donald Trump has issued a statement that he will instruct the federal government to begin releasing all of its files related to UFOs.

Chinese astronauts film music video in space to celebrate Lunar New Year 2026
By Brett Tingley published
China's Shenzhou 21 crew rang in the Year of the Horse with an impressive celebration aboard the nation's Tiangong Space Station that included filming a music video.

NASA's Artemis 2 mission: Everything you need to know
By Brett Tingley last updated
Reference Artemis 2 is the second scheduled flight of the Artemis program and the first crewed Artemis mission that will send four astronauts around the moon.

NASA research jet makes fiery 'wheels-up landing' after experiencing mechanical issue (video)
By Brett Tingley published
One of NASA's high-altitude WB-57 research jet made a fiery wheels-up landing on Tuesday (Jan. 27) after a mechanical issue prevented it from lowering its landing gear.

'This is NASA at its finest': Crew-11 astronauts in good shape after smooth medical evacuation and splashdown, agency says
By Brett Tingley published
NASA leaders said the Crew-11 mission's astronaut medical evacuation shows how the agency is prepared to handle the unexpected.
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