Latest articles by Elizabeth Howell
NASA will announce its new astronaut class in September
NASA will announce its new astronaut class in September, as well as details about the Artemis 2 crewed mission around the moon.
Watch SpaceX launch 5,000 pounds of cargo to the ISS early on Aug. 24
SpaceX will launch its 33rd Dragon cargo mission to the International Space Station early Sunday morning (Aug. 24), and you can watch the action live.
This Chappell Roan song boosted interest in a Canadian dark sky preserve by 1,800%
Chappell Roan mentioned Canada's Saskatchewan just days before Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park hosts a "star party" festival in its dark-sky park.
Sirius: The brightest star in Earth's night sky
Reference Discover Sirius, the Dog Star, the brightest star in the night sky and learn how to spot it, its history, and why astronomers study it.
Chinese astronauts beef up Tiangong space station's debris shield during 6.5-hour spacewalk (video)
Two Chinese astronauts spent more than six hours outside the Tiangong space station on Friday (Aug. 15), installing a debris shield on the third spacewalk of the Shenzhou 20 mission.
NASA wants new spacecraft to reach 'difficult-to-reach orbits' around Earth and in deep space
NASA has awarded $1.4 million to six companies, to further their ideas about how to get vehicles farther into space cheaply and efficiently.
Who's a good robot dog? Bert and Spot explore Mars-like surface with help from AI and astronaut in space
Four robots recently took to Mars-like terrain, including a cave system, during an epic experiment involving a NASA astronaut in space.
Rookie crewmates kept things fresh for Ax-4 astronaut Peggy Whitson: 'It's always great to relive a little bit of that first time'
Ax-4 commander Peggy Whitson just extended her American duration record on the International Space Station. She also served as coach to the three rookie astronauts who flew with her.
Stratospheric skydiver Felix Baumgartner dies at 56 in tragic paragliding accident
Baumgartner is most well-known for breaking the sound barrier with his body during a freefall from the stratosphere in 2012.
International Space Station: Everything you need to know about the orbital laboratory
Reference The International Space Station (ISS) is the largest single structure humans ever put into space. Explore the orbital laboratory in more detail here.
Earth Day: What is it and why does it matter?
Reference Earth Day highlights the actions we can take to address environmental problems.
21 amazing dark sky reserves around the world
Reference The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) is working to preserve the night sky. Here's a look at its 21 certified dark sky reserves around the world.
Tax Day in space: How do astronauts pay taxes off Earth?
Reference Paying taxes in space is a necessity, no matter where you happen to be visiting. This is what U.S. astronauts and other space fliers can expect.
25 biggest space conspiracy theories: Debunked
Here we debunk some of the most common and enduring space conspiracies.
Where and when to see the northern lights in 2025
Find out where and when to see the northern lights (aurora borealis) throughout Europe and North America in our helpful guide.
New Glenn: Blue Origin's powerful reusable rocket
Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket has a reusable first stage, like those of SpaceX's Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy.
NASA's Artemis 2 mission: Everything you need to know
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.
Donald "Deke" Slayton: Mercury astronaut who waited more than a decade to fly to space
Slayton made his first space flight in 1975 as the Apollo docking module pilot of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) mission.
Buran: The Soviet space shuttle that flew just once
The Buran spacecraft was the Soviet Union's response to NASA's space shuttle program.
'Star Trek:' History & effect on space technology
Ever since we were invited to explore the "final frontier" on the USS Enterprise, "Star Trek" technologies have also made their way into our everyday lives.
The best sci-fi movies and TV shows to stream on Disney Plus in August
Here are the best space and science fiction movies and TV shows to watch on Disney Plus in October.
Astronaut catches Dextre space robot 'busting a move' outside ISS — for science (video)
NASA astronaut Don Pettit took a 10-hour timelapse of Dextre, a handy Canadian robot, working with a science experiment on the ISS.
