NASA Wants to Encourage Private Space Stations By Meghan Bartels NASA is continuing to take steps to encourage companies to explore space station developments, both on the International Space Station and beyond.
Could Elon Musk's Starship Threaten Alien Life? By Samantha Rolfe Elon Musk's bold plan to send a crewed Starship to Mars and beyond has potential dire consequences for alien life.
Moon 2024: NASA Wants Ideas for Lunar Spacesuit Tech By Elizabeth Howell NASA is looking to the private sector to help mature and manufacture the spacesuit it will need for its future moon missions, the first of which is targeted for 2024.
SpaceX May Launch Crucial Crew Dragon Abort Test Next Month, Elon Musk Says By Mike Wall A key safety test of SpaceX's Crew Dragon astronaut taxi could occur as early as next month, Elon Musk said.
You Can Watch a Plane Drop a Rocket to Launch a NASA's ICON Space Weather Mission Tonight By Meghan Bartels NASA hopes that the long-delayed launch of a space weather mission called ICON will finally occur tonight (Oct. 9) — but terrestrial weather concerns may scrub the flight.
Boeing to Invest $20 Million in Virgin Galactic By Mike Wall An aerospace titan is putting some money into one of the leading lights of the nascent space tourism industry.
Meat Grown in Space for the First Time Ever By Chelsea Gohd For the first time ever, meat was created in space — but no animals were harmed in the making of this 3D bioprinted "space beef."
No Place Like Home: Astronaut Luca Parmitano Reminds Us How 'Precious' Earth Is By Samantha Mathewson Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano sent the United Nations an important message about climate change and the need to protect the future of our planet, in a new video from the space station.
'Glad You Asked': New Web Series Tackles Mars Terraforming (Exclusive Clip) By Elizabeth Howell A new Vox YouTube series discusses all sorts of puzzling science questions, including how to make Mars more habitable.
Astronaut Reveals First Playmobil Figures in Space — And They Look Like Him By Robert Z. Pearlman Playmobil's astronaut is just adorable.
Why NASA's Annoyed About Elon Musk's Giant Rocket By Rafi Letzter SpaceX has never flown a person into space in its first spacecraft, the Crew Dragon. But already Musk is showing off his big, shiny Starship — and NASA is bristling.
An Algorithm May Be the 1st Thing to See Europa Clipper's Coolest Discoveries from Jupiter Moon By Meghan Bartels Spacecraft are great explorers, but they can be frustrating pen pals.
Intuitive Machines, NASA's Hired Ride to the Moon, Aims for 2021 Lunar Landing By Meghan Bartels One of NASA's two hired rides to the moon's surface is tackling a host of milestones leading up to a July 2021 launch and looking ahead to future flights.
NASA's 2024 Moon Goal: Q&A with Human Landing System Chief Lisa Watson-Morgan By Leonard David A NASA official discusses how the agency plans to pull off the ambitious landing plan.
Astronauts Complete First Spacewalk in Series to Upgrade Station Batteries By Robert Z. Pearlman Two NASA astronauts worked to replace batteries outside of the International Space Station, completing the first in a series of spacewalks to upgrade the orbiting lab’s power system.
Watch Live: NASA Begins Spacewalk Series Today to Replace Aging Batteries By Elizabeth Howell NASA's about to kick off the Super Bowl of spacewalks — that would be 10 extravehicular activities in just a couple of months — with the first outing today (Oct. 6).
NASA Shares Incredible 3D Map of the Moon By Samantha Mathewson NASA shared a new 3D animation of the moon, offering a stunning view of the lunar landscape.
Want to See the First Satellite Propelled Solely by the Sun? Here's How. By Amy Thompson LightSail 2, The Planetary Society's solar sailing spacecraft, has spent more than two months in orbit; here's how to spot it in the sky.
NASA, Japan Consider Joint Crewed Moon Missions By Elizabeth Howell Japan may join NASA in the American agency's push to bring humans to the moon, NASA said in a statement.
All-Female Spacewalk Back on After NASA Sends Up 2nd Medium Spacesuit By Meghan Bartels More than six months after canceling what would have been the first spacewalk conducted by a team of two all women, NASA has rescheduled the historic moment for Oct. 21.
