Pioneering Deep-Space Atomic Clock Taking Flight This Month By Mike Wall A new atomic clock that will help spacecraft navigate autonomously through the final frontier will get its first off-Earth trial soon.
Reaching for the Moon: Exclusive Excerpt from Katherine Johnson Autobiography for Kids By Katherine Johnson Read an excerpt from Katherine Johnson's upcoming autobiography about her life and time at NASA.
World View's Stratollite Balloon Stays Aloft for 16 Days on Key Test Mission By Mike Wall A stratospheric balloon designed to provide long-term bird's-eye views just took a big step toward commercial flight.
China Aces Its 1st Rocket Launch at Sea, Puts 7 Satellites in Orbit (Video) By Hanneke Weitering Watch the rocket soar above the Yellow Sea!
James Webb Space Telescope, SLS Megarocket Drive Up Cost and Schedule Growth on NASA Programs By Jeff Foust NASA is suffering growing problems with cost and schedule on its major programs, driven by continued issues with two of its highest profile efforts.
Mars Explorers Will Tackle Radiation, Depression … and Space Bread By Doris Elin Salazar Sending astronauts to Mars will be hard, but a panel of experts considered the details of how to make it work — from living underground to exercising in space and even making bread on the Red Planet.
NASA Offers Mixed Messages on Future Budgets By Jeff Foust While NASA's administrator says the Artemis lunar program won't come at the expense of other projects, others warn that internal cuts will likely be needed to afford a human lunar return by 2024.
Could US Navy's Railgun Help Tap Moon's Resources? By Leonard David A new weapon could end up aiding exploration of the final frontier.
NASA's Mars 2020 Rover Ready for High-Def Camera Eyes By Samantha Mathewson NASA's next Mars rover gets one step closer to its launch next summer with the installation of a pair of high-definition cameras.
Space Act Calls for Protection of Apollo 11 Landing Site By Leonard David Two U.S. senators have introduced a bill that seeks to preserve and protect the historic Apollo 11 landing site.
Tiny Chipsats, Big Success: Cracker-Size Probes Phone Home From Orbit By Mike Wall A fleet of tiny satellites has flashed some big potential in Earth orbit.
Space Bubbles! Watch Water Act Weird in Zero G (Video) By Passant Rabie A recent video from the Canadian Space Agency can help us better understand the behavior of bubbles in microgravity.
SpaceX's Amazing Dragon CRS-17 NASA Cargo Launch (and Landing!) in Photos By SPACE.com Staff On May, 4, 2019, SpaceX launched a Dragon spacecraft filled with supplies to the International Space Station for NASA. See amazing photos of the flight here!
Tethers Unlimited Developing Satellite Servicer for LEO Missions By Caleb Henry Tethers Unlimited is designing a satellite servicing vehicle that would leverage technologies developed for the U.S. Defense Department and NASA to service spacecraft in low Earth orbit.
Low Earth Orbit Commercialization Studies Show Wide Range of Markets and Demand By Jeff Foust Studies of commercialization of low Earth orbit have left NASA with little consensus on the potential demand for commercial use of the International Space Station or follow-on facilities.
Stratolaunch, Builder of World's Largest Airplane for Rocket Launches, May Be Closing: Report By Mike Wall The world's largest airplane may be grounded after just one flight.
SpaceX Dragon Returns to Earth After Space Station Cargo Delivery By Hanneke Weitering A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is returning to Earth today (June 3) after spending nearly a month docked at the International Space Station (ISS).
Here's How Europe's Rosalind Franklin Rover Will Phone Home From Mars By Elizabeth Howell Europe's future Mars rover has a place to call home while en route to Red Planet discoveries. The European Space Agency opened its new rover operations control center May 30 in Turin, Italy.
SpaceX Raises Over $1 Billion Through Two Funding Rounds By Caleb Henry SpaceX has raised over $1 billion in new capital this year as it embarks on the deployment of its Starlink broadband constellation, according to regulatory filings published Friday.
