NASA's Mars rover Perseverance is ready for its July 30 launch By Mike Wall The flight readiness review is in the books.
SpaceX's next astronaut launch for NASA now targeted for late September By Mike Wall Crew-1, which will send four astronauts to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, had been tentatively targeted for Aug. 30.
Watch Russia launch a new cargo ship to the International Space Station today By Tariq Malik A Soyuz rocket will launch a Russian cargo ship to the International Space Station Thursday (July 29). Watch it live.
Why Persevere — to Mars? (Op-Ed) By Janet Ivey In the year that is 2020, #WhyPersevere? Janet Ivey, President, of Explore Mars and creator of Janet's Planet, shares her reasons why Perseverance is exactly what we need now more than ever.
China's Tianwen-1 Mars rover mission gets a boost from international partners By Leonard David China's bid to explore Mars involves several other nations for tracking, orbital relay of data and science instrument support.
Watch SpaceX catch an entire rocket nose cone that fell from space for the 1st time (video) By Mike Wall SpaceX managed to snag both halves of a Falcon 9 rocket's falling payload fairing shortly after the successful launch of a South Korean military satellite from Florida yesterday (July 20).
NASA astronauts tie spacewalk record while prepping space station for upgrades By Robert Z. Pearlman Two NASA astronauts tied a spacewalk record while preparing the International Space Station for future upgrades.
China's first Mars rover Tianwen-1 launches this week. Here's what it will do. By Andrew Jones China's Mars rover will likely attempt to land at a site in northeastern Mars, according to a new paper published just days ahead of the mission's launch.
For Mars, Hope (and a little Perseverance, too) shines in UAE's 'Apollo moment' By Meghan Bartels The United Arab Emirates is on its way to Mars, claiming the title of first Arab country to launch an interplanetary mission, which it designed and built in just six years and dubbed Hope.
Watch two astronauts take a milestone spacewalk outside the International Space Station right now! By Elizabeth Howell NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Bob Behnken are about to emerge back in the black.
New monument shines light on Houston suburb's link with NASA By Robert Z. Pearlman A Houston suburb is celebrating its 50-year connection to NASA with a monument designed to serve as a beacon for continued space exploration.
Apollo 11 spacecraft joysticks top $780K at auction, despite NASA concerns By Robert Z. Pearlman Three joysticks used to fly the historic spacecraft that carried the first astronauts to land on the moon have sold for more than $780,000 — despite NASA having sought their return.
SpaceX launches South Korea's 1st military satellite, nails rocket landing at sea By Amy Thompson SpaceX successfully launched South Korea's first military satellite Monday (July 20) and aced a rocket landing.
Comet NEOWISE shines over SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket (photo) By Mike Wall The gorgeous image shows Comet NEOWISE blazing above a Falcon 9 rocket that's poised to launch South Korea's first military satellite today (July 20).
NASA jettisons Apollo moon landing stats to reach 300th American spacewalk By Robert Z. Pearlman To prepare for two of its astronauts marking a new milestone in space, NASA has decided to rewrite the records for many of its historic missions, including the first moon landing.
Google doodle celebrates female Turkish astrophysicist Dilhan Eryurt By Meghan Bartels On the 51st anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, the Google doodle program chose to commemorate the scientific legacy of Turkish astrophysicist Dilhan Eryurt.
Watch SpaceX launch a South Korean military satellite today By Tariq Malik SpaceX will launch a South Korean military satellite from Florida today, July 20. Here's how to watch it live.
What's next for Hope Mars orbiter? UAE faces long journey to Red Planet. By Meghan Bartels The United Arab Emirates is bound for Mars.
Apollo 11 'disaster' video project highlights growing danger of deepfake tech By Mike Wall "In Case of Moon Disaster" showcases the danger of media disinformation, which is already profound and will only grow as deepfake tech gets better and better.
A Russian cosmonaut successfully performed tissue engineering in space with a magnetic field By Doris Elin Urrutia A cosmonaut has bioengineered human cartilage tissue at the International Space Station for the first time, according to a new study.
