'Speed' Docuseries Shows What Light-Powered Cubesat Might Look Like in Space (Video) By Doris Elin Salazar One future journey through the solar system might be possible, thanks to a sail powered by the sun.
Air-Breathing Rocket Engine Gets Green Light for Major Tests By Tereza Pultarova The SABRE air-breathing rocket engine is ready for a major round of testing in the next 18 months after passing a preliminary design review by the European Space Agency.
Stopping an Earth-Bound Asteroid in its Tracks (Op-Ed) By Cathy Plesko, Ph.D. Fortunately, we're getting to the point where we can see potentially hazardous objects coming — and maybe even do something about it.
What It Was Like to Fly the 'Roc' — Stratolaunch's Massive Rocket-Carrier Airplane By Elizabeth Howell
Did NASA Experiment Survive Israeli Moon Lander's Crash? By Leonard David A NASA piggyback experiment may have survived the April 11 crash of Israel's Beresheet moon lander, experts said.
SpaceX Recovered Falcon Heavy Nose Cone, Plans to Re-fly it This Year (Photos) By Mike Wall SpaceX recovered the payload fairing during yesterday's Falcon Heavy megarocket launch and plans to employ it on another mission this year, SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk said.
How the Event Horizon Telescope Hunts for Black Hole Silhouettes By Charles Q. Choi The secret of the project's success is linking radio dishes across the globe to create a virtual telescope about the size of Earth.
Space Launch Startup Rocket Lab Is Building Satellites Now, Too By Mike Wall Rocket Lab just unveiled an in-house satellite platform called Photon.
The Event Horizon Telescope Is Trying to Take the First-Ever Photo of a Black Hole By Doris Elin Salazar Astronomers orchestrated radio dish telescopes across the world into an Earth-size virtual camera for a bold new experiment attempting to deliver the first-ever image of a black hole.
New Studies Provide Fresh Insights Into the Escalating Space Arms Race By Sandra Erwin A new report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies focuses on four specific countries that pose the greatest risk for the United States: China, Russia, Iran and North Korea.
Can Robots Build a Moon Base for Astronauts? Japan Hopes to Find Out. By Elizabeth Howell Japan's space agency wants to create a moon base with the help of robots that can work autonomously, with little human supervision.
NASA Announces $100,000 Winners of Virtual 3D-Printed Mars Habitats By Elizabeth Howell NASA picked three teams to share a $100,000 award from a competition to make virtual Martian habitats.
Amazon Planning 3,236-Satellite Constellation for Internet Connectivity By Caleb Henry Amazon is joining the list of companies planning a constellation of thousands of satellites for broadband internet connectivity.
Air Force Space Launch Competition Caught in Political Crossfire By Sandra Erwin House Armed Service Committee Chairman Adam Smith on Thursday sent a letter to Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson questioning "what seems to be a rush to move ahead in the procurement strategy."
NASA Announces Trashy Award-Winning Ideas for Cleaning Space Station By Elizabeth Howell NASA recently selected three winning ideas to compress trash in space with a minimum of fuss.
NASA Will Test 5 Habitat Designs for Its Lunar Gateway Space Station By Elizabeth Howell NASA's Lunar Gateway space station design process is beginning to take shape: The agency has announced five new prototypes that it plans to test on the ground.
Airplane Wing Assembles Like a Jigsaw Puzzle and Can Morph Into Any Shape By Stephanie Pappas The new wing could make for lighter, more efficient airplanes.
These Simulations Reveal What Happened During India's Anti-Satellite Missile Test (Videos) By Doris Elin Salazar A U.S. space and defense software company created two new simulation videos, revealing how the anti-satellite weapon recently launched by India might have looked hitting a satellite in space.
Here's What Elon Musk Had to Say to NASA's Chief Before SpaceX's 1st Crew Dragon Test Flight (Video) By Doris Elin Salazar Hear from the future riders of Crew Dragon, the reusable vehicle developed by SpaceX through a partnership with NASA.
Mars 2020 Rover Instrument Survives Termination Review By Jeff Foust The partial government shutdown earlier this year that delayed elements of other NASA missions may have provided a reprieve of sorts for a troubled instrument on the agency’s next Mars mission.
