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Heating and cooling space habitats isn’t easy – one engineering team is developing a lighter, more efficient solution
It’s hard to keep a spacecraft cool, but ongoing research on the International Space Station might yield a solution.
Chinese launch startup's rocket fails during satellite launch
The Chinese launch company Galactic Energy suffered its first failure on Thursday (Sept. 21), resulting in the loss of a remote-sensing satellite.
DARPA wants new ideas for space weapons
The U.S. Department of Defense wants fresh ideas on how to maintain military superiority in space.
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter breaks altitude record on 59th Mars flight
NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter soared higher than ever before over the weekend, getting 66 feet (20 meters) above the ground on its 59th Red Planet flight.
Polaris Spaceplanes wraps up MIRA-Light prototype flight tests
German company Polaris Spaceplanes completed the flight campaign for its MIRA-Light prototype vehicle, and now plans to use that data on a scaled-up version with a linear aerospike engine.
NASA hopes humanoid robots can help us explore the moon and Mars
NASA is exploring the capabilities of several next-gen humanoid robots that it hopes will one day assist astronauts in orbit and mine the moon for minerals.
Best stargazing apps: AR apps and virtual star maps to help you navigate the night sky
Buying Guide The best stargazing apps provide you with all the information you need to spot and identify objects in the night sky and immerse yourself in the cosmos.
Boeing to test DARPA's upcoming 'Glide Breaker' hypersonic interceptor
DARPA has chosen Boeing to develop a prototype and conduct flight testing of its upcoming Glide Breaker hypersonic interceptor.
Electronics on world's largest radio telescope are more radio-quiet than a smartphone on the moon
New electronic devices designed to power antennas of the world's largest radio telescope are so quiet that they'll cause less disturbance than a mobile phone on the moon.
'Artificial star' helps test satellite navigation systems (photo)
The builders of star trackers need to test their tools before launching them aboard satellites. And that's where star simulators come in handy.
US military scrubs hypersonic missile test launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
A suspected test launch of a new hypersonic missile system from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station was cancelled on Wednesday (Sept. 6).
US test launches unarmed ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base
The United States Space and Air Forces launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile 4,200 miles (6,760 km) on Sept. 6 from Vandenberg Space Force in California.
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter soars past 100 minutes of total Mars flight time
NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter flew for the 57th time on Sept. 3, a sortie that pushed the robot's total Red Planet air time over 100 minutes.
Orbiting debris trackers could be a game changer in space junk monitoring
Tiny devices on satellites could soon track small pieces of space debris that are invisible to existing space junk monitoring systems but capable of destroying spacecraft if they collide with it.
Tiny satellites use AI to sniff for methane leaks on the ground (photos)
This startup wants to take methane leak detection from space to the next level with the help of AI.
Boom's supersonic jet moves toward debut flight (photos)
Boom Technology's XB-1 supersonic jet has passed key milestones on the path to its historic first flight.
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter flies on Mars for the 56th time
NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter flew for the 56th time last week, staying aloft for nearly 2.5 minutes on a sortie that covered 1,344 feet (410 meters) of ground.
