Orion Capsule's Launch-Abort System: How It Works By Stefano Coledan A brief primer on the safety gear that will show its mettle during a flight test tomorrow (July 2).
A BFF in Space! Bioprinter Will 3D-Print Human Tissue on the Space Station By Elizabeth Howell A new 3D printer aims to create human tissue in space after it launches to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX cargo mission in July.
SpaceX Fairing-Snagging Ship Returns to Shore with Epic Catch (Photos) By Amy Thompson Onlookers adorned the shoreline of Florida's Port Canaveral on Thursday (June 27) as SpaceX's net-equipped ship returned home with the space hardware that it plucked from the sky two days earlier.
Lunar Robotic Mission Heracles Will Scout for Human Landings By Elizabeth Howell NASA's push to return humans to the moon will get a helping hand from a mission named Heracles that will use a robotic rover to survey the lunar terrain and return samples to Earth.
Propelling Exploration: Drones Are Going Interplanetary By Mike Wall Drones have already conquered Earth, and now they're heading out into the solar system.
Watch 3 'BIRDS' Take Flight from the International Space Station By Passant Rabie Three small cubesats were released into low Earth orbit last week as part of a program that helps countries build their first satellites.
SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket Lofts 24 Satellites in 1st Night Launch By Meghan Bartels SpaceX marked a milestone today (June 25) as the company's Falcon Heavy megarocket successfully lofted two dozen satellites into orbit.
NASA's New Salmon-Colored 'Green' Fuel Is a Much Safer Propellant By Amy Thompson SpaceX's next Falcon Heavy launch will carry a satellite designed to test a new type of rocket fuel, the first ever "green" propellant in space. Only it's not so green.
Atomic Clocks Explained: NASA Set To Launch a Deep Space Timekeeper Monday By Kasandra Brabaw NASA is set to launch an incredible new atomic clock into orbit on a Falcon Heavy tomorrow (June 24) in a technology demonstration mission that could transform the way humans explore space.
Bill Nye and Planetary Society Set to Ride a Sunbeam with LightSail 2 Solar Sail By Doris Elin Salazar This Monday (June 24), the nonprofit organization The Planetary Society will launch LightSail 2, the first spacecraft propelled solely by sunlight.
Secretive Startup SpinLaunch Gets 1st Launch Contract for US Military By Tariq Malik The secretive startup SpinLaunch, which aims to fling satellites into space without a traditional launch pad, has just secured its first launch contract.
NASA Wants Robots to Sniff Out Moon Pits for Astronaut Homes By Chelsea Gohd With funding from NASA, researchers are working to build robots that can explore moon pits, sinkhole-like structures that could be full of resources and could even make good astronaut homes.
Breakthrough Listen Releases 1 Million Gigabytes of Data from Its Search for E.T. By Doris Elin Salazar On Tuesday (June 18), the project announced that it's made the largest data release ever in the search for extraterrestrial life.
Astrophysicists Gear Up for 2020 Decadal Survey By Jeff Foust As astrophysicists prepare to begin their next decadal survey, other scientists and members of Congress endorsed the overall process even as they suggested some changes.
What to Expect When LightSail 2 Launches into Space By Jason Davis The Planetary Society's LightSail 2 spacecraft is finally ready to attempt flight by light. Here's what to expect from the June 24 launch!
Safety Panel Calls on NASA to Apply Commercial Crew Lessons for Artemis By Jeff Foust As NASA starts development of lunar landers for Artemis, it should carefully incorporate the lessons learned from the commercial crew program, a safety panel advised.
NASA's 'Green' Fuel Will Make Its Space Debut on SpaceX Falcon Heavy Mission By Passant Rabie NASA will test out a green alternative to propellant fuel for cleaner, more efficient spaceflight.
International Experiments Selected for China's Space Station By Leonard David The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs and the China Manned Space Agency have announced the winners of their joint opportunity to conduct experiments onboard the China Space Station.
NASA Wants to Build a 'Starshade' to Hunt Alien Planets. Here's How It Would Work By Mike Wall Starshade exoplanet-hunting missions may be technologically daunting, but they're not beyond NASA's reach, recent research suggests.
NASA Eyes Wild Space Tech Ideas to Mine the Moon (and Asteroids, Too!) By Elizabeth Howell Two far-off NASA concepts could quickly survey lunar craters for astronauts and help identify mining resources on nearby asteroids.
