NASA Just Activated Its Deep Space Atomic Clock By Chelsea Gohd NASA's Deep Space Atomic Clock, which will pave the way for deep space exploration, has been activated and will now begin a year-long tech demo.
Scientists Are Building a Real-Life Version of the Starship Enterprise's Life Scanner By Adam Mann A novel method relying on biochemistry could provide an unambiguous signal of life on other worlds.
SpaceX Aborts Starhopper Rocket Prototype Launch at Last Second By Tariq Malik SpaceX postponed the launch of its Starhopper test rocket's highest flight yet on Monday (Aug. 26) after a last-second abort.
X-37B Military Space Plane Breaks Record on Latest Mystery Mission By Mike Wall The robotic X-37B has been circling Earth for nearly 719 days on its latest mystery mission, which is known as Orbital Test Vehicle 5 (OTV-5).
Japanese Company ispace Now Targeting 2021 Moon Landing for 1st Mission By Mike Wall A Japanese company that aims to help humanity settle the moon has adjusted the timeline of its first two missions.
Inside Sierra Nevada's Inflatable Space Habitat for Astronauts in Lunar Orbit (Photos) By Robert Z. Pearlman Astronauts may one day orbit the moon, live on the lunar surface or travel to Mars in a multifloor, inflatable habitat, should Sierra Nevada's Gateway concept be adopted by NASA.
Newt Gingrich Pushing $2 Billion Moon-Base Race: Report By Mike Wall Gingrich is trying to sell Donald Trump's White House on a $2 billion competition to set up an outpost on the moon, according to Politico.
Looks Like Elon Musk Is Serious About Nuking Mars By Mike Wall Elon Musk seems serious about terraforming Mars.
Robots Explore 'Mars-Like' Lava Field in Iceland as Prep for NASA's Mars 2020 Rover By Chelsea Gohd Researchers traveled to Iceland this summer to test a prototype rover and drone. These tests will help to inform the Mars 2020 operations team.
Trump Issues New Launch Guidelines for Nuclear Spacecraft By Samantha Mathewson The United States has set new guidelines for launching safe and sustainable nuclear spacecraft on future missions to the moon, Mars and beyond.
Nuclear Propulsion Could Be 'Game-Changer' for Space Exploration, NASA Chief Says By Mike Wall Humanity's next giant leap could be enabled by nuclear thermal propulsion, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said.
Meet Skybot F-850, the Humanoid Robot Russia Is Launching into Space By Tom Metcalfe When a Russian Soyuz spacecraft launches from Kazakhstan for the International Space Station Wednesday, it will carry a humanoid robot called Skybot F-850.
Astrobotic's Private Moon Lander Will Launch on a Vulcan Centaur Rocket in 2021 By Mike Wall A United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket will send Astrobotic's Peregrine lander on its way toward Earth's nearest neighbor two years from now.
NASA Robots Rove Through Caves for Underground DARPA Competition (Video) By Passant Rabie Robots from different parts of the world are about to go on a subterranean adventure.
Big Leap by SpaceX's Starship Prototype Pushed to Next Week By Mike Wall It looks like we'll have to wait a little longer to see Starhopper make its biggest leap yet.
Elon Musk Floats 'Nuke Mars' Idea Again (He Has T-Shirts) By Mike Wall Nuking Mars is still on Elon Musk's wish list, it would seem.
LinkSpace Reusable Rocket Prototype Makes Its Highest Flight Yet (And Lands, Too!) By Tariq Malik The Chinese company LinkSpace successfully flew a rocket prototype on its highest flight yet, then nailed the landing as the firm pursues reusable spaceflight technology.
Europe and Russia Have ExoMars Parachute Problems. It Could Threaten the 2020 Mars Launch By Leonard David The mission, which is scheduled to launch in July 2020, has suffered failures in two recent parachute tests.
