Swatch takes hues from NASA spacesuits for space watch collection By Robert Z. Pearlman Swatch, known for its colorful wristwatches, has found its latest palette in NASA's iconic astronaut gear.
NASA's Perseverance rover is the 1st spacecraft in years to carry fresh US plutonium. It won't be the last. By Meghan Bartels Deep inside some of NASA's most venerable spacecraft beat similar plutonium-filled hearts to warm and power the robots.
Perseverance rover marks 100th Mars day on the Red Planet By Mike Wall NASA's Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter have now called the Red Planet home for 100 Martian days.
Biden's budget includes a big jump in climate spending By David M. Hart President Joe Biden is calling for a more than 60% increase in spending to fight climate change in his first federal budget, with more than $US36 billion in climate-related investments.
1947 'alien autopsy' film frame is up for auction as an NFT By Mindy Weisberger A film frame allegedly showing the autopsy of an extraterrestrial that crash-landed in Roswell, New Mexico has an opening bid of $1 million.
Starlink: SpaceX's satellite internet project By Adam Mann Starlink is a satellite network created by private spaceflight company SpaceX.
Japan will send a transforming robot ball to the moon to test lunar rover tech By Elizabeth Howell Japan plans to deploy a baseball-sized rover to explore the moon's surface in 2022.
Mars helicopter Ingenuity experiences anomaly on 6th flight, but lands safely By Mike Wall NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity encountered some trouble on its latest Red Planet flight, but the little chopper soldiered through.
Canada to launch moon rover by 2026 By Mike Wall Canada will develop a robotic lunar rover in partnership with NASA and launch it by 2026, officials announced Wednesday (May 26).
Lockheed Martin, GM team up to build new astronaut moon buggy By Mike Wall Lockheed Martin and GM announced today (May 26) that they're developing a rover for potential use by NASA's Artemis program, which is working to get astronauts back to the moon.
SolarWinds hack 'a big wakeup call,' NASA's human spaceflight chief says By Mike Wall NASA knows that it's an inviting target for hackers and therefore takes significant measures to head off attacks. But still it was compromised last year, and that shook that agency up.
Commercial space clean-up service could be ready in 2024 By Tereza Pultarova Space junk removal company Astroscale hopes to start commercially removing dead satellites from orbit in the next three years.
GPS satellites can provide faster alerts when big earthquakes strike, scientists say By Tereza Pultarova Navigation satellites can promptly detect powerful earthquakes and help provide timelier alerts than traditional seismic sensor networks.
NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity gears up for 6th flight on Red Planet By Mike Wall The Ingenuity team is preparing the little chopper for its sixth Red Planet flight, which is expected to take place in the next week.
There could be fungus among us on Mars with this wild astronaut house idea By Meghan Bartels A strange consequence of Lynn Rothschild's current research is that she ends up snapping photos of the more exotic mushroom offerings she encounters in the grocery store's produce aisle.
Europe unveils plans to bring 'GPS' and Skype to the moon with satellites By Tereza Pultarova A constellation of navigation and telecommunication satellites could be orbiting the moon by 2030, according to plans just announced by the European Space Agency.
UFO answers coming soon? US government to report on mysterious sightings By Mike Wall We could soon start getting answers to some vexing UFO questions.
European startup builds oxygen-making machine for 2025 moon mission By Tereza Pultarova Technology development is on track for a European mission to demonstrate oxygen production from lunar soil in 2025.
ESA partners with startup to launch first debris removal mission in 2025 By Samantha Mathewson The European Space Agency announced plans to launch a space debris removal mission in 2025 with the help of a Swiss start-up called ClearSpace.
Rocket Lab will launch its 20th mission and recover a booster early Saturday By Mike Wall Rocket Lab will launch two satellites early Saturday morning (May 15) and bring a booster down for a controlled ocean splashdown, and you can watch the action live.
