Celestron Astro Fi 130 telescope: Full review By Gemma Lavender, All About Space magazine Celestron's Astro Fi 130 combines good optics with the latest in telescope technology — but is it the right telescope for you?
Teach your kids about NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity with a free webcast today By Tariq Malik NASA engineers will teach kids about the Mars helicopter Ingenuity in a live webcast today. Here's how to watch.
Tiny Astroscale satellite will test space junk cleanup tech with magnets By Samantha Mathewson Astroscale just launched the first commercial space junk cleanup mission designed to locate and retrieve used satellites and other debris orbiting Earth.
Space-based solar power getting key test aboard US military's mysterious X-37B space plane By Leonard David The X-37B space plane is being used to flight-validate the best ways to gather the sun's energy for power beaming from Earth orbit.
These selfies of NASA's Mars helicopter with the Perseverance rover are just amazing By Mike Wall Two gorgeous new photo mosaics show NASA's Perseverance Mars rover and Ingenuity helicopter as you've never seen them before.
Air Force's new hypersonic missile fails to launch during key test flight By Mike Wall Some more work will be required to get the U.S. Air Force's new ARRW hypersonic missile up to speed.
Celestron PowerSeeker 80AZS telescope: Full review By Gemma Lavender, All About Space magazine If you have a low budget, the PowerSeeker 80AZS is an all-inclusive package for the casual skywatcher and offers clear views of bright solar system and deep-sky targets
Mars Helicopter Ingenuity snaps 1st color photo on Red Planet By Mike Wall The 4-lb. (1.8 kilograms) chopper captured its first color photograph on Saturday (April 3), shortly after being lowered to the Martian dirt by the Perseverance rover.
Celestron NexStar 6SE telescope: Full review By Gemma Lavender, All About Space magazine The fuss-free Celestron NexStar 6SE is a high-quality telescope that offers clear and crisp views of a selection of solar system and deep-sky targets
Six ways satellites make the world a better place By Ciara McGrath Satellites provide a vital service.
Solar geoengineering is worth studying but not a substitute for cutting emissions, study finds By James W. Hurrell, Ambuj D Sagar, Marion Hourdequin Solar geoengineering strategies are very controversial within and beyond the climate science community.
This Deep Space Food Challenge wants your help to feed astronauts of the future By Elizabeth Howell NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) have paired up for a challenge to build food systems for Mars missions.
Mars helicopter Ingenuity carries piece of Wright brothers' famous plane By Mike Wall NASA's Mars Helicopter Ingenuity, which is poised to make its first flight in early April, bears a tiny swatch of fabric from one wing of the Wright brothers' history-making plane Flyer 1.
Scientists unlock the 'Cosmos' on the Antikythera Mechanism, the world's first computer By Ben Turner Scientists may have finally made a complete digital model for the Cosmos panel of a 2,000-year-old mechanical device called the Antikythera mechanism that's believed to be the world's first computer.
NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity could fly for 1st time on April 8 By Mike Wall We may be just over two weeks away from the first powered flight by an aircraft on an alien world.
NASA's new batch of wild space tech ideas includes Titan sample-return concept and more By Elizabeth Howell NASA's newest fleet of far-out exploration ideas include projects on topics such as Titan sample return, artificial gravity for astronauts, and collecting vast amounts of planetary data.
NASA to unveil plans for Mars helicopter test flights today. Here's how to watch live. By Samantha Mathewson NASA is expected to unveil new details about the debut flight of its Mars Ingenuity helicopter during a media briefing today (March 23).
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Paraguay's 1st satellite is in orbit after launch from space station By Doris Elin Urrutia On March 14, Paraguay's first-ever satellite entered orbit around Earth.
Mars helicopter Ingenuity gets 1st taste of Red Planet air (video) By Mike Wall Over the weekend, NASA's Perseverance rover dropped the debris shield that protected the Mars helicopter Ingenuity during the mission's epic Feb. 18 touchdown.
