Japan's ispace aims for 2022 moon landing for private Hakuto-R spacecraft By Elizabeth Howell A Japanese company that hopes to land people on the moon one day has unveiled the final design of its first robotic lunar lander, which will launch in 2022 on a SpaceX rocket.
Celestron NexStar 127 SLT telescope: Full review By Gemma Lavender, All About Space magazine Suitable for beginners, the portable computerized NexStar 127 SLT offers clear, crisp views with no optical distortion. The telescope does require additional accessories to reach its potential
Experimental DragRacer satellites will test 'Terminator Tape' for space junk cleanup this fall By Samantha Mathewson An experimental mission to collect orbital debris is slated to launch this fall to test the deorbit performance of two identical satellites.
The first interplanetary helicopter is on its way to Mars By Hanneke Weitering NASA's Mars helicopter, called Ingenuity, is hitching a ride to the Red Planet with the agency's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover.
NASA's Perseverance rover packs microphones to hear the Red Planet By Elizabeth Howell For the first time ever, NASA's Perseverance rover will collect the sounds of Mars — starting as the spacecraft plummets through the atmosphere to its landing site at Jezero Crater.
NASA's Perseverance rover to test future spacesuit materials on Mars By Robert Z. Pearlman NASA's Perseverance rover is headed to Mars "well suited" to help advance the day when humans walk on the Red Planet.
Why NASA's Mars rover Perseverance will use nuclear power to keep itself warm By Meghan Bartels A spacecraft is only as strong as its power source, which is why when NASA was designing its Perseverance Mars rover, the agency turned to radioactive plutonium.
NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover will use some of the best Martian maps ever made By Mike Wall NASA's next Mars rover Perseverance will explore the Red Planet with the aid of some of the most precise Martian maps ever created.
Steampunk Venus rover ideas win NASA contest to 'explore hell' with clockwork robots By Elizabeth Howell A future Venus rover could be decked out with steampunk-esque rollers and fenders.
Miniature moon tech wins big with NASA challenge By Chelsea Gohd Future moon missions might be miniature, as NASA names the winner of a big new challenge.
Going nuclear: NASA's Perseverance Mars rover gets its power source for July 30 launch By Meghan Bartels NASA's Perseverance Mars rover is ready to roll on the surface of the Red Planet now that its nuclear power source has been installed.
Apollo 11 'disaster' video project highlights growing danger of deepfake tech By Mike Wall "In Case of Moon Disaster" showcases the danger of media disinformation, which is already profound and will only grow as deepfake tech gets better and better.
Video astronomy: Bring the universe to your friends with Celestron's RASA 8 telescope By David Sky Brody A new generation of optically "fast" telescopes, connected to compact high-resolution video cameras, is poised to disrupt amateur astronomy — in a good way.
The 1st-ever Mars helicopter will start flying next year. Here's how. By Elizabeth Howell NASA's Perseverance rover will have a special passenger when it alights inside Mars' Jezero Crater in February 2021 — the first helicopter ever to fly on another world.
Tiny, simple moon rovers will bring cubesat science to the lunar surface By Meghan Bartels Cubesats have revolutionized orbital science, and a rover counterpart may soon do the same for surface science, beginning on the moon.
Steampunk space exploration? Icy moon robot could hop around on steam power. By Elizabeth Howell Icy moon explorers may someday hunt for life using an old-fashioned method: steam power.
To safely explore the solar system and beyond, spaceships need to go faster—nuclear-powered rockets may be the answer By Iain Boyd There are a lot of reasons that a faster spaceship is a better one, and nuclear-powered rockets are a way to do this.
How will astronauts poop on the moon? New NASA challenge aims to flush this mystery By Chelsea Gohd This is one crappy challenge.
Foam 'spider webs' from tiny satellites could help clean up space junk By Mike Wall The Russian startup StartRocket is developing a "Foam Debris Catcher," a small, autonomous satellite that would snag and de-orbit space debris using sticky polymer foam.
NASA needs your help teaching its Curiosity rover how to drive on Mars By Elizabeth Howell NASA is asking for your help to guide its Curiosity rover around sand traps, sharp rocks and other obstacles on the Red Planet.
