The International Space Station is getting a new toilet this year By Meghan Bartels Later this year, if all goes well, the International Space Station will receive a very important delivery: a new and improved toilet system.
Yes, there's ice on the moon. But it's not the 1st lunar resource we'll use. By Meghan Bartels Listen to a couple ideas about humanity's future on the moon and you'll likely hear about the game-changing potential of a substance you probably have in your freezer: water ice.
Virtual reality will be a big part of Boeing's Starliner astronaut training By Mike Wall Astronauts will get some next-gen training before they ride Boeing's next-gen spacecraft.
Astronomers and SpaceX coming together to make Starlink megaconstellation less disruptive to science By Meghan Bartels Astronomers are praising SpaceX's response to months of outcry over the visibility of the company's Starlink internet satellites from scientists dismayed by interference with observations.
The 'mole' on Mars is finally underground after a push from NASA's InSight lander By Meghan Bartels There's a light at the end of the tunnel for the first mole to burrow into the surface of Mars, scientists hope.
Colonizing Mars may require humanity to tweak its DNA By Mike Wall Genetic enhancement could allow humanity to push surprisingly far out into the final frontier.
Why a microwave-beam experiment will launch aboard the Air Force’s secretive X-37B space plane By Rafi Letzter There's a microwave power experiment heading to space Saturday (May 16) aboard the Air Force's secretive X-37B spaceplane. Researchers hope it could lead to a new global power source.
Satellite operator Intelsat files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy By Tariq Malik Satellite operator Intelsat, which launched the world's first communications satellite in 1965, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to ease some debt and join an FCC spectrum clearing program.
Astronauts to ride NASA-adorned Tesla Model X to SpaceX launchpad By Robert Z. Pearlman The first NASA astronauts to launch atop a Falcon 9 rocket will have more than one new ride designed by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk: a Tesla Model X.
Future Mars and moon rovers may paddle their way out of sand traps By Mike Wall Researchers recently took a new look at novel locomotory strategies developed for a NASA moon-exploration project, and the results were encouraging.
Space technologies can help solve Earth's challenges (op-ed) By Dylan Taylor Space exploration technologies have already helped benefit Earth in many ways, especially when it comes to communications, Earth observation and even fostering economic growth.
Solar-sailing sentries could allow up-close study of interstellar visitors like 'Oumuamua By Mike Wall A fleet of solar-sailing sentries stationed far from the sun could someday allow scientists to get up-close looks at interstellar visitors like the mysterious 'Oumuamua.
'Get a haircut,' real Space Force chief tells Netflix 'Space Force' star Steve Carell By Mike Wall The leader of the real U.S. Space Force says he's looking forward to the Netflix show about the new military branch, but he has a note for series star and co-creator Steve Carell.
FDA approves new NASA ventilator for COVID-19 treatment By Tariq Malik A new ventilator developed by NASA to treat victims of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has received emergency approval from the FDA.
Don't panic about Russia's recent anti-satellite test, experts say By Mike Wall Russia's recent anti-satellite test wasn't as big of a deal as you probably think.
Trump checks out new NASA technology to fight coronavirus pandemic By Meghan Bartels President Donald Trump inspected new technology developed by NASA to help fight the coronavirus pandemic and its associated respiratory disease, COVID-19.
Get out of the way: The 1st restartable solid rocket fuel could help reduce space junk (op-ed) By Nicholas Dallmann Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory recently developed and demonstrated the ability to stop and restart solid rocket motors many times — something that has never been done before.
How the Hubble Space Telescope opened our eyes to the first galaxies of the universe By Rodger I. Thompson Hubble's infrared eyes provided new major capabilities.
SpaceX's Starlink satellites will soon get glare-reducing 'sunshades,' Elon Musk says By Mike Wall SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites will soon sport an accessory to tamp down their surprising brightness.
NASA engineers build new COVID-19 ventilator in 37 days By Mike Wall A prototype ventilator built in just 37 days by engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory passed a key test this week at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City.
