Japan will send a transforming robot ball to the moon to test lunar rover tech By Elizabeth Howell 27 May 2021 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 27 May 2021 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 27 May 2021 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 26 May 2021 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 26 May 2021 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 26 May 2021 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 24 May 2021 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 21 May 2021 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 21 May 2021 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 21 May 2021 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 19 May 2021 We could soon start getting answers to some vexing UFO questions.
European startup builds oxygen-making machine for 2025 moon mission By Tereza Pultarova 17 May 2021 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 16 May 2021 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 15 May 2021 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.
SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites to connect with Google Cloud systems By Elizabeth Howell 14 May 2021 SpaceX plans to build out its Starlink internet satellite constellation with the help of Google Cloud.
Never-ending detonations could blast hypersonic craft into space By Edd Gent 12 May 2021 A never-ending detonation could be the key to hypersonic flight and space planes that can seamlessly fly from Earth into orbit.
Abundant harvest in Antarctic greenhouse shows promise for moon agriculture By Tereza Pultarova 12 May 2021 The high-tech EDEN ISS Martian greenhouse in Antarctica has produced an abundant harvest of vegetables, proving the technology might be on track for deployment on the moon in the next decade.
Is war in space inevitable? By Leonard David 11 May 2021 What conditions could lead to clashes in space? Is such a situation a given, or can conflicts be short-circuited ahead of time? Space.com asked experts for their thoughts.
World's 1st multinode quantum network is a breakthrough for the quantum internet By Ben Turner 08 May 2021 Researchers say the new network will be unhackable and able to coordinate systems to unprecedented levels. Many of the deeper implications, however, cannot be foreseen.
NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity lands at new airfield after 5th flight By Mike Wall 08 May 2021 Ingenuity made its fifth Martian flight today (May 7), cruising to a new patch of ground on its first one-way trip on the Red Planet.
