Science & Space
NASA is set to launch four astronauts on Artemis II, a 10-day crewed mission around the moon marking humanity's farthest spaceflight in 54 years and a critical step toward lunar surface landing before China.
NASA and IBM Launch AI Model to Advance Lunar Science and Mapping
NASA and IBM have launched a new AI foundation model designed to improve lunar science research, particularly for mapping ice deposits and crater formations on…
HighDesert Mosses Found Harboring Fungi in Groundbreaking Symbiosis Discovery
UC Riverside researchers found evidence that desert mosses host fungi inside their tissues, challenging decades of scientific consensus that mosses don't partn…
HighAI Discovers 800+ New Cosmic Anomalies in 35 Years of Hubble Data
Astronomers using an AI anomaly detection tool called AnomalyMatch found over 1,300 cosmic anomalies in 35 years of Hubble Space Telescope data, with more than…
HighSpaceX rocket stage predicted to crash into moon's Einstein crater this summer
A discarded SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage is predicted to impact the moon's Einstein crater on August 5, 2026. While posing no danger, the collision highlights g…
HighStarship's Unprecedented Thrust Meets Reusability Challenge Ahead of Mars Push
SpaceX's Starship generates twice the thrust of the Saturn V moon rocket with 33 engines producing 74,400 kilonewtons, designed for rapid reusability. After 13…
HighNASA launches virtual passport program for December ISS resupply mission
NASA and SpaceX will launch a cargo resupply mission to the ISS on December 5, offering virtual participants collectible passport stamps to track launches they…
HighNASA Seeks Year-Long Mars Simulation Volunteers, Offers Payment
NASA is seeking volunteers to spend a year isolated in a simulated Mars habitat to study human behavior and readiness for deep-space missions. Participants wil…
HighCanadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk launches to ISS for six-month mission
Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk prepares for a six-month mission to the International Space Station launching September 12 from Florida, following years of tr…
HighNASA's Artemis I Captures Unprecedented Lunar Mission Images
Artemis I, an uncrewed test flight launched November 16, 2022, successfully demonstrated the Orion spacecraft and SLS rocket's safety and performance, capturin…
HighPerseverance finds widespread signs Mars crater once hosted habitable conditions
New analysis of Perseverance rover data reveals Jezero Crater experienced multiple water activity episodes with conditions potentially suitable for ancient mic…
HighNASA Awards $600M to Three Companies for Lunar Lander Missions
NASA has awarded nearly $600 million to three private companies for lunar lander missions, positioning them as key partners in America's race to return humans…
HighNASA Study: Earth Microbes Could Survive on Moon, Complicating Future Missions
A NASA-led study finds that Earth microbes could more easily survive on the moon than previously expected, particularly in the lunar south pole region, raising…
HighMusk taunts Bezos as SpaceX wins NASA lunar contract, Blue Origin protests
SpaceX won a major NASA contract to build a lunar lander, prompting Elon Musk to taunt Jeff Bezos on Twitter while Blue Origin filed a formal protest claiming…
HighFalcon 9 booster B1067 reaches 36 flights in five years, redefining reusability
SpaceX's Falcon 9 first stage B1067 completed its 36th flight and landing, approaching the Space Shuttle Discovery's 39-mission lifetime in one-fifth the time,…
HighBlue Origin's New Glenn rocket explodes during engine test at Cape Canaveral
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded during an engine-firing test at Cape Canaveral Thursday night. The company confirmed all personnel are safe and emergen…
HighNASA targets 2033 for permanent human Moon settlement with £24bn Artemis plan
NASA plans to establish permanent human settlement on the Moon by 2033 through its £24bn Artemis programme, marking a major milestone in lunar exploration and…
MediumNASA's Psyche and ESA's Mars Express capture coordinated images of ancient Martian terrain
NASA's Psyche spacecraft and ESA's Mars Express conducted coordinated observations of Noachis Terra during Psyche's gravity-assist flyby of Mars en route to a…
HighBoeing readies Starliner for crucial launch after years of delays
Boeing prepares for another Starliner launch attempt after years of delays and failures, while SpaceX continues to dominate NASA's Commercial Crew Programme wi…
HighNASA astronaut O'Hara, two Russians launch to ISS, relieving year-long crew
NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara and two Russian cosmonauts launched to the ISS on Sept. 15 to relieve a crew that unexpectedly spent a year in space due to a Soyuz…
HighDiscovery of 77 dust-shrouded quasars reveals hidden phase of supermassive black hole growth
Astronomers discovered 77 dust-obscured quasars using NASA's SPHEREx telescope, doubling known samples and revealing a critical evolutionary phase in early gal…
HighHubble Captures Stunning 'Grand Design' Spiral Galaxy 42 Million Light-Years Away
NASA/ESA's Hubble Space Telescope captured detailed images of M99, a grand design spiral galaxy 42 million light-years away, supporting research on stellar exp…
HighNASA's Kennedy Space Center needs $1B in upgrades to support Artemis program
NASA's inspector general warns that aging Kennedy Space Center infrastructure cannot support Artemis moon missions without $1 billion in upgrades, threatening…
HighRed Giant Stars Devour Planets; Earth Faces Similar Fate in 5 Billion Years
NASA's TESS mission reveals red giant stars consume nearby planets within hundreds of thousands of years, prompting scientists to reassess Earth's fate as the…
HighNASA's Roman Space Telescope Launches Aboard SpaceX Falcon Heavy
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched successfully aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, designed to investigate dark energy and dark matter mysteri…
HighArtemis II's stark contrast: 12-hour crawl to pad, 25,000-mph return from Moon
NASA's Artemis II mission successfully carried four astronauts around the Moon and returned the Orion capsule to Earth at 25,000 mph, demonstrating the dramati…
HighSpaceX Dragon Reaches ISS on 23rd Resupply Mission
SpaceX successfully launched its 23rd Commercial Resupply Services mission to the ISS on August 29, carrying supplies, scientific experiments, and a robotic ar…
HighNASA Partners with Microchip on Next-Gen Space Processor for Moon and Mars
NASA partners with Microchip to develop next-generation spaceflight processors with 100-500x more power than current chips, designed to withstand radiation for…
HighEuclid Space Telescope Captures Most Detailed Image of Milky Way's Center
The Euclid space telescope has produced the most detailed visible-light image of the Milky Way's galactic center, revealing millions of stars and enabling new…
HighSouth African telescope detects record-breaking signal from 8 billion light-years away
South African astronomers using the MeerKAT radio telescope discovered the most distant hydroxyl megamaser ever detected, located 8 billion light-years away in…
HighSpaceX rocket set to crash into moon at 5,400 mph Wednesday
A discarded SpaceX rocket upper stage will collide with the moon Wednesday at 5,400 mph near Einstein Crater, creating a crater and dust plume that scientists…
HighArtemis II crew breaks Apollo 13 distance record in historic lunar flyby
Artemis II astronauts broke the human distance record from Earth at 406,771 km, surpassing Apollo 13's 54-year-old mark. The crew completed a historic lunar fl…
HighSpaceX to invest $100B in Louisiana megaport, targeting 2029 Starship launch
SpaceX plans to build Starbase Louisiana, its largest rocket launch complex, with a $100 billion investment and 3,000+ jobs. Construction begins 2027, with fir…
HighIndian-origin NASA astronaut Anil Menon shares gratitude-filled first message from ISS
NASA astronaut Anil Menon, of Indian origin, arrived at the International Space Station aboard Soyuz MS-29 and shared a gratitude-focused first message from or…
HighNASA launches daring robotic rescue to save aging Swift telescope from burning up
NASA is launching a robotic rescue mission to prevent the aging Swift telescope from burning up in Earth's atmosphere by moving it to a higher, stable orbit. S…
HighNASA Astronaut Anil Menon Completes First Spacewalk at ISS
NASA astronaut Anil Menon, of Indian descent, conducted his first spacewalk outside the ISS alongside Jessica Meir, working on power system upgrades for the st…
HighWhat Happens If Someone Dies in Space? NASA and ESA Protocols Explained
Space medicine expert Emmanuel Urquieta outlines protocols for handling astronaut deaths in orbit, from immediate return to Earth in low orbit to multi-year pr…
HighRussian cosmonauts conduct 5-hour spacewalk at ISS to install solar experiment
Two Russian cosmonauts will perform a scheduled five-hour spacewalk outside the ISS on May 27, installing solar radiation experiments and removing science hard…
HighNASA discovers largest newly formed moon crater from spring 2024 asteroid impact
NASA's Moon orbiter detected a 222-metre crater formed by asteroid impact in spring 2024, the largest newly formed crater found anywhere in the solar system, d…
HighArtemis II Surpasses Apollo 13 Record, Humanity Heads Moonward Again
NASA's Artemis II mission surpassed Apollo 13's farthest-distance record in April 2026, marking humanity's return to lunar exploration after decades.
HighSpaceX Crew-13 astronaut launch rescheduled for October 1 after delay
SpaceX and NASA have set October 1 as the new launch date for Crew-13 after previous delays. The mission will carry astronauts to the International Space Stati…
HighNASA astronaut captures stunning fireball from space station above West Africa
NASA astronaut Chris Williams photographed a dramatic fireball from the International Space Station, likely caused by a Soyuz rocket upper stage reentering Ear…
HighNASA Prioritizes Moon Mission as 15,000 Workers Furloughed Amid Budget Crisis
A government shutdown furloughed 15,000 NASA employees, but the Artemis moon program continues as essential work. Budget uncertainty and proposed 24% cuts thre…
HighJules Verne's 160-year-old moon voyage echoes in NASA's Artemis 2 mission
Jules Verne's 1865 novel 'From the Earth to the Moon' contains striking parallels to NASA's Artemis 2 lunar mission, nearly 160 years after publication.
MediumNASA's Roman Telescope Poised to Discover 100,000 Exoplanets in Milky Way's Far Reaches
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will revolutionize exoplanet discovery by identifying approximately 100,000 worlds across underexplored regions of the…
HighArtemis II Astronauts Champion Global Unity at UN Following Historic Moon Flyby
NASA's Artemis II crew visited UN Headquarters to discuss their historic lunar flyby, emphasizing international cooperation and humanity's shared future throug…
HighISS spins 1.5 times after Russian module malfunction
The International Space Station spun 1.5 times on its axis Thursday when a newly docked Russian Nauka module malfunctioned. NASA confirmed the incident occurre…
HighJuly 2026 Skywatching: Moon-Planet Alignment, Comet, and Milky Way Peak
NASA offers July skywatching tips including a predawn Moon-planet alignment, Comet 10P/Tempel 2's return, optimal Milky Way viewing, and Saturn's unusually thi…
HighNASA Unveils $20B Plan for Permanent Moon Base by 2028
NASA unveiled plans to build a permanent lunar base near the south pole with a $20 billion investment over seven years, featuring three phases of development f…
HighUVA students' lunar robot aims to build moon bases for Artemis missions
University of Virginia students developed a moon-mining robot for NASA's Lunabotics Challenge, designed to excavate lunar soil and build protective berms for f…
HighFull Moon and Partial Lunar Eclipse Light Up August 28 Sky
The Moon reaches full phase on August 28, 2026, coinciding with a partial lunar eclipse visible to observers. The next full moon will occur on September 26.
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