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  • Practice run with the MET cart's Goodyear tires.
    0

    How Goodyear Developed Tires For The Moon

    You can't take tires off a car and expect them to work on the moon. In fact, the tires Goodyear developed for 1970s moon missions were quite different.

    By Nico DeMattia 9 hours ago Read More
  • Medium displacement unmanned surface vessel Sea Hunter sails in formation during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 28.
    20

    Global Starlink Outage Tanked U.S. Navy Drone Boat Test

    The incident highlights how reliance on a single system could threaten our military capabilities, especially when that system could be shut down by Elon Musk.

    By Ryan Erik King 3 days ago Read More
  • The Orion capsule
    32

    Visitors From Outer Space (NASA's Artemis II Astronauts) Splash Down Off The Coast Of San Diego

    Coming home is never easy after a long trip, but it's a lot harder when you're traveling around Mach 35.

    By Nicholas Werner 9 days ago Read More
  • SpaceX Starship Flight 8 takes off from Starbase, Texas in 2025
    63

    SpaceX Starship Engine Test Is Successful In Every Way, Except For All Of The Exploding

    Part of testing is pushing components way past their limits, so it's entirely possible that the team predicted a fiery end.

    By Nicholas Werner 11 days ago Read More
  • The Earth sets behind the moon from the perspective of Artemis II as it slingshots around the moon
    16

    New 'Earthset' Photo Gives Earthlings A Unique Glimpse At Our Own Home

    We need some positivity right now, and Artemis II is delivering, not just to the U.S. but to the entire world.

    By Justin Hughes 11 days ago Read More
  • NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman took this picture of Earth from the Orion spacecraft's window on April 2, 2026, after completing the translunar injection burn.
    14

    NASA's Artemis II Crew Send Stunning Pictures Of Earth Back To Earth

    May you be grateful that you yourself are looking at a screen right now, instead of being subjected to such powerful cosmic wonder.

    By Nicholas Werner 16 days ago Read More
  • Charlie Duke (left), John Young, and Ken Mattingly pose with a training version of the lunar roving vehicle in a field at the Kennedy Space Center simulated to represent the lunar surface.
    11

    As Artemis II Heads To The Moon, We Look Back At The Rovers That Made Lunar Exploration Possible

    Apollo's legacy is still visible in the tire tracks etched along the lunar surface.

    By Ryan Erik King 16 days ago Read More
  • NASA's Space Launch System rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft with NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist onboard launches on the Artemis II mission, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, from Launch Complex 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
    34

    Artemis II Crew Faces First SNAFU In Space: A Broken Toilet

    The system itself is so loud that astronauts have to wear hearing protection when they use it.

    By Ryan Erik King 17 days ago Read More
  • A SpaceX Starship rocket takes off from Starbase, Texas
    17

    SpaceX, Earth's Most Valuable Private Company And Owner Of xAI And X, Files For IPO

    Why might Musk be considering this now? Currently, Musk's net worth at $822 billion, but you know... big, round numbers are really nice.

    By Nicholas Werner 17 days ago Read More
  • NASA's Artemis II mission lifts of from Kennedy Space Center
    49

    Astronauts Are On Their Way To The Moon For The First Time In 50 Years After Successful Launch Of NASA's Artemis II

    Apollo was one of the 20th century's greatest triumphs; Artemis is just starting to see how much farther it can go.

    By Nicholas Werner 17 days ago Read More
  • The Headquarters of SpaceX in Hawthorne, California, with a Falcon 9 booster in March 2024.
    92

    Starlink Satellite Explodes In Orbit, Yet Another Moment Of SpaceX Engineering Excellence

    There are roughly 10,000 Starlink satellites in low Earth orbit, over a third of all the tracked objects in that part of space.

    By Ryan Erik King 19 days ago Read More
  • The Artemis I rocket on the launch pad with the Moon in full behind it
    27

    What To Know About (And How To Watch) NASA's Artemis II Mission To The Moon

    NASA says that is a stepping stone to going to Mars. Really, it might just be the most historic thing our species has done since... well, landing on the Moon.

    By Nicholas Werner 19 days ago Read More
  • Side view of a box truck transporting CERN's BASE-STEP trap, carrying 92 antimatter particles out of the lab
    12

    CERN Scientists Take Antimatter On Its Very First Road Trip

    This is an important step toward enabling other research facilities around Europe to participate in antimatter research.

    By Justin Hughes 21 days ago Read More
  • NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, secured to the mobile launcher, is seen as it rolls out of the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B, Friday, March 20, 2026, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
    13

    NASA Wants Twice-Yearly Flurry Of Missions To Build Moon Base

    NASA is gradually becoming a government-funding chamber of space commerce.

    By Ryan Erik King 25 days ago Read More
  • Steering wheel and interior of the Ferrari Luce.
    17

    NASA Helped Ferrari Make The Luce EV's Acceleration Less 'Disturbing'

    Supercar performance isn't just about the technology or the numbers, but how that performance is "perceived by the human being."

    By Nico DeMattia 26 days ago Read More
  • An artist's impression of a TransAstra capture bag seizing an asteroid in space
    11

    Private Company Wants To Bag House-Sized Asteroid For Resources

    Science fiction might be becoming science reality: Putting a big net up in space, then using it to catch asteroids, and mine them for valuable materials.

    By Ryan Erik King 27 days ago Read More
  • A controlled detonation on Feb. 5 at a remote test site at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida
    11

    NASA Says Screw All This, Is Just Going To Blow Fuel Up Now

    NASA is saying this all with a straight face and pretending this is serious work regarding safety, not merely something it wanted to do because why wouldn't it.

    By Nicholas Werner 27 days ago Read More
  • Artist's rendering of internet satellite constellations in Earth orbit
    5

    FCC Chairman Defends SpaceX By Cyberbullying Amazon In Battle Over One-Million Satellite Constellation

    Carr's point appears to be that companies shouldn't be using public comments to fight with each other in the regulatory domain.

    By Nicholas Werner 1 month ago Read More
  • Artist's rendering of the Dragonfly rotorcraft flying over the surface of Titan
    9

    NASA Is Making A Nuclear-Powered Dragonfly Helicopter Straight Out Of Dune

    The mission is hoping to give humanity its best look ever at Saturn's moon Titan.

    By Nicholas Werner 1 month ago Read More
  • Artist's rendering of an asteroid collision in space
    38

    NASA Rammed An Asteroid Hard Enough To Change Its Trajectory, Maybe We're Not All Doomed

    The spacecraft slowed down the system's 76,000 mph orbital speed... by two inches per hour. We're going to have to punch a lot harder if we want to save Earth.

    By Nicholas Werner 1 month ago Read More
  • A portion of the night sky filled with stars
    7

    Teen Discovers 1.5 Million Unidentified Space Objects Based On NASA Data

    In recognition of his work, Matteo Paz won the prestigious Regeneron Science Talent Search, which includes a $250,000 prize that he's putting toward college.

    By Justin Hughes 1 month ago Read More
  • The NASA logo at the entrance to Kennedy Space Center
    6

    Senate Lays Out Its Biggest Plans For NASA In Years, Accelerating Moon Race And Delaying ISS Termination

    For a while, NASA's future looked to be on shaky ground, but this new proposal seems like a fresh vote of confidence.

    By Nicholas Werner 1 month ago Read More
  • Artist's rendering of the Perseverance rover on the surface of Mars
    1

    Mars Rover Finally Gets Martian GPS (Sort Of), One Step Closer To Autonomous Planetary Exploration

    Just like the Scarecrow of Oz, it turns out the rover was smart all along, it just didn't realize!

    By Nicholas Werner 2 months ago Read More
  • The Orion spacecraft from the Artemis I mission at its maximum distance from Earth
    7

    NASA Slows Down To Speed Up Moon Landing Plans, Will Now Actually Test Lunar Landers Before Using Them

    The changes announced today are very welcome news and put the agency in a much better position to successfully land without killing any astronauts.

    By Nicholas Werner 2 months ago Read More
  • Boeing's CST-100 Starliner crew ship approaches the International Space Station on the company's Orbital Flight Test-2 mission
    33

    NASA Officially Classifies Boeing Starliner Failure As A Maximum-Level Type A Mishap

    Despite it all, NASA doesn't want to give up on Boeing, and the Starliner project is moving ahead in a reduced capacity.

    By Nicholas Werner 2 months ago Read More
  • Rendering of the star tracker system on a Starlink satellite detecting other objects in orbit
    8

    SpaceX Comes Up With Yet Another New Business Model, Privatized Space Traffic Control

    Starlink has been in a closed beta of this system with other operators, and now, it's opening up to any other operator who wants it, for free. Well, "free."

    By Nicholas Werner 2 months ago Read More
  • A replica of Luna 9 at the Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics in Moscow, Russia
    7

    Lost Soviet Moon Probe Sparks Quarrel After Two Research Teams Claim Find In Different Locations

    Luna 9 touched down on the Moon on February 3, 1966. Exactly where is still a mystery.

    By Ryan Erik King 2 months ago Read More
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