Spacecraft
SpaceX's Starship engine failure could cause problem for NASA's 2028 moon mission objectives
A longer delay would pose not only a greater setback to SpaceX's commercial ambitions to rapidly expand its Starlink broadband satellite network, but its pivotal role in NASA's Artemis moon program.
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage to crash into Moon at seven times the speed of sound
WATCH: Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explodes on launch pad
Trump welcomes NASA Artemis II astronauts to Oval Office after Moon mission
NASA's Lucy spacecraft captures first images of asteroid Donaldjohanson
Flyby of Donaldjohanson will test Lucy's navigation before mission to Jupiter Trojans.
Mapping 2 billion stars: How Gaia transformed our view of the Milky Way
The European Space Agency's (ESA) Gaia spacecraft concluded its sky-scanning mission after mapping the Milky Way for more than 10 years.
One step closer to a lunar base: China sends lunar bricks to space station for testing
The bricks are designed to withstand the extreme conditions on the Moon, including drastic temperature fluctuations ranging from -190 °C to +180 °C.
Russia says it is considering putting a nuclear power plant on the moon with China
In the backdrop of comments denying the plan to put nuclear weapons in space, Russian officials are now considering placing a nuclear power plant on the moon in cooperation with China.
Jeff Bezos thinks humans should colonize space, live in cylindrical space stations
Envisioning the future, Bezos said he would “love to see a trillion humans living in the solar system.”
Iran aims to test astronaut-ready space capsules by March
Iran hopes to send an astronaut into space in the next five to six years.
Space is full of 200 tons of garbage. Now what?
Space is filled with deadly rocket debris and tons of human waste.
Chandrayaan-3 lands on moon in historic moment for India
The successful landing marks its emergence as a space power as the government looks to spur investment in private space launches and related satellite-based businesses.
Why are space agencies racing to the Moon's south pole?
In 2009 water was discovered on the surface of the Moon's south pole. Now a new space race has developed to be the first to access these frozen reserves.
What did China's rover discover hidden under the moon's surface? - study
The find could prove that volcanic activity on the moon didn't end 1 billion years ago, but may still be active today.
