Space Travel
Astronauts Achieve First-Ever Private Spacewalk on Polaris Dawn Mission
This morning, tech billionaire Jared Isaacman opened the hatch on a SpaceX Dragon capsule in Earth orbit, as cheering erupted on a livestream
How to Spot NASA's Solar Sail Demonstration Streaking Through the Night Sky
Amateur astronomers can use NASA's mobile app to find the ACS3 for themselves—a reflective satellite that could appear as bright as the star Sirius
Boeing's Starliner Lands Successfully, but Without Its Astronauts on Board
The troubled spacecraft conducted a “bull's-eye landing,” but NASA officials still say they made the right decision to leave its astronauts on the ISS out of an abundance of caution
See New Detailed Photos of Mercury From a Spacecraft's Closest Flyby Yet
BepiColombo, a joint European-Japanese mission, completed its fourth close pass of the innermost planet last week, and it will enter Mercury’s orbit in 2026 to learn more about its mysteries
NASA's Starliner Astronauts Will Return on SpaceX Craft in February, Turning an Eight-Day Mission Into Eight Months on the ISS
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft no longer meets safety standards after experiencing technical issues in June, and it will return to Earth uncrewed, the space agency announced
Groundbreaking Mission Attempting the First Private Astronaut Spacewalk Will Target Tuesday Launch
Polaris Dawn is set to be the farthest humans have traveled from Earth since the Apollo program and will test new technology in a "radiation belt" surrounding our planet
Scientists Suggest Freezing Endangered Animals' Cells and Preserving Them on the Moon
Shadowed areas in lunar craters may be cold enough to safeguard species' DNA amid "climate disasters and social disasters" on Earth, according to Smithsonian-led research
Humans Could Warm Up Mars for Space Travelers by Spraying Tiny Metal Rods Into Its Atmosphere
Researchers propose a new technique for making the Red Planet more habitable by engineering heat-trapping nanoparticles from Martian dust
NASA Astronauts Launched on Eight-Day Mission Might Have to Remain on the ISS Until February
After technical issues on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, the space agency says it's considering bringing the astronauts back to Earth on a SpaceX Crew Dragon instead
NASA's Curiosity Rover Accidentally Discovers Sulfur Crystals on Mars
The rover’s wheel cracked open a rock and revealed pure elemental sulfur, which researchers have never seen on the Red Planet before
How 'Fly Me to the Moon' Pokes Fun at Moon Landing Conspiracy Theories
The new Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum film presents an alternative history in which government officials prepared to fake the moon landing before NASA pulled off the feat for real
Here’s What We’ve Learned About Saturn Since Cassini Entered Its Orbit 20 Years Ago
The Cassini-Huygens mission increased our understanding of the planet’s rings and moons
NASA Will Pay SpaceX Up to $843 Million to Destroy the International Space Station
After the end of this decade, the company will guide the aging laboratory into the Pacific Ocean, where many retired spacecrafts have been deposited
Could a Robin and a Bluebird Have Babies? And More Questions From Our Readers
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ISS Astronauts Forced to Briefly Take Shelter as Russian Satellite Suddenly Breaks Up in Orbit
Officials are unsure why the satellite fractured unexpectedly, splintering into nearly 200 pieces
China Brings Samples From the Moon's Far Side to Earth in First-Ever Feat
The China National Space Administration retrieved more than four pounds of lunar soil samples, which scientists hope will shed light on the early history of Earth and the moon
Starliner Astronauts Will Remain on Space Station Until July Amid Technical Issues
NASA and Boeing have delayed the crewed mission's return to Earth again, as engineers assess helium leaks and a thruster issue on the spacecraft's service module
Scientists Release Largest Trove of Data on How Space Travel Affects the Human Body
A collection of 44 new studies, largely based on a short-duration tourist trip in 2021, provides insight into the health effects of traveling to space
SpaceX's Starship Lands Successfully for the First Time in a Test Flight
Three previous uncrewed test flights ended with Starship being destroyed, but both the booster and the spacecraft splashed down on the fourth try
Ed Dwight, the First Black Astronaut Candidate in the U.S., Finally Travels to Space at 90 Years Old
The former Air Force pilot trained to become an astronaut in the 1960s but was never selected by NASA. On a Blue Origin flight Sunday, he became the oldest person to go to space
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