Semiconductor wafer on ISS goes under the microscope | Space photo of the day for Aug. 20, 2025
This is part of a NASA-supported project hoping to fabricate "device-ready" wafers from space-grown crystals.
SpaceX partners with astronomers to protect radio astronomy from satellite interference
An automated system co-developed by SpaceX prevents disruption to radio astronomical observations caused by megaconstellations in low Earth orbit.
Wheelie smart? Take our Mars rover quiz to prove it!
This quiz is dedicated to the mechanical marvels that have rolled across the surfaces of alien worlds: the iconic space rovers!
Artemis 2 astronauts practice photographing the moon | Space photo of the day for Aug. 19, 2025
NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts are gearing up for their planned 2026 moon launch by photographing an inflatable version of Earth's nearest neighbor.
SpaceX completes investigation into recent Starship failures, clears the way for Flight 10
The FAA has closed its investigation into SpaceX's Starship failure this spring and given the green light for Starship Flight Test 10 to proceed this weekend.
1st Portuguese spaceport could soon emerge as nation grants license for launch center in the Azores (photos)
Portugal's space ambitions grow as Atlantic Spaceport Consortium secures approval to operate the nation's first launch center in the mid-Atlantic
Chinese astronauts beef up Tiangong space station’s debris shield during 6.5-hour spacewalk (video)
Two Chinese astronauts spent more than six hours outside the Tiangong space station on Friday (Aug. 15), installing a debris shield on the third spacewalk of the Shenzhou 20 mission.
Fly me to the moon: 25 finalists chosen for Artemis 2 ‘zero-g indicator’
A panel of judges has selected the 25 finalists in NASA and Freelancer's global contest to design a plush "zero-g indicator" to fly to the moon with the agency's Artemis 2 astronauts.
SpaceX sends 24 Starlink satellites into orbit on 100th Falcon 9 launch of the year
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Monday (Aug. 18). It was the company's 100th Falcon 9 launch of the year.
SpaceX’s Super Heavy booster will fly with fresh ‘grid fins’ | Space photo of the day for Aug. 18, 2025
Like birds returning to their nests, these feather-like grid fins help steer rockets back down through the atmosphere toward their landing zones.