NASA developing 1st-ever space-based quantum sensor for gravity measurements
Scientists are developing an advanced quantum sensor for low Earth orbit that can detect the tiniest tremors in Earth's gravity.
Haircut on high: Getting a trim in space | Space picture of the day for April 17, 2025
"What should I do with my sideburns?" asked the ISS commander of his barber and Expedition 73 crewmate.
Moon-orbiting Gateway space station’s habitat module arrives in the US (photos)
NASA released a set of photos highlighting the newly arrived HALO module for Gateway, a small space station that the agency aims to launch to lunar orbit in 2027.
Iconic Sombrero Galaxy shines in reprocessed Hubble Telescope view (image)
NASA just unveiled a new image of the iconic Sombrero Galaxy, showcasing intricate details of its vivid structure that resembles the broad-brimmed Mexican hat.
China rolls out rocket for Shenzhou 20 astronaut launch to its Tiangong space station (video)
On April 16, China rolled out the rocket and crew capsule for Shenzhou 20, the nation's next astronaut mission to the Tiangong space station.
US and UK militaries pick Rocket Lab’s HASTE launcher to help test hypersonic tech
The militaries of the U.S. and the U.K. have selected Rocket Lab as a potential partner for their multibillion-dollar programs to develop hypersonic technology.
Rocket repurposed from intercontinental ballistic missile launches secret US spy satellites to orbit from California
A Minotaur IV rocket sent multiple classified payloads skyward for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on Wednesday (April 16).
Bipartisan US Planetary Science Caucus ‘alarmed’ by Trump’s possible plans to slash NASA budget and block Mars Sample Return
In response to reports of the Trump administration aiming to slash NASA's 2026 science budget by nearly half, US Planetary Science Caucus co-chairs have expressed their alarm.
NASA continues stacking its giant Artemis 2 SLS moon rocket (photos)
NASA's next moon rocket is stacking higher and higher at the Kennedy Space Center, as the SLS stage adapter and interim cryogenic propulsion stage arrive in the VAB.
Glitch forces Japan’s asteroid-sampling Hayabusa2 probe into protective ‘safe mode’ in deep space
An anomaly has forced the Japanese asteroid-sampling spacecraft Hayabusa2 into protective "safe mode" while journeying through deep space on its extended mission.