SpaceX fires up Starship spacecraft ahead of 9th test flight (photo)
SpaceX conducted a static fire test of a Starship upper-stage vehicle this week, continuing to gear up for the megarocket's ninth test flight.
New images of Soviet Venus lander falling to Earth suggest its parachute may be out
The soon-to-reenter Soviet Cosmos 482 Venus probe is getting increased attention by satellite trackers – and new imagery provides some interesting details.
NASA just got the Orion spacecraft that will fly astronauts around the moon on Artemis 2 in 2026
Orion, the next spacecraft to fly humans around the moon, has been delivered to NASA for prelaunch preparations ahead of Artemis 2's planned 2026 liftoff.
This strange bacteria aligns to Earth’s magnetic field and needs friends to survive
A unique type of bacteria appears to have social groups — left alone, they'd die.
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida (photos)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida's Space Coast on Thursday night (May 1), carrying 28 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit.
NASA still trying to revive silent Lunar Trailblazer moon orbiter
NASA will keep trying for another six weeks to revive its water-hunting Lunar Trailblazer moon probe, which went silent a day after its Feb. 26 launch.
NASA astronauts prep ISS for new solar arrays on 5th-ever all-female spacewalk
NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers conducted history's fifth all-female spacewalk on May 1, moving an antenna and partially preparing the ISS for a new set of solar arrays.
NASA astronauts prep ISS for new solar arrays on 5th-ever all-female spacewalk
NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers conducted history's fifth all-female spacewalk on May 1, moving an antenna and partially preparing the ISS for a new set of solar arrays.
FAA grounds Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket until failure investigation is complete
The Federal Aviation Administration is grounding Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket until the company completes an investigation into the vehicle's April 29 launch failure.
Psyche spacecraft’s sci-fi thrusters suffer glitch on way to metal-rich asteroid
There's an issue with the fuel line that feeds the Psyche asteroid probe's thrusters with xenon gas. But we needn't worry yet, NASA says.