Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin mimics the moon's gravity for NASA experiments during spaceflight
Jeff Bezos’ rocket company gave NASA a brief taste of the moon’s gravity Tuesday, without straying too far from home. Blue ...
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Making Sense of Space Weather: Q&A with Physicist Robyn Millan
What is space weather, what causes it, and how does it affect humans? Physicist Robyn Millan, who co-chaired a recent National Academies decadal report on solar and space physics, answered questions ...
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NASA seeking good home for VIPER Moon rover
NASA is seeking a new owner for its Moon rover after canceling plans to send its robotic mission to the lunar surface in ...
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See the First Stunning Images Taken by the Blue Ghost Lunar Lander on Its ‘Scenic Route’ to the Moon
The lander built by Firefly Aerospace has captured incredible views as it orbits Earth. Its next phase is an engine burn that will propel it toward lunar orbit ...
Boeing's Starliner losses top $2 billion after spacecraft program reports worst year yet
Boeing has lost more than $2 billion and counting on its Starliner spacecraft after a rough year in which the capsule’s first ...
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SpaceX launching 2 Maxar Earth-observing satellites to orbit today
As that description notes, the WorldView Legion spacecraft are capable of resolving features as small as 12 inches (30 ...
Are We on the Verge of an Arms Race in Space?
Rumors of a Russian space nuke, along with other satellite-targeting weapons, have made geopolitical tensions extend into ...
NASA Puts Science Panels on Pause After Wave of Trump Orders
After terminating its diversity programs, the space agency is reviewing whether several science committees are complying with ...
Sonic booms: SpaceX to launch 2nd rocket of Tuesday doubleheader from Kennedy Space Center
Check back for live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team launch updates on this page, starting about 90 minutes before the evening launch ...
Thales Alenia Space strikes deal with the Emirates for space station module
Thales Alenia Space (TAS) has clinched an order from the UAE's Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre to develop an airlock module for the Lunar Gateway space station, the joint venture between France's ...
Blue Origin rocket flies 30 payloads into space -- and back
The capsule, carrying 30 science payloads, landed in the desert 10 minutes after liftoff, slowed by parachutes and a final nudge from its retrorockets. Blue Origin builds and tests its rocket engines ...