Boeing Starliner returning empty, NASA to use SpaceX to get astronauts
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore, left, and Suni Williams pose inside the hatch connecting Boeing's Starliner to the International Space Station…
Mars Missions Face Unexpected Challenge: Expired Meds
You know that thing when you’ve got a godawful cold and you go into your medicine cabinet to dig out…
How to Run on the Moon
When the elevator is stopped, the two forces are equal and opposite, and the net force is zero. But if…
Ed Stone, head of the Voyager mission that introduced us to solar system’s outer planets, has died
The NASA project scientist who led the grandest and farthest tour humanity's ever taken in our solar system has died. Ed…
The Most Precious Human Relics Left in Space
Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster and Starman manikin shortly after launch on February 6, 2018. Photo: SpaceXBeing the space nerd that…
India Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission lands on moon’s south pole
The moon's surface is seen below the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on August 20, 2023 as it orbited in preparation for landing.ISROIndia…
How Many Astronauts Does It Take to Start a Colony on Mars?
It might only take 22 people to establish a colony on Mars, though that small group of cosmic inhabitants should…
Russia’s Luna-25 smashes into moon in failure
In this handout picture taken and released by the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos on August 11, 2023, a Soyuz…
Virgin Galactic launches first tourist flight to space, Galactic 02
Virgin Galactic flew its second commercial spaceflight on Thursday, its first carrying private-paying tourists.Called Galactic 02, the flight launched from…
The Best Spaceflight Images From July Will Make Your Head Explode
Photo: NASA/Isaac WatsonOn July 11, 2023, against the backdrop of the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building, three custom-made, fully electric, eco-friendly…
