Space

Aerospace

T-Minus: 10 space stations of the future

The International Space Station may be nearing retirement, but 10 new space stations are just preparing for launch.

Kristin Houser

Aerospace

T-Minus: SpaceX’s Starship vs. Boeing’s Starliner

A breakdown of SpaceX’s Starship, Boeing’s Starliner, and what they mean for the future of space exploration at NASA.

Kristin Houser

Aerospace

T-Minus: Counting down 10 upcoming moon missions

A countdown of 10 upcoming moon missions, all leading up to the one expected to return NASA astronauts to the lunar surface.

Kristin Houser

Astronomy

An AI has discovered new craters on Mars

An AI trained to spot signs of fresh craters on Mars in photos of the Martian surface has already discovered dozens of new impacts.

Kristin Houser

Outer Space

We're floating in 6,000 tons of junk

There's a lot of trash in outer space. We need to clean it up before it becomes unusable.

Amanda Winkler

Citizen Science

Citizen scientists helped NASA map our cosmic backyard

NASA was able to create a highly detailed 3D map of nearby brown dwarfs thanks to the efforts of 150,000 citizen scientists.

Kristin Houser

Astronomy

Scientists may have found the hum of the universe

Scientists may have recorded the "hum" of the universe for the first time by measuring irregularities in gravitational waves.

Teresa Carey

Aerospace

Tiny satellite uses Earth’s magnetic field to generate thrust

Students are sending a CubeSat to space. The nanosatellite will test a propulsion method that uses Earth's magnetic field to maintain low earth orbit.

Teresa Carey

Aerospace

This spider-like moon rover will explore lunar lava tubes

A spider-like moon rover heading to the lunar surface in 2021 is designed to explore the underground lava tubes in which astronauts might one day live.

Kristin Houser

Aerospace

The most anticipated space missions of 2021

The list of 2021's most exciting space missions includes several Mars orbiters, a couple of moon shots, and the launch of an asteroid-deflecting spacecraft.

Kristin Houser

Aerospace

NASA's next-gen spacesuit

NASA is developing a next-generation spacesuit called the xEMU for upcoming missions to the moon and, eventually, crewed trips to Mars.

Kristin Houser

Aerospace

ESA is building its first reusable spaceplane

ESA is officially building Space Rider, a spaceplane designed to give scientists cheaper access to microgravity for their experiments.

Kristin Houser

Aerospace

5 awesome space exploration achievements of 2020

2020 was a big year for space news. Here are five achievements in space exploration that were particularly awesome.

Kristin Houser

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