Astronomy
T-Minus: How to not die on (the way to) Mars
A breakdown of the five biggest threats to future Mars astronauts and what NASA scientists are doing to overcome each one.
Life on Mars, together
Researchers spent two weeks at the Mars Desert Research Station conducting an analog mission for potential future trips to Mars.
T-Minus: New SpaceX fashion, a Mars mystery, and more
Freethink’s weekly countdown of the biggest space news, featuring new spacesuits, a mission to the dark side of the moon, and more.
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft was set to launch on May 6 — but was delayed again
Boeing’s Starliner launch – delayed again – will be an important milestone for commercial spaceflight if it can manage to launch.
T-Minus: Psyche phones home, NASA sets sail, and more
Freethink's weekly countdown of the biggest space news, featuring a new kind of space communication, lots of orbital debris, and more.
T-Minus: $11B Mars rocks, Voyager 1’s resurrection, and more
Freethink's weekly countdown of the biggest space news, featuring NASA's Mars rock request, the Dragonfly mission, and more.
T-Minus: SpaceX’s military launch, a rocket family’s final flight, and more
Freethink's weekly countdown of the biggest space news, featuring a new kind of military satellite, the solar eclipse, and more.
Persistent “hiccups” in a far-off galaxy draw astronomers to new black hole behavior
Scientists have found a large black hole that “hiccups,” giving off plumes of gas, revealing another black hole.
How three laser-shooting spacecraft could reveal the birth of the universe
The first space-based mission to detect gravitational waves, LISA, could give us a brand new perspective into the universe’s past.
T-Minus: Counting down the 10 biggest “firsts” in space exploration
A special edition of Freethink's weekly countdown of space news, featuring the 10 biggest milestones in humanity's exploration of space.