Falcon 9 Booster Turns Five: A Reuse Record That Redefines Spaceflight
A Falcon 9 booster turns five years old and sets a reuse record of 22 flights. Discover how this milestone cuts launch costs and transforms space access for everyone.
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Roman Space Telescope: 8 Months Early, 100x Wider View
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope launches August 30, eight months ahead of schedule. Its 300.8-megapixel camera captures 100 times more sky than Hubble in one shot.
Why Watching a Rocket Launch Changes Your Perspective on Space
A firsthand account of a Falcon 9 rocket launch reveals how satellite technology affects daily life, from internet to GPS, and what the future holds for space access.
Prada Goes to the Moon: NASA’s High-Tech Long Johns for Artemis Astronauts
NASA’s Artemis astronauts will wear high-tech Prada-designed long johns under their spacesuits. The liquid-cooled garment blends Italian craftsmanship with cutting-edge thermal regulation for the Moon.
Free Interactive App Makes Einstein’s Relativity Intuitive
A new free interactive app, Relativizer, lets anyone explore Einstein’s special relativity visually. Drag objects to near-light speed and see time dilation, length contraction, and more.
The Exploration Company’s Reusable Rocket: A New Era in Spaceflight
The Exploration Company is developing a reusable heavy-lift rocket named Nyx, aiming to cut launch costs and make space accessible. Test flights planned for 2025.
Jeff Bezos: New Glenn Rocket ‘Incredible Progress,’ Could Launch This Year
Jeff Bezos reveals Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket making ‘incredible progress’ toward first orbital launch this year. What it means for satellite internet, competition, and space access.
Meteorite From Lost Solar System World Found in Sahara
A meteorite discovered in the Sahara desert could be the first evidence of a lost planet from the early solar system, offering unprecedented insights into planetary formation.
After 20-Year Hunt, Scientists Pinpoint Radio Signals to a ‘Vampire Star’
After a 20-year search, astronomers have traced mysterious radio pulses to a ‘vampire’ white dwarf draining its companion star. The discovery rewrites stellar death.
NASA Declares Mars MAVEN Spacecraft Dead After Six Months of Silence
After six months of radio silence, NASA declares its Mars MAVEN spacecraft officially dead. The orbiter unlocked secrets of Mars’ atmosphere loss but succumbed to a star tracker failure.
Two Supermassive Black Holes Imaged Together for First Time
Astronomers capture the first direct image of two supermassive black holes orbiting each other in galaxy 0402+379, 4.4 billion light-years away.
Could White Holes Solve the Mystery of the Big Bang?
Could white holes—objects that only spit out matter—explain the Big Bang? Theoretical physicists explore a cosmic bounce from a previous universe’s black hole.