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NASA's X-59 reaches speed and altitude milestones ahead of first quiet supersonic flights

staff@engadget.com (Cheyenne MacDonald) — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 22:06:12 +0000

The plane will soon be ready to fly over US communities.

Why your cardiologist might tell you to skip AirPods

staff@engadget.com (Alec Hively) — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:30:00 +0000

The magnetic fields emitted by your headphones will need to be used a safe distance away from your CIDs.

Parker Solar Probe makes another flyby of the sun, solar energy bags a win, and more science stories

staff@engadget.com (Cheyenne MacDonald) — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:30:00 +0000

This week's science news.

Researchers are developing textiles that can produce drinking water from the air

staff@engadget.com (Anna Washenko) — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:50:44 +0000

How very Dune.

Artemis III's life support: How a spacesuit keeps astronauts alive on the moon

staff@engadget.com (Will Shanklin) — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:30:00 +0000

The spaceman wears Prada.

Axiom reveals its Prada-designed spacesuit inner layer for NASA

staff@engadget.com (Steve Dent) — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:46:25 +0000

Axiom has showed off its new spacesuit's inner layer, designed to keep astronauts cool on the moon.

Astronomers measure the mass of a dormant black hole, our solar system's lost protoplanet, and more science stories

staff@engadget.com (Cheyenne MacDonald) — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 17:30:00 +0000

This week's science news.

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to launch on August 30

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 14:08:01 +0000

NASA is targeting an August 30 launch for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which has 100 times Hubble's field of view.

ISS astronauts had to shelter in place in the SpaceX Dragon capsule because of an air leak

staff@engadget.com (Lawrence Bonk) — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:41:34 +0000

We're waiting to learn more about what happened aboard the International Space Station.

How the Internet Crosses Oceans Without You Noticing

staff@engadget.com (Will Shanklin) — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:30:00 +0000

A closer look at how undersea cables connect the world.

NASA's Mars MAVEN probe is dead

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:56:27 +0000

NASA has declared that the MAVEN mission has ended after losing contact with its probe six months ago.

Blue Origin CEO says New Glenn will fly again before the year ends

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 05:31:51 +0000

In a post on X, Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp provided an update on the investigation into the New Glenn launchpad explosion.

NASA readies the X-59 for its first supersonic flight, SpaceX's Starship grounded and more science stories

staff@engadget.com (Cheyenne MacDonald) — Sat, 30 May 2026 16:30:00 +0000

This week's science news.

SpaceX lands a $4 billion contract to help build Trump's Golden Dome

staff@engadget.com (Jackson Chen) — Sat, 30 May 2026 16:20:29 +0000

That's on top of another $2 billion contract awarded to SpaceX earlier this week.

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket explodes on its launchpad

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Fri, 29 May 2026 04:11:35 +0000

Blue Origin says it experienced an anomaly that led to the explosion of its New Glenn rocket and its launchpad during testing.

James Webb telescope spots supermassive black hole that formed before its galaxy

staff@engadget.com (Lawrence Bonk) — Wed, 27 May 2026 18:10:36 +0000

The latest from the James Webb Space Telescope could completely change what we know about the formation of these astronomical bodies.

NASA plans for up to three more lunar missions before the end of 2026

staff@engadget.com (Ian Carlos Campbell) — Tue, 26 May 2026 22:04:25 +0000

The missions will deliver payloads to the lunar surface and test equipment from Blue Origin and Astrolab.

Blue Origin cleared to launch New Glenn rocket again after FAA investigation

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Tue, 26 May 2026 08:32:50 +0000

Blue Origin can now prepare for New Glenn's fourth flight after the FAA cleared it for launch.

NASA shares Psyche spacecraft's photos of Mars

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Sat, 23 May 2026 19:20:00 +0000

NASA has released the photos Psyche took when it did a flyby of Mars.

Chicks hatched from artificial eggshells, a new mission to study Earth's magnetosphere and more science stories

staff@engadget.com (Cheyenne MacDonald) — Sat, 23 May 2026 16:30:00 +0000

This week's science news.