NASA and DARPA will test nuclear thermal engines for crewed missions to MarsThe agencies hope to demonstrate the tech as soon as 2027.By K. Holt, 01.24.2023
The Webb Telescope's first confirmed exoplanet is 99 percent the diameter of EarthLHS 475 b is just 41 light years away.By A. Tarantola, 01.11.2023
NASA is funding ideas for a Titan seaplane and faster deep space travelThere are also concepts for an observatory 'swarm' and self-growing Mars habitats.By J. Fingas, 01.10.2023
NASA's 38-year-old science satellite falls safely to EarthThe reentry comes as officials hope to cut back on space debris.By J. Fingas, 01.09.2023
A dead NASA satellite is returning to Earth after 38 years in spaceThe likelihood of it hurting anyone is “very low.”By I. Bonifacic, 01.07.2023
Walter Cunningham, last surviving Apollo 7 astronaut, dies at 90Apollo 7 paved the way for the moon landing, and brought space flight into the nation's living rooms.By W. Shanklin, 01.04.2023
Citizen's new smartwatch uses AI to determine your level of alertnessThe CZ Smart's tech was developed using NASA and IBM Watson technology.By S. Dent, 01.04.2023
NASA’s Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft returns to Kennedy Space CenterThe agency can now take apart the capsule. By I. Bonifacic, 01.01.2023
Tech's biggest winners in 2022Space pictures and word games took our minds off the horrendous tech news cycle.By Engadget, 12.28.2022
NASA officially retires its InSight Mars landerThe agency last heard back from the lander on December 15th. By I. Bonifacic, 12.21.2022
NASA's InSight lander says goodbye from Mars"This may be the last image I can send," the InSight Twitter account said.By J. Conditt, 12.20.2022
Radiator leak from Russian ISS module leaves spacewalkers cooling their heelsNASA said the capsule's external radiator cooling loop is the likely culprit.By W. Shanklin, 12.15.2022
Everything NASA is taking to the moon before colonizing MarsThe Artemis missions will spend the rest of the decade setting up humanity's first extraterrestrial outpost.By A. Tarantola, 12.15.2022
Watch NASA's ocean-monitoring satellite launch here at 6AM ETSWOT will survey water on almost 90 percent of the Earth's surface.By K. Holt, 12.15.2022
Audio from a Martian dust devil captured for the first timePerseverance's recording may only sound like a strong gust of wind, but scientists can glean much more.By W. Shanklin, 12.13.2022
NASA’s Artemis 1 moon mission has returned to EarthThe Orion crew vehicle landed in the Pacific Ocean following a near-perfect flight.By I. Bonifacic, 12.11.2022
Watch NASA's Artemis 1 splashdown here, starting at 11AM ETOrion's first mission to the Moon will soon draw to a close.By K. Holt, 12.11.2022
The Biden administration is reportedly drafting an executive order to streamline space rulesThe president could sign the order by early next year.By I. Bonifacic, 12.10.2022
Blue Origin makes another bid for a NASA lunar lander contractNASA said it would accept more proposals after only awarding one contract to SpaceX.By K. Holt, 12.07.2022
NASA's Orion photographed the Earth and moon from a quarter-million miles awayThe spacecraft snapped the photo at a record-setting distance from home.By J. Fingas, 11.29.2022