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Watch Axiom Space’s second private flight to the ISS with us at 5PM ET
Axiom Space's second all-civilian space flight will launch later today from NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
NASA picks Blue Origin to build the Artemis V Moon landing system
NASA has chosen TKTKTK to develop the Artemius V Moon landing system.
Astronomers identify volcano-covered planet that could have water on its surface
The boringly named LP 791-18 d is located about 90 light-years from Earth in the Crater constellation.
Virgin Galactic's final VSS Unity flight test is slated for May 25th
Virgin Galactic's last flight test before paid service is now set for May 25th.
James Webb telescope finds water around a comet in the main asteroid belt
The James Webb telescope has spotted the first known instance of a comet with water vapor in the main asteroid belt.
Vast and SpaceX plan to launch the first commercial space station in 2025
Vast is teaming with SpaceX to launch what could be the first commercial space station.
JWST captures images of the first asteroid belts seen beyond the Solar System
Since 1983, astronomers have known the 440 million-year-old Fomalhaut is surrounded by dust and debris, but what they didn’t expect to find was three different debris fields surrounding the star.
Astronomers finally spot a star consuming a planet
For the first time, scientists have spotted a star eating a planet.
SpaceX's Starship didn't immediately respond to a self-destruct command
Musk explained it exploded after a 40-second delay.
SpaceX’s Starship launch caused a fire in a Texas state park
After a string of delays and a scrubbed launch attempt, SpaceX finally conducted the first test flight of its Starship spacecraft earlier this month. Federal agencies say the launch led to a 3.5-acre fire on state park land.
Japan's ispace confirms that Hakuto-R failed its lunar landing
ispace says there was a 'high probability' that the Hakuto-R lander 'made a hard landing on the moon's surface.'
Watch Japan's ispace try to land on the Moon today at 12:40PM ET
A Japanese company could be the first private outfit to land on the Moon — you can watch the attempt live.
Hitting the Books: We'd likely have to liquidate Jupiter to build a Dyson Sphere around the Sun
In "The Possibility of Life," science journalist Jaime Green examines humanity's intriguing history of looking to the stars and finding ourselves reflected in them.
SpaceX's Starship completed its first fully integrated launch before exploding
SpaceX's Starship rocket has completed its first fully integrated flight test, but it didn't reach orbit.
SpaceX's Starship orbital test launch scrubbed due to 'frozen valve'
SpaceX hopes to launch its first Starship orbital flight at 9:20AM ET — you can tune in here.
FAA grants SpaceX approval for Starship orbital flight test
The Federal Aviation Administration has given SpaceX final regulatory approval to carry out Starship’s first orbital flight test.
Researchers used machine learning to improve the first photo of a black hole
Researchers have used machine learning to tighten up a previously released image of a black hole. As a result, the portrait of the black hole at the center of the galaxy Messier 87, over 53 million light years away from Earth, shows a thinner ring of matter surrounding its center.
SpaceX will conduct a Starship launch rehearsal next week
SpaceX is preparing to carry out a launch rehearsal of its next-generation Starship rocket as early as next week.
Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy protection as it seeks a buyer
Virgin Orbit has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection a few days after officially shutting down its space launch operations.
These are the astronauts that will fly on NASA's Artemis 2 mission around the Moon
NASA has named the four astronauts that will fly around the Moon during the Artemis 2 mission.