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 helped find a security hole in spacecraft networksThe vulnerability also affects aircraft and power plants, but it's relatively simple to fix.By J. Fingas, 11.15.2022
Watch NASA crash DART into an asteroid at 6PM ETThe test could help Earth defend against asteroid impacts.By J. Fingas, 09.26.2022
NASA develops ingenious solution to fix its troubled ‘Lucy’ asteroid explorerA solar array that failed to fully deploy is now 'stable enough to operate as needed.'By S. Dent, 08.05.2022
This will be the first US spacecraft to land on the Moon since ApolloAstrobotic has unveiled its finished Moon lander.By J. Fingas, 04.21.2022
NASA spacecraft enters the Sun's corona for the first timeThe Parker Solar Probe flew within 6.5 million miles of the Sun's surface.By S. Dent, 12.15.2021
NASA's TESS spacecraft has already found 2,200 possible planetsIt's easily exceeding its original goal.By J. Fingas, 03.28.2021
Virgin Galactic delays space tourism flights to early 2022SpaceShip 3, however will be revealed in March.By J. Fingas, 02.26.2021
Virgin Galactic delays its next rocket-powered test flightIt wants more time for technical checks.By J. Fingas, 02.12.2021
China probe delivers its first photo of MarsIt's a milestone for the country's space program.By J. Fingas, 02.06.2021
Virgin Galactic plans next rocket-powered test flight for February 13thVirgin wants to know if it fixed the failure from December.By J. Fingas, 02.01.2021
SpaceX Starship launch reportedly violated an FAA licenseThe agency reportedly started an investigation in response.By J. Fingas, 01.30.2021
NASA's Orion spacecraft is ready to fly to the MoonExpect the Artemis I ship's test mission later in 2021.By J. Fingas, 01.15.2021
Blue Origin's upgraded New Shepard vehicle completes its first flightThe upgraded capsule comes with new features that's all about the 'astronaut experience.'By M. Moon, 01.15.2021
Solar Orbiter probe makes its first Venus flybyIt will collect valuable data on its way to the Sun.By J. Fingas, 12.27.2020
Virgin Galactic's latest SpaceShipTwo test ends with a rocket motor failure (updated)SpaceShipTwo and its crew are fine, but it's another setback.By J. Fingas, 12.12.2020
OSIRIS-REx will attempt its first asteroid sample collection next monthThe spacecraft will touch down on asteroid Bennu on October 20th.By C. Fisher, 09.25.2020
Virgin Galactic's last round of SpaceShipTwo tests begins October 22ndIt plans to fly Sir Richard Branson to space after these tests are done.By J. Fingas, 09.06.2020
China says it landed a reusable spacecraft after a two-day flightThe project is even more secretive than the US Air Force's X-37B.By J. Fingas, 09.06.2020
X-37B space plane launches on its most ambitious mission to dateIt's the vehicle's first mission under the Space Force, too.By J. Fingas, 05.17.2020