Ingenuity's Fourth Flight: Mars Helicopter Mission May Be Extended Than Originally Planned

SPACE 04.30.2021 20:54 PM

NASA is giving the Ingenuity helicopter another month after it aced its fourth flight on Mars to tackle new tough terrain and serve as a scout for the Perseverance rover.

NASA Roleplays Near-Earth Space Objects Passing By, Here's What Happened in the Asteroid Simulation

04.30.2021 06:00 AM

NASA held a tabletop exercise this week in which planetary defense officials pretend a near-Earth object is about to collide with the Earth.

Exoplanet Discovery: NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Witnesses Growing, Feeding Giant Planet

04.30.2021 05:42 AM

The Hubble Space Telescope at NASA has captured something extraordinary: a still-forming giant planet feeding off debris and material around a young star.

FAA Gives SpaceX Go Signal to Launch 3 More Starship Prototypes

04.30.2021 05:36 AM

The Federal Aviation Administration has authorized three upcoming launches of SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft, according to a recent statement.

China's Tianhe Successfully Entered Earth’s Orbit; How Competitive is the Chinese Space Program?

04.29.2021 23:46 PM

The launch of Beijing’s unmanned module is the first of 11 missions needed to create the station. The finished product will be a rival to the International Space Station.

SpaceX Falcon 9 First Stage Successfully Lands on 'Just Read the Instruction' Drone Ship [LOOK]

04.29.2021 23:23 PM

SpaceX Falcon 9 successfully launched another 60 Starlink satellite and nailed its 7th landing on Just Read The Instructions drone ship.

NASA SLS Core Stage Faces Challenging Schedule as It Arrives at Kennedy Space Center

04.29.2021 22:40 PM

The barge Pegasus arrived at KSC on April 27 with the core stage of the SLS on board. Will NASA launch this rocket this year?

Juno Captures Stunning Images of Superstorms, Preparing for More Flybys of Jupiter

04.29.2021 05:15 AM

NASA's Juno orbiter has sent back jaw-dropping images of massive superstorms that hit Jupiter and other phenomena.

Russia Tests New Space Anti-Ballistic Missile: Four Times Faster Than AK-47 Bullet

04.29.2021 01:57 AM

Russia tested its new anti-ballistic missile that has speeds four times than the bullet of an AK-47 rifle. The test happened at the Sary-Shagan test site in Kazakhstan.

China Set to Lift off First Module of Heavenly Harmony Space Station

04.28.2021 22:36 PM

China is set to launch the first module of its planned Heavenly Harmony space station this week. China begins another giant stride in its space exploration efforts as it starts to piece together its own space station called Heavenly Harmony with the launch of initial modules on Thursday to begin the delicate process.

MeerKat Radio Telescope Discovers Eight New Millisecond Pulsars, Most Compact Stars Known

04.28.2021 21:15 PM

Scientists made an astonishing find in the universe after the MeerKAT telescope of South Africa discovered eight new millisecond pulsars.

Michael Collins: Apollo 11 Astronaut Dies at 90, Leaves Behind Legacy

04.28.2021 20:00 PM

Collins himself never stepped foot on the moon, but his accomplishments were part of one of history's most famous space missions.

Ultracold Atom on Sounding Rocket Presented for the First Time in Space, Gauging Earth's Gravity

04.28.2021 04:46 AM

Researchers recently presented an ultracold atom on a sounding rocket and further rocket missions, reports said, set to follow.

SpaceX Starship SN15 Might Proceed With Test-Launch This Week

04.28.2021 02:41 AM

Elon Musk said SN15 has undergone 'hundreds' of improvements before launch this week. Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX, said on Monday that the company's Starship prototype SN15 (Serial No.

Elon Musk: SpaceX Starlink License Mod Gets FCC Approval as Falcon 9 Rockets Pushes Itself to Limits

04.27.2021 23:50 PM

The FCC allowed SpaceX to modify its Starlink constellation license. It would also launch satellites this week through Falcon 9 rockets.