SpaceX Wins $2.9 Billion Lunar Lander Contract for NASA's Artemis Program Set on 2024

TECH & INNOVATION 04.16.2021 21:22 PM

NASA awards the Human Landing System (HLS) contract to SpaceX to build a lunar lander to ferry astronauts to the Moon for the first time since the Apollo program.

Is Russia Going Back to the Moon This Year? Here's What Officials Claim

04.15.2021 22:21 PM

Russia is revisiting its Soviet space heritage for a new series of missions that would take the nation back to the moon. It is hoping to pick up where it left off in 1976.

SpaceX Crew-2 Launch: NASA Gives Go Signal for April 22 Liftoff

04.15.2021 21:40 PM

NASA and SpaceX prepares to send the second operational commercial crew mission to the International Space Station. You can watch it live!

Will UAE Send Its Own Lunar Rover to the Moon Through Japan’s ispace?

04.15.2021 02:07 AM

Japanese lunar robotics company iSpace will deliver a rover built by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the moon in 2022.

NASA's InSight Lander is in Big Trouble; Here's Why!

04.14.2021 20:50 PM

Another dust storm could kill NASA InSight Lander. It is covered in so much dust that its solar panels cannot generate enough energy to keep it working.

Best Diet for Astronauts: Here's How Scientists Build Menu for Space Travelers

04.14.2021 06:40 AM

A scientist said, food affects every aspect of physiology, and food can either make one very healthy, or it can even make an individual very ill.

Scientists Perform First-ever Ultracold Atom Interferometry in Space, Leading to Possible Physics Breakthroughs

04.14.2021 04:10 AM

Scientists successfully performed the first-ever atom interferometry in space, which would lead to potential breakthrough discoveries in physics.

Oxygen False Positives: Study Shows Ways to Get Oxygen in Lifeless Atmosphere

04.14.2021 03:52 AM

A new study shows a number of scenarios in which a rocky planet surrounding a sun-like star could evolve to have oxygen within its atmosphere.

Blue Origin to Launch Astronaut Rehearsal For New Shepard Test Flight This Week!

04.14.2021 02:01 AM

Blue Origin plans to launch an uncrewed test flight of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle on Apr. 14. You can watch it live online!

Life on Venus, Other Planets May Be Proven With New Insight on Molecules

04.14.2021 00:11 AM

Scientists shed light on spotting molecules on the atmosphere of Venus or other planets to prove if life existed there.

Meteor Seen Above Florida: Did It Light up the Skies? [WATCH]

04.13.2021 23:10 PM

The bright flash of light seen by many in South Florida was likely a slow-moving fireball. Experts say it's an unusually large meteor.

NASA's Mars Ingenuity: First Flight Delayed Again? Here's What Happened

04.13.2021 21:09 PM

NASA delays Mars Ingenuity's first flight again for the third time to cure what ails the helicopter's software.

Earth Receives At Least 5,000 Tons of Dust per Year; Is It Because of Astronomical Objects?

04.13.2021 05:06 AM

Around 5,000 tons of extraterrestrial dust usually head toward Earth every day. Where did it come from?

NASA Releases Video to Mark 40th Anniversary of Space Shuttle Program

04.13.2021 02:21 AM

NASA releases a commemorative video marking the 40th anniversary of the maiden Space Shuttle flight on April 12, 1981.

Lyrid Meteor Shower 2021: Will It Dazzle Skies This Month?

04.13.2021 01:21 AM

The Lyrids are set to become active in 2021 around April 15 and will peak on the evening of April 21 into the early morning hours of April 22.