Space News

Sierra Space won an Air Force contract to continue development of an engine that could be used in the upper stage of future launch vehicles. The post Sierra Space wins Air Force contract for upper-stage engine developmen...

Scientists are using new technologies to create 3D-printed hearts that'll be sent to the ISS in about five years. This could be key for a future in which humans are deep-space explorers.

Located 13.2 billion light years away, a galaxy that existed just 600 million years after the Big Bang is home to one of the most distant sites of star birth, and death, ever seen.

Researchers have found a new way to measure dark energy -- the mysterious force that is causing the expansion of the entire universe to accelerate -- using data from our own cosmic backyard.

More than 15 years after the discovery of fast radio bursts (FRBs)--millisecond-long, deep-space cosmic explosions of electromagnetic radiation--astronomers worldwide have been combing the universe to uncover clues about...

Robot Rollin' Justin is a pioneer in testing how astronauts can control a machine on another world. He just finished a test on the simulated sands of a Mars-like world.

In 1985, the physicist Heinz Pagels wrote that star birth was a “veiled and secret event.” That’s because the stellar crêches hide the action. But, ever since the advent of infrared astronomy, astronomers have bee...

Quite close to our solar system, an angry red dwarf star is terrorizing a misfortunate planet by ripping away the world's atmosphere.

The SLIM moon lander will test precision landing and pave the way for small-scale exploration of Earth's nearest neighbor.

The James Webb Space Telescope spied a cosmic question mark in deep space while observing two young stars located more than 1,000 light-years from Earth.

Bruno says he has questions on the Space Force's decision to add a third heavy-lift launch provider in the next round of contracts, known as National Security Space Launch Phase 3. The post ULA has concerns about a third...

Good news everyone! Animated sci-fi comedy "Futurama" is back with its Season 11 premiere episode on Hulu, and it does not disappoint.

A new study estimates there could be hundreds of rogue planets nearby that we could explore for signs of extraterrestrial life! The post If Rogue Planets are Everywhere, How Could We Explore Them? appeared first on Unive...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carves a fiery orange arc into the sky above its burly cousin the Falcon Heavy in a gorgeous launch photo snapped early Friday (July 28).

Chris Kubasik, CEO of defense contractor L3Harris Technologies, on July 27 extended "a warm welcome to Aerojet's team of over 5,000 employees who will soon become part of L3Harris." The post Aerojet Rocketdyne officially...

Removing carbon from Earth's atmosphere may not reverse devastating changes to weather patterns in vulnerable areas, a new study suggests.

Image: Aeolus control team wraps up successful reentry operations

NASA's solar-powered spacecraft, Juno, will take another spin past Jupiter's moon Io on Sunday (July 30) with its 52nd pass being its closest approach to the volcanic moon yet.

Eutelsat expects to return to growth next year as its pivot to connectivity starts to bear fruit, the French satellite operator said July 28 after a waning video business helped annual sales decline for the seventh year ...

A joint scientific team led by the Royal Observatory of Belgium (ROB) and the KU Leuven has found that high-frequency magnetic waves could play an essential role in keeping the sun's atmosphere at millions of degrees. Th...

That ill-fated dive of the Titan submersible and loss of its deep ocean exploring occupants has sparked conversation and debate in the world of public space travel.

Week in images: 24-28 July 2023 Discover our week through the lens