India approves development of reusable launcher, space station module
"Great news for the space sector!" Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on X. Collectively, the projects authorized by ...
NASA Proposes New Kind of Moon Shot: Literally Shooting the Moon
Multiple bullets containing a tiny spectrometer could be shot into the lunar soil by an astronaut or rover, allowing analysis ...
Mannequins flew around the moon on a path astronauts could soon take. Scientists just revealed how they fared
Detectors inside Artemis I’s Orion capsule show how much radiation exposure its mannequins underwent and how effective a ...
Boeing Starliner astronauts are unexpectedly spending Election Day in space. Here’s how they will cast votes
After NASA’s decision to keep them in space until 2025, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will now cast their votes more than 200 miles above their usual polling place.
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NASA Finishes Building Core of Roman Space Telescope
Upon completion, the Roman Telescope will head into space and take up residence at the Earth-Sun L2 Lagrange point. That's ...
Scientists find powerful window into the extreme reaches of space
A recently-discovered powerful cosmic lens, which magnifies profoundly distant objects in space. Credit: William Sheu (UCLA) ...
Rocket Lab aborts New Zealand launch of Electron rocket with satellite mission
Rocket Lab is set to launch an Electron rocket with 25 new satellites part of a growing orbital constellation in what will be ...
There are plenty of uses for powerful lasers in space. But where should we put them?
A more realistic use for lasers is for deflecting incoming asteroids or as propulsion systems for spacecraft. In a new paper, ...
How a Twitch streamer helped bring NASA to the livestreaming community
Moohoodles is pioneering science and space coverage on Twitch, including with a science- and space-filled TwitchCon panel.
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NASA’s Webb Provides Another Look Into Galactic Collisions
Smile for the camera! An interaction between an elliptical galaxy and a spiral galaxy, collectively known as Arp 107, seems to have given the spiral a happier outlook thanks to the two bright “eyes” ...
NASA completes spacecraft to transport, support Roman Space Telescope
The spacecraft bus that will deliver NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to its orbit and enable it to function once ...