Space Exploration
Crewed Starliner Launch Delayed by Flammable Tape, Botched Parachutes
Boeing's first Starliner flight for NASA astronauts was scheduled for July 21, but is now delayed—perhaps indefinitely
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Space Exploration
Can NASA's Artemis Moon Missions Count on Using Lunar Water Ice?
How realistic is it to expect to find enough ice on the moon to support human habitation?
Space Exploration
China’s Mysterious Space Plane Returns to Earth
Specialists speculate that a Chinese spacecraft that spent nine months in Earth’s orbit might be similar to a U.S. space plane, and it could have research or military uses...
Space Exploration
SpaceX Faces Reckoning after Starship’s Messy First Flight
SpaceX’s Starship launch site in southern Texas is now the subject of a lawsuit after the vehicle’s first flight caused concerning damage
Space Exploration
With a Planned Moon Launch, NASA Must Put Safety First
NASA is again sending people to the moon. The agency must revamp its safety reporting procedures to protect everyone involved
Space Exploration
Japanese Moon Landing Attempt Falls Short as Spacecraft Goes Silent
With an apparent crash, the HAKUTO-R mission from the private space exploration company ispace has joined a long list of failed moon landers
Space Exploration
SpaceX’s Starship Fails Upward in Milestone Test
Starship, a super powerful launch system that could revolutionize access to space, soared for mere minutes—but its test flight is still being hailed as a success
Planetary Science
Europe Successfully Launches JUICE Mission to Study Jupiter’s Icy Moons
The ambitious Jupiter moon mission JUICE has begun its long journey to the Jovian system
Space Exploration
NASA Announces the Astronaut Crew for Artemis II Lunar Flyby
Four astronauts will fly around the moon in preparation for the first human landings there since 1972
Space Exploration
Health Research Is Needed Now before Sending Civilians to Space
Now is the time to protect the health and safety of civilians who will be traveling, living and working in the dangerous environment of space
Space Exploration
Three Easy Ways to Make AI Chatbots Safer
The tech industry is rushing headlong into the chatbot gold rush. We need prompt, focused regulation that keeps pace
Space Exploration
What Time Is It on the Moon?
Satellite navigation systems for lunar settlements will require local atomic clocks. Scientists are working out what time they will keep
Space Exploration
NASA’s Pluto Spacecraft Begins New Mission at the Solar System’s Edge
New Horizons is about to wake up and study the Kuiper Belt, the universe, and even Uranus and Neptune. But a new target to visit could trump them all
Space Exploration
Keep Looking Up
As a dismal year on Earth draws to a close, milestones in space exploration offer much for the whole world to celebrate
Space Exploration
NASA’s Artemis I Mission Successfully Returns from the Moon
After a 26-day journey that took it to lunar orbit and back, the uncrewed Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday afternoon, paving the way for future astronaut voyages to Earth’s satellite...
Space Exploration
Are the James Webb Space Telescope’s Pictures ‘Real’?
How the JWST’s cosmic images are made
Aerospace
Space Elevators Are Less Sci-Fi Than You Think
I’ve been working on space elevators for almost 20 years, and though we still have issues to solve, we are getting closer to making them reality
Space Exploration
NASA’s Artemis I Mission Aces Lunar Flyby
The Orion spacecraft passed just 130 kilometers above the lunar surface during a mission-critical engine burn
Culture
Twitter Is Not Rocket Science—It’s Harder
Elon Musk wants to run Twitter like SpaceX. But human behavior will make it much more difficult
Space Exploration
Artemis I Launches U.S.’s Long-Awaited Return to the Moon
The first flight test of the world’s most powerful rocket will send an uncrewed spacecraft to lunar orbit and back
