Mission will gauge potential locations for SpaceX’s metal “chopstick” arms to catch and return Starship on future missions.

A Japanese team launched LignoSat, the world's first wooden satellite, to the International Space Station (ISS). This 10-cm³ ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe is set to make its final flyby of Venus on Wednesday, setting up the spacecraft to become the ...

NASA has a new trick up its sleeve for space communication. In July 2024, the Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) technology demonstration beamed a laser signal to the Psyche spacecraft, which ...

Next-gen carbon fiber will be tested under extreme conditions for 12-18 months to determine their viability in space for use ...

SpaceX plans to launch another batch of its Starlink internet satellites this afternoon (Nov. 6) from Florida's Space Coast. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink spacecraft is scheduled to lift off ...

Project Hyperion explores the feasibility of crewed interstellar travel via generation ships, using current and near-future ...

The farthest spacecraft in the universe went momentarily rogue, but scientists breathed a sigh of relief when it reconnected ...

DART's goal was to examine how well a planetary defense strategy in moving a threatening space rock away from Earth. Hera will examine the collision from a nearby vantage point, p ...

Onboard Juno is its famed camera, dubbed "JunoCam." A two megapixel visible light camera, JunoCam is designed "to study the ...

In the past, spaceflight was the preserve of government-funded astronauts who had to meet stringent physical, cognitive, ...

One of the best-timed shots in TV history is an old clip by BBC's science presenter James Burke which has recently become ...