Exactly 60 years ago, on May 5, 1961, nearly 45 million Americans gathered around their televisions to witness astronaut Alan Shepards historic launch into space from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. His suborbital flight lasted just 15 minutes, yet it forever etched itself into U.S. history. A Bit

SpaceX advances its Starlink constellation with back-to-back launches, including a successful May 4 deployment of 60 satellites. Engineers gear up for the same boosters unprecedented tenth flight in days. A Falcon 9 rocketed from Pad 39A at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 4 at 9:01 p.m.

Blue Origin is gearing up to launch paying passengers into space via its New Shepard rocket, offering an unparalleled vantage point of Earth from 100 kilometers up. Tickets for these historic flights are now on sale. Blue Origin has spent years developing suborbital tourist flights aboard the New Sh

SpaceXs Starship integrates seamlessly into NASAs lunar strategy, enabling confident plans for sustained human presence on the Moon—and eventually Mars. The past decade has been challenging for NASA since retiring the space shuttle in 2011, leaving no independent means to launch astronauts. Ambitiou

Every Saturday morning, astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) dedicate several hours to meticulous cleaning. This essential task prevents bacterial and fungal growth in the unique microgravity environment. But what does a cleaning day in orbit entail?Weekends aboard the ISS are relativ

Scientists have reconstructed the epic path of a space rock that exploded over southern Africa in 2018, with fragments landing in Botswana. On June 2, 2018, in the early morning, the Catalina Sky Survey telescope—having detected the intruder eight hours earlier—captured a small asteroid tearing thro

On Monday, April 12, the Mission Extension Vehicle-2 (MEV-2) maintenance spacecraft successfully docked with the commercial communications satellite Intelsat 10-02 (IS-10-02) at 36,000 km above Earth. The mission aims to extend its operational life significantly.After years of service, most satellit

Boeing has resolved key software issues with its Starliner spacecraft, but now contends with SpaceX dominating docking ports at the ISS. A window may open in orbit soon, and Boeing must seize it.SpaceX Dominates as Boeing Navigates ChallengesNASA awarded contracts in 2014 to SpaceX and Boeing for co

Parked on Mars since November 2018, NASAs InSight lander faces a critical energy shortage. Dust blankets its solar panels as Martian winter persists, prompting engineers to implement power conservation measures until conditions improve. Landed in Elysium Planitia, a vast lava plain near Mars equator

NASA is set to attempt the first flight of its Ingenuity helicopter on Mars early Monday, around 9:30 a.m. French time. Expect updates from the agency around 12:15 p.m. French time, after data transmission from the rotorcraft. A Historic Flight Mission engineers have spent days preparing Ingenuitys

SpaceXs proven Falcon Heavy rocket is set to launch NASAs VIPER rover to the Moons South Pole. This advanced robot will map water ice deposits, paving the way for sustainable human exploration. NASAs Artemis program targets a human return to the Moon by 2024, with plans for a permanent presence. To

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Rashid rover is set to touch down on the Moon in 2022 aboard Japans HAKUTO-R lander, developed by ispace. This milestone marks the first lunar landing attempt for both nations. To date, only three countries—the United States, the Soviet Union, and China—have successful

Are we alone in the galaxy? Over recent decades, scientists have debated signaling our presence to potential extraterrestrials. But not everyone views this outreach positively. What if our quest for cosmic neighbors backfires?Michio Kaku, professor of theoretical physics at the City College of New Y

NASA has made history once again: its Ingenuity helicopter successfully completed the first powered, controlled flight on another planet. Engineers on the mission team meticulously prepared for Ingenuitys inaugural flight. Initially scheduled for April 8 and then postponed to April 11, the test face

NASAs New Horizons probe has entered the elite ranks of spacecraft operating beyond 50 astronomical units (AU) from the Sun. Remarkably, it remains fully operational and is now hunting for its next target. The New Horizons spacecraft, launched by NASA, has crossed the 50 AU threshold from our Sun—eq

NASA has officially cleared SpaceX for the next crewed mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Due to weather conditions, the launch—originally set for Thursday—has shifted to Friday. In a milestone, the astronauts will fly aboard a proven, repurposed SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule and Falcon

Russian state media reports suggest the country could soon end its long-standing partnership on the International Space Station (ISS) with the United States and other partners. Two key factors are driving this potential abrupt exit. On November 2, 2000, NASA astronaut Bill Shepherd and Russian cosmo

NASAs Perseverance rover has achieved a historic milestone by producing oxygen from Mars atmosphere—a critical step toward enabling human missions to the Red Planet. Producing Oxygen on Mars While NASAs Ingenuity helicopter has captured headlines with the first powered flight on another world, Perse

Astronomers have discovered a black hole weighing only three solar masses—one of the smallest ever found and the nearest to Earth at 1,500 light-years away, orbiting a red giant star.Located 1,500 light-years from Earth in the constellation Monoceros—earning it the nickname The Unicorn—this black ho

NASAs Ingenuity team executed a successful second test flight of the Mars helicopter on Thursday, reaching about five meters altitude during the maneuver.An Iconic First-Flight PhotoOn Monday, April 19, NASA achieved history with Ingenuitys first powered flight on another planet. The rotorcraft asce