NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers conducts research operations inside the Destiny laboratory module’s Microgravity Science Glovebox aboard the International Space Station. Credit: NASA Students attending the U.S. Space and Rocket Center
NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers conducts research operations inside the Destiny laboratory module’s Microgravity Science Glovebox aboard the International Space Station. Credit: NASA Students attending the U.S. Space and Rocket Center
PARIS — The European Space Agency is weighing options for programs affected by proposed major budget cuts at NASA as it also seeks to expand cooperation with other nations. At
NASA’s twin Voyager spacecraft, launched in 1977, are now traveling through interstellar space at around 35,000 mph (56,000 kph). This artist’s concept depicts one of the probes speeding away. Credit:
As the world of space exploration accelerates, May is set to be a thrilling month for orbital launches, featuring ambitious missions from five nations across three continents. The excitement is
The Tibetan Plateau is a region of stunning beauty, and as this true-color Terra MODIS image from December 14, 2002, shows, is graced with hundreds of lakes that sparkle like
When two stars orbit one another in such a way that one blocks the other’s light each time it swings around, that’s an eclipsing binary. A new paper from NASA’s
An unfolding mystery is how early supermassive black holes got so big, so early. Their high mass is tough to explain through a ladder of mergers; instead, astronomers suggest they
Join our newsletter to get the latest military space news every Tuesday by veteran defense journalist Sandra Erwin. TAMPA, Fla. — German defense contractor Rheinmetall plans to start building synthetic
Join our newsletter to get the latest military space news every Tuesday by veteran defense journalist Sandra Erwin. WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Troy Meink as the 27th secretary of
Rocket lab is lining up missions for its new Neutron rocket, as the vehicle approaches its debut launch later this year. A new partnership between Rocket Lab and the U.S.






