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Starship's 3rd-launch success: Rocket finally soared to space without blowing up, but SpaceX lost it on reentry
SpaceX's Starship rocket successfully reached space on its third launch attempt, but it lost commun…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Mariann…
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NASA selects three firms to design nuclear power plant for moon
This technology would benefit future exploration under the Artemis mission that aims to land the…
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The mystery of how the moon formed is still puzzling scientists. The secret could lie deep within our planet.
Scientists have several theories for how the moon first formed. The leading hypothesis involves a m…
Marianne Guenot
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Smooth Sailing says ISRO as Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander gets closer to the Moon
After Russia's Luna-25 mission failed, all eyes will be on India as its Chandrayaan-3 is set to lan…
ANI
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"Welcome, buddy!" Chandrayaan-2 orbiter greets Chandrayaan-3 lander as they establish communication
In a significant development, the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter which was already fixed around the moon est…
ANI
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NASA expects Mars lander to run out of power, ending InSight's historic mission
InSight detected more than 1,300 quakes on Mars, revealing the planet's inner layers for the first …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Indian-origin robotics engineer to head NASA's new Moon to Mars office
Indian-origin software and robotics engineer, Amit Kshatriya has been appointed as first head of NA…
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A Brazilian influencer said he got Elon Musk's name tattooed on his head to get the billionaire's attention and be taken on a space mission
Instagram influencer Rodrigo América told Insider that he wanted to "draw attention" from Elon Musk…
Charissa Cheong
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New missiles could help Ukraine's future F-16 fighters to take on Russian jets, but the planes will likely be more useful for other missions
Rushing out to take on the Russian air force probably isn't the best use for the F-16s Ukraine is e…
Jake Epstein
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In its first 100 days, the James Webb telescope peered deep into space, took beauty shots of faraway galaxies and glittering nebulae, and saw a spacecraft slam into an asteroid
Since July, the powerful infrared telescope has sent hundreds of observations back to scientists on…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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The man who was almost NASA's first Black astronaut in the 1960s explains why he never made it to space
Ed Dwight trained to be the first Black astronaut years before NASA sent an African American into s…
Jenny McGrath
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NASA's uncrewed Artemis moon mission is due to launch in February, following delays caused by the pandemic and Hurricane Ida
Artemis 1, which is due to launch early next year, would be the first step in NASA's long-term plan…
Zahra Tayeb
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NASA astronauts aboard the ISS have begun growing chile peppers in a bid to boost crews' diets on future missions
The peppers being grown by NASA astronauts are rich in vitamin C, making them a great fit for feedi…
Zahra Tayeb
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NFTs to the moon? US Space Force says it will start selling digital tokens depicting satellites, mission badges and other memorabilia
The collectible digital tokens will depict anything from clusters of satellites, including one name…
Sophie Kiderlin
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Indian spacetech startup GalaxEye raises $3.5 million in seed round
GalaxEye Space, an Indian spacetech start-up focused on earth observation, announced on Thursday th…
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SpaceX's Rideshare is making it far easier to launch satellites into orbit. In-Space Missions explains how it's using the program to help customers realise their ambitions.
Insider spoke to In-Space Missions, which is helping founders get their satellite ambitions ideas o…
Kumutha Ramanathan
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China's ambitious Tianwen-1 Mars mission - involving an orbiter, lander, and rover - just reached the red planet
China is the sixth nation ever to reach Mars. It could soon become the third to successfully land a…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Back to the Moon: NASA is set to launch the Artemis 1 mission — here’s what you should know
NASA’s ambitious Artemis 1 mission is all set to take an essential step toward returning humans to …
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After reaching the moon, ISRO plans to dive 6,000 meters deep into the sea by 2022
India’s submersible vehicle, on the other hand, will be able to carry three people — two s…
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NASA's plan to put humans back on the Moon will cost $28 billion
NASA has shared an update on its Artemis programme, including the latest plans to land the first wo…