Spain’s PLD Space, supported by ESA, has demonstrated the technologies for a reusable first stage of…
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SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket has flown its first commercial flight
The Falcon Heavy rocket’s maiden flight was last February, but now it has launched a satellite for…
Scientists Share Results From NASA's Twins Study
During astronaut Scott Kelly’s nearly year-long space flight on the International Space Station, NASA scientists measured…
Rocket break-up provides rare chance to test debris formation
The discarded ‘upper stage’ from a rocket launched almost ten years ago has recently crumbled to…
Pinpointing The Origin of Photons in Mysterious Gamma-ray Bursts
Scientists from the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research and collaborators have used simulations to show that…
Israeli Robotic Moon Landing Fails In Final Descent
Israeli scientists are studying what caused an engine failure in the closing minutes of what they…
NASA TV Coverage Set for April 17 Cygnus Launch to International Space Station
NASA’s commercial partner Northrop Grumman is scheduled to launch its Antares rocket carrying its Cygnus cargo…
Israel's Beresheet lunar lander has crashed on the moon
The first privately funded lunar lander, SpaceIL’s Beresheet spacecraft, suffered an engine failure and crashed as…
Studying Behavior in Space Shows Mice Adapt to Microgravity
NASA scientists have now published the first detailed study of how mice behave in the NASA…
10 Things You Should Know About Planetary Defense
Near-Earth objects (NEOs) are asteroids and comets that orbit the Sun like the planets, but their…