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An illustration showing astronauts on the moon.

Next-gen spacesuit can turn urine into drinking water

Researchers have created a prototype spacesuit capable of recycling urine into drinking water, and it could be used in the upcoming Artemis missions.
SpaceX static fires its Super Heavy booster.

SpaceX footage shows spectacular Super Heavy static fire

SpaceX has shared imagery showing a static fire of the Super Heavy booster ahead of its fifth test flight as part of the Starship vehicle.
lunar lava tubes on the moon

There’s a cave on the moon where astronauts could possibly live

Researchers have identified a site that could one day house astronauts beneath the moon's surface in the Mare Tranquillitatis Pit.
Boeing Space's Starliner docked at the International Space Station in June 2024.

A spaceship just left the ISS, but it wasn’t the Starliner

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft remains docked at the ISS due to technical issues, while other vehicles continue to come and go.
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SpaceX sees its eight-year-long flawless Falcon 9 launch streak broken

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket had a problem with its engines and failed to deploy its payloads correctly for the first time in eight years.
SpaceCAL 3D printer on VSS Unity, awaiting launch on June 8, 2024.

3D printing tested for emergency spacecraft and medical supplies in space

Recently a team from the University of California, Berkeley sent a new 3D printer to space on a Virgin Galactic mission.
This “penguin party” is loud! The distorted spiral galaxy at center, the Penguin, and the compact elliptical galaxy at left, the Egg, are locked in an active embrace. A new near- and mid-infrared image from the James Webb Space Telescope, taken to mark its second year of science, shows that their interaction is marked by a faint upside-down U-shaped blue glow.

Webb captures a Penguin and an Egg for its two-year anniversary

Today, July 12, marks two years since the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope were unveiled, and scientists have release a new image to celebrate.
An international team of astronomers has used more than 500 images from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope spanning two decades to detect seven fast-moving stars in the innermost region of Omega Centauri, the largest and brightest globular cluster in the sky. These stars provide compelling new evidence for the presence of an intermediate-mass black hole.

Hubble finds mysterious and elusive black hole

For years, astronomers have been searching for elusive intermediate-mass black holes. Now, Hubble has found evidence of one in Omega Centauri.
SpaceX's Super Heavy booster on its way to the launchpad.

SpaceX photos show Super Heavy heading to launchpad for fifth starship flight

SpaceX has shared photos of the Super Heavy booster being transported to the launchpad ahead of the Starship’s fifth test flight.
NASA’s Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams giving an interview on board the International Space Station on Wednesday July 10.

Boeing and NASA in no rush to bring Starliner astronauts back from space station

Two NASA astronauts who traveled to the ISS on the Boeing Starliner have given an update from orbit, but won't be traveling home any time soon.
The Ariane 6 on its maiden flight in July 2024.

Watch Europe’s new Ariane 6 rocket lift off for the first time

Watch Arianespace and the European Space Agency successfully complete the maiden launch of the new Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket.
Boeing's Starliner capsule docked at the ISS.

NASA is about to give an important update on Starliner spacecraft

NASA is about to provide an important update on the Starliner spacecraft, which has been unable to depart the space station due to technical issues.
SpaceX's Starship rocket leaving the launchpad on Saturday.

Elon Musk shares target date for fifth test of Starship megarocket

SpaceX chief Elon Musk has said when he thinks the mighty Starship rocket will be ready to take its fifth test flight.
The Earth and moon captured from the ISS.

This NASA astronaut has been getting creative with his camera on the ISS

NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick has been sharing stunning images from the space station, while also revealing how he gets the shots.
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How to watch Ariane 6 rocket’s maiden launch on Tuesday

The European Space Agency is about to conduct the maiden launch of its new Ariane 6 rocket, and the entirety of the mission will be live streamed.
The first CHAPEA mission crew members who have been living and working inside NASA’s first simulated yearlong Mars habitat mission pose for a photograph taken on June 25, 2024.

This crew is leaving their simulated ‘Martian’ habitat after 378 days

Four volunteers for a NASA experiment have spent more than a year confined to a simulated version of a Mars habitat -- and now they're being let out.
NASA astronauts on the ISS send a Fourth of July message.

NASA astronauts send a Fourth of July message from space

NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station have sent a Fourth of July message to those down on the ground.
A Falcon 9 rocket launches from California.

Is this the most beautiful rocket launch ever?

SpaceX chief Elon Musk has shared a video of an astonishingly beautiful Falcon 9 launch that took place recently in California.
The Polaris Dawn Crew Dragon spacecraft as it will look in orbit.

SpaceX reveals target date for a crewed mission like no other

SpaceX has revealed a target date for its highly anticipated Polaris Dawn mission, which will see four civilians fly a Crew Dragon to its highest-ever altitude.
The Goldstone Solar System Radar, part of NASA’s Deep Space Network, made these observations of the recently discovered 500-foot-wide (150-meter-wide) asteroid 2024 MK, which made its closest approach — within about 184,000 miles (295,000 kilometers) of Earth — on June 29.

Two asteroids whipped past Earth last week, and researchers snapped images

The last week saw not one but two asteroids whip by Earth at close distances -- not so close as to threaten the planet, but close enough to get a good view.
The opening frame of NASA's video for July's skywatching tips.

NASA’s skywatching tips for July include a parade of planets

July is a wonderful month for spotting plenty of planets, according to NASA's monthly rundown on what to look out for.
L1527, shown in this image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument), is a molecular cloud that harbors a protostar. It resides about 460 light-years from Earth in the constellation Taurus. The more diffuse blue light and the filamentary structures in the image come from organic compounds known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), while the red at the center of this image is an energized, thick layer of gases and dust that surrounds the protostar. The region in between, which shows up in white, is a mixture of PAHs, ionized gas, and other molecules.

James Webb snaps a colorful image of a star in the process of forming

A stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows a young star called a protostar and its outflows of dust and gas.
Firefly Aerospace Alpha FLTA005 rocket on the pad.

How to watch Firefly Aerospace launch 8 NASA payloads tonight

Firefly Aerospace is aiming to launch its Firefly rocket on its flight mission tonight, carrying a selection of NASA payloads into orbit. Here's how to watch.
Space Pioneer's Tianlong-3 rocket falling back to Earth.

Disastrous ‘static-fire’ rocket test sees vehicle lift off and then crash

During a static-fire test, the rocket should stay on the ground when its engines are fired. But something went horribly wrong during a recent test in China.
NASA's Mars Odyssey Orbiter.

NASA’s Mars Odyssey Orbiter just reached a major milestone

NASA’s Mars Odyssey Orbiter has just reached a major milestone after 23 years orbiting the red planet.
Japan's H3 rocket climbs to orbit.

Watch Japan’s H3 rocket roar skyward on its second successful flight

Japan took another step forward to becoming a player in the global launch market on Monday with the second successful flight of its powerful H3 rocket.
Boeing Space's Starliner docked at the International Space Station in June 2024.

Boeing Starliner astronauts ‘are not stranded’ in orbit, NASA insists

NASA has said its two Starliner astronauts are not stranded in orbit as it continues to investigate issues with the Starliner's thrusters.
A Falcon 9 booster coming in to land.

Watch SpaceX achieve a record with a Falcon 9 booster

SpaceX has just launched one of its Falcon 9 boosters on a record-breaking flight from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Mechanical arms that will be used to catch the Super Heavy booster.

Watch SpaceX test ‘chopsticks’ for upcoming catch of Super Heavy booster

SpaceX has been testing the mechanical arms that will try to catch the Super Heavy booster at the end of its next test flight, which could take place in July.
A stool constructed out of mycelia after two weeks of growth. The next step is a baking process process that leads to a clean and functional piece of furniture.

Mushroom houses: NASA wants to grow its own Mars habitats from fungi

You might imagine cities on other planets being made of steel or glass, but NASA has other ideas: growing habitats out of fungi.
The International Space Station.

Astronauts on the ISS forced to shelter from dangerous space junk

Astronauts on board the International Space Station were roused from sleep last night and had to shelter in their spacecraft due to a threat from space debris.
Elon Musk at the base of the SpaceX's Starship rocket.

Elon Musk gives close-up tour of SpaceX’s mighty Starship rocket

SpaceX boss Elon Musk has offered a close-up look at the Starship megarocket on the launchpad at the Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas.
The International Space Station.

SpaceX will help to crash the International Space Station

The space station faces a dramatic end when it ceases operations in about six years from now, and SpaceX will help to make it happen.
This image is a mosaic of visible-light and infrared-light views of the same frame from the Pillars of Creation visualization. The three-dimensional model of the pillars created for the visualization sequence is alternately shown in the Hubble Space Telescope version (visible light) and the Webb Space Telescope version (infrared light).

See a stunning 3D visualization of astronomy’s most beautiful object

NASA has created a 3D visualization of the beautiful Pillars of Creation, using data from the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes.