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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has successfully deployed its 70-foot sunshield
The James Webb Space Telescope has completed one of the most challenging tasks involved in its mission to probe the depths of our universe.
United States extends ISS operations through 2030
The US has extended its operations aboard the International Space Station through 2030.
China says its space station dodged Starlink satellites twice this year
China has complained that its space station had to evade Starlink satellites twice in 2021.
NASA has finally launched the James Webb Space Telescope
Merry Christmas, space nerds.
Watch the James Webb Space Telescope launch at 7:20 AM ET
After far too many delays over the years to count, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will finally make its way to space tomorrow.
NASA's $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope will study the universe's origins
The James Webb Space Telescope is scheduled to lift off on Christmas Eve. It's mission: Peer deeper into space than ever before.
No one asked for lickable TV, and yet...
A lickable TV lets you taste what you see on the screen — and it might even be useful in some cases.
First full asteroid return sample confirms early Solar System origins
Scientists have studied their first full asteroid return sample, and it confirms Ryugu is made of extremely primitive Solar System material.
In 2021, billionaires headed to the stars
In 2021, Musk, Bezos and Branson finally made good on their myriad space travel promises by launching civilians, astronauts and even themselves into the upper reaches of Earth’s atmosphere.
Listen to the 'sound' of Jupiter's moon Ganymede thanks to the Juno probe
NASA's Juno probe has 'heard' Jupiters' giant moon Ganymede by recording magnetic field activity during a fly-by.
Recommended Reading: How a Netflix series changed Formula 1
Recommended Reading highlights the week's best long-form writing on technology and more.
Hyundai's MobED robot can elevate its wheels to navigate uneven surfaces
This week, Hyundai unveiled the Mobile Eccentric Droid or MobED, a new mobility platform for taking on even the trickiest surfaces and uneven ground.
NASA spacecraft enters the Sun's corona for the first time
The Parker Solar Probe has become the first spacecraft to fly through the Sun's upper atmosphere or corona.
Former SpaceX workers say company has a culture of sexual harassment
Former SpaceX employees have accused the company of doing little to stop sexual harassment at the company.
The FAA will give Bezos and Branson its last astronaut wings
The Federal Aviation Administration is abruptly ending its award for commercial spaceflight, and its final recipients are exactly the people who can afford to go to space for fun.
SpaceX launches a NASA telescope that will observe black holes
The IXPE is the first satellite capable of measuring the polarization of X-rays that come from cosmic sources, such as black holes and neutron stars.
Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa is going to the ISS ahead of his trip around the Moon
He and his assistant will be the first tourists on the space station in over a decade.
The Hubble telescope is fully operational again after a month-long nap
After multiple instrument sync failures that required putting Hubble into safe mode, NASA says the telescope is now functioning as normal, with all four active instruments collecting data.
NASA will give SpaceX more crewed flights to cover for Boeing's delays
NASA plans to give SpaceX up to three more crewed flights to make sure Boeing's Starliner delays don't affect missions.
Scientists describe a tiny, molten metal exoplanet in unprecedented detail
Scientists have determined that a small, super-hot exoplanet is as dense as iron — and it's the smallest alien world ever measured this way.

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