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Watch SpaceX's Crew-2 return to Earth starting November 7th (update: delayed)
SpaceX's Crew-2 mission returns to Earth beginning on November 7th, and you can watch the entire trip live.
Blue Origin loses lawsuit over NASA's SpaceX lunar lander contract (updated)
Blue Origin has lost a lawsuit against NASA that accused the agency of unfairly awarding a Moon lander contract to SpaceX.
Amazon’s Project Kuiper will launch two prototype satellites by the end of 2022
Amazon has hit another milestone on the way to its goal of putting 3,236 low Earth orbit to blanket most of the planet with internet access.
'5D' storage could fit 500TB on a CD-sized glass disc
Using high-speed lasers, researchers have created "5D" data storage technology that could allow 500 TB of data to be written to a CD-sized glass disc.
Astronomers may have spotted a planet in another galaxy for the first time
Scientists have used X-rays to spot what might be the first planet detected beyond the Milky Way galaxy.
Juno probe provides the first 3D view of Jupiter's atmosphere
NASA's Juno probe has offered the first 3D view of Jupiter's atmosphere, showing a flurry of activity beneath the surface.
NASA delays SpaceX Crew-3 launch to November 3rd
NASA has pushed the launch of SpaceX's Crew-3 mission to November 3rd due to weather.
Blue Origin announces plans for a commercial space station
Blue Origin is planning on a commercial space station called Orbital Reef. It's meant to be a "mixed business park" designed to be an industrial, research and commercial hub.
Astronomers directly observe one of the youngest planets to date
Scientists have directly observed one of the youngest planets yet seen at 'just' several million years old.
NASA plans to launch Artemis I Moon mission in February 2022
NASA expects to launch its Artemis I mission in February 2022 aboard an SLS rocket, provided testing goes according to plan.
Hitting the Books: The genetic fluke that enabled us to drink milk
In her latest book, Life as We Made It, author Beth Shapiro takes readers on a journey of scientific discovery, explaining how symbiotic relationships between humans and the environment around us have changed — but not always for the better.
NASA contest asks K-12 students to create Moon-digging robots
NASA is running a contest that challenges K-12 students to design a robot that can excavate the Moon.
Russian crew returns from shooting the first feature film on the ISS
Russian fillmmakers have returned to Earth after shooting the first feature film aboard the International Space Station.
NASA launches mission to explore Solar System 'fossils'
NASA has launched Lucy, a mission that will explore the 'fossils' of Solar System planetary formation among Jupiter's asteroids.
Virgin Galactic delays the start of its paid spaceflights to the end of 2022
It's the latest in a string of delays for the company.
William Shatner becomes the oldest person to reach space
'Star Trek' legend William Shatner has become the oldest person to visit space after flying aboard a Blue Origin mission.
Watch Blue Origin fly William Shatner to space at 8:30AM ET on October 13th
Provided there aren’t any last-minute delays, Star Trek actor William Shatner will fly to the edge of space on October 13th.
Blue Origin delays William Shatner's spaceflight to October 13th
Blue Origin has delayed William Shatner's spaceflight to October 13th.
Pioneering astronaut Sally Ride will appear on a limited-run US quarter
The US Mint has revealed plans for a special quarter featuring Sally Ride, the country's first woman astronaut.
Boeing's next Starliner test flight moves to first half of 2022
Boeing's next Starliner capsule test flight now won't take place until sometime in the first half of 2022 — long after SpaceX took crews into orbit.

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