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Puerto Rico commits $8 million to rebuild Arecibo telescope
Puerto Rico has approved $8 million to help rebuild the Arecibo Observatory telescope, although it will likely need considerably more help.
Solar Orbiter probe makes its first Venus flyby
The ESA-NASA Solar Orbiter probe has made its first flight past Venus, collecting valuable data in the process.
Scientists find a strange signal coming from our closest neighboring star
Scientists have detected a strange radio signal coming from Proxima Centauri, although we wouldn't count on aliens being involved.
SpaceX and its kick-ass, phenomenal, totally awesome 2020
2020 has been very good to SpaceX with the aerospace transportation firm surpassing a number of milestones, achieving virtually every goal it set out for itself during the year.
China's Chang'e-5 probe returns to Earth with lunar samples
China's Chang'e-5 probe landed after a mission to grab samples from the moon.
NASA's Lunar Gateway will feature Canadian Space Agency robotics
The Lunar Gateway, NASA’s outpost that will orbit the moon as part of its upcoming Artemis program, will be equipped with external robotics from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), NASA announced today.
Japan's space agency shows off samples collected from asteroid Ryugu
Japan’s space agency JAXA has opened the space probe Hayabusa2’s recently-returned sample capsule and found that the mission did succeed in collecting material from the asteroid Ryugu.
Strange exoplanet discovery makes a case for the elusive 'Planet Nine'
Hubble researchers have determined that a jovian world has such a strange orbit that it might explain our Solar System's theoretical 'Planet Nine.'
China Moon probe starts return to Earth with lunar samples
China's Chang'e-5 probe has started its return to Earth with the first Moon samples in decades.
Solar System 'superhighway' could speed up space travel
Scientists have discovered a Solar System 'superhighway' that could lead to faster, more efficient space travel.
Virgin Galactic's latest SpaceShipTwo test ends with a rocket motor failure (updated)
Virgin Galactic's first attempt at a rocket-powered flight from Spaceport America has ended in failure after the motor didn't ignite.
SpaceShipTwo's next big test flight could happen this weekend
Virgin Galactic is poised to launch its SpaceShipTwo vehicle as early as Saturday on a milestone, powered flight test
NASA names the astronauts eligible for early Artemis Moon missions
NASA has named the 18 astronauts eligible for Artemis' first crewed Moon missions, and they include both veterans and newcomers.
Watch SpaceX's Starship attempt high-altitude flight (update: womp womp)
SpaceX plans to launch its 160-foot tall prototype Starship spacecraft to a height of 12.5km (41,000 feet) above the surface
Boeing's Starliner completes its final landing parachute system test
Having fallen from a height of 35,000 feet and landed safely in the New Mexico desert, Boeing’s Starliner space capsule successfully completed its parachute balloon drop test on Monday, clearing the way for crewed test flights. Unlike SpaceX’s Dragon capsule, which uses parachutes to slow it for water landings, the Starliner employs a multi-stage system of parachutes and airbags to cushion its landings on solid ground. According to Boing, the Starliner is actually the first American-made lander designed to land on land.
SpaceX's first high-altitude Starship test could happen Tuesday
SpaceX is planning the first high-altitude flight test of its new Starship vehicle.
Watch SpaceX launch its first updated cargo Dragon capsule at 11:17AM ET
SpaceX is launching an upgraded cargo Dragon capsule for the first time at 11:17AM Eastern. The new spacecraft can dock entirely on its own.
Voyager probes detect a new form of cosmic ray burst from the Sun
The Voyager 1 and 2 probes have detected a new kind of cosmic ray electron burst emanating from the Sun, decades after they started their missions.
Japan's Hayabusa2 probe returns its asteroid sample to Earth
A capsule returning an asteroid sample from Hayabusa2 has successfully reached Earth.
The Ravn X is a 55,000-pound drone for launching satellites
This week, a company based out of Alabama called Aevum unveiled the Ravn X, a drone designed to carry and launch satellites into low-orbit.

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