Spacecraft
Japan launches uncrewed space mission to become first to gather samples from Mars' moon Phobos
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Martian Moons eXploration spacecraft lifted off aboard an H3 rocket before dawn from the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan.
SpaceX's Starship engine failure could cause problem for NASA's 2028 moon mission objectives
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage to crash into Moon at seven times the speed of sound
WATCH: Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explodes on launch pad
NASA prepares to deflect asteroid in mission that can one day save Earth
The first-of-its-kind mission - called the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Mission - will see a spacecraft crash into an asteroid to see if it is possible to change its trajectory.
NASA announces potential landing regions for Artemis III Moon mission
Artemis III will be the first in a series of missions to bring astronauts to the Moon, including the first woman and the first person of color to be on the Moon.
SpaceIL using Siemens software to simulate conditions for Moon mission
The technology used to create this replica will also be used to simulate and predict conditions and optimize the spacecraft throughout the duration of its lifespan.
Asteroid flies past Earth 27 times faster than speed of sound
A “potentially hazardous” asteroid the size of a blue whale was set to fly past Earth on Friday.
Debris from China rocket launch will crash land, but no one knows where
The 23-ton laboratory is the second module of the station to be built on Earth and shot off into space, the first having blasted off in late April 2021.
China launches second space station module, Wentian
China began constructing the space station in April 2021 with the launch of the Tianhe module, the main living quarters, in the first of 11 crewed and uncrewed missions in the undertaking.
The spacecraft Gaia has identified two giant new planets in the Milky Way
Tel Aviv University team who led the research say Gaia’s innovative technology is sparking a true revolution in the world of astronomy.
Remember the rocket that crashed into the moon? It left a mark or two
NASA has discovered two small craters on the moon's surface resulting from the rocket crash.
NASA outsources $3.5 billion contracts for next-generation spacesuits
The companies would own the spacesuits, and NASA would become a customer, handing over the reins for what has already been a costly, years-long development for a new spacesuit design.
Israeli astronaut to return to space with 35 experiments
Israel will soon be sending the Rakia mission into space, with astronaut Eitan Stibbe set to take an unprecedented 35 different experiments to the International Space Station.
