George Dvorsky

6/24/22

These Failed Missions to the Moon Remind Us That Space Is Hard

We’ve sent all sorts of things to the Moon over the past 64 years, but not every mission has gone as planned.

6/24/22

Likely Crash Site of Mystery Space Junk Spotted on Moon’s Far Side

An unidentified object hit the lunar surface earlier this year, forming a perplexing double crater.

6/23/22

NASA Declares Megarocket Rehearsal Complete, Setting Stage for Inaugural Launch

The much-anticipated first launch of the Space Launch System could happen as early as late August.

6/23/22

Florida Tower for Launching SpaceX Starship Rockets Takes Shape

The new launch tower is being built at Launch Complex 39A, a mere 1,000 feet from where SpaceX launches its Falcon 9…

6/21/22

What We Know About NASA’s Supposedly ‘Successful’ Megarocket Launch Rehearsal

A problematic hydrogen leak and incomplete countdown rehearsal means a fifth SLS wet dress rehearsal is a distinct…

6/21/22

Test to Maneuver ISS with Cygnus Spacecraft Didn’t Go as Planned

An attempt to use the Cygnus freighter as an ISS booster was supposed to last for 5 minutes, but it had to be…

6/17/22

NASA Set for Latest Megarocket Launch Rehearsal—and the Pressure Is On

The dress rehearsal for Artemis 1 starts on Saturday, with propellant loading expected on Monday.

6/17/22

The SOFIA Mission Is Ending, but Its Legacy Will Be Long Felt

The flying observatory expanded what we know about astrophysics and planetary science, but NASA could no longer…

6/14/22

Demo Mission to Test New ‘Space Tug’ Continues to Flounder

Private space company Momentus had previously warned that “challenges” were to be expected during this inaugural…

6/11/22

NASA’s Delayed Psyche Launch Presents Major Headache for Ride-Along Mission

The inability of NASA to launch the Psyche probe on time shows the limitations and risks involved in low-cost…

6/9/22

SpaceX Slated to Be NASA's Orbital Taxi for at Least Another 8 Years

The space agency had little choice, given the sorry state of the much-delayed Boeing Starliner program.

6/9/22

The Coolest—and Most Frightening—Spacewalks in History

No astronaut has been killed in the 57-year history of spacewalks, but there have been some close calls.

6/7/22

Russian Space Agency Plans to Space-Jack a German X-Ray Telescope

The eROSITA telescope is part of a joint Russian-German project to map the universe, but Germany paused the mission…

6/6/22

Musk’s Megarocket Will Deploy Starlink Satellites Like a Pez Dispenser

The upcoming Starlink 2.0 satellites will be larger than previous versions, requiring them to be launched from…

6/3/22

Elon Musk’s Plan to Send a Million Colonists to Mars by 2050 Is Pure Delusion

There’s more to settling the Red Planet than just packing a whole lotta people into plus-sized rockets.

6/3/22

NASA’s Robotic Mission to Explore Enigmatic Lunar Domes Takes Shape

The space agency also plans to plop some yeast onto the Moon, where it will be exposed to deadly space radiation.

5/31/22

In a First, Surgeons Transplant Human Liver Preserved Outside the Body for 3 Days

The technique has the potential to increase the number of livers available for transplantation, but further research…