6/1/23A New Lunar Lander and Robot Snakes Are Just Some of the Best Spaceflight Images From MayEye-popping rocket launches, blazing hot reentries, and daring spacewalks, the month of May had plenty of…ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedJune 1, 2023
5/26/23NASA Safety Panel Questions Boeing Starliner’s Readiness for Crewed DemoThe safety panel is recommending an independent review of Boeing’s Starliner program, saying a 'number of open…ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedMay 26, 2023
5/23/23Earth Will Receive an 'Alien' Transmission From Mars This WeekCalled A Sign in Space, the scientific art experiment invites the public to help decode the signal, which is meant…ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedMay 23, 2023
5/23/238 Wild Examples of Evolution Copying ItselfEvery so often, nature makes the same creature twice.ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedMay 23, 2023
5/19/23NASA Picks Blue Origin to Build Second Moon Lander for Artemis MissionsUnder the $3.4 billion contract, the Blue Origin-led team will design, develop, and test the crewed lander, dubbed…ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedMay 19, 2023
5/18/23Student-Built Rocket Flies Higher Than a Commercial Airliner, Breaking RecordsIt’s now the highest undergraduate-built liquid-fueled rocket ever flown, climbing 9 miles high at speeds reaching…ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedMay 18, 2023
5/17/23Republican Senators Challenge NASA on ‘Woke’ Policies Related to Climate and DiversityAt a recently held budget hearing, Senators Ted Cruz and Eric Schmitt warned that the space agency is becoming too…ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedMay 17, 2023
5/17/23Unistellar's New Smart Telescope Turns Anyone Into a Backyard AstrophotographerThe telescope makes it possible for amateurs to capture fantastic views of space, even in densely lit environments.ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedMay 17, 2023
5/17/23Astronomers Really Thought These Discoveries Could Be AliensSeveral times, scientists have picked up signals that looked like evidence of intelligent life.ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedMay 17, 2023
5/15/23This Week in Spaceflight: Axiom’s Second Private ISS Mission and the First Arab Woman in OrbitThe coming week will also see the continued growth of several satellite constellations and the winners of NASA's…ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedMay 15, 2023
5/13/23Skylab, the First U.S. Space Station, Changed What We Thought Was Possible in OrbitLaunched 50 years ago this week, Skylab set the stage for much more ambitious missions.ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedMay 13, 2023
5/12/23Shock to the System: Stuck Antenna on Jupiter Probe Finally Unfurls After Clever FixJUICE’s 52-foot-long antenna is now at full length, but it required some serious coaxing—and a big jolt—to get the…ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedMay 12, 2023
5/9/23There's a New Plan to Relocate Hubble Space Telescope and Extend Its LifespanNASA asked commercial providers to find a way to boost Hubble’s orbit, and now Momentus Space and Astroscale have…ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedMay 9, 2023
5/8/23Two Private Astronaut Crews Will Head to Space This MonthAxiom Space and Virgin Galactic are hoping to launch astronauts to space in late May, but these companies have very…ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedMay 8, 2023
5/8/23Experimental ‘Space Tug’ Raises Orbit With Water-Based EngineMomentus Space says the recent demonstration sets it on the path to fully operational missions.ByGeorge DvorskyUpdatedMay 9, 2023
5/4/23Milestone SpaceX Launch Raises Starlink Constellation to Over 4,000 SatellitesA total of 4,023 Starlink satellites are now in low Earth orbit, as SpaceX continues to build its record-setting…ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedMay 4, 2023
5/4/23A Guide to the Unearthly Oceans in Our Solar SystemLiquid water is typically associated with planet Earth, but our solar system hosts surprisingly large volumes of the…ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedMay 4, 2023
5/3/23Wild SpaceX Video Shows Hottest Reentry Yet of Reusable Rocket FairingThe dramatic footage shows a Falcon Heavy fairing blazing through the atmosphere at speeds reaching Mach 15.ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedMay 3, 2023
5/1/23Did NASA Forget How to Put People on the Moon?NASA’s Artemis program to return humans to the lunar surface is moving at a snail’s pace. Here’s why.ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedMay 1, 2023
5/1/23This Week in Spaceflight: Spacewalks and Spacecraft Shuffling at the ISSWe’ll also be watching the launch of NASA’s hurricane-sniffing TROPICS satellites.ByGeorge DvorskyPublishedMay 1, 2023