A British team has won first place in the Aqualunar Challenge for developing a system that purifies water extracted from lunar ice.
"It's kind of like losing a best friend."
This is a major step toward the rocket's reusability.
After splashdown, the crew will attempt to exit the vehicle without assistance to assess their physical capabilities.
Mmmm, dusty.
Researchers exposed two lichen species to Mars-like atmospheric conditions for five hours—and one performed impressively.
The rare event revealed never-before-seen behaviors of a planetary atmosphere.
After adjusting to microgravity—and getting through a few bouts of vomiting—the astronauts got to work in polar orbit.
A routine test turned into a surprise discovery when DARPA’s atmospheric sensors picked up something unexpected—courtesy of a falling SpaceX Falcon 9.
SpaceX launched the private Fram2 crew into an orbit never before traveled by humans.
New Webb Telescope data confirms that asteroid 2024 YR4 poses no threat to Earth during its 2032 flyby. As for the Moon, not so much.
The Fram2 mission is set for launch on Monday at 9:46 p.m. ET.
The German startup behind the rocket referred to the test flight as a great success.
The private Fram2 mission is launching later today, sending a crew of amateurs to an unprecedented polar orbit—a frontier never before explored by astronauts.
The Trump administration's chilling effect on science agencies affects more than just funding.
The ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter's instruments captured an extreme stream of wind from our host star.
The nearby T Coronae Borealis system could still explode any day now, but calculations suggest the next best chance for fireworks is later this year.
On March 29, the Moon will wedge itself between the Sun and Earth, blocking only a part of the star from our view.
Does Katy Perry even like space?
The Cygnus spacecraft sustained damage on its way to the launch site and was deemed unfit to fly.