The Deep Space Optical Communications tool on the Psyche probe achieved successful data transmission to and from Earth from an unprecedented distance.
The wayward booster left not one but two impact craters on the lunar surface, suggesting there was something undisclosed on the Chang'e 5-T1 mission.
Starship is scheduled to fly again on Saturday, but the crucial demo comes packed with a laundry list of uncertainties.
Called Detumbler, it's designed as a way to tackle the growing problem of space debris in Earth orbit.
The 116-foot-long motors are standing vertically at the California Science Center, marking progress in the creation of a full-scale Space Shuttle replica.
On Thursday evening, a SpaceX Falcon 9 is set to launch a pioneering laser data system and other experiments to the ISS, with live coverage available online.
The X-37B spaceplane touched down a year ago following a 908-day stint in orbit on a mysterious mission and is now slated for another deployment.
Sierra Space's Dream Chaser is set for launch next year from the Kennedy Space Center, but rigorous tests still need to ensure its safety and performance.
NASA got its hands on a space rock, Juno saw a volcanic moon up close, and SpaceX stuck the landing once again.
The spaceflight sector is buzzing this week, with key tests from SpaceX and Arianespace, alongside significant progress in NASA's Artemis 2 Moon mission.
Nothing Space Force ever does seems normal, but this painting might just take the cake as the most bizarre act yet from the service branch.
A pair of tweaks aim to prolong the 1970s-era probes’ journey through interstellar space.
Varda's first manufacturing capsule remains stuck in orbit after being denied a request to land in Utah. It's now eying Australia to prevent a repeat.
The NASA-funded mission will launch two twin spacecraft to explore Mars' magnetosphere and how it interacts with solar wind.
Two cubesats on Arianespace's Vega mission failed to deploy, marking the latest setback for the European space industry.
A new short film from Swedish animator Erik Wernquist depicts a huge, rotating space station with a lone passenger aboard.
Falling pieces of space junk could be altering the stratosphere and negatively impacting our climate, new research suggests.
The orbital delivery platform, named Blue Ring, underscores Jeff Bezos’s ongoing ambitions in space.
The space agency is contemplating a transition to a service contract model to manage and reduce the skyrocketing costs of its SLS megarocket.
The boosters took a remarkable trip through LA, heading to a museum to team up with the Endeavor orbiter ahead of a unique "ready for launch" display.
