Robotics Russia Launches Humanoid Robot 'Fyodor' to Space Station on Rare Soyuz Test Flightspace.com - Elizabeth Howell Call it one giant leap for a robot. Russia has launched a humanoid robot named "Fyodor" to the International Space Station on the first uncrewed …
Nick Hague Spacewalking Astronauts Install Parking Spot for Private Spaceships at Space Stationspace.com - Passant Rabie Two NASA astronauts stepped outside the International Space Station Wednesday (Aug. 21) to install a new docking port for incoming commercial crew …
Solar Eclipse It's Not Too Early to Plan for the Great American Total Solar Eclipse of 2024space.com - Doris Elin Salazar Today (Aug. 21) marks the two-year anniversary of the Great American Solar Eclipse, and if you are eager to view the next celestial sensation to …
GPS A Last-of-Its-Kind Rocket Will Launch a GPS Satellite for the US Military Thursday. How to Watchspace.com - Elizabeth Howell After nearly two decades of work helping the American military accomplish national security missions, United Launch Alliance's Delta IV medium rocket …
Isaac Newton What Is Gravity?space.com - Charlie Wood Of the universe's fundamental forces, only one dominates every moment of our conscious experience: gravity. It keeps us close to the ground, drags …
Comets Looks Like Elon Musk Is Serious About Nuking Marsspace.com - Mike Wall SpaceX's billionaire founder and CEO teased the idea in 2015 during an appearance on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," explaining that vaporizing …
NASA NASA 'On Track' to Return Astronauts to the Moon by 2024, VP Pence Saysspace.com - Chelsea Gohd NASA's Artemis program, which aims to send astronauts to the moon, is on track, Vice President Mike Pence said Tuesday (Aug. 20), just about five …
Iceland Robots Explore 'Mars-Like' Lava Field in Iceland as Prep for NASA's Mars 2020 Roverspace.com - Chelsea Gohd At the foot of Langjokull, Iceland's second biggest glacier, on the black basalt sand of the Lambahraun lava field, scientists and engineers gathered …
Nuclear Energy Trump Issues New Launch Guidelines for Nuclear Spacecraftspace.com - Samantha Mathewson The United States has set new guidelines for launching safe and sustainable nuclear spacecraft on future missions to the moon, Mars and beyond. On …
Supernovae Monster 'Loner' Star Causes Scientists to Rethink Supernova Explosionsspace.com - Passant Rabie A massive supernova spotted in an isolated part of the universe has revealed a number of odd qualities, and just might be one of the most powerful …
Solar Eclipse Working in Silver, Artist Conveys Mystery of Solar Eclipses in New Showspace.com - Meghan Bartels The drama of a total solar eclipse has astonished countless astronomers and amateurs, but few have channeled that astonishment as beautifully as …
NASA If NASA Wants to Land the 1st Woman on the Moon, Her Spacesuit Better Fitspace.com - Chelsea Gohd As NASA aims to land the first woman on the moon, the agency will have to consider how prepared it may be for supporting a more diverse astronaut …
SpaceX NASA Rehearses Astronaut Launch — and Rescue — with SpaceX, Boeing (Photos)space.com - Elizabeth Howell Both SpaceX and Boeing are busily preparing for the first crewed launches of their commercial spacecraft, and in case something goes wrong, they're …
Snoopy Snoopy and NASA Discover Space in New McDonald's Happy Mealspace.com - Robert Z. Pearlman Kids can now join Astronaut Snoopy as he blasts off on NASA adventures with McDonald's new Happy Meal. The "Discover Space with Snoopy" Happy Meal, …
Space Station Russia Launching Humanoid Robot to Space Station Tonight: Watch Livespace.com - Mike Wall Russia is launching a Soyuz spacecraft on a test flight to the International Space Station tonight (Aug. 21), and you can watch the action live. The …
James Webb Space Telescope Comedian Tig Notaro and Skater Tony Hawk Talk NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Twitterspace.com - Chelsea Gohd Worlds collided as comedian Tig Notaro, pro-skater Tony Hawk and NASA teamed up on social media to talk about exciting new developments with the …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoJames Webb Space Telescope Comedian Tig Notaro Talks NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on Twitterspace.com - Chelsea Gohd Worlds collided as comedian Tig Notaro and NASA teamed up on social media to talk about exciting new developments with the James Webb Space Telescope. …
NASA TV Two Astronauts Are Spacewalking Outside the International Space Station Today! Watch It Livespace.com - Passant Rabie Two astronauts are taking a spacewalk outside the International Space Station today (August 21) to install a new docking port — marking the fifth …
Jupiter NASA's Europa Clipper Mission to Jupiter's Icy Moon Clears Big Hurdle on Path to Launchspace.com - Mike Wall A highly anticipated NASA mission to Jupiter's possibly life-supporting moon Europa remains on track for a mid-2020s launch. NASA has cleared the …
Moon Look Up! Uranus and the Waning Gibbous Moon Share the Skyspace.com - Chelsea Gohd Today (Aug. 21), just before dawn, the waning gibbous moon will sit bright in the southern sky near the frigid, blue-green planet Uranus. That planet …
NASA Nuclear Propulsion Could Be 'Game-Changer' for Space Exploration, NASA Chief Saysspace.com - Mike Wall Humanity's next giant leap could be enabled by next-gen nuclear tech, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said. During the sixth meeting of the …
Robotics Meet Skybot F-850, the Humanoid Robot Russia Is Launching into Spacespace.com - Tom Metcalfe When a Russian Soyuz spacecraft launches from Kazakhstan for the International Space Station tomorrow night, it will carry a single, if strange, …
Elon Musk Elon Musk: Revolutionary Private Space Entrepreneurspace.com - Elizabeth Howell Elon Musk is an entrepreneur who is best known in space circles for launching SpaceX, a private aerospace design and manufacturing company. His …
Space Force New US Space Command Will Launch Next Week, VP Pence Saysspace.com - Hanneke Weitering The new United States Space Command will officially be up and running by the end of the month, Vice President Mike Pence said today (Aug. 20) at a …
Exoplanets This Weird, Rocky Planet Has No Atmospherespace.com - Passant Rabie A nearby, rocky exoplanet may be just a plain rock with no atmosphere — supporting a theory that planets orbiting small stars are more susceptible to …
NASA NASA Wants Ideas for Private Cargo Ships to Supply a Lunar Gatewayspace.com - Chelsea Gohd NASA is looking for ideas from private companies to deliver supplies to its proposed Gateway outpost around the moon, the flagship station for the …
Moon India's Chandrayaan-2 Moon Mission Successfully Enters Lunar Orbitspace.com - Meghan Bartels The country's ambitious Chandrayaan-2 mission has ticked off another key milestone in its journey to land safely on the moon: It has successfully …
Neutron Stars Did a Black Hole Swallow a Neutron Star 900 Million Years Ago?space.com - Chelsea Gohd Scientists may have observed something that has never been seen before: a black hole swallowing a neutron star. About 900 million years ago, a …
Space Exploration Astrobotic's Private Moon Lander Will Launch on a Vulcan Centaur Rocket in 2021space.com - Mike Wall A private moon lander now has a ride for its historic 2021 mission. A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan Centaur rocket will send Astrobotic's …
SpaceX SpaceX's Starman and Elon Musk's Tesla Have Made a Lap Around the Sunspace.com - Mike Wall Starman and his deep-space ride have completed their first lap around the sun. The spacesuit-clad mannequin, who sits behind the wheel of SpaceX …
