Parker Solar Probe set for blisteringly hot date with the Sun on Christmas Eve
Ho-ho-holy heatshield!
Science23 Dec 2024 | 36
NASA
Rocks from Chinese Moon mission suggest Luna's history needs revision
Meanwhile, NASA signs off on Artemis software upgrade
Science20 Dec 2024 | 17
Stranded in space: Starliner crew to remain in orbit even longer as SpaceX faces delays
Week-long mission set to stretch into ninth month
Science19 Dec 2024 | 85
Silent NASA lander gives boffins insight into Martian dust
NASA to bid a final farewell to InSight
Science17 Dec 2024 | 11
A decade on from maiden flight, NASA's Orion is still waiting for its Moon moment
Hopefully it won't be another 10 years before the capsule is troubled by a crew
Science11 Dec 2024 | 4
NASA finds Orion heatshield cracks won't cook Artemis II crew
Lunar flights therefore set for seven-month delay and change re-entry approach, but redesign not needed
Science06 Dec 2024 | 39
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Trump wants SpaceX customer Jared Isaacman as next NASA boss
Billionaire space tourist and mate of Elon pledges Americans will get to Mars
Science04 Dec 2024 | 40
SOHO, the two-year mission that forgot to retire, finally faces sunset
Probe may not make it to 30 as funding runs out and replacement is launched
Science03 Dec 2024 | 24
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory datacenter flooded, offline until 2025
Burst water pipe blots out the Sun – or at least the data about it collected from two probes
On-Prem03 Dec 2024 | 18
NASA's X-59 plane is aiming for a sonic thump, not a boom
Feature Pilot James 'Clue' Less is ready to take to the skies
Science30 Nov 2024 | 66
'Best job at JPL': What it's like to be an engineer on the Voyager project
Feature 'I love this work. I love what I'm doing. It's so cool'
Science28 Nov 2024 | 34
Abandoned US Army 'city under the ice' imaged in serendipitous NASA find
Camp Century could spill millions of gallons of sewage, diesel fuel, and nuclear waste as climate warms
Science25 Nov 2024 | 78
Mysteries in polar orbit – space's oldest working hardware still keeps its secrets
Opinion It's never aliens, but it could be underground TV repair techs
Networks25 Nov 2024 | 52
NASA wants ideas on how to haul injured moonwalkers
$45K says you can do it without a lunar rover
Science18 Nov 2024 | 62
NASA and Microsoft intro Earth Copilot to tame satellite data overload
Proof of concept allows geospatial datasets to be conversationally queried
AI + ML16 Nov 2024 | 9
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to eject hundreds more workers
Budget constraints result in 'painful but necessary adjustments'
Science13 Nov 2024 | 35
What might a second term of Trump mean for the US space program?
Moon, Mars, and Mayhem?
Science12 Nov 2024 | 73
SpaceX Dragon gives ISS a helping hand with altitude
Demonstration paves way for more reboosts before station's eventual deorbit
Science11 Nov 2024 | 28
Unbreakable Voyager space probes close in on a 50 year mission
Dwindling power and problematic communications, but the spacecraft just keeps on going
Science09 Nov 2024 | 66
NASA fires up super-quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft
Vid A try called Quesst
Bootnotes08 Nov 2024 | 91
Arecibo telescope might have failed because of weak sockets
Electromagnetic radiation contributed to that zincing feeling: analysts
Science06 Nov 2024 | 68
NASA narrows Artemis III landing target list to nine
The Mons Mouton Plateau looks nice this time of year. Or maybe you prefer Slater Plain?
Science29 Oct 2024 | 19
The Astronaut wore Prada – and a blast from Michael Bloomberg
Stylish Artemis spacesuit design revealed last week should never fly, billionaire argues
Science21 Oct 2024 | 64
Europa Clipper heads to Jupiter: Can its icy moon support life?
But first stop is Mars for a speed boost, then back to Earth for the final push
Science19 Oct 2024 | 29
Testing spacecraft material the Sandia way: Setting it on fire with mirrors
Who said Archimedes' death ray was a busted myth?
Science16 Oct 2024 | 14
ESA astronaut on the difference between flying in a Soyuz and piloting a Crew Dragon
Interview Plus: We chat about going to the Moon and keeping the ISS running for a few more years
Science15 Oct 2024 | 9
NASA's Europa Clipper leaves for Jupiter's moon atop Falcon Heavy
Liftoff after dodging hurricanes and paranoia scrub
Science14 Oct 2024 | 33
Jupiter's Great Red Spot wobbles like Jell-o, according to Hubble snaps
Scientists undecided about possible flavor
Science11 Oct 2024 | 18
Netflix on Mars? Yeah maybe, thanks to NASA's laser comms demo
Optical communications not just for night owls
Science07 Oct 2024 | 16
NASA switches off Voyager 2 plasma instrument to stretch out juice
Veteran probe set to score a half-century while still doing science
Science03 Oct 2024 | 31
Got an idea for dealing with space waste? NASA wants to hear from you
Using a nearby crater as a landfill is not a sustainable way to live on the Moon
Science01 Oct 2024 | 36
Starfish Space to tackle orbital junk for NASA with SSPICY Otter
Is this a debris inspection mission or an Ubuntu release?
Science26 Sep 2024 | 3
NASA's Astrobees need a new buzz – any ideas for the space-dwelling bots?
Hey Reg readers, what would you do with Honey, Queen, and Bumble?
Science26 Sep 2024 | 26
NASA, IBM just open sourced an AI climate model so you can fine-tune your own
Prithvi, Prithvi, Prithvi good
Science25 Sep 2024 | 23
Intuitive Machines shoots for the Moon with NASA's $4.82B lunar relay jackpot
Surely at least one crew will get there in the next ten years?
Science18 Sep 2024 | 3
The Europa Clipper stretches its wings as launch nears
Solar arrays are massive... but it's the transistors onlookers are really worried about
Science13 Sep 2024 | 23
NASA engineers play space surgeon in bid to unclog Voyager 1's arteries
'Brilliant' team performs electrical balancing act to keep probe pointed at Earth
Science12 Sep 2024 | 56
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin waves bye bye to October 13 ESCAPADE
Mars adventure postponed to 2025. Perhaps
Science09 Sep 2024 | 10
Boeing's Calamity Capsule returns to Earth without a crew
What now for these pod people?
Science07 Sep 2024 | 67
NASA's solar sailing spacecraft is tumbling – but that's part of the plan
Who needs fuel – or even engines – when you could use the sun to push a spacecraft along?
Science06 Sep 2024 | 18
Do look up! NASA unfurls massive shiny solar sail in orbit
60 years after Arthur C Clarke wrote Sunjammer, space agency catches up
Science04 Sep 2024 | 55
NASA confirms who is flying and who is not on SpaceX Crew Dragon
Meanwhile, strange noises emanate from Starliner
Science02 Sep 2024 | 21
Starliner's not-so-grand finale is a thump in the desert next week
An ignominious, uncrewed end to Boeing's misfire
Science30 Aug 2024 | 104
NASA's billion-dollar launcher is behind schedule and burning cash
Stop us if you've heard this one before
Science28 Aug 2024 | 15
Blue Origin sets October 13 for first New Glenn EscaPADE to Mars
Must launch to catch the red planet alignment window despite occasional testing 'anomalies'
Science27 Aug 2024 | 12
NASA will fly Boeing Starliner crew home with SpaceX, Calamity Capsule deemed too risky
+Comment Eight days going on eight months for pilots stuck on orbiting space station
Science25 Aug 2024 | 102
To crew, or not to crew – that is the question facing Boeing's stricken Starliner
Decision time arrives for NASA bigwigs
Science23 Aug 2024 | 57
Chipmaker Microchip reveals cyber attack whacked manufacturing capacity
Defense contractor gets hacked – what's the worst that could happen
Security21 Aug 2024 | 3
NASA pushes decision on bringing crew back in Starliner to the end of August
When is a mishap not really a mishap?
Science15 Aug 2024 | 146
NASA's VIPER rover might still reach the lunar surface after all
Intuitive Machines tosses hat into the ring for NASA's canceled trundlebot
Science14 Aug 2024 | 13
US standards body proposes atomic clocks in lunar orbit to keep Moon time
Knowing precise time on satellite essential if we want accurate GPS-like system for exploration
Science13 Aug 2024 | 17
Before we put half a million broadband satellites in orbit, anyone want to consider environmental effects?
SpaceX 'WasteX' Starlink said to make up 60% of sats circling Earth
Networks12 Aug 2024 | 80
In celebration of Curiosity's successful landing on Mars
Forget the woes of Starliner with an audacious NASA landing on another planet that went very very right
Science12 Aug 2024 | 5
NASA's NEOWISE asteroid spotter turned off for the final time
A mission that was supposed to last for less than a year went on for more than a decade
Science09 Aug 2024 | 14
Report slams Boeing and NASA over shoddy quality that's delayed SLS blastoff
Space Launch System project overspent, under-built, and is overdue, government probe finds
Science09 Aug 2024 | 55
NASA mulls using SpaceX in 2025 to rescue Starliner pilots stuck on space station
Officials may overhaul next year's Dragon mission if Boeing's Calamity Capsule proves too risky to return with crew
Science07 Aug 2024 | 90
NASA pushes back missions to the ISS to buy time for Starliner analysis
Next SpaceX crew trip moves deep into September while engineers agonize over the Calamity Capsule
Science07 Aug 2024 | 35
Bugging out: 53 years since humans first drove a battery-powered car on the Moon
Feature And you thought you had range anxiety
Science03 Aug 2024 | 17
NASA pops repair kit in the mail so astronauts can fix leaky ISS telescope
Upcoming spacewalk should help NICER see more nicely
Science01 Aug 2024 | 23
It is 60 years since a US spacecraft first took a close-up of the Moon
Ranger 7 finally gets its shot. Five years later, humans would follow
Science31 Jul 2024 | 17
Silicon, stars, and sulfur make Apollo's unlikely legacy
Opinion Neil stepped on a rock. We're surfing an interstellar wave 9,000 light years long. Go us
Science29 Jul 2024 | 57
Boeing Starliner crew get their ISS sleepover extended
Bosses regret talking up mission duration as Capsule's lifetime extended to 90 days
Science26 Jul 2024 | 51
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