Lasers at the Lunar Poles Could Help Astronauts Navigate
A team of scientists is exploring ways to use dark craters at the lunar poles as sites for ultrastable lasers to aid in surface and near-lunar navigation. The group, led…
‘For All Mankind’ star Wrenn Schmidt on her character’s journey from NASA’s mission control to the slammer (interview)
‘She listens to Dolly Parton now. She’s exposed to all kinds of things being in jail, because she’s got nothing but time.’
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 212 — Kabooms, Starship, and a Moon Base
On Episode 212 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Space.com’s Mike Wall to discuss the loss of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket.
Why is the idea of a Blue Moon so enchanting?
What is it about the Blue Moon that inspires us to write songs and name beers after it?
‘I was literally becoming Teela’: We chat to Camilla Mendes about kicking ass in ‘Masters of the Universe’
He-Man isn’t the only one with a sword.
Watch the smallest full moon of 2026 tonight in this rare ‘Blue Moon’ livestream
Don’t miss 2026’s smallest full moon with this livestream from Italy with the Virtual Telescope Project. The ‘Blue Moon’ livestream will begin at 9:30 p.m. EDT (0130 GMT).
Who You Send to the Moon Matters More Than You Think
Building a permanent base on the Moon sounds like an engineering problem. Design the habitat, sort the power supply, figure out life support, and you’re most of the way there.…
MAVEN Spacecraft Finds New Plasma Squeezing at Mars
A cloaked alien invasion force is approaching Earth and coming up on Mars. The first officer looks through a viewfinder and says, “Captain, the fourth planet’s atmosphere is behaving strangely.…
NASA Awards Contract for Johnson Space Center Infrastructure
Credit: NASA NASA has selected seven companies to provide construction, revitalization, and infrastructure improvements at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The Johnson Space Center Multiple Award Construction Contract…
NASA Hosts SpaceX Crew-11 Astronauts for Public Event at Headquarters
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts gather together for a crew portrait wearing their Dragon pressure suits during a suit verification check inside the International Space Station’s Kibo laboratory module. Clockwise from…