College students confirm long-held prediction about atmospheric gravity waves
College students are making “waves” with a discovery they made during the annular solar eclipse on Oct. 14, 2023.
NASA Announces Teams for 2025 Student Launch Challenge
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Students celebrate after a successful performance in the 2024 Student Launch competition at Bragg Farms in Toney, Alabama. NASA…
NASA Announces Teams to Compete in International Rover Challenge
2 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA MSFC HERC is the annual engineering competition – one of NASA’s longest standing challenges – held its concluding…
The Sun Unleashes its Strongest Flare This Cycle
Yesterday the Sun released a huge solar flare, and it’s heading toward Earth! It’s nothing to worry about since it’s nowhere near as large as the Carrington Event of 1859,…
Vulcan competes second flight despite SRB anomaly
United Launch Alliance’s second Vulcan Centaur lifted off Oct. 4 on a test flight needed to certify the vehicle for carrying national security payloads, but may have suffered a problem…
Commercial Space Transformers Video Series
The SpaceNews Commercial Space Transformer video series will give viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the people and companies driving the space industry’s commercial transformation. The weekly series will feature 15-minute…
Vega C ready for return to flight after second motor test
A second successful test of a redesigned rocket motor clears the way for Europe’s Vega C rocket to return to flight nearly two years after a launch failure. The post…
NASA selects X-ray and far-infrared space telescope concepts for study
NASA has selected proposals for X-ray and far-infrared space telescopes for additional study as part of a new line of astrophysics missions. The post NASA selects X-ray and far-infrared space…
What’s the Best Material for a Lunar Tower?
Physical infrastructure on the Moon will be critical to any long-term human presence there as both America and China gear up for a sustained human lunar presence. Increasingly, a self-deploying…
What Does a Trip to Mars Do to the Brain?
It’s not long before a conversation about space travel is likely to turn to the impact on the human body. Our bodies have evolved to exist on Earth with a…