FAA documents outline SpaceX plans for Starfall reentry vehicles
Federal Aviation Administration documents have provided new details about a SpaceX project to develop and test reentry vehicles that could be used to support in-space manufacturing projects. The post FAA…
Blue Origin gets national security launch task order hours before New Glenn explosion
U.S. Space Force, National Reconnaissance Office ‘remain committed partners with Blue Origin’ The post Blue Origin gets national security launch task order hours before New Glenn explosion appeared first on…
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.…