In-situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) is our best bet for "living off the land" for a future Martian base, but tracking down ...

Astronomers have unleashed a powerful new AI tool called RAVEN to comb through data from NASA’s TESS mission—and it’s paying ...

For decades, geosynchronous orbit (GEO) has operated under a simple assumption: Satellites stay put. That assumption no longer holds. A small but significant subset of Chinese satellites are moving ...

The Integrity, the name of the Orion capsule carrying Artemis II astronauts on a trip around the moon, has left Earth's orbit. NASA has announced that it has successfully completed a key burn of Orion ...

In this week’s newsletter: From pollution in the upper atmosphere to mounting debris, experts warn the rapid expansion in space could threaten our planet Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your ...

The Artemis II astronauts broke out of Earth orbit and headed for the moon Thursday, firing their main engine for nearly six minutes to boost the ship's velocity to 24,500 mph, the speed required to ...

Nasa mission enters second day, with crew hoping to become first people to orbit moon in more than 50 years Nasa has given the four Artemis astronauts circling Earth the green light to head for the ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The crew is expected to remain close to Earth for roughly 25 hours, ...

BROOMFIELD, Colorado—One of NASA’s oldest astronomy missions, the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, has been out of action for more than a month as scientists await the arrival of a pioneering robotic ...

A new study shows that, not only did the agency’s 2022 DART mission shift the orbit of the moonlet Dimorphos, it also changed the path of its parent asteroid around the sun. In 2022, NASA crashed the ...

On January 30, 2026, SpaceX filed an application with the US Federal Communications Commission for a megaconstellation of up to 1 million satellites to power data centers in space. The proposal ...

"You can try to predict the lifetime of the orbit." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Space is getting crowded — nowadays, over ...