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  • Engineers in scrubs at a NASA clean room at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
    19

    Scientists Find 26 Whole New Bacteria Species In NASA's Supposedly Sterile Cleanrooms Which Could Invade Mars

    Yes, zombie creatures from another world could indeed land on a defenseless planet, but in a twist, it's the Earthlings who would be the invaders.

    By Nicholas Werner 19 hours ago Read More
  • Artist's rendering of BlueBird 6 satellites in orbit
    47

    The Biggest Satellite Ever Just Reached Low-Earth Orbit, And It's Coming For Starlink

    The BlueBird 6 from Texas-based AST SpaceMobile comes in at a full 2,400 square feet, or about the size of a three-bedroom apartment.

    By Nicholas Werner 3 days ago Read More
  • The Artemis II crew – (L-R) pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Jeremy Hansen of CSA (Canadian Space Agency), commander Reid Wiseman and mission specialist Christina Koch – rehearse a walkout from the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on December 20, 2025 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
    27

    Artemis II Set For Early 2026 Launch After Rehearsal

    While you were likely scrambling to buy last-minute Christmas presents, NASA completed a vital rehearsal for its upcoming crewed mission to the Moon.

    By Ryan Erik King 4 days ago Read More
  • Jared Isaacman at his Senate nomination hearing for NASA administrator
    35

    What Does Jared Isaacman, NASA's New Administrator, Have Planned For The Beleaguered Agency?

    After an initial failure to launch, billionaire Jared Isaacman has finally been confirmed as the new administrator for NASA

    By Nicholas Werner 4 days ago Read More
  • The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS transits through the solar system with galaxies in the background
    13

    Fare Thee Well, 3I/ATLAS: The Interstellar Comet Has Come As Close As It Ever Will

    Last Friday, the interstellar comet designated 3I/ATLAS completed its closest approach to Earth without crashing into us or depositing an invading armada.

    By Nicholas Werner 9 days ago Read More
  • President Donald Trump speaks on the rooftop of the Operational Building at NASA after the launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with NASA astronauts Bob Behnken (R) and Doug Hurley aboard the rocket from the Kennedy Space Center on May 30, 2020 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
    40

    Trump Pens Executive Order Setting 2028 Moon Landing Like It Means Anything

    Outside of asking the NASA Administrator to reform the agency's acquisition process, the executive order is effectively meaningless.

    By Ryan Erik King 13 days ago Read More
  • Artist's rendering of two satellites in a near collision
    23

    Starlink Almost Had An In-Orbit Collision With A Chinese-Launched Satellite, And It's Only Getting Worse From Here

    In space terms, they basically high-fived. It could have been so much worse.

    By Nicholas Werner 14 days ago Read More
  • The card art for Space Force orbital warfare names, a Norse battle angel in space
    13

    Space Force Uses Magic: The Gathering-Style Cards To Announce The War Names For Its Satellites

    You've really got to see the cards to believe them.

    By Nicholas Werner 16 days ago Read More
  • tom cruise
    54

    Tom Cruise's Space Movie Reportedly Died Because He Refused To Beg Trump For Permission To Shoot It In Space

    We are still getting a "Days of Thunder" sequel, so at least there's that.

    By Collin Woodard 20 days ago Read More
  • NASA rendering of satellite constellation contamination on a photo of a distant galaxy
    9

    Satellite Constellations May Ruin Up To 96% Of Astronomy Pictures Even From Telescopes In Space

    NASA's report, published in Nature, predicts that around 40% of all Hubble images will have at least one satellite streak in them.

    By Nicholas Werner 24 days ago Read More
  • The International Space Station (ISS) with the Earth below it
    41

    Congress Proposes A New Space Agency, The National Institute For Space Research

    This bill is a good first step at a course correction, but at the end of the day, a race can only be won if you choose to win it.

    By Nicholas Werner 29 days ago Read More
  • A New images of 3I/ATLAS captured by the Mars MAVEN spacecraft
    9

    Controversial Scientist Avi Loeb Is Lashing Out At NASA And Other Researchers As 3I/ATLAS Zooms Through Solar System

    Scientists who, studying the available data, have concluded that 3I/ATLAS is, to paraphrase, a comet doing comet things.

    By Matthew DeBord 1 month ago Read More
  • A Boeing Starliner capsule mounted atop an Atlas V rocket
    10

    NASA Scales Back Missions With Boeing's Starliner After Last Year's Astronaut Stranding

    Despite it all, the Starliner capsule pushes onwards. It ought to be putting astronauts on the ISS again in the next few years.

    By Nicholas Werner 1 month ago Read More
  • Rendering of Voyager 1 in Flight
    26

    At The Edge Of Our Solar System, NASA's Voyager 1 Found A 'Wall Of Fire'

    Voyager 1 and 2 traveled billions of miles to reach the heliopause, showing how the Sun’s magnetic influence marks the boundary of our solar system.

    By Jackson Lambros 1 month ago Read More
  • Shenzhou-21 on the launch pad immediately prior to its launch
    3

    China Sets Launch Date To Replace Debris-Damaged Spacecraft In Orbit

    Three taikonauts have been stranded on the Tiangong space station for the past five days.

    By Ryan Erik King 1 month ago Read More
  • Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket launches on its first operational mission
    5

    Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket Completes First Mission, Begins Direct Competition With SpaceX

    The mission involved delivering a real (not test) payload into low-Earth orbit and then landing its first-stage rocket on a drone boat.

    By Nicholas Werner 1 month ago Read More
  • Artist's rendering of a satellite broadcasting down to Earth
    2

    So It Turns Out Most Satellites Don't Encrypt Your Data, And Anyone Can Listen In

    That is, in technical terms, very bad.

    By Nicholas Werner 2 months ago Read More
  • An artist's impressions of an TransAstra Capture Bag capturing an asteroid.
    4

    Catching Asteroids In A Bag Could Be The New Panning For Gold

    TransAstra already has a dozen ground-based telescopes searching for mining-suitable asteroids.

    By Ryan Erik King 2 months ago Read More
  • An image of 3I/Atlas, showing a glowing sphere against a background of stars
    25

    Scientists Are Now Bickering About Whether 3I/ATLAS Exploded When It Zoomed By The Sun

    Alien spacecraft, weird comet, or something else?

    By Matthew DeBord 2 months ago Read More
  • Artist's rendering of a satellite constellation in orbit
    35

    Google Is Considering Putting AI Data Centers Into Space

    Google's parent company Alphabet has already put the robots on your streets with Waymo, but that clearly wasn't ambitious enough.

    By Nicholas Werner 2 months ago Read More
  • A screenshot of the launch of Long March 2F during the Shenzhou 19 mission.
    9

    China Delays Spacecraft Return Indefinitely Over Debris Damage Fears

    The three taikonauts will remain in space without a set alternative return date while the agency assesses the situation.

    By Ryan Erik King 2 months ago Read More
  • U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy speaks alongside Representative Tom Emmer (R-MN) and U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) during a press conference on air traffic controller pay and the government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol on October 23, 2025 in Washington, DC.
    0

    Sean Duffy Might Have Leaked A Billionaire Private Astronaut's Plan In Desperate Bid To Save His Job At NASA

    The leak appeared to be an attempt to derail any attempt to renominate Isaacman, allowing Duffy to continue as interim administrator at a minimum.

    By Ryan Erik King 2 months ago Read More
  • An image of 3I/Atlas, showing a glowing sphere against a background of stars
    0

    Mysterious 3I/ATLAS Interstellar Object Continues To Do Weird Stuff And Encourage Wild Speculation

    The interstellar object named 3I/ATLAS is continuing its journey through the Solar System.

    By Matthew DeBord 2 months ago Read More
  • A globe with the NASA logo at Kennedy Space Center, Florida
    0

    NASA Has Been Implementing Huge Budget Cuts That Congress Might Not Actually Make

    It's hard to see exactly what the goal is here; one might argue that it seems to be chaos for chaos' sake.

    By Nicholas Werner 2 months ago Read More
  • Artist's rendering of a Blue Origin Blue Moon lunar lander
    0

    NASA Will Re-Open Contract For Moon Lander As Starship Falls Behind Schedule

    The Artemis III mission is scheduled for a 2027 launch. Starship currently seems unlikely to meet that timeframe.

    By Nicholas Werner 2 months ago Read More
  • A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off
    0

    SpaceX Has Now Sent 10,000 Starlink Satellites Into Space

    The Starlink constellation now accounts for two-thirds of all working satellites.

    By Nicholas Werner 2 months ago Read More
  • People dressed as green aliens in Nevada
    0

    UFO Obsessives Will Be Disappointed By New Theory That Says Aliens Probably Don't Have Wildly Advanced Technology

    Close Encounters Of The Meh Kind.

    By Matthew DeBord 2 months ago Read More
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