FAA stays grounded in reality as SpaceX preps for takeoff Ready to launch not the same as licensed to launch Science21 Nov 2023 | 60
SpaceX celebrates Starship launch as a success – even with the explosion Test, progress, or mishap – take your pick Science20 Nov 2023 | 193
Double Moon crater riddle solved? Spent Chinese rocket booster carrying mystery payload crash landed We come in peace, or rather, pieces Science17 Nov 2023 | 13
NASA's Psyche spacecraft beams back a 'Hello' from 10 million miles away Transmitting data from deep space, with a frickin' laser beam Science17 Nov 2023 | 49
50 years ago, Skylab's accidental rebels put Mission Control on mute Final mission to space station revolutionized orbital labor management Science16 Nov 2023 | 18
NASA geeks code new tricks to model rocket plumes and avoid a lunar dust-up Supersonic hot gas not that awesome for rocky, dusty surface HPC16 Nov 2023 | 6
Airbus to test sat-stabilizing 'Detumbler' to simplify astro-garbage disposal Dead spin is a dangerous orbital dance that can be stopped with magnets and friction, apparently Science16 Nov 2023 | 22
Tool bag lost in space now tracked by garbage watchers Updated Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's equipment drifting away Science14 Nov 2023 | 55
Foxconn launches its first satellites on a SpaceX rideshare, to advance Microsoft space plan Musky launch outfit teases possible Friday fling for its colossal Starship Science13 Nov 2023 | 1
US Air Force wants to see some atomic motors for future spacecraft Take this $34M, Lockheed Martin, and give us an uranium fission engine for electricity, heat, propulsion Public Sector10 Nov 2023 | 72
Late Qualcomm cofounder teleports $200M into SETI to bankroll hunt for alien life Someone hit the zero key one too many times? Not that anyone's complaining Science09 Nov 2023 | 13
Space Force turns to Falcon Heavy for spaceplane's seventh mission Experiments include subjecting seeds to radiation and expanding flight envelope Science09 Nov 2023 | 13
Rocket Lab mission lost in the Paschen of the moment 'Rare conditions' the culprit for an arc that shorted out the power supply Science09 Nov 2023 | 6
Boffins detect direct evidence of atomic oxygen on Venus's day side Measures could help future probe mission, plus understanding of why boiling hot atmos so different to Earth's Science08 Nov 2023 | 13
Euclid space 'scope's first color snaps pull back the curtain on cosmic mysteries Pics After a rocky start, here's looking at Euclid Science08 Nov 2023 | 13
ESA goes back to the future with a space freighter... yes again Repeat performance will be able to return to Earth and might one day carry crew Science07 Nov 2023 |
New orientation assistant to help prevent astronauts getting lost in space Which way is up? Just feel the vibrations, man Science06 Nov 2023 | 10
From Apollo to Space Shuttle, Thomas K Mattingly's stellar journey ends at 87 Obit Dodged Apollo 13 disaster because of rubella, but helped to rescue the crew Science06 Nov 2023 | 9
Pentagon seeks government gossips to dish dirt on UFOs Online form isn't for just anyone, so stow your crackpot theories for now Bootnotes02 Nov 2023 | 19
Rocket Lab sets sights on 2024-2025 window for Venus mission Return to flight followed by a trip to Venus Science02 Nov 2023 | 5
Alien rock remains found not on but deep inside the Earth Scientists offer explanation for origin of two anomalous structures nestled within our world Science02 Nov 2023 | 21
FAA is done with Starship's safety review, now it's over to the birds and turtles No launch license until environmental investigation is complete Science01 Nov 2023 | 17
Europe eyes skies with aim to track space junk and boost orbital operations Fresh strategies unveiled to balance military and commercial interests in space Networks01 Nov 2023 |
As NASA struggles to open OSIRIS-REx's asteroid sample can, probe heads off to next rock Screw it... no wait, unscrew it, cry boffins Science01 Nov 2023 | 18
Blue Origin pulls sheets off cargo lunar lander prototype NASA: Nice rocket, but what about the dust? Science30 Oct 2023 | 20
Russia hustles to fill impending void left by the ISS First module of new space station to be launched in 2027 Science27 Oct 2023 | 56
Spacewalk turns into spacework as cosmonauts grapple with ISS leak A towel is just about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can carry Science26 Oct 2023 | 13
ULA's Vulcan Centaur hopes to rocket into Christmas Meanwhile, ESA looks to SpaceX for help with Galileo constellation Science25 Oct 2023 | 13
Boffins say their thin film solar cells make space farms viable No word on whether getting that energy from space to Earth will be made any easier, though Science25 Oct 2023 | 27
Brits sign Axiom Space deal for human spaceflight in name of science The things the kingdom will do to get away from Europe... Science25 Oct 2023 | 6
Artemis II Orion service and crew modules slotted together at last 4 astronauts in one 'cozy' space about the size of two minivans Science24 Oct 2023 | 13
Tim Peake on a return to space: 'Never say never' Bigs up commercial space as ESA prepares for Axiom 3 Science23 Oct 2023 | 1
NASA just patched Voyager 2's software but spared Voyager 1 the risky rewrite The upgrade might not go well, so prioritized the probe doing better science Science23 Oct 2023 | 60
Astroboffins spot high-power 8b year old radio burst from pre-Earth event Signal could help astronomers suss out the mass of the universe Science20 Oct 2023 | 21
It's full of stars! Galactic atlas catalogs 400k Milky Way neighbors Public gallery invites you to have a scroll and wonder where the hours went Offbeat19 Oct 2023 | 3
Now we can blame spacecraft for polluting the atmosphere 'My god, it's full of aerosolized metals!' Science18 Oct 2023 | 12
Moonstruck Modi wants lunar Indian crew by 2040 A space station, Venus, and Mars also on the cards but the budget is TBD Science18 Oct 2023 | 5
Bezos' engineers dream of Blue Ring space platform in orbit by 2025 A little optimistic, given Blue Origin can't even deliver it themselves yet Science17 Oct 2023 | 19
NASA reschedules Boeing's first crewed Starliner flight for mid-April 2024 Given they're still trying to fix the capsule's parachute the astronauts better say their prayers Science13 Oct 2023 | 21
NASA's Psyche asteroid mission suffers another heavenly holdup Dodgy weather results in a launch postponement Science12 Oct 2023 |
Mars helicopter to try for new speed record on Thursday 57 flights past expected lifetime and still improving Science12 Oct 2023 | 38
Bennu unboxing shows ancient asteroid holds carbon and water Just some building blocks for life – in a few billion years, who knows what could develop? Science12 Oct 2023 | 14
Delays to NASA's in-orbit satellite refueling robot to push costs over $2B target Contractor blamed by watchdog for late SPIDER arm work Science11 Oct 2023 | 3
Astronomers spot collision between two exoplanets, both feared vaporized Dust blocks light from Sun-like star as far-off worlds meet Science11 Oct 2023 | 24
Software patch fixes Euclid space telescope navigation bug Probe goes loopy after mistaking solar rays for stars Software11 Oct 2023 | 8
Russian Nauka module plays leak-a-boo with International Space Station Faulty backup radiator is bleeding coolant into the black Science10 Oct 2023 | 9
ESA's Vega rocket delivers Taiwanese and Thai satellites to low Earth orbit Also on board, cubesat that dodges space debris with plasma braking technology Science09 Oct 2023 | 1
Never mind SETI and NASA, if your Ring somehow snaps ET, Amazon might give you $1M Fly light-years to our planet and get the real Earth experience: Privacy invaded by doorbell cam Bootnotes06 Oct 2023 | 24
Elon Musk's ambitions for Starship soar high while reality waits on launchpad Comment Monster rocket yet to trouble orbit, let alone the Red Planet Science06 Oct 2023 | 86
ESA funds space weather satellite swarm to understand and combat orbital debris Prof warns El Reg solar storms may cause cascading collisions that make some orbits unusable Science06 Oct 2023 | 12
UK and Japan space agencies team for orbital telemetry network InRange will eliminate reliance on line of sight for the H3 launcher Science06 Oct 2023 | 2
Amazon to launch first Project Kuiper internet satellites Bezos rocket biz not involved this time – now that's a blue origin Networks05 Oct 2023 | 2
Boffins propose RISC-V microcontroller to power cubesats Test chip promises crunching on par with 20-year-old chips while sipping power Systems05 Oct 2023 |
NASA taking its time unboxing asteroid sample because it grabbed too much stuff Dirty deed, done in deep space Science05 Oct 2023 | 17
Tweaked Space Shuttle Main Engine gets ready for final testing NASA will run out of RS-25s to drop into the ocean unless the production line restarts Science04 Oct 2023 | 32
Red Planet roommates have been stuck on 'Mars' together for 100 days Simulation milestone coincides with NASA's 65th birthday – will it manage the real thing before its centenary? Science04 Oct 2023 | 16
Astronomers debate whether or not lightning strikes even once on Venus Where are the bolts of light? Why are the low-frequency radio waves lightning makes going backwards? Science04 Oct 2023 | 9
DISH must pay for bungled orbit change in landmark space debris penalty FCC wants $150K after EchoStar-7 missed its orbital graveyard Networks03 Oct 2023 | 10
ESA delays Vega-C's return after nozzle design fails tests Eurolauncher won't fly again until 2024 as it awaits another redesign Science03 Oct 2023 | 7
NASA awards $1.5m for 'three steps to Mars' astronaut health program One (very) small leap for humanity's future in space Science02 Oct 2023 | 3
NASA's New Horizons probe scores extended vacation in Kuiper Belt Good news: More science. Bad news: Somebody has to pay for it Science02 Oct 2023 | 2
NASA delays already-late $1B Psyche probe's visit to metal-rich asteroid Given it was first due to blast off last year, what's another week or so? Science30 Sep 2023 | 11