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What actually happens to a spacecraft during its fiery last moments? Here's why ESA wants to find out
What actually happens to a spacecraft during its fiery last moments? That's the key question for the European Space Agency's Draco mission, planned for 2027.
NASA's Artemis 2 mission to the moon puts Crew-12 SpaceX launch in delicate dance
SpaceX launch date of Crew-12 astronauts to the International Space Station will depend on the outcome of the Artemis 2 wet dress rehearsal and launch attempts.
Blue Origin pausing space tourism flights for at least 2 years to focus on moon plans
Blue Origin will ground its New Shepard suborbital vehicle for at least two years, in order to devote more resources to the company's crewed moon plans.
Russian 'inspector' satellite appears to break apart in orbit, raising debris concerns
Ground-based observations suggest the former geostationary inspector satellite suffered a fragmentation event months after retirement, raising new concerns about debris in high Earth orbit.
Large Hadron Collider reveals 'primordial soup' of the early universe was surprisingly soupy
Waiter, there's a quark in my soup!
1.1 million mph cosmic winds race through 'magnetic superhighway' in colliding galaxies
Astronomers have discovered powerful magnetic fields steering gas, dust, and star formation in a dramatic galaxy merger.
Living spaceships, plague planets, and a quote from Josef Mengele: 'The Sixth Nik' is NYT bestselling author Daniel Kraus' 1st sci-fi novel, and it's really weird
Read an excerpt of this deep-space mystery from the prolific writer of 'Whalefall' and 'Angel Down.'
NASA delays critical Artemis 2 rocket fueling test due to below-freezing temperatures, launch no earlier than Feb. 8
NASA has been forced to delay a critical fueling test for its Artemis 2 moon rocket due to unusually cold weather forecasted to hit the Space Coast this weekend.
