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Best beginner drones 2025: Easy to fly and affordable models

By James Abbott last updated

Our picks of the best beginner drones are all easy to use but still offer excellent flying experiences with a good range of features, from brands including DJI and Potensic.

Tech
a woman in a blue jacket sits at a console with computers in mission control

Mission Control 'members only': NASA flight directors don new jacket

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

NASA's flight directors have taken a page from the astronauts they support, if not also the Masters, Hells Angels and Saturday Night Live's Five-Timers Club. There is now a flight director's jacket.

Human Spaceflight
Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 346, a star cluster located within the Small Magellanic Cloud, which is one of the Milky Way's nearest neighbors at only about 200,000 light-years from Earth.

Hubble Telescope captures gorgeous new view of Milky Way's star-packed galactic neighbor (photo)

By Samantha Mathewson published

The Hubble Space Telescope has sent back a gorgeous new view of one of our nearest galactic neighbors, which is full of bright, colorful stars.

Hubble Space Telescope
a cylinder-shaped spacecraft wrapped in solar panels opens up like a clamshell above earth

US Space Force wants a new 'orbital carrier' to be a satellite launch pad in space

By Brett Tingley published

The U.S. Space Force is funding the development of a new "Orbital Carrier" spacecraft that can deploy multiple satellites when needed.

Launches & Spacecraft
The Arctic is captured in this 2010 visualization using data from NASA’s Aqua satellite.

SpaceX's private Fram2 launch over Earth's poles will send astronauts where no one has gone before

By Andrew Jones published

SpaceX's Fram2 astronaut mission is set to launch toward a polar orbit on March 31, which will be a first for human spaceflight. Why has this never been done before?

Missions
The Fram2 mission's SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule on the launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Watch SpaceX launch historic Fram2 astronaut mission over Earth's poles tonight (video)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX plans to launch the Fram2 astronaut mission over Earth's poles tonight (March 31), and you can watch the action live.

Launches & Spacecraft
SpaceX rolls out the Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule that will fly the Fram2 astronaut mission over Earth's poles. Photo posted on X on March 29, 2025.

SpaceX rolls out rocket for historic Fram2 astronaut flight over Earth's poles (photos)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX has rolled out the rocket and Crew Dragon capsule that will launch the Fram2 astronaut mission on Monday night (March 31).

Missions
an orbital laboratory space station against a cosmic backdrop

ISS National Lab explores the future of space in new podcast 'Between a Rocket and a Hard Space'

By Jeff Spry published

The International Space Station National Laboratory just launched "Between a Rocket and a Hard Space," a brand-new podcast series that explores the future of space innovation.

International Space Station
a graphic with three v-shapes flying around earth above the words "european launcher challenge"

European Space Agency launches competition to find its next commercial rocket by 2028

By Andrew Jones published

The European Space Agency has kicked off a competition to support the development of new launch vehicles and boost Europe's access to space.

Launches & Spacecraft
An Isar Aerospace Spectrum rocke lifts off from Andoya Spaceport in Norway on March 30, 2025 on its first flight.

1st-ever orbital rocket launch from European soil falls to Earth and explodes seconds into flight

By Brett Tingley published

The first orbital rocket launch from European soil ended in an explosion when Isar Aerospace's rocket fell to Earth seconds after launching on March 30.

Launches & Spacecraft
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