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Watch NASA's Artemis Orion moon spacecraft blow its top during testing (video)

By Samantha Mathewson published

NASA's Orion spacecraft recently completed an 11-month test campaign, during which it was subjected to extreme conditions of a launch abort scenario and electromagnetic effects of lightning strikes.

Artemis
green gases in space look like a christmas tree.

NASA space telescopes give Christmas Tree Cluster a festive makeover (photos)

By Stefanie Waldek published

The James Webb Space Telescope used a galaxy as a cosmic magnifying glass to find transient objects in the "Christmas Tree" cluster, a Winter Wonderland of even more galaxies.

The Universe
a gold-foiled fixed-leg lander probe stands on a grey semi rocky surface beneath a black sky.

SpaceX will launch Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander to the moon in mid-January with these 10 NASA payloads

By Josh Dinner published

NASA and SpaceX are targeting mid-January for the launch of Firefly Aerospace's Ghost Riders in the Sky mission to the lunar surface.

Launches & Spacecraft
An image of a white spacecraft over a blue portion of earth, seen through a curved window, is superimposed over a photo of two astronauts floating in a space station hatch on the right, both smiling.

Boeing Starliner astronauts will return to Earth in March 2025 after new NASA, SpaceX delay

By Josh Dinner published

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will stay in space an extra month, until March 2025, giving SpaceX more time to complete a new Crew Dragon capsule.

Human Spaceflight
SpaceX's CRS-31 Dragon cargo capsule, seen from the International Space Station shortly after undocking on Dec. 16, 2024.

SpaceX’s 31st Dragon cargo capsule returns to Earth with splashdown off Florida coast

By Josh Dinner last updated

SpaceX's 31st robotic Dragon cargo capsule splashed down off the Florida coast today (Dec. 17), a day after undocking from the International Space Station.

International Space Station
A test pilot places a hand on his rocket-powered aircraft

'Edge of Space': Ambitious short film chronicles daring flight of X-15 rocket plane test pilot (video)

By Jeff Spry published

A new trailer for "Edge of Space," a short film about a daring X-15 pilot flying the rocket-powered experimental plane higher than any other piloted winged vehicle other than the space shuttle.

Entertainment
an astronaut in a black long sleeve shirt floats in a cluttered space station behind a cubical robot with two blue tentacles like bunny ears.

NASA astronaut Suni Williams poses with adorable tentacle-armed Astrobee robot on ISS (photo)

By Samantha Mathewson published

An Astrobee robotic free-flyer with tentacle-like arms was tested in a demonstration experiment aboard the space station.

Tech
Polaris Dawn commander Jared Isaacman.

Who is Jared Isaacman, Trump's pick for NASA chief?

By Andrew Jones published

Donald Trump has nominated billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. What do we know about the potential next administrator of America’s space agency?

Private Spaceflight
a rust orange yellow sky and landscape features a rocky surface in the foreground, with a large pointed hill beyond.

NASA's Mars exploration plans need 'paradigm shifts' to succeed, report finds

By Leonard David published

NASA has released a new document that highlights planned programmatic paradigm shifts in Mars exploration over the next 20 years.

Mars
A powerful black hole jet rips through space from the supermassive black hole at the heart of the galaxy Cen A

Galaxy-size jet from monster black hole blasts mystery object in deep space (video)

By Robert Lea published

Using NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope, astronomers witnessed a massive black hole jet slam into an unknown object in space.

Black Holes
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