This team from Israel was the first to book its ticket to the moon. Instead of rolling like a rover, this dishwasher-…

Sarah Fecht at 09:44 AM Jan 25 2017

It’s official: SpaceX is not going to meet its 2017 deadline to carry its first astronauts into space. The first …

Sarah Fecht at 11:24 AM Dec 15 2016

An x-ray pulsar forms when a dense neutron star’s strong gravitational field allows it to suck in matter from the …

Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer at 09:29 AM Nov 18 2016

It is harder to learn to fly a second time. Virgin Galactic, the private spaceflight firm headed by billionaire …

Kelsey D. Atherton at 11:19 AM Nov 2 2016

When humans finally set foot on the dusty terrain of Mars, they will not be travelling alone. Some of the astronauts …

Kate Baggaley at 11:19 AM Nov 2 2016

Mars has apparently claimed another robotic explorer. Europe’s Schiaparelli Mars lander is most likely dead on …

Rebecca Boyle at 10:39 AM Oct 21 2016

Kuaizhou, the smaller of Expace rockets, can carry a 200 kg payload to sun-synchronous orbit, making it ideal for …

Jeffrey Lin at 10:08 AM Oct 10 2016
 
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