NASA May Pay $1 Billion to Destroy the International Space Station. Here’s Why
The International Space Station—larger than a football field and weighing almost 450 tons—must eventually fall to Earth. It’s a delicate, dangerous process
SpaceX Starship’s Second Flight Was an Explosive Milestone
SpaceX’s Starship—the most powerful rocket ever built—experienced a “rapid unscheduled disassembly” in its otherwise successful second full-scale launch, triggering a federal investigation into what went wrong
Can We Even Have Babies in Space? Why We’re Not Ready for Life Off-Planet
Reproducing in space is just one of many reasons we should delay settlements beyond Earth
Diversity in Science Includes Cultural Dress
Images of sari-wearing space scientists in India remind us that research is global and cultural dress should be welcome in the workplace
NASA Asteroid Mission Discovers Tiny Surprise Moon with ‘Really Bizarre’ Shape
NASA’s Lucy mission flew past an asteroid nicknamed Dinky, only to discover an even smaller space rock orbiting it
NASA’s Lucy Asteroid Mission Zips Past a ‘Dinky’ Space Rock
NASA’s Lucy mission is starting its science studies way ahead of schedule
Here’s How to Bring Mars Down to Earth: Let NASA Do What NASA Does Best
Increasing NASA’s budget would ease pressure and allow it to dream even bigger
Space Manufacturing is Not Science Fiction
A Stanford researcher is growing crystals on the International Space Station and electronics to withstand the extreme environments of Venus.
NASA’s Psyche Mission Launches to Mysterious Metallic Asteroid
NASA’s Psyche mission is on its way to a heavy-metal asteroid of the same name—a type of object that scientists have never seen up close before
International Space Station Suffers Leak, But Crew Remains Safe
For the third time in a year, coolant is leaking from a Russian module aboard the International Space Station
Why we'll never live in space
Medical, financial and ethical hurdles stand in the way of the dream to settle in space
Massive Sun Outburst Smacks NASA Spacecraft
If it had hit Earth, this coronal mass ejection could have caused continent-scale blackouts, scientists say