Spacecraft

Satellite trackers debate where and when eight-ton Tiangong-1 will come down 

NASA’s interplanetary probe is cruising toward an encounter with our local gas giant this summer. As the data starts flowing in, we may also learn about Jupiter’s many cousins across the galaxy

An architecture and design class partners with NASA to develop a human-focused spacecraft environment that could take astronauts to Mars

Launch in July will test new way to explore the solar system—and beyond

The wealthy technologist claims some of the world’s top experts on Earth-threatening asteroids are guilty of bad science

The second successful landing of a Falcon 9 booster on a floating barge is a milestone for the aerospace company

A “starshade” flying alongside the WFIRST observatory could deliver images of potentially habitable worlds decades ahead of schedule

Space agencies have paid too little attention to the most Earth-like planet in our solar system

The newest IMAX movie filmed in orbit highlights Earth’s precariousness

Space agency declares the astronomy satellite a loss

The company is said to be demonstrating technology to land large payloads 

An extended mission for the space probe would take it to a small Kuiper Belt object in 2019