February 11, 2019 View from space could change the world, Virgin Galactic says Virgin Galactic wants to make the world a better place by giving a lot more people some much-needed perspective.
February 11, 2019 Mysterious space object Ultima Thule looks a 'giant pancake' and NASA isn't sure why After initially thinking it looked like a reddish snowman, because of its two components, the icy object known as Ultima Thule has melted into "giant pancake" and "a dented walnut," NASA said in a statement on Saturday.
February 8, 2019 NASA photo pinpoints location of Chinese spacecraft on far side of moon NASA has released an image that pinpoints the location of Chang’e 4, the Chinese spacecraft which made the unprecedented achievement earlier this year of landing on the “dark side” of the moon.
February 7, 2019 After 1-year joyride in space, Starman has probably trashed Elon's Roadster One year ago today (Feb. 6), a spacesuit-clad mannequin named Starman blasted into orbit aboard a cherry-red Tesla roadster he borrowed from his buddy, Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk.
February 6, 2019 NASA's 'WALL-E' satellite mysteriously goes silent and no-one knows why NASA's "WALL-E" satellite has mysteriously gone silent after zooming past Mars and the government space agency isn't sure why.
February 4, 2019 Elon Musk posts Starship Raptor rocket engine test Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX, on Sunday posted a video of the “first firing” of SpaceX's Starship Raptor flight engine that he hopes will eventually be used on an interplanetary spacecraft.
January 29, 2019 NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover snaps stunning selfie, starts new adventure on the Red Planet NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has captured an incredible selfie on the surface of the Red Planet.
January 28, 2019 Prolonged spaceflight could cause major health problems, cancer is a 'big risk' The effects of spaceflight on the human body are well known, with astronauts seeing some changes to bone density, muscle strength and other physical alterations, such as puffy faces or changes to their eyes. But a new study suggests the changes may go even further – they may cause harm to the immune system and lead to cancer.
January 28, 2019 NASA is scrambling to save its Opportunity rover after fears emerge it may have 'died' NASA's Mars Opportunity rover, which has not communicated with the government space agency since last June when it got swept up in a dust storm that covered the planet, is feared dead. However, NASA isn't giving up hope and is doing anything it can to salvage the craft, including sending new commands and pinging it with a "sweep and beep" in hopes of getting a response.
January 27, 2019 NASA’s Mars Opportunity rover may have 'died' in dust storm, scientists fear Fifteen years after NASA's Opportunity rover touched down on the surface of Mars, scientists fear they may never hear from the spacecraft again.