Star Citizen Expansion Introduces Ship-to-Ship Refueling, New Entry-Level Spacecraft
3 May 2022, 08:34 UTC · By: Cosmin Vasile / A flurry of new features and gameplay mechanics have been unleashed for Star Citizen players, including a new cargo-hauling vessel and new ways to earn credits
Jupiter's Monster-Sized Moon Ganymede Casts Massive Shadow on the Planet
24 Apr 2022, 03:30 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / NASA's Juno spacecraft has captured a stunning image of Jupiter, which seems to have a giant dark smudge left on top of its clouds
Poor InSight Lander Can Be Seen Choking on Martian Dust From Space
23 Apr 2022, 05:00 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Martian dust storms are threatening NASA's InSight lander mission. The Mars Reconaissance Orbiter captured an image that shows the spacecraft covered in dust
Astrobotic Takes the Veil Off Nearly Complete Peregrine Lunar Lander
21 Apr 2022, 02:40 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Once completed, Peregrine is set to be the first U.S. lunar lander to land on the lunar surface since the Apollo missions
NASA Spacecraft Completes Rigorous Testing in Preparation for Epic Space Journey
5 Apr 2022, 01:35 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / In August, NASA's Psyche spacecraft will leave our skies and will head toward a metal-rich asteroid located somewhere between Mars and Jupiter
Solar Orbiter Probe Stares at the Sun, Takes Insanely High-Res Photo of Our Star
25 Mar 2022, 04:14 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / ESA's Solar Orbiter has snapped the highest-resolution image of the Sun from a distance that's about halfway between Earth and its star
Solar Orbiter Spacecraft Reaches New Milestone as It Marches Towards the Sun
9 Mar 2022, 03:42 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter is racing towards its first close passage of the Sun. The spacecraft will reach the closest approach to the star on March 26th
Vulva Spacecraft Concept Aims to Disrupt the Space Industry With a Powerful Message
7 Mar 2022, 07:45 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A German feminist art group and a pioneering researcher are envisioning a future where V-shaped spacecraft could be launched next to phallic-shaped ones
NASA's SUV-Size Europa Clipper Spacecraft Begins to Take Shape
4 Mar 2022, 02:37 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / NASA has started to assemble the Europa Clipper spacecraft. Once completed, the probe will be launched in 2024 to study Jupiter's icy moon Europa
Airbus Spacecraft Will Use the Sun's Power to Bring Home Chunks of Another Planet
22 Feb 2022, 17:22 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / In 2026, an Airbus-built spacecraft called the Earth Return Orbiter (ERO) will use the Sun's power to bring the first samples from Mars back to Earth
Cygnus Spacecraft Gears Up to Carry Crucial Cargo to the ISS
18 Feb 2022, 19:51 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Tomorrow, on Friday 19th, a Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft will blast off into space with 8,300 lbs of crucial cargo onboard
Masten's Cutting-Edge System Could Help Robots Survive Freezing Lunar Nights
28 Jan 2022, 18:23 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Masten Space Systems has developed a heating system that could help landers and rovers survive the long, cold lunar nights
This Spacecraft Will Sail on Light to Hunt Down Its First Near-Earth Asteroid
23 Jan 2022, 20:52 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / NASA's NEA Scout is a tiny spacecraft that is as big as a shoebox. Although small, it has some big plans: to chase down its first near-Earth asteroid
Tiny Spacecraft Gears Up to Visit Small Asteroid, Will Use the Sun to Get There
21 Jan 2022, 01:59 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / NEA Scout is a tiny spacecraft that has a big goal: to reach asteroid 2020 GE, a near-Earth object smaller than a school bus
“Space Diplomat” Is Launching a Pioneering Peace Mission to Outer Space
14 Jan 2022, 07:12 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A Dubai-based space enthusiast's NGO is building a spacecraft that will deliver peace messages to outer space, and broadcast them on Earth
Martian Dust Storm Makes NASA's InSight Spacecraft Go Into Safe Mode
12 Jan 2022, 00:17 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / While dust storms are a regular occurence on the Red Planet, they can last for weeks, blocking the sunshine that powers the spacecraft
China's Tianwen-1 Orbiter Shares Selfie Above Mars' Icy North Pole
4 Jan 2022, 10:59 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / The China National Space Administration (CNSA) has recently released a set of selfies taken by its Tianwen-1 orbiter above Mars' north pole
NASA's Spacecraft Prepares for a Memorable Journey to a Strange Metallic Asteroid
26 Dec 2021, 05:30 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / In 2022, NASA's spacecraft Psyche will start its long space journey to get to a potato-shaped asteroid unusually rich in metal
NASA’s DART Spacecraft Looks Around as It Heads Toward Killer Asteroid
23 Dec 2021, 15:09 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Earlier this month, NASA's DART spacecraft opened its "eyes" to gaze into the darkness of space as it travels toward the Didymos asteroid for its doom
Japanese Billionaire Returns From His $80M Space Trip, Ready for the Next One
21 Dec 2021, 04:22 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Yusaku Maezawa returned from the Internation Space Station, after 12 days in space, and is already gearing up for upcoming moon trip