space-exploration

Elon Musk announces that SpaceX will likely catch the Starship with the tower in a few months and expects the first reflight by the end of the year, highlighting its significance for human space exploration.

Due to an ongoing attitude control issue, the LINK spacecraft will not boost NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory as planned, but will still attempt rendezvous operations to demonstrate satellite servicing capabilities for future space exploration.

Elon Musk shares a tweet discussing the immense potential of space for productivity, drawing parallels with historical economic debates.

This article discusses China's upcoming Chang’e 7 lunar mission, which aims to land near the Moon's south pole, and analyzes the geopolitical implications if China beats the United States in returning humans to the Moon.

The article discusses the evolving role of astronauts in light of missions like Artemis II and explores philosophical reasons for human space exploration through recent books.

NASA's CHAPEA missions simulate year-long stays on Mars to study crew health and performance, with the second mission having begun in October 2025.

Elon Musk agrees with a tweet about the importance of making Mars self-sustaining for human civilization's survival, referencing SpaceX's Starship project.

Elon Musk states that the mission is to advance civilization and propagate consciousness to the stars.

StemRad and Lockheed Martin successfully tested a radiation-blocking vest on a round trip to the Moon, demonstrating that targeted shielding of vulnerable organs reduces effective radiation dose by 60% without covering the head or limbs.

NASA announces that NASA+ programming is now streaming on discovery+ live channels, with special events like the Artemis III mission coming to HBO Max in 2027.

NASA's Perseverance rover, the first self-driving vehicle on Mars, has proven highly successful, showing minimal wheel wear and potentially lasting many more years as it studies ancient Martian rocks in Jezero Crater.

NASA has made power adjustments to Voyager 2 to extend its science mission for at least another year, despite dwindling plutonium supplies.

NASA shares a weekly update covering Artemis III assembly milestones, a spacewalk by astronauts Jessica and Anil, and updates from the solar system's edge.

NASA JPL demonstrates a new flexible ground-penetrating radar antenna called SkyFall, designed to hunt for frozen water beneath the Martian surface for future astronauts.

NASA's Curiosity Rover captures a high-resolution panoramic photo of a sand-capped butte nicknamed 'Miraflores' rising from a Martian plain covered in ancient polygonal seabed formations, offering new clues about the Red Planet's history.

SpaceX's Falcon 9 successfully deployed Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost and ispace's RESILIENCE lunar landers on a trajectory to the Moon, with discussion of second-stage disposal and future sustainability via Starship.

NASA invites the public to a Reddit AMA on Wednesday, Aug. 5, to discuss 50 years of Mars exploration with its scientists.

NASA will host a news conference at Kennedy Space Center on Aug. 14 to preview a new event later this year celebrating American leadership in aviation, space exploration, and emerging technologies, coinciding with America's 250th anniversary.

NASA's Curiosity rover discovered a vast field of honeycomb-shaped polygonal fractures on Mars, suggesting past water activity in the Valle Grande region.

NASA has finished fueling the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, bringing it one step closer to its targeted liftoff on August 30 aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy. The telescope will use the propellant to maneuver to the Sun-Earth Lagrange point 2 and conduct space observations.