NASA unveils close-up pictures of the comet popping by from another star
go - NASA is unveiling close-up pictures of the interstellar comet that's making a quick one-and-done tour of our solar system
Back to Top / Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 4:20 pm / permalink 16124 / 6 stories in 3 months
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket safely made it to space a second time
engadget - Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket has completed its second flight, The Washington Post reports. The rocket launched from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday, and successfully separated from its first-stage booster, which later landed on …
Back to Top / Thursday, November 13, 2025, 5:20 pm / permalink 15949 / 11 stories in 3 months
Blue Origin scrubs New Glenn's second flight due to bad weather
engadget - Blue Origin has postponed the second flight of its New Glenn rocket, which was slated to send a pair of NASA spacecraft on the first step of their journey to Mars on Sunday afternoon. The heavy-lift launch vehicle was scheduled to take off from Cape Canav…
Back to Top / Sunday, November 9, 2025, 5:20 pm / permalink 15815 / 7 stories in 3 months
NASA quietly sends two spacecraft to Mars — and theyre going a new way
mashable - A NASA mission will send twin spacecraft to Mars to learn what happened to the Red Planet's ancient, thick atmosphere.
Back to Top / Saturday, November 8, 2025, 11:21 am / permalink 15797 / 2 stories in 3 months
Trump Renominates Jared Isaacman to Lead NASA
Micah Maidenberg / wsj - The announcement came about five months after the president dropped support for the technology executive.
Back to Top / Tuesday, November 4, 2025, 6:21 pm / permalink 15666 / 10 stories in 4 months
NASA's supersonic jet completes its first flight in California
engadget - Nearly a decade after NASA partnered with Lockheed Martin to build the X-59, the supersonic jet has completed its first flight in California, according to a press release spotted by Gizmodo. The X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (Quesst) aircraft is design…
Back to Top / Thursday, October 30, 2025, 2:22 pm / permalink 15554 / 3 stories in 4 months
SpaceX is behind schedule, so NASA will open Artemis III contract to competition
Richard Speed / theregister - Lunar landing reality distortion field slips for Musk's rocketeers NASA's Acting Administrator has admitted that SpaceX is behind in plans to return astronauts to the Moon, has reopened lander contract competition, and pushed the deadline for a lunar land…
Back to Top / Tuesday, October 21, 2025, 11:21 am / permalink 15277 / 9 stories in 4 months
Transportation Secretary Duffy says Musk's SpaceX is behind on moon trip and he will reopen contracts
cnbc - Duffy said he will open the contract to other space companies that can help get to the moon quicker as it races against China.
Back to Top / Monday, October 20, 2025, 10:21 am / permalink 15218 / 2 stories in 4 months
SpaceX finally got exactly what it needed from Starship V2
Stephen Clark / arstechnica - This was the last flight of SpaceX's second-gen Starship design. Version 3 arrives next year.
Back to Top / Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 3:20 am / permalink 15106 / 8 stories in 4 months
US gov shutdown leaves IT projects hanging, security defenders a skeleton crew
Brandon Vigliarolo / theregister - The longer the shutdown, the less likely critical IT overhauls happen, ex Social Security CISO tells The Register The US government shut down at 1201 ET on October 1, halting non-essential IT modernization and leaving cybersecurity operations to run on sk…
Back to Top / Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 5:21 pm / permalink 14952 / 6 stories in 5 months
SpaceX's lunar lander could be 'years late' for a planned 2027 mission to the moon
Lawrence Bonk / engadget - SpaceX's lunar lander has run into a snag and may not be ready for a mission to the moon that was scheduled for 2027, according to a report by Space News. The company's Starship Human Landing System (HLS) is a variant of the typical Starship spacecraft th…
Back to Top / Monday, September 22, 2025, 3:21 pm / permalink 14802 / 3 stories in 5 months
NASA Says This Martian Rock Holds Potential Signs of Life. Here’s What Must Happen Next
Ellyn Lapointe / gizmodo - The case for the Mars Sample Return mission has never been more clear.
Back to Top / Thursday, September 11, 2025, 4:20 pm / permalink 14402 / 4 stories in 5 months
Starship to Deliver 100 Tons to Orbit by 2026, Musk Claims
Passant Rabie / gizmodo - Following a successful 10th test flight, the SpaceX CEO expects the megarocket to become operational by next year.
Back to Top / Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 4:21 pm / permalink 14316 / 2 stories in 5 months
NASA finds best evidence of life on Mars so far
Brandon Vigliarolo / theregister - The usual cadre of scientists who disproved previous findings are stumped If you were ever wondering where you'd be when NASA announced peer-reviewed evidence hinting at extraterrestrial life - long dead, if it existed at all - look around, because this i…
Back to Top / Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 2:21 pm / permalink 14299 / 4 stories in 5 months
Perseverance Rover Finds Potential Sign of Ancient Life in Martian Rock
Ellyn Lapointe / gizmodo - During a press conference today, NASA presented findings from the initial analysis of a Martian geological sample, touting it as possibly "the clearest sign of life that we have ever found on Mars."
Back to Top / Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 12:21 pm / permalink 14275 / 1 stories in 5 months
SpaceX Starship Finally Pulls Off a Successful Test Flight
Javier Carbajal / wired - After being postponed twice—and after multiple failed attempts—Starship's tenth test flight was a success.
Back to Top / Wednesday, August 27, 2025, 9:20 am / permalink 13182 / 5 stories in 6 months
Watch Live as SpaceX Tries to Snap Starship’s Miserable Losing Streak
Passant Rabie / gizmodo - SpaceX had to call off its rocket's launch two days in a row due to a ground systems issue and uncooperative weather.
Back to Top / Tuesday, August 26, 2025, 5:21 pm / permalink 13147 / 9 stories in 6 months
SpaceX is about to launch Starship for its 10th test flight
Cheyenne MacDonald / engadget - SpaceX's massive Starship rocket is scheduled to lift off from the company's Texas launch site as soon as this evening for its 10th flight. The launch window opens at 7:30PM ET (6:30PM CT). As always, the flight test will be livestreamed on the SpaceX web…
Back to Top / Sunday, August 24, 2025, 6:20 pm / permalink 12992 / 2 stories in 6 months
When Starship Comes to Florida, Expect 2-Hour Flight Delays, FAA Warns
Ellyn Lapointe / gizmodo - SpaceX aims to launch its super heavy-lift rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, by the end of the year. That’s bad news for the state’s commercial airports—and you.
Back to Top / Friday, August 22, 2025, 6:20 pm / permalink 12932 / 3 stories in 6 months
NASA and IBM Unveil AI That Helps Scientists Forecast Solar Storms
Ellyn Lapointe / gizmodo - Experts recently identified major gaps in their ability to forecast space weather. Surya aims to fill them.
Back to Top / Wednesday, August 20, 2025, 9:21 am / permalink 12705 / 4 stories in 6 months