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Russia's space agency Roscosmos announced on Sunday that the tanks of the Russian Fregat-SB upper stage have disintegrated in Earth's orbit.
Off-World

Russian Rocket Disintegrates in Space, Leaving Orbital Debris

NASA has selected a number of companies to complete studies about the future of commercial spaceflight in low-Earth orbit.
NASA

NASA’s New Goal: A “Robust Economy” of Orbital Space Habitats

A full-scale SpaceX Starship prototype called SN5 is about to finally make its first-ever attempt at getting off the ground.
Starship

SpaceX to Attempt First Full-Scale Starship Test Flight This Week

On May 16, the U.S. Space Force will launch a mysterious X-37B space plane on its second-ever mission, which officials say will help NASA conduct research.
Space Force

The Space Force Is About to Launch a Mysterious Spacecraft

Space tourism company Virgin Galactic just announced it's working with Rolls-Royce to develop a supersonic jet meant for air travel.
Advanced Transport

Virgin Galactic Shows Off Sleek Supersonic Jet Concept

The team at Firefly Aerospace used one of its rocket engines to try to light all those pesky candles on a birthday cake for its co-founder Max Polakov.
Off-World

Watch These Mad Geniuses Light Birthday Candles With a Rocket Engine

SpaceX has launched a browser-based simulator that allows you to take over the controls of a Crew Dragon spacecraft and dock it to the Space Station.
International Space Station

Dock a SpaceX Spacecraft to the ISS in This Amazing Simulator

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk bragged that his company could reach the Moon within two years. But NASA CFO Jeff DeWit isn't buying it.
Moon

NASA Official: SpaceX’s Moon Chances Are “Slim”

In order to protect future Mars settlers from deadly cosmic radiation, researchers suggest building homes in underground tunnels called lava tubes.
Mars

Scientists Say They’ve Found the Perfect Spot for a Mars Colony

DARPA recently deployed a tiny camera satellite that the agency hopes can take sharp images of exoplanets that are usually washed out of pictures.
DARPA

DARPA Deploys Tiny Satellite That Could Take Best Pictures of Space Ever

An outrageously strange paper claims, among other things, that there's a black hole at the center of the Earth. Sometthing's fishy.
Science & Energy

Strange Research Paper Claims There’s a Black Hole at the Center of the Earth

In a new white paper, a team of researchers argue that flying by Venus on future crewed missions to Mars could make a lot of sense.
Mars

Scientists: Flying By Venus to Get to Mars Would Be Cheaper, Faster

NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley got to test out their hot new spacesuits for launch day of the long-awaited SpaceX Crew Dragon test flight.
Crew Dragon

NASA Astronauts Test SpaceX Spacesuits for Crew Dragon Launch

A team of scientists claim they have determined a way to figure out if there's life living underground on faraway places, including the Moon and Mars.
Science & Energy

Harvard Study: We Shouldn’t Rule Out Underground Life on the Moon and Mars

Scientists have a bizarre idea for protecting astronauts from cosmic rays: Shield them with the radiation-absorbing fungus near Chernobyl.
Off-World

Fungus Growing at Chernobyl Could Protect Astronauts From Cosmic Rays

Astronomers have discovered that a gigantic wall of clouds is traveling around the surface of Venus every 4.9 days and has been doing so for decades.
Science & Energy

A Poisonous Tsunami Is Screaming Across the Surface of Venus

NASA has announced the first fruit to be grown in space before the end of this year: the humble Espanola chile pepper (capsicum annuum).
NASA

NASA Planning to Grow Chili Peppers on Space Station

NASA's "We Are Going" video, which is narrated by Star Trek actor William Shatner, details how the agency plans to pull off its ambitious 2024 Moon mission.
Moon

New Video Details NASA’s Plan to Return Humans to the Moon

NASA’s Robotic Refuelling Mission 3 just successfully demonstrated the first of three tools designed to refuel NASA spacecraft in space.
NASA

New Tech Puts NASA One Step Closer to Fueling Spacecraft in Space

An international team of scientists have discovered an exciting Earth-sized exoplanet that's capable of supporting liquid water.
Science & Energy

Astronomers Discover “Intriguing,” Extremely Earth-Like Exoplanet