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SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule just arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center ahead of its first crewed test flight dubbed Demo-2 on May 27.
Crew Dragon

SpaceX Is Setting Up Crew Dragon For Its First Human Spaceflight

New NASA research found that Neptune has two moons that are locked in a strange orbital dance in order to "maintain the peace."
Science & Energy

NASA: Neptune’s Moons “Dance” to Avoid Smashing Into Each Other

NASA found a weak supermassive black hole in the Phoenix Cluster billions of light years away that is not strong enough to stop stars from forming.
Science & Energy

NASA Finds Supermassive Black Hole Birthing Stars at “Furious Rate”

Stormy Weather May Delay SpaceX’s Historic Launch
SpaceX

Stormy Weather May Delay SpaceX’s Historic Launch

For the first time, a team of astronomers has detected a massive planet orbiting a white dwarf at a very close distance, circling it every 34 hours.
Off-World

Astronomers Detect First-Ever Planet Closely Orbiting a White Dwarf

According to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, the space company will give an update on its Starship spacecraft in about three weeks.
Starship

Elon Musk: “Starship Update Coming in 3 Weeks”

In a recent tweet, Elon Musk argued that fusion energy will probably be more expensive than wind and solar. Experts are divided.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: Fusion Will Probably Be More Expensive Than Wind, Solar

A new study outlines a new discovery of a surprisingly young hot Jupiter class exoplanet called HIP 67522 b, some 490 light-years from Earth.
Science & Energy

This Super Young Jupiter-Sized ‘Hot Planet’ is Puzzling Astronomers

The ESA is experimenting with satellites that use flax fiber instead of steel-like carbon fibers so that they incinerate easier upon retirement.
ESA

The ESA Is Weaving Flax Fiber Into Satellites So They Incinerate Better

Breaking: SpaceX Scrubs Historic Launch Due to Bad Weather
SpaceX

Breaking: SpaceX Scrubs Historic Launch Due to Bad Weather

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took a jab at Roscosmos. Fuming, the head of Russia's space agency aired his frustration in a lengthy column for Forbes Russia.
Off-World

Russia Is Furious, Saying the US is Mocking Its Space Program

As the Voyager space probes travel farther outside our solar system, they're passing through increasingly dense regions of interstellar space.
Solar Power

New Voyager Readings: Space Is Much Denser Outside Solar System

According to a new paper, a team of Chinese scientists claim a strange "gel-like" substance found on the far side of the Moon is "impact melt breccia."
Moon

China Finally Figured Out What That Weird “Gel-Like” Substance from the Far Side of the Moon Was

China, the UAE, and the U.S. all plan to launch Mars missions this month to capitalize on the planets' fortunate alignment.
Mars

Three Separate Countries Are Launching Mars Missions This Month

The SpaceX rideshare program is designed to launch small satellites into orbit. Here's what it would be like to hitch a ride.
SpaceX

Could I Climb Into a SpaceX Cargo Rideshare and Yeet Myself Into Space?

The European Space Agency's Mars Express, a camera-equipped Mars orbiter, is keeping close tabs on a mysterious, "elongated cloud" appearing on Mars.
Science & Energy

Strange, Giant Cloud Reappears on Mars

For the first time, scientists say they've ascertained how radioactive the Moon is — a finding that could have implications for the future of space travel.
Moon

Bad News: The Moon Is Surprisingly Radioactive

Cosmonaut Sergei Kud-Sverchkov, who's heading to the International Space Station next month on a Soyuz rocket, says he would be nice to any aliens he met.
Exobiology

Space-Bound Cosmonaut: If I Meet Aliens, I Will Be Nice to Them

Once in orbit, NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley briefly took manual control over the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft.
Crew Dragon

Controlling SpaceX’s Crew Dragon is Like Playing A Video Game

After the military coup in Myanmar, Japan's space agency halted a joint project with Myanma scientists to prevent it from being exploited by the army.
International Space Station

Satellites Are Stranded on the ISS Because of a Military Coup