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A NASA astronaut stationed aboard the ISS acknowledged this week that the crew of her SpaceX return journey will need to wear diapers.

NASA Astronaut: SpaceX Forcing Her to Pee in Diaper Is “Suboptimal”

By Jon Christian

A viral TikTok is making the rounds about engineer David Miller retelling a rather unusual story: how he accidentally got a job at NASA.

Man Says He Got a Job at NASA Accidentally

By Victor Tangermann

Astrophysicists are excited about the prospect of launching the next groundbreaking space telescope to take pictures of potentially habitable worlds.

Science & Energy

Astronomers Are Pushing for a Massive Alien-Hunting Telescope

By Victor Tangermann

A federal judge has shot down Blue Origin's lawsuit against NASA for its decision to award SpaceX its coveted Human Landing Systems contract.

Federal Judge Shoots Down Blue Origin’s Lawsuit Against NASA

By Victor Tangermann

NASA is warning that climate change could start affecting the production of maize and wheat as soon as 2030.

NASA Warns That Climate Change Is About to Start Slashing Crop Yields

By Victor Tangermann

Astronauts on board the International Space Station were treated to a very special meal: space tacos made with the first peppers ever grown in space.

NASA Astronauts Harvest Space Peppers, Make Zero-G Tacos

By Victor Tangermann

A team of researchers successfully tested a sample of Martian dirt by directing NASA's Curiosity rover to mix it with chemical reagents inside a cup.

Science & Energy

NASA Rover Detects Organic Molecules on the Surface of Mars

By Victor Tangermann

The orbital observatory has been put into safe mode yet again, according to a NASA update, and halting all science operations.

Oops: NASA Admits That the Hubble Space Telescope Is Busted Again

By Victor Tangermann

From rockets to space telescopes, space enthusiasts showed up in full force this year for their Halloween costumes.

Here Are the Coolest Space-Themed Halloween Costumes We Could Find

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX's fourth crewed launch to the International Space Station on board a Crew Dragon spacecraft had to be delayed yet again due to a medical issue.

NASA Delays SpaceX Launch Due to “Medical Issue”

By Victor Tangermann

During the days leading up to Halloween, the Sun's surface was roiling with activity, blasting powerful bursts of radiation towards the Earth.

The Sun Just Blasted the Earth With an Enormous Solar Flare

By Victor Tangermann

NASA scientist and software developer Casey Handmer argues NASA isn't ready for Starship has to offer and needs to make systematic changes to accomodate it.

NASA Employee Says SpaceX’s Starship Is About to Change Everything

By Victor Tangermann

NASA Says We Need a Plan for When We Discover Alien Life

NASA Says We Need a Plan for When We Discover Alien Life

By Tony Ho Tran

NASA is turning to the private industry to keep the doomed and Moon-bound Space Launch System alive — and for the next 30 year or so.

NASA Begs Companies to Clone Its Super-Expensive Moon Rocket for Cheap

By Victor Tangermann

Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Russian space corporation Roscosmos, said that he's planning to assign cosmonauts to fly on SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft.

Russia Admits Defeat, Says It’ll Launch Cosmonauts on SpaceX Spacecraft

By Victor Tangermann

Using data collected by NASA's Chandra X-Ray Telescope, scientists may have found evidence for the existence of an exoplanet 28 million light-years away.

Science & Energy

Scientists Claim to Discover First Planet in Galaxy Beyond Milky Way

By Victor Tangermann

Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin has announced ambitious plans for a new commercial space station called Orbital Reef.

Blue Origin Unveils Plans for Commercial Space Station Called “Orbital Reef”

By Victor Tangermann

NASA boss Bill Nelson made some eyebrow-raising remarks about possible connections between military sightings of UFOs and the search for alien life.

Head of NASA Suggests That UFOs Could Be Alien Technology

By Jon Christian

The agency fully assembled the Space-Launch System (SLS) rocket at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday night.

NASA Completes Assembly of Rocket for Upcoming Moon Mission

By Tony Ho Tran

Boeing announced on Tuesday that they believe that humidity might have caused the two errant valves from Starliner to corrode.

Advanced Transport

Boeing Says Oops, Its Multibillion Dollar Spacecraft Can’t Handle Humidity

By Tony Ho Tran

Uranus has a name that lends itself to butt jokes. But it's also immensely important to scientists, who have mixed feelings on the juvenile humor.

Science & Energy

Here’s What Uranus Scientists Think About Your Disgusting Jokes

By Dan Robitzski

The James Webb Space Telescope has arrived at its launch site in French Guiana, where it will undergo final touchups before launching in December.

Science & Energy

NASA’s Scandal-Plagued James Webb Telescope Arrives at Launch Site

By Dan Robitzski

Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, wasn't impressed with William Shatner's brief joyride to space, saying that sving the environment is more important.

British Royal Disses William Shatner’s Spaceflight

By Victor Tangermann

NASA advisor Licianne Walkowicz announced that she's resigning over NASA's refusal to seriously consider renaming the James Webb Space Telescope.

NASA Adviser Resigns Over Giant Homophobic Telescope

By Dan Robitzski

NASA Astronaut Realizes She Photographed an Airplane Way Below Her

NASA Astronaut Realizes She Photographed an Airplane Way Below Her

By Tony Ho Tran

NASA took two of the Being Starliner crewmembers and reassigned them to a SpaceX mission so they could actually get some flight experience.

NASA Quietly Signals That Boeing’s Spacecraft Is Going Nowhere

By Dan Robitzski

NASA has decided to keep the name for the James Webb Space Telescope as -is despite criticism over the former Administrator's homophobic past.

Science & Energy

NASA Refuses to Rename Giant Homophobic Telescope

By Dan Robitzski

A man from Florida just returned a Moon rock from the Apollo 17 mission. It vanished without a trace until he bought it at a garage sale.

Science & Energy

Florida Man Returns Missing NASA Moon Rock he Bought at Garage Sale

By Dan Robitzski

An essay signed by 21 current and former employees paints a bleak picture of what it is like to work at Blue Origin, a company that is "rife with sexism."

More Than 20 Blue Origin Employees Say It’s a Horrible Place to Work

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Meteor Watch made sightings of at least five fireballs soaring through the sky over the US last Friday night at 32,000 mph.

Science & Energy

NASA Puzzled by Five Fireballs Over America in One Night

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter had to delay its 14th flight, scheduled for September 18, due to an "anomaly" with its flight-control motors.

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Is In Trouble

By Victor Tangermann

The Verge has obtained legal filings that show NASA's frustration with Blue Origin's request to negotiate its $5.9 billion lunar lander contract.

In Newly-Released Documents, NASA Scoffed at Jeff Bezos’ Moon Lawsuit

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has discovered that the average wind speeds of Jupiter's Great Red Spot storm are starting to steadily increase over time.

Science & Energy

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Is Changing, NASA Says

By Victor Tangermann

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson once again confirmed that Jeff Bezos' lawsuit will definitely delay the Artemis Moon missions and landing.

Head of NASA: Jeff Bezos’ Lawsuit Likely to Delay Human Moon Landing

By Dan Robitzski

Retired astronaut Bill Shepherd warns Congress that NASA should thoroughly investigate damage on the International Space Station before securing more funds.

Astronaut Who Helped Build Space Station Says Damage Is “Serious”

By Dan Robitzski

NASA's InSight Mars lander recently discovered three unusually powerful marsquakes — a monumental discovery after surviving a perilous winter.

NASA Lander Is off Life Support and Back To Work

By Dan Robitzski

A number of NASA, Air Force, DARPA, and MIT scientists are regularly meeting on Zoom to discuss "anti-gravity" science and technologies.

NASA, DARPA, MIT Scientists Met to Discuss “Anti-Gravity” Tech

By Victor Tangermann

The International Space Station is near the end of its life. When it's gone, NASA plans to rent rather than build its replacement.

NASA Is Trying to Rent a Private Space Station

By Dan Robitzski

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk promised "upgraded toilets" after the Inspiration4 crew experienced "challenges with it this flight."

Elon Musk Confirms “Challenges” With Toilet on Tourist Spacecraft

By Victor Tangermann

NASA is building a spacecraft designed to travel about 1.5 billion miles through our solar system relying on solar electric propulsion alone.

Thrusters on New NASA Spacecraft Are Solar Powered

By Victor Tangermann

International Space Station crewmembers are repairing equipment using instructions on an AR headset so they can be more autonomous during distant missions.

Astronauts Use Augmented Reality to Repair Space Station Equipment

By Dan Robitzski

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is calling for at least "some amount of cooperation" between NASA and China — despite some pretty restrictive legislation.

Defying Congress, Elon Musk Calls for Cooperation Between NASA and China

By Victor Tangermann

One project from NASA's Universe of Learning initiative is transforming images of space objects into beautiful music — and it's jaw-dropping.

NASA Turned a Star’s Corpse into Sound — and It’s Magical

By Tony Ho Tran

Amongst the myriad equipment at the Inspiration4 crew's disposal are a set of zip ties and sedatives in case anyone poses a danger.

SpaceX Launched Tourists With Zip Ties, Sedatives In Case Someone Gets Dangerous

By Tony Ho Tran

There are a total of 14 humans in space right now circling the Earth on board three different spacecraft, a new historic record.

There Are More People in Orbit Right Now Than at Any Other Point in Human History

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has announced it will award high-dollar contracts to five US companies to help support the Artemis program — including one to Blue Origin.

NASA Awards $26.5 Million to Company That Sued It

By Tony Ho Tran

Harold "Sonny" White, a big name in warp drive research, left NASA in late 2019 to work on the Warp Drive with a private firm. He took everything with him.

Science & Energy

Warp Drive Scientist Took All His Equipment With Him When He Left NASA

By Victor Tangermann

Engineers at NASA's Glenn Research Center's Ballistic Impact Lab are shooting prototype spacesuits with a 40-foot air gun.

NASA Testing Spacesuits by Shooting Them With a Giant Gun

By Victor Tangermann

Eagle-eyed Reddit users noticed something a bit out of place in the Dragon capsule: a roll of duct tape amongst a dizzying array of cargo and equipment.

Hidden Compartment on SpaceX Spacecraft Contains Emergency Duct Tape

By Tony Ho Tran

NASA's Mars rover Perseverance finally managed to scoop up and study rock samples after a series of baffling failures and mishaps.

It Worked! NASA’s Mars Rover Definitely Scooped up Rock Samples This Time

By Dan Robitzski

Both the fire and smoke alarms were triggered early Thursday morning on board the Russian Zvezda module of the International Space Station.

Smoke Alarms Go Off, Fire Reported in Russian Segment of Space Station

By Victor Tangermann

NASA finally announced a launch date for the James Webb Space Telescope, the long-awaited orbital observatory meant to replace the aging Hubble.

Science & Energy

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Finally Has a Launch Date

By Dan Robitzski

NASA says that its Perseverance rover has finally collected samples of Mars rocks, but the photo offered up as proof doesn't show too much.

NASA Claims Rover Collected Mars Rock, But We Wanna See Proof

By Dan Robitzski

China's National Space Science Center (CNNSC) has shown off a prototype for a "Mars cruise drone" that looks extremely familiar.

China Appears to Be Working on a Clone of NASA’s Mars Helicopter

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is getting real tired of the constant litigation being thrown at him by Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos.

Elon Musk Suggests Zapping Jeff Bezos “With Our Space Lasers”

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's SLS rocket and Orion are still undergoing tests that were supposed to finish earlier this Summer. Now the agency is blaming the pandemic.

NASA Source: No Way Artemis Moon Mission Is Launching This Year

By Dan Robitzski

The files from Blue Origin's lawsuit against NASA are causing the computers at the Department of Justice to crash due its enormous size.

Jeff Bezos’ NASA Lawsuit Is So Huge It’s Crashing the DOJ Computer System

By Tony Ho Tran

An alleged email leak appears to show the United Launch Alliance plotting to spread damaging conspiracy theories about SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.

Alleged Email Leak Shows ULA Plotting Against Elon Musk and SpaceX

By Victor Tangermann

NASA astronaut Megan McArthur warns space tourists that life in orbit is no walk in the park, and that surviving takes real "grit."

NASA Astronaut Warns Wealthy Space Tourists: Space Requires “Grit”

By Dan Robitzski

NASA revealed that Mark Vande Hei, a current crew member on board the International Space Station, suffered a "minor medical issue." Now we know what it is.

NASA Canceled Spacewalk Because Astronaut Had Pinched Nerve

By Victor Tangermann

After NASA's Mars rover Perseverance messed up trying to collect rock samples, the agency is trying again somewhere else.

NASA Has a New Plan After Mars Rover Fumbles Rock Collection

By Dan Robitzski

According to NASA, Mark Vande Hei, a current crew member on board the International Space Station, has suffered a "minor medical issue."

Astronaut Suffers Medical Incident on Space Station

By Victor Tangermann

NASA administrator Bill Nelson has confirmed that Blue Origin's lawsuit against the agency will result in "further delay" for NASA's return to the Moon.

NASA Head Confirms Blue Origin Lawsuit Will Delay Moon Program

By Victor Tangermann

NASA released a stunning image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope depicting a spiral galaxy 68 million light-years away from Earth.

Science & Energy

Hubble Takes Breathtaking Image of “Furnace” Galaxy

By Tony Ho Tran