Space

Earth orbit could get a lot more crowded, and a lot more dangerous, on Thursday night (Oct. 15).

It would seem in our 21st century world, that most everything needs to be branded. That is exactly the case this month regarding the moon, especially since this is a “double full moon month.” 

The CNSA (Chinese National Space Agency) has released an image of its Tianwen-1 spacecraft to coincide with the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival. The spacecraft is on its way to Mars, and if the landing is successful, China will be only the third nation to successfully land a spacecraft on […]

Scientists determined a strange galaxy with 99.9% dark matter is more common than initially thought.

Telesat will adapt two Airbus Arrow spacecraft for the Blackjack program

A joint European and Japanese spacecraft is about to slingshot around the planet Venus, performing a short gravitational dance that will change the vehicle’s course through space. This critical maneuver will take place just before midnight Eastern Time, and the spacecraft has to nail its routine in order to reach […]

Editor’s note: Amazon reports that this deal has sold out. You can find more Prime Day deals here. 

NASA has awarded $370 million in “Tipping Point” contracts designed to aid its push to get astronauts back to the moon and then on to Mars, agency officials announced today (Oct. 14).

The launch only lasted three hours. This is the first crewed flight to the ISS to be this short.