NASA, Axiom Space, and SpaceX will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2), the second private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.
Save $200 on the Celestron NextStar 4SE, a top entry-level telescope
Grab a $200 discount on a fine telescope useful for planetary and lunar observations that we rank as one of the best telescopes for beginners.
NASA developing a robotic snake to slither on – and into – icy moons
To explore hard-to-reach places on other worlds, NASA is developing a slithering snake-like robot to boldly go where traditional rovers cannot.
SpaceX’s Falcon rocket family reaches 200 straight successful missions
SpaceX’s launch of 51 more Starlink internet satellites Wednesday from California marked the 200th consecutive successful mission for the company’s Falcon rocket family, a record unmatched by any other space launch vehicle.
Explore the cosmos of your dreams with the new Lego DreamZzz Spacebus set
Fight off nightmares with the power of dreams in this new 878-piece Lego set that features playable options, customization and minifigures.
Catch the rays from the Sunflower Galaxy
Messier 63 (NGC 5055), the Sunflower Galaxy in Canes Venatici, sits comfortably with its reputation as one of the great galaxies visible in the night sky at springtime.
Live coverage: SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket poised for launch today from California
SpaceX is counting down to another launch of a Falcon 9 rocket at 1:09 p.m. PDT (4:09 p.m. EDT) Wednesday from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on a mission to haul 51 more Starlink internet satellites into orbit.
Hubble telescope spies ‘peek-a-boo’ exoplanets amid star’s tilted dust rings
Astronomers are watching a shadow sweep across the face of a vast disc of planet-birthing gas and dust surrounding the star TW Hydrae.
Mizar and Alcor: The Great Bear’s famous naked-eye double
Not only of surpassing interest historically, zeta Ursae Majoris (UMa), or Mizar, the middle star in Ursa Major’s famous Plough asterism, is also one of the finest double stars in the sky for a small telescope.
Electron rocket launches pair of cyclone-tracking CubeSats for NASA
The first pair of four NASA CubeSats designed to provide frequent updates of typhoon and hurricane development for new insights into how tropical storms evolve and intensify were launched by Rocket Lab from its New Zealand spaceport on Sunday.