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Lift to the future First ‘space elevator’ — a 66,000-mile cable to the cosmos— closer than ever before after scientific breakthrough
“There’s no reason we can’t put a honeymoon hotel on one of those legs.”
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Spaceship captures detailed new view of crater used as setting in Matt Damon movie ‘The Martian’
A video from the ESA's Mars Express shows detailed views of the 460 km-wide Schiaparelli Crater.
Mission to save NASA’s aging Swift space telescope called off after rescue spacecraft loses control
The mission to save NASA’s sinking Swift Observatory was called off Wednesday, dooming the telescope to a fiery reentry later this year.
Before-and-after NASA images show crater carved by SpaceX rocket that slammed into the moon
The space agency released before-and-after photos of the impact area on Tuesday.
‘One in a billion’ discovery of a hybrid black-hole star reveals new details on origins of the universe
A black-hole star is born.
Vibrant new photos of star region ‘Tarantula Nebula’ unveiled by NASA scientists
Describing the colourful observation as “like a collage made of layered sheets of colored cellophane,” NASA said the resulting cosmic “craft” reveals new details about the star formation region.
New rocket tech could significantly reduce travel time to Mars, NASA claims
New thrusters could cut travel time to the Red Planet to three months and make the round-trip mission about two years total.
Solar eclipse, Perseid meteor shower, and more: How to watch the rare 4-in-1 cosmic event this week
Prepare for a cosmic quadruple header.
Solar eclipse visible in New York next week — here’s how to watch
Stargazers are over the moon.
SpaceX rocket ‘slams into the moon’ after drifting through space since last year
The impact was unintentional, SpaceX said.
NASA’s moon base will be a reality and Americans will live there within 20 years, agency’s chief says
Administrator Jared Isaacman has grand plans for the United States and space travel.
Scientists propose nuking solution to Doomsday asteroid — as thousands of city-killers swarm Earth
Scientists have devised an unorthodox solution to stop a potential Doomsday asteroid from destroying Earth — by nuking the space-rock with a force equivalent to multiple Hiroshima bombs.
SpaceX ship to smash into the moon next week — and the blast could be visible from Earth
The unplanned lunar landing will provide scientists with critical research into future potential threats on the moon.
Scientists think alien civilizations could be using ‘Dyson Spheres’ to siphon energy from black holes
This brings new meaning to vacuum of deep space.
Two meteor showers are raining down this week with peak views starting now
The end of July is soaked in the celestial with two meteor showers lighting up the sky.
US-Russian space crew lands in Kazakhstan after an 8-month stint on the ISS
A US-Russian space crew landed safely in the steppes of Kazakhstan on Sunday after an eight-month stint on the International Space Station.
SpaceX launches mammoth Starship on another test flight — this time with most advanced Starlinks
SpaceX’s mammoth Starship rocket blasted off Friday on another test flight stretching halfway around the world, this time releasing 20 of the most advanced Starlinks.
‘Alien chemistry’ meteorite that slammed NJ home is among rarest space rocks ever recovered
See why this 4.5-billion-year-old space rock is a "scientific goldmine."
Aliens most likely to inhabit ‘super-Earth’ exoplanet with all the ‘essential ingredients’ for life: astronomers
A new study suggests that if extraterrestrial life exists, it's likely being lived on LHS 1140b.
SpaceX Starship launch aborted when engines fail to start just before takeoff
“Next launch attempt hopefully in a few days,” Elon Musk announced via X.
Oldest woman to travel into space dead at 87
She was 87.