Two former space agency leaders called for the International Space Station to be preserved for future generations in an open letter published earlier this month. SpaceX is currently slated to scrap the station by 2030 in a controlled…
The University of Western Australia's TeraNet, a network of optical ground stations focused on high-speed space communications, has successfully captured laser signals from a German satellite in low Earth orbit. This achievement signals a…
Last month, NASA awarded SpaceX an almost $1 billion contract to develop a "US Deorbit Vehicle" that's capable of pulling the International Space Station out of orbit and have it burn up in the Earth's atmosphere. The aging orbital outpost…
The moon's south pole is designated as the location for the future China-led International Lunar Research Station (ILRS). It is a bold move, as the US also has ambitions to establish bases at the Moon’s south pole – the Shackleton crater…
A research team from the Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity (ZARM) at the University of Bremen has investigated the risk of fire on spacecraft in a recent study. The results show that fires on planned exploration missions,…
Scientists from Cornell University are developing a real-world version of the ‘stillsuit’ featured in adaptations of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi epic Dune, which could be used by future astronauts as they embark on missions to the International…
Anna Kikina was the first Russian cosmonaut to fly to the International Space Station on a Crew Dragon spaceship as part of a crew-swap agreement between Russia’s Roscosmos State Space Agency and NASA
The island is Australia’s smallest state, but its mainland fills the frame of this astronaut photograph. An astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) took...
A photograph taken by NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick from the International Space Station last month shows mysterious blue orbs dotting the air off the coast of South Africa. Among them are tiny red sparks of light, which only add to the…
The celestial flash of light was seen dancing in the atmosphere while billions of people went about their daily lives far below. NASA has asked its followers to send evidence of more sightings
Two astronauts saw their one week on the International Space Station turn into more than a month. In public comments, the astronauts remain confident in returning home.