On this day in space! NASA launches MESSENGER spacecraft to orbit Mercury
NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft aimed to orbit Mercury for the first time to hunt for clues of water on the tiny, innermost planet.
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The 1st 'three-headed' asteroid | Space photo of the day for Aug. 3, 2026
New images reveal what astronomers believe is the first-known "trilobate" or three-headed asteroid in our solar system. O recorte ajuda a contextualizar a pauta dentro de Lifestyle.
On this day in space! Aug. 7, 1980: NASA's Viking 1 Mars orbiter shuts down 4 years into a
On Aug. 7, 1980, NASA's Viking 1 spacecraft orbiting Mars ended its epic and historic mission to the Red Planet. Here's why it mattered.
NASA’s IXPE Studies Magnetar
Scientists using NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) conducted more than 140 hours of observations of the magnetar 1E 1547-5408, shown in this Aug. 5, 2026, artist’s concept, between March and April 2025. In doing so, they may have captured empty space behaving in a
NASA’s Lunar Development and Test Facility Prepares Artemis Hardware for Moon
Before astronauts return to the Moon’s surface through NASA’s Artemis program, the hardware they depend on must first prove it can survive the unforgiving lunar environment. At NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, engineers at the Lunar Development and Test Facility are tackli
Engineers race to save stricken LINK rescue spacecraft before it's too late
The private LINK spacecraft, which launched last month to save a NASA space telescope, now needs saving, too —and teams are making progress on that front.
NASA figured out how to keep its 48-year-old Voyager 2 probe running for yet another year
NASA's Voyager 2 probe, which launched in 1977, can keep operating its last science instruments after a power reduction operation performed in interstellar space.
Inside the mystery of the James Webb Space Telescope's little red dots — and how they migh
The James Webb Space Telescope's strange "little red dots" may be evolving into spiral galaxies. O recorte ajuda a contextualizar a pauta dentro de Lifestyle.
On this day in space! Aug. 8, 1977: Soviet Union's Salyut 5 reconnaissance space station b
Salyut 5 was a Soviet space station and part of the highly-secretive Almaz military space station program. O recorte ajuda a contextualizar a pauta dentro de Lifestyle.
'Not looking good right now': Starship likely to be lost at sea 2 weeks after epic 13th te
SpaceX is still towing Starship's upper stage toward shore two weeks after its latest test flight, but the unprecedented effort is unlikely to succeed, according to Elon Musk.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 222 — How to Invade Earth in 22 Easy Steps
On Episode 222 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by space writer Rich Edwards to discuss the best ways to repel space invaders.
SpaceX serious about building factories on the moon: 'It’s going to happen,' Elon Musk say
SpaceX plans to build factories on the moon, using robots to do much of the heavy lifting, Elon Musk said on Tuesday (Aug. 4) during SpaceX's first-ever quarterly earnings call.