Sierra Space’s spaceplane faces a reinvention after NASA contract change
When Sierra Space won a contract to deliver cargo to the International Space Station nearly a decade ago,…
Inside the Milky Way Galaxy: James Webb Captures Breathtaking Images of Space ‘Largest Star-Forming Cloud’
See Breathtaking Images of Milky Way’s ‘Largest Star-Forming Cloud’ | Image: X The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)…
NASA Hits 6,000 Exoplanets. Some Are Stranger Than Sci-Fi
NASA’s exoplanet tally has climbed to 6,000, revealing bizarre and beautiful worlds far stranger than our own. (Artist’s…
NASA modifies Dream Chaser ISS cargo contract as Sierra Space shifts to defense work
WASHINGTON — Sierra Space and NASA have sharply revised a contract to use the company’s Dream Chaser vehicle…
6,000 Planets Have Been Found Outside the Solar System
The number of confirmed planets outside of our solar system—known as exoplanets—has risen to 6,000, NASA has said.…
To save aging space observatory, NASA taps startup to push it farther in space
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -NASA has tapped startup Katalyst to save a $500 million orbiting observatory from…
Astronomers want to blow up ‘city killer’ asteroid so it doesn’t hit moon
The near-Earth space rock, dubbed 2024 YR4, was previously thought to have a small chance of impacting Earth.…
Strange Mars Rocks Could Hold Clues to Ancient Life
Rocks in the Bright Angel Formation. NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its Right Mastcam-Z camera.…
Latest discovery suggests solar flares are hotter than earlier estimates; here’s why
A recent study conducted by scientists led by Alexander Russell at the University of St. Andrews suggests that…
Blue Origin selected to deliver NASA’s VIPER Rover to the Moon’s South Pole
image: ©Thibault Renard | iStock NASA is taking steps forward in lunar exploration by awarding Blue Origin a…
6,000 exoplanets found beyond our solar system. Are any like Earth?
For 30 years, the world’s astronomers have searched the cosmos for exoplanets. We recently hit a milestone now…