Dec 30 Watch 8:39 Inside Rocket Lab's effort to outpace larger space rivals By Miles O'Brien, Kate Tobin The private space economy is growing significantly and the year ahead could be a big one. The first private space station is expected to launch next spring, new commercial space flights will be offered and SpaceX is considering a public… Continue watching
Dec 20 German engineer becomes 1st wheelchair user to blast into space By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Severely injured in a mountain bike accident seven years ago, Michaela Benthaus became the first wheelchair user in space, launching from West Texas with Jeff Bezos’ company Blue Origin. Continue reading
Dec 17 Saturn's moon Titan may not have a buried ocean as suspected, study suggests By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press New research suggests Titan instead may hold deep layers of ice and slush more akin to Earth's polar seas instead of a buried ocean as long suspected. Continue reading
Dec 15 Interstellar comet 3I/Atlas will make closest approach to Earth on Friday By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Discovered over the summer, the comet known as 3I/Atlas will pass within 167 million miles of our planet on Friday. That's as close as it will get on its grand tour of the solar system. Continue reading
Dec 09 Bundle up, leave the city and put away the phones. Here's how to watch the Geminids, one of the year's best meteor showers By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press The Geminids peak this weekend and are visible through mid-December. Continue reading
Dec 03 WATCH: Billionaire spacewalker Jared Isaacman back before Senate seeking NASA's top job By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Isaacman appeared before the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on Wednesday, eight months after his first nomination hearing. Continue reading
Dec 01 When to see the last supermoon of the year By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press The last supermoon of the year will soon shine in December skies. When a full moon is closer to Earth in its orbit, a so-called supermoon happens. Continue reading
Nov 26 Scientists detect crackling on Mars believed to be lightning By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Scientists have detected what they believe to be lightning on Mars by eavesdropping on the whirling wind recorded by NASA's Perseverance rover. Continue reading
Nov 16 NASA's latest ESCAPADE is sending twin low-cost orbiters to examine Mars' atmosphere By Christopher Carr, Glenn Lightsey, The Conversation Envision a time when hundreds of spacecraft are exploring the solar system and beyond. That’s the future that NASA’s ESCAPADE, or Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers, mission will help unleash. Continue reading
Nov 14 Chinese astronauts return from space station after delay blamed on space debris damage By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press The original return plan was scrapped because a window in the Shenzhou-20 capsule had tiny cracks, most likely caused by impact from space debris, the space agency said Friday. Continue reading