Celebrate Asteroid Day: a journey through space and awareness
Every year on June 30th, the world unites to observe Asteroid Day, a United Nations-sanctioned event dedicated to raising public awareness about the risks and opportunities associated with asteroids. This day is not just a calendar mark but a significant global
Earliest-known galaxy, spotted by Webb telescope, is a beacon to cosmic dawn
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has spotted the earliest-known galaxy, one that is surprisingly bright and big considering it formed during the universe's infancy - at only 2% its current age. Webb, which by peering across
Musk sees fourth flight of SpaceX’s Starship in 3-5 weeks
By Gursimran Kaur (Reuters) - SpaceX's Starship rocket, a futuristic vehicle designed to eventually carry astronauts to the moon and beyond, will probably have its fourth flight in 3-5 weeks, the company's Chief Executive Elon Musk said in a post on
Boeing Starliner capsule’s first crewed flight delayed over rocket glitch
By Nathan Gomes, Shivansh Tiwary and Nilutpal Timsina (Reuters) - Boeing's <BA.N> long-awaited first crewed test flight of the new Starliner space capsule was called off for at least 24 hours over a technical issue that launch teams could not resolve
Boeing sending first astronaut crew to space after years of delay
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing is poised to send the first Starliner space capsule with a crew of humans into orbit next week, giving it a long-delayed chance to score a badly needed win as it struggles to compete
Scientists explore how to improve crop yields – on Mars
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - For future human bases or colonies on Mars to be self-sustaining, a reliable source of home-grown food will be a must. It simply would be too costly and risky to rely upon rocket deliveries to meet
China set to launch high-stakes mission to moon’s ‘hidden’ side
By Albee Zhang and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) - China will send a robotic spacecraft in coming days on a round trip to the moon's far side in the first of three technically demanding missions that will pave the way for
NASA seeks cheaper ideas for Mars sample return mission amid budget crunch
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NASA is seeking a cheaper, simpler approach to one of its top science priorities in the midst of a budget crunch - retrieving precious soil samples collected on Mars and flying them back to
Varda raises $90 million to fuel space manufacturing efforts
By Jaspreet Singh and Akash Sriram (Reuters) - Varda Space Industries, a startup that is developing technology to produce drugs autonomously in space, said on Friday it has raised $90 million in a funding round led by venture capital firm Caffeinated