In this photo provided by Gilmour Space Technologies an Eris rocket is launched on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, near Bowen, Australia. Credit: Gilmour Space Technologies The first Australian -made rocket…
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SpaceX quiz: Test your private rocket knowledge
From historic rocket launches to mind-bending space technology, SpaceX has revolutionized space travel. The private company has reshaped the modern space with reusable rockets, ambitious missions, and bold visions of…
Boil, freeze, bubble, crack, repeat! Scientists simulate the solar system’s ‘ice volcanoes’ in the lab
The Large Dirty Mars Chamber, housed at the Open University. Credit: Petr Brož Scientists have been able to recreate the extreme conditions found on icy moons in deep space—and revealed…
Lunar dust mitigation requires collaboration and lots of tests
Drs. Zhei, Dove, and Elgohary examine the test chamber to be used for the testing. Credit: University of Central Florida / Antoine Hart Collaboration has always been a hallmark of…
Dune patterns in California desert hold clues that help researchers map Mars’ shifting sands
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Our two-person team loaded the car with a GPS, a…
Go behind the gory scenes of Hulu’s ‘Alien: Earth’ with gruesome aliens and crawling eyeballs (video)
On-Set Dispatches: First Look | Alien: Earth | FX – YouTube Watch On “Alien: Earth” doesn’t crash onto FX/Hulu until next month but the more we see of creator Noah…
NASA says it will lose about 20 percent of its workforce
NASA is making deep cuts in its workforce. The US space agency NASA will lose about 3,900 employees under Donald Trump’s sweeping effort to trim the federal workforce—at the same…
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 170 — Atomic Space Batteries!
Atomic Space Batteries! – Dr. Robert O’Brien of USRA – YouTube Watch On On Episode 170 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by are…
European Vega C rocket ferries satellites into orbit
Credit: ESA – M. Pedoussaut A rocket carrying carbon dioxide- and Earth-observing satellites successfully blasted off from South America late Friday. The Vega C rocket, operated by French firm Arianespace,…
How to watch two meteor showers peak together in late July
This image provided by NASA shows comet 96P Machholz which orbits the Sun about every 6 years, and is suspected to cause the Southern Delta Aquariids meteor showers. Credit: NASA/ESA/SOHO…
