NASA turns to a stripped-down Sortie Suit for the first Artemis landings
NASA turns to a stripped-down Sortie Suit for the first Artemis landings

NASA has told Axiom Space to develop a simpler Sortie Suit for the first lunar landings, cutting mass and complexity to support a 2028 target. The same acceleration cancelled the Lunar Gateway, and ESA’s three guaranteed European astronaut flights were…

Are We There Yet? Startup Wants to Launch an 80,000-Year Mission to Alpha Centauri

AI data centers in space apparently weren’t enough, so the company decided to give interstellar travel a try.

How AI plotted an interstellar journey to Alpha Centauri

A nonprofit organization called the Fermi Explorer Mission announced today that it intends to launch a spacecraft to our nearest star system by the end of 2029.  It’s a hugely ambitious mission—if all goes well, the spacecraft could take up to 80,000 years to arrive at Alpha Centauri, which is 4.4 light-years away. And the…

If space data centers feel far-fetched, why not interstellar travel?

The team behind Starcloud’s orbital data centers has a new high-risk space project: Sending a probe to Alpha Centauri.

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches to study dark matter and dark energy
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches to study dark matter and dark energy

After funding struggles and a name change, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has been successfully launched. It will now make a three-month, one-million-mile journey to its orbit at the second Sun-Earth Lagrange point (L2) beyond the Moon. From this vantage point, Roman will conduct an unprecedented survey of the universe. Its field of view […]

Eyes Up, Stargazers! Here’s What You Can See in September Night Skies

September brings dazzling planets, a harvest moon and the official shift to autumn.

Rules of the Road: Engineers Have Built a Traffic Control System for the Moon

The saying “cleared for takeoff” has a whole different meaning in space.

NASA Astronaut Christina Koch’s Secret Trick to Decompress After Artemis II

The Artemis II astronaut told CNET how she adjusts to life back on Earth. She also spoke about AI, engineering and support for STEM students.

SpaceX plans a $100B spaceport built for thousands of launches a year
SpaceX plans a $100B spaceport built for thousands of launches a year

SpaceX has announced plans to spend up to $100bn on a launch facility in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, intended to support thousands of launches annually and become the main site for Starship. Arianespace is targeting six to eight Ariane 6 launches this…