SpaceX's SN20 Starship prototype roars to life in 1st static fire tests (video) | NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will face '29 days on the edge' after Dec. 18 launch (video) | NASA stacks Orion capsule atop SLS megarocket for Artemis 1 moon mission
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SpaceX is a step closer to its first-ever orbital launch of a giant Starship rocket. It's new Starship SN20 prototype aced two static fire tests this week. But more are needed.
You may have heard of NASA's "7 seven minutes of terror" for Mars rover landings. That's nothing. The space agency's new James Webb Space Telescope will have to survive '29 days on the edge,' NASA says.
NASA stacked its Orion crew capsule atop its Space Launch System (SLS) megarocket at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday (Oct. 20), notching a major milestone for the agency and its Artemis program of crewed lunar exploration.
NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity has been on standby since September due to a radio blackout caused by the Red Planet's passage behind the sun. Now, it could fly again Saturday.
How do astronauts in space celebrate holidays and big moments? "It's hard to be away from home from your loved ones on a special day like that, but we make it fun together," Megan McArthur said.
A photo snapped by NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars. (NASA/JPL-Caltech)
NASA's Perseverance rover has recorded up to five hours of sounds on the Mars, giving engineers a sense of how the Red Planet sounds different from Earth.
The detection of interstellar objects in the solar system has raised an interesting question: How much of the solar system is made of foreign material? New research finds that the answer is … not much at all.
SpaceX's latest Starship prototype could blast off into orbit earlier than expected. "If all goes well, Starship will be ready for its first orbital launch attempt next month, pending regulatory approval," SpaceX founder Elon Musk tweeted Friday (Oct. 22).
A new Spacefarer Ariana Grande "skin" (or outfit) showing the singer suited up for space battle is available now in the Fortnite item shop. She's billed as "the galaxy's greatest monster hunter."
