Where are the most distant spacecraft in the solar system? | Boom Supersonic unveils Symphony engine for airliner | Space Quiz: What is the farthest spacecraft from Earth?
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Humans have been flinging things into deep space for 50 years now, since the 1972 launch of Pioneer 10. We now have five spacecraft that have either reached the edges of our solar system or are fast approaching it: Pioneer 10, Pioneer 11, Voyager 1, Voyager 2 and New Horizons.
Most of these probes have defied their expected deaths and are still operating long beyond their original mission plans. So where are they now?
Boom Supersonic is determined to create the planet's fastest airliner with its needle-nosed Overture supersonic plane, and now the sleek craft will be equipped with a brand new turbo-fan propulsion system.
When SpaceX launched its 60th Falcon 9 rocket mission of 2022 before sunrise this week, you can bet photographers were ready for the sight. Here's what they saw.
(ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, J. Lee and the PHANGS-JWST Team)
The most advanced space telescope ever did not disappoint. The launch and subsequent operation of the James Webb Space Telescope (Webb or JWST) is one of the most exciting scientific events in decades. But though this first year of operation is only the beginning for the telescope, it has already contributed to many scientific discoveries.
NASA is looking deeper into the possibility of using a private spacecraft to lift the Hubble Space Telescope to new heights, giving the influential space observatory a new lease on life.
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," IDW Publishing will be gifting us a new five-issue comic book miniseries "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Dog of War" in April of 2023 with a particularly valuable Welsh Corgi called Latinum at the core of its fun storyline.
NASA ponders SpaceX astronaut rescue after Soyuz leak | Mars dust won't bury Perseverance rock sample tubes | Space Quiz: What crewed spacecraft are docked at the International Space Station right now?
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NASA might use a SpaceX spacecraft to rescue three space station crew members depending on a leaky Soyuz to get home, a report suggests.
The Soyuz spacecraft on the International Space Station suffered a severe coolant leak on Dec. 15 and a decision about whether it is safe to send the crew back to Earth on it will come in January.
Tonight, the moon will reach its first quarter phase; this will be the last time the moon reaches one of its four major phases in 2022. Here's when and where to look to see it.
Peking University wants to build the largest optical telescope in Asia and close the gap in astronomy capabilities with the rest of the world. The project resembles an Earth-bound James Webb Space Telescope.
The Soyuz is docked to the International Space Station and it's unclear if it can bear its crew back home, following a severe coolant leak earlier in December.
The X-59 supersonic plane of NASA's Quesst mission just got its 13-foot-long engine, according to a recent announcement from the space agency. This crucial piece of hardware will deliver 22,000 pounds of thrust and fire up the X-59 to fly faster than the speed of sound.
