A rendering of the Giant Magellan Telescope in Chile. GMTO Corporation Construction crews have broken ground on the Giant Magellan Telescope in Chile. When complete, the...
A photo of Earth and the far side of the moon. Chinese National Space Administration/Xinhuanet China said on Wednesday that it plans to launch two robots...
An illustration of “Sparrow,” a 1,300-lb robotic lunar lander that could make Israel the fourth country ever to touch the moon’s surface. SpaceIL SpaceIL, a nonprofit...
The spacesuit and Crew Dragon spaceship that SpaceX will use to launch NASA astronauts into space.SpaceX SpaceX allowed a few reporters into its Hawthorne, California headquarters...
Elon Musk and a SpaceX illustration of its Big Falcon Spaceship on Mars. SpaceX; Kevork Djansezian/Getty; Shayanne Gal/Business Insider SpaceX, founded by Elon Musk, is building...
NASA’s “Tipping Point” awards will help United Launch Alliance develop its next-generation Vulcan rocket. United Launch Alliance/YouTube NASA just awarded six private companies a total of...
Mark Kelly prepares for a flight in a NASA T-38 trainer jet in August 2010. David Dehoyos/NASA President Donald Trump’s administration hopes to create a sixth...
An artist’s concept of NASA’s $1.5-billion Parker Solar Probe mission passing by the sun. NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben NASA‘s Parker Solar Probe is scheduled to launch...
An illustration of NASA’s Parker Solar Probe (previously called Solar Probe Plus) as it flies toward the sun. NASA/JHU/APL NASA plans to launch a robot on...
An illustration of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite in space. NASA NASA launched a new planet-hunting space telescope in April using a SpaceX rocket. The Transiting...