Browsing: space exploration

When astronauts arrive on the moon’s surface, they first encounter a plume of dirt thrown by the spacecraft’s boosters. They will emerge and leave boot prints…

Spacecraft Flight Test No. 7 undergoes “unscheduled rapid disassembly”James Temple Photo These eerie images of fiery skies show the moment SpaceX’s Starship rocket broke apart and…

Like other planets, Mercury is a world of extremes, but not necessarily in meaningful ways. Its iron core is inexplicably and inexplicably huge. Despite the scorching…

Like other planets, Mercury is a world of extremes, but not necessarily in meaningful ways. Its iron core is inexplicably and inexplicably huge. Despite the scorching…

The bright and dark part of Mercury’s north pole seen from the BepiColombo spacecraftESA/BepiColombo/MTM These photos of Mercury’s pockmarked surface will be the last we’ll see…

“Ziplines played a pivotal role in the democratization of space.”Victor Habbick Visions/Science Photo Library/Alamy Even though the price of spaceflight has fallen dramatically in the 2030s,…

Earth is not doing so well. Thanks to human-induced climate change, oceans are warming and rising, while land in many places is suffocated by drought or…

Asteroids that fly regularly between Earth, Venus, and Mars could provide radiation shielding for human missions to explore nearby planets

The International Space Station has its own unique microbiomeDima Zell/Shutterstock Bacteria aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are evolving new traits to survive in low Earth…

If you saw the live video of billionaire Jason Isaacman popping his head out of a SpaceX spacecraft (see “Polaris Dawn Mission is a Giant Leap…