There’s water ice on the moon, and in more places than NASA once thought
An infrared telescope mounted inside a 747 jumbo jet showed unambiguous evidence of water on parts of the moon where the sun shines.
Japan to recruit astronauts in 2021, first intake in 13 years
Tokyo is aiming to have a Japanese national on the moon for the first time in the latter half of the 2020s.
NASA says images suggest 'success' in asteroid sample collection
The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on Tuesday unfurled its robotic arm to touch the surface of Bennu for six seconds.
Space garbage solutions could help fix Earth’s plastic problem
We’ve launched 9,600 satellites since 1957. For the first few decades, no one thought about what would happen once they reached the end of their lives. By the time space agencies decided to do something, it had become a problem. "A vast majority of objects ...
Musk sees ‘fighting chance’ for Starship mission to Mars in 2024
SpaceX founder Elon Musk is "80%-90% confident” that the company’s massive new Starship rocket will reach orbit next year and said there’s a chance it will be ready for an uncrewed cargo mission to Mars in 2024. The initial test flights will be difficult and ...
Japanese and U.S. astronauts 'ready to fly' in Oct. 31 SpaceX mission
The upcoming mission will mark the first in a series of regular, rotational flights to the International Space Station by SpaceX's new crew transportation system.
One small hop for man? Japan shoots for jumping craft fueled by moon water
While liquid water does not exist on the moon's surface, past research suggests there may be ice in a crater near the lunar south pole.
The final frontier? Firms to develop cosmetics for use in outer space by 2023
They said CosmoSkin aims to create cosmetics that feel comfortable on the skin even in the extremely dry, zero-gravity conditions of space.
NASA weighs mission to Venus after recent discovery of possible life
NASA is considering approving by next April up to two planetary science missions from four proposals under review, including one to Venus that scientists involved in the project said could help determine whether or not that planet harbors life. An international research team on Monday ...
Life on Venus? Astronomers see a signal in its clouds
Scientists detected a chemical — phosphine — in the thick Venus atmosphere, and they assert that something now alive is the only explanation for its source.
Scientists confounded by new findings on universe's mysterious dark matter
Dark matter, mysterious invisible stuff that makes up most of the mass of galaxies including our own Milky Way, is confounding scientists again, with new observations of distant galaxies conflicting with the current understanding of its nature. Research published this week revealed an unexpected discrepancy ...
Japan and U.S. agree to boost defense cooperation in outer space
Chief of Space Operations Gen. John Raymond was the first high-ranking foreign official to meet with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe since late February.
