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China’s Mission To Harvest Lunar Water Is Ignoring Traditional Rovers in Favor of a Specialized Machine Built for the Moon’s Eternal Darkness

By Terrina Jairaj Aug 21st
NASA Just Named the Artemis III Crew, but They Are Ditching the Moon Landing for a Risky High-Stakes Rehearsal in Orbit

By Terrina Jairaj Jun 10th
NASA Orders Emergency Safe Haven Drill as Persistent Air Leaks Force a Tense ISS Standoff

By Terrina Jairaj Jun 7th
Artemis II crew gets a White House welcome. Then Trump hijacks the moment to claim he’s ‘physically very good’ for space

By Terrina Jairaj May 1st
You Will Want to Watch the Crew of the Artemis II Visibly Grow Tired of Trump

By Terrina Jairaj Apr 8th
The Official Trailer for Netflix’s Mysterious Space Thriller Series Has Arrived

By Rachel Ulatowski Feb 7th
The Mary Sue Book Club, September 2023: Climate Fiction To Sink Your Teeth Into, More

By Alyssa Shotwell Sep 1st
NASA Astronauts Answer the Most-Googled Questions About Space, Revealing Just How Much They Love Space

By Marykate Jasper Mar 27th
“Gravity Really Does Suck”: Peggy Whitson Talks About 665 Days in Space

By Marykate Jasper Dec 24th
ISS Astronauts Win for Coolest Star Wars: The Last Jedi Screening Location: Outer Space

By Dan Van Winkle Dec 13th
Underground Caves, Deep-Sea Labs, and Learning Not to Be a Jerk: Training as an Astronaut

By Marykate Jasper Nov 14th
“There’s No One Path” : How Astronaut Jessica Meir Went From Studying Animal Physiology to Training for Space Flight

By Marykate Jasper Nov 14th
So You Think You Can Live on Mars? Prepare to Have Your Fantasies Shattered

By Charline Jao Jul 5th
Things We Saw Today: Luke Skywalker Sings “You’re Welcome” in This Moana/Last Jedi Mashup

By Marykate Jasper May 13th
Peggy Whitson Breaks the Record for Most Time Spent in Space by an American

By Jessica Lachenal Apr 24th
Things We Saw Today: Littlest Jyn Erso Cosplayer Gives Death Star Plans to All the Leias She Can Find

By Marykate Jasper Apr 22nd
The Mars Generation Doc Spotlights Aspiring Astronauts With a Bold Mission

By Keisha Hatchett Mar 30th
NASA’s “Space Poop Challenge” Ends, Possibly Ending Diaper-Wearing Era for Astronauts

By Jessica Lachenal Feb 16th
Astronaut Scott Kelly Grew Two Inches and Got Younger in Space–Plus More

By Jessica Lachenal Mar 3rd
Watch Coverage of Scott Kelly’s Return to Earth After 340 Days in Space

By Teresa Jusino Mar 1st