Mike Wall

Commercial and government satellites could be targets of the Russian military as it seeks advantage in Ukraine, the head of the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office said.

By Mike Wall Published 24 February 22

SpaceX launched nearly four dozen satellites and landed the returning rocket Monday (Feb. 21).

By Mike Wall Published 22 February 22

SpaceX sent a U.S. spy satellite to orbit Wednesday (Feb. 2) in the second of three planned launches over a four-day stretch.

By Mike Wall Published 3 February 22

A Falcon 9 rocket topped with the CSG-2 radar satellite lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Monday (Jan. 31) at 6:11 p.m. EST (2311 GMT).

By Mike Wall Published 1 February 22

NASA's Curiosity rover has found some interesting organic compounds that may be signs of ancient Mars life, but much more work is needed to vet that hypothesis.

By Mike Wall Published 19 January 22

SpaceX has some nice before-and-after photos to mark the 10th launch of one of its Falcon 9 rockets, thanks to a satisfied customer.

By Mike Wall Published 15 January 22

The Persei upper stage of a Russian Angara A5 rocket crashed back to Earth in an uncontrolled fashion.

By Mike Wall Published 6 January 22

NASA's next big space observatory is finally aloft, but it'll be a while before it starts its highly anticipated science mission.

By Mike Wall Published 28 December 21

The $10 billion Webb is considerably bigger and more complex than the Hubble Space Telescope, and it will be going much farther afield as well.

By Mike Wall Published 24 December 21

Elon Musk thinks that problems with SpaceX's Raptor engine production pose potentially dire consequences for the company, according to media reports.

By Mike Wall Published 1 December 21

Landsat 9's first photos show the Florida Panhandle, Detroit and its surrounding area, Navajo Country in northern Arizona, the high Himalayas and the Kimberley region of Western Australia.

By Mike Wall Published 7 November 21

China's mysterious recent space-tech test is not a sign that the sky is falling.

By Mike Wall Published 5 November 21

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has emerged from its first "solar conjunction" blackout and gotten back to work on the Red Planet.

By Mike Wall Published 28 October 21

A failed Russian spy satellite crashed back to Earth early Wednesday morning (Oct. 20), burning up in a brilliant fireball spotted by many observers in the American Midwest.

By Mike Wall Published 21 October 21

We now know what caused that memorable power slide during Astra's most recent launch.

By Mike Wall Published 14 October 21

Venus may not be such a tantalizing target for alien hunters after all.

By Mike Wall Published 14 October 21

North Korean state media declared the test of the Hwasong-8 a success, but outside experts are skeptical.

By Mike Wall Published 1 October 21

The water flowing from a medieval fountain in the Italian village of Fontecchio bubbles with extraterrestrial effervescence.

By Mike Wall Published 25 September 21

The ice-hunting Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) will land just west of Nobile Crater, which sits near the moon's south pole, NASA officials announced Tuesday (Sept. 20).

By Mike Wall Published 22 September 21

Mars was doomed to desiccation by its small size, a new study suggests.

By Mike Wall Published 22 September 21

Brazilian observer José Luis Pereira captured a bright flash on the solar system's largest planet on Sept. 13, memorializing the fiery death of a space rock high in the Jovian atmosphere.

By Mike Wall Published 20 September 21