-
'Is having two legs useful' in space?: Astronaut John McFall explains what life in orbit might be like for the first physically disabled person in spaceInterview ESA astronaut John McFall tells Live Science what it would mean to become the first physically disabled person in space — if he travels to the first-ever commercial space station next year — and how life in orbit might affect him differently than everyone else.
Interview -
Earth-based telescope shares image of Artemis II capsule near the moon — one of the farthest photos of humans ever takenA blurry photo captured by the National Science Foundation's Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia shows Artemis II's Orion capsule circling the moon more than 200,000 miles away, making it a candidate for the longest-distance image of humans ever taken from Earth.
space-exploration -
NASA's experimental X-59 jet breaks the sound barrier twice, reaching Mach 1.4NASA and Lockheed Martin's experimental X-59 aircraft has broken the sound barrier twice, achieving a top speed of Mach 1.4. The feat could set the stage for "quiet" supersonic flight.
23 Commentsspace-exploration -
An ancient piece of the moon found in Africa hints at a violent, long-ago collisionA meteorite shows evidence that an ancient crash on the moon 3.5 billion years ago was so powerful, it turned the surface molten.
3 Commentsastronomy -
Artemis II crew's iconic view of Earth shows simultaneous auroras over both polesSpace photo of the week The four astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II mission captured more than they bargained for when they photographed the nightside of Earth, right after starting their historic journey to the moon.
Space photo of the week -
'I was really amazed': On the edge of the Milky Way, a dwarf galaxy is being ripped in half by its big siblingA new study shows that the Small Magellanic Cloud is being pulled apart by its larger sibling on the Milky Way's periphery, upending our understanding of our cosmic neighbor.
astronomy -
The Milky Way returns: How to take breathtaking photos of our galaxy this summerLearn how to photograph the Milky Way in June with expert astrophotography tips on dark skies, camera settings, timing and composition.
2 Commentsastronomy -
This 'crawling' robot rolled around the moon and took a historic photoA morphable moon robot operated for 100 minutes in 2024, allowing investigators to get images of an upside-down spacecraft on the lunar surface.
space-exploration -
'Geminid Symphony' and 'Galactic Gandalf': See the breathtaking views of our home galaxy from the 2026 Milky Way Photographer of the Year contestStunning views of the night sky abound in photographs worldwide submitted to this year's Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest.
astronomy
