Russia’s Space Program Is in Big Trouble
A set of Soyuz spacecraft coolant leaks hints that Roscosmos is struggling as the space agency loses international partnerships and funding.
A set of Soyuz spacecraft coolant leaks hints that Roscosmos is struggling as the space agency loses international partnerships and funding.
Type Ia supernovas are astronomers’ best tools for measuring cosmic distances. In a first, researchers recreated one on a supercomputer to learn how they form.
Relativity Space’s attempt to reach orbit heralds the increasing use of 3D printing in the space sector.
Scientists investigated a weird feature in Parker Solar Probe data—and may have discovered what drives the plasma that pervades the solar system.
Astrophysicist and ‘Off-Earth’ author Erika Nesvold maps out the questions we need to ask before living on other planets.
Reports that the JWST killed the reigning cosmological model have been exaggerated. But there’s still much to learn from the distant galaxies it glimpses.
In a factory on the outskirts of Glasgow, aerospace manufacturer Skyrora is building rockets for a space-bound taxi service for satellites.
This new lab experiment explores the physics involved in our star’s tumultuous interior regions—by creating a sphere of plasma.
The student winners of a NASA competition designed a serpentine bot that could sidewind across lunar regolith or roll down hills.