A Japanese spacecraft faceplanted on the Moon and lived to tell the tale
Despite engine failure, SLIM managed to achieve the most precise Moon landing ever.
Space
Daily Telescope: A stunning image of a star cluster in a nearby galaxy
A bright young star within a colorful nebula.
Secret military space programs can be a little less secret, Pentagon says
Many defense officials argue that less secrecy will lead to better security.
Daily Telescope: Shooting a laser into the sky from Antarctica
"The camera is looking roughly south across McMurdo Sound and the Ross Ice Shelf."
Sierra Space is blowing up stuff to prove inflatable habitats are safe
"We are well on our way to having our habitats ready for launch in 2026.”
Daily Telescope: Looking up to brilliant skies Down Under
"It was taken using my mobile phone, a Google Pixel 7 Pro."
NASA urged Astrobotic not to send its hamstrung spacecraft toward the Moon
A propellant leak prevented the Peregrine spacecraft from landing on the Moon.
NASA loses, and then recovers, contact with its historic Mars helicopter
Ingenuity has been flying above Mars, off and on, for nearly three years.
What happens when an astronaut in orbit says he’s not coming back?
"If you guys don't give me a chance to repair my instrument, I'm not going back."
Japan becomes the fifth nation to land a spacecraft on the Moon
After a successful landing, Japan's SLIM spacecraft stopped generating power.
Rocket Report: A new estimate of Starship costs; Japan launches spy satellite
One space tug company runs into financial problems; another says go big or go home.
Axiom, SpaceX launch third all-private crew mission to space station
A US-Spanish dual citizen commands a crew of Italian, Swedish, and Turkish astronauts.
Former NASA administrator hates Artemis, wants to party like it’s 2008
"In my judgment, the Artemis Program is excessively complex."
Daily Telescope: In which the space station proves it truly is international
"We had parked our canal boat for the night..."
Taking stock: Private investment in space companies rebounded in 2023
Money flowing into commercial space stations, logistics, and lunar exploration lagging.
