A spacecraft containing pharmaceutical drugs that were grown on orbit has finally returned to Earth today after more than eight months in space. Varda Space Industries’ in-space manufacturing capsule, called Winnebago-1, landed in the Utah desert at around 4:40 p.m. EST. Inside the capsule are crystals of the drug ritonavir, which is used to treat … Read more
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin declared Tuesday that Moscow has no intention of deploying nuclear weapons in space, claiming that the country has only developed space capabilities similar to those of the U.S. Putin’s statement follows the White House confirmation last week that Russia has obtained a “troubling” anti-satellite weapon capability, although such a … Read more
There’s nothing like a good beauty sale, especially if it’s at Space NK. With Presidents’ Day 2024 right around the corner, the luxury beauty retailer’s latest sale is the perfect opportunity to restock your cold-weather skincare staples or score a splurge-worthy treatment for less. Now through Monday, February 19, Space NK is offering 20% off luxury … Read more
Intuitive Machines’ lunar lander is well on its way to the moon after launching without a hitch on Thursday, but it managed to snap a few incredible images of Earth while it was still close to home. The company shared the first batch of images from the IM-1 mission on X today after confirming in … Read more
After months struggling to open NASA’s asteroid sample canister, agency scientists finally know how much dust and rock its spacecraft brought back to Earth. Despite earlier estimates that it scooped about a cup of material from Bennu, an ancient space rock the length of the Empire State Building, the total weight of the sample is … Read more
The Republican-controlled House Intelligence Committee released a mysterious statement Wednesday morning that warned of a “national security threat” facing the United States. And while we’re still not sure of the details, a new report from ABC News includes more information about what everyone might be panicking about. Astronomers Could Soon Get Warnings When SpaceX Satellites … Read more
TOKYO — TOKYO (AP) — An unmanned lunar spacecraft has captured and transmitted data analyzing 10 lunar rocks, a greater-than-expected achievement that could help provide clues about the origin of the moon, a Japan space agency official said Wednesday. For four days, the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM — which landed on the … Read more
NASA outfitted its aging communications network with a hybrid antenna that allowed it to receive both radio frequency and laser signals for the first time, helping the space agency keep up with its increasing number of missions traveling through deep space. Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: 3 Things We Love and Hate Deep Space Station 13, … Read more
Voyager 1 is still alive out there, barreling into the cosmos more than 15 billion miles away. However, a computer problem has kept the mission’s loyal support team in Southern California from knowing much more about the status of one of NASA’s longest-lived spacecraft. The computer glitch cropped up on November 14, and it affected … Read more
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Who knew you could see plankton from space? NASA, of course. The space agency successfully launched a new mission today called PACE — short for the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem satellite — that will study its namesake. It’ll examine microscopic plants and particles — things so small they’re invisible to the naked eye — from … Read more