Beyond CarsSpacelopnikBeyond CarsSpacelopnikRussia Isn’t Leaving the Space Station Anytime SoonAfter threatening to pull out of the International Space Station following its invasion of Ukraine, Russia has…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedApril 28, 2023Comments (4)
Beyond CarsSpacelopnikBeyond CarsSpacelopnikVirgin’s Other Space Project Is Back Testing Its Space PlaneAfter two years of refinement, Virgin Galactic finally took to the skies once again with its VSS Unity spacecraft.ByOwen BellwoodPublishedApril 27, 2023Comments (4)
Beyond CarsSpacelopnikBeyond CarsSpacelopnikWatch a Company Attempt the World's First Commercial Lunar Landing [UPDATE]Touchdown is expected for 12:40 p.m. EST this TuesdayByErin MarquisPublishedApril 25, 2023Comments (12)
Beyond CarsSpacelopnikBeyond CarsSpacelopnikSpaceX Starship Rocket Explodes During Launch TestThe rocket entered a spin after launch, and detonated before its first stage could separate.BySteve DaSilvaPublishedApril 20, 2023Comments (135)
Beyond CarsSpacelopnikBeyond CarsSpacelopnikYou Have a 1 in 2,467 Chance of Being Hit by a Satellite TodayA retired NASA satellite is expected to fall back to Earth around 9:30 p.m. Eastern time tonight, and there’s a slim…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedApril 19, 2023Comments (34)
Beyond CarsSpacelopnikBeyond CarsSpacelopnikEurope’s Juice Spacecraft Began 8-Year Flight to Jupiter’s MoonsThe Juice spacecraft took off this morning onboard an Ariane 5 rocket from the European Space Agency’s launch pad in…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedApril 14, 2023Comments (2)
Beyond CarsSpacelopnikBeyond CarsSpacelopnikA Spacecraft Called 'Juice' Is Heading to Jupiter's MoonsThe mission seeks to learn more about Callisto, Europa and Ganymede, icy moons thought to have more water than all…ByAndy KalmowitzPublishedApril 12, 2023Comments (4)
Beyond CarsSpacelopnikBeyond CarsSpacelopnikNASA Is Now Tracking Air Pollution From SpaceThe agency is using its air and space mandate to help the Earth.BySteve DaSilvaPublishedApril 10, 2023Comments (4)
Beyond CarsSpacelopnikBeyond CarsSpacelopnikRichard Branson’ Virgin Orbit Files for BankruptcySending anything to space is expensive. After Virgin's space tourism branch failed to launch, the company laid off…ByLawrence HodgePublishedApril 4, 2023Comments (5)
Beyond CarsSpacelopnikBeyond CarsSpacelopnikThese Are the Astronauts Who Will Fly to the Moon in 2024The Artemis II mission will bring humans back in orbit of the moon for the first time since 1972.ByErin MarquisPublishedApril 3, 2023Comments (6)
Beyond CarsSpacelopnikBeyond CarsSpacelopnikVirgin Orbit Ceases Operations After Failing to Secure FundingRichard Branson's private space launch venture is laying off 85 percent of its workforce.ByRyan Erik KingPublishedMarch 31, 2023Comments (1)
Beyond CarsSpacelopnikBeyond CarsSpacelopnikEngland Wants Rolls-Royce to Build a Nuclear Reactor on the MoonThe Rolls-Royce of nuclear reactors could be ready to send to the moon by 2029.ByCollin WoodardPublishedMarch 22, 2023Comments (27)
Beyond CarsSpacelopnikBeyond CarsSpacelopnikScientists Have Figured Out How to Create Wormholes For Transportation Across SpaceA team of scientists has come up with an experiment that transmits information without exchanging particles or…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedMarch 21, 2023Comments (70)
Beyond CarsSpacelopnikBeyond CarsSpacelopnikWorld’s First 3D-Printed Rocket Might Finally Launch on SaturdayAfter its first launch attempt was scrapped, Relativity Space will try and launch its 3D-printed Terran 1 rocket…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedMarch 10, 2023Comments (7)
Beyond CarsSpacelopnikBeyond CarsSpacelopnikJapanese Startup Announces Stratospheric Balloon Tour PlansIwaya Giken's two-seater capsule will take a pilot and a paying passenger up to 15 miles high for just $180,000.ByRyan Erik KingPublishedFebruary 22, 2023Comments (20)
Beyond CarsSpacelopnikBeyond CarsSpacelopnikNASA Adopts AI To Help Design Mission PartsThe software needs a substantial amount of human help, but the resulting parts can be better than human design alone.BySteve DaSilvaPublishedFebruary 14, 2023Comments (12)
Beyond CarsSpacelopnikBeyond CarsSpacelopnikNASA Seaplane Concept Is Designed to Study Alien LakesThe flying boat features holes along the edge of its wing to collect samples from the lakes of Titan, Saturn’s…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedFebruary 7, 2023Comments (14)
Beyond CarsSpacelopnikBeyond CarsSpacelopnikWatch NASA Test a 3D-Printed Rocket Engine Made for Deep Space TravelNASA has big plans for the future, including a return to the moon and missions deeper into the cosmos. This is the…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedJanuary 30, 2023Comments (5)
Beyond CarsSpacelopnikBeyond CarsSpacelopnikThese Are the Biggest Rocket Engines of All TimeSpace travel is filled with bonkers numbers that make life on Earth feel meaningless. Nowhere is that more apparent…ByOwen BellwoodPublishedJanuary 26, 2023Comments (10)
Beyond CarsSpacelopnikBeyond CarsSpacelopnikMan Bats on the Moon: The Possible Origin of Fake News Around the Lunar LandingsConspiracy theories about the moon have existed for centuries, but they used to be a whole lot hornier.ByJosé RodrÃguez Jr.PublishedJanuary 16, 2023Comments (5)