Lunar lander Odysseus sends final image from the moon … for now

The Intuitive Machines IM-1 lunar lander - nicknamed Odie - landed on the moon February 22, 2024. Sadly, on Thursday, February 29, Odie powered down. But it may revive after the lunar night.

List of SpaceX Starlink launches for March 2024

Get a list of all the SpaceX Starlink launches for March 2024 from both the West and East Coasts! Learn more about Starlink, including how to watch, here.

How astronauts to Mars can manage stress on the long journey

Astronauts headed to Mars will live and work in confinement for more than two years. Here are ways to manage these stressful conditions.

SpaceX wraps up Starlink launches for February 2024

SpaceX’s 4th and final Starlink launch for the month took flight from Florida at 22:06 UTC on February 25, 2024. Learn more here.

SpaceX wraps up Starlink launches for January 2024

SpaceX's 7th and final Starlink launch for the month took flight from California at 5:57 UTC on January 29. Learn more here.

Would-be Peregrine lunar lander has come home

Peregrine was meant to be the 1st commercial lunar lander. Then controllers noticed a fuel leak. Yesterday, the spacecraft came home, making a fiery Earth reentry.

X-37B spaceplane launched atop SpaceX Falcon Heavy

The Space Force X-37B spaceplane launched Thursday, December 28, 2023. The reusable craft is carrying experiments and test equipment on its latest mission.

SpaceX wraps up Starlink launches for 2023

SpaceX’s final Starlink launch of 2023 successfully took flight on December 29. Learn more about it, including how to watch a recap, here.

Where is Voyager 2 going? And when will it get there?

Where is Voyager 2 going? It's not aimed for any particular star, but in 40,000 years it will pass within 1.65 light-years of the star Ross 248.

SpaceX Starlink launches for November

SpaceX successfully launched six batches of Starlink satellites in November. Learn more about the launches and Starlink here.

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