A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the four private astronauts of the Ax-2 mission toward the International Space Station today (May 21) at 5:37 p.m. EDT (2137 GMT).  Read more

It’s the second Artemis crew lander after SpaceX’s Starship, which was selected in 2021. A moon lander built by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin will be the second system that takes NASA astronauts to the lunar surface, agency officials announced today (May 19). A consortium led by Blue Origin won the second... Read more

Ax-2 will send four people to the International Space Station for an eight-day stay. The second-ever private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS) remains on track to lift off this weekend. NASA, SpaceX and Houston company Axiom Space held a flight readiness review (FRR) today (May 15) for the Ax-2... Read more

Russian cosmonauts perform spacewalk outside International Space StationTwo Russian cosmonauts will perform a 7-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) today (May 12) Read more

The data collected with the InSight lander revealed properties of the Martian core that could indicate why it is unfriendly to life. Seismic waves have been observed traveling through the core of Mars for the first time, revealing details of the composition of the Red Planet’s heart.  The results... Read more

Martian water played a major role in creating intriguing surface features on miniature sand dunes, scientists say. Scientists studying data from China’s Zhurong rover have for the first time found cracked layers on tiny Martian dunes, which imply the Red Planet was a salt-rich watery world as recently as... Read more

SpaceX launched its powerful Falcon Heavy rocket for the sixth time ever on Sunday (April 30), sending three satellites to distant geostationary orbit. The Falcon Heavy lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida Sunday at 8:26 p.m. EDT (0026 GMT on Monday, May 1), carrying three satellites aloft after... Read more

A moon of Mars showed off its pockmarked face in an unprecedented closeup view. Deimos, one of the small moons of Mars, was imaged by the Hope Mars mission from as close as 60 miles (100 km), the closest look yet. The flashy new imagery was released Monday (April 24) as... Read more

Siamo alla presentazione del libro: Prossima fermata Marte – Giancarlo Genta – Libro – Bietti – | IBS presso Accademia di Brera, un’occasione per discutere delle sfide e delle opportunità legate all’esplorazione umana di Marte. Martedì 28 Febbraio alle 17:30 Read more

NASA wants to design and demonstrate a working nuclear thermal rocket by 2027. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson introduced the project on Tuesday (Jan. 24) during a presentation at the 2023 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) SciTech Forum and Exposition held in National Harbor, Maryland. Nelson said that... Read more