Launch failures always come as a surprise, but some failures were, in retrospect, more predictable and preventable than others. Wayne … More

A small portion of a new commercial space law, dealing with space resources, has gotten an outsized degree of attention … More

One of the major challenges to supporting a lunar base is keeping it powered during the two-week lunar night. Joseph … More

NASA is famous for its logos, including the "meatball" and the "worm." Jeff Foust reviews a book that provides a … More

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Here’s one of my favorite areas of the sky, the winter constellations from Sirius to the Pleiades. Click on the … More

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China’s Central Bank has released bills and coins that celebrate the country’s spaceflight history. The design of the new 10-yuan … More

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