CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA’s giant new moon rocket moved to the launch pad Saturday in preparation for astronauts’ first ...

Intuitive Machines "Odysseus" lunar lander captured amazing views of Earth after separation from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket upper stage. Credit: Intuitive Machines | edited by Space.com Music: Quest for ...

Private companies are testing new power systems for longer rover missions and future human lunar habitats. By Mack DeGeurin Published Dec 11, 2025 1:08 PM EST Get the Popular Science daily ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) is developing the L4 mission, a combined orbiter and lander spacecraft, targeting Saturn's moon Enceladus for launch around 2042 and arrival in the early 2050s. The ...

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The new variant, now called New Glenn 9×4, will use nine BE-4 engines on its reusable booster and four on its upper stage. That’s an increase from the seven-engine booster and two-engine upper stage ...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is powerful, but Jeff Bezos’ rocket company wants more. After completing a successful second mission of New Glenn, including a launch from Cape Canaveral and landing and ...

SpaceX has fallen behind in developing a crewed lunar lander for NASA’s Artemis 3 mission, prompting the agency to reopen the contract to other providers. The added pressure has pushed SpaceX to ...

With its metaphorical feet held over the allegorical fire by NASA, SpaceX has released a new, simplified plan to build a lander to put US astronauts back on the Moon now that the competition for the ...