space exploration

Perseverance finds most robust organic carbon yet in Mars crater

NASA's Perseverance rover has detected macromolecular carbon within mudstones at Mars' Jezero crater, a finding researchers describe as the most robust organic detection in the area to date and the first identification of such complex carbon on an unprepared natural…

ESA’s Euclid telescope captures 60 million stars in record Milky Way image

The European Space Agency's Euclid space telescope has produced the largest and most detailed visible-light photograph ever taken of the Milky Way's galactic center, revealing more than 60 million stars in a six-gigapixel mosaic released on Wednesday, June 24.

NASA’s Lucy mission finds ancient water on asteroid Donaldjohanson

NASA's Lucy spacecraft has revealed that asteroid Donaldjohanson once harbored liquid water, according to findings published in the journal Science on June 18, 2026. The results, drawn from data collected during Lucy's flyby of the asteroid on April 20, 2025,…

Bezos says colonizing the Moon is key to saving Earth

Jeff Bezos took the stage at VivaTech in Paris on Wednesday to argue that colonizing the Moon is not a detour from saving Earth but the only way to accomplish it, framing Blue Origin's lunar ambitions as both environmentally necessary…

Prada and Axiom Space unveil cooling layer for moon suit

Axiom Space and Italian luxury house Prada on Sunday revealed the Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment, a specialized inner layer for the next-generation lunar spacesuit that will be worn by astronauts when humans return to the moon's surface for the…

NASA orders ISS crew to shelter amid worsening air leak

NASA directed astronauts aboard the International Space Station to take shelter in their docked spacecraft and prepare for possible evacuation on Friday after a persistent air leak in the Russian segment worsened, multiple outlets reported.

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explodes during test at Cape Canaveral

A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded during an engine-firing test at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday evening, sending a fireball into the night sky and rattling homes across the surrounding area. No injuries were reported.