Astronaut Gear of the Future May Fight Bone and Muscle Loss
New space suits and muscle stimulators could keep spacefarers fit on long voyages.
NASA’s Lucy Mission Gets Ready to Fly by the Trojan Asteroids
The spacecraft will provide the first up-close look at these building blocks of the early solar system.
GPS III’s Long Journey Is Picking Up Speed
With the launch of a fifth new-generation satellite, the US finally has a constellation able to globally beam M-Code signals that are tough to spoof or jam.
NASA Lands the Perseverance Rover on Mars
The science mission will launch the first drone to fly on another planet, attempt making oxygen in space, and search for signs of ancient life.
The Feds Want These Teams to Hack a Satellite—From Home
Meet the hackers who, this weekend, will try to commandeer an actual orbiter as part of a Defcon contest hosted by the Air Force and the Defense Digital Service.
This Citizen Science Gig Pays People to Match Space Photos
Astronomers at the Hubble Image Similarity Project are employing their out-of-work neighbors to help them train a neural net to recognize celestial objects.
Satellite Data Reveals the Pandemic’s Effects From Above
Images taken from space are providing details to governments and relief efforts about how humanity is handling the Covid-19 crisis.
The Search for the Next Big Idea in Magnetic Field Mapping
A new competition challenges scientists to innovate on how we map Earth’s constantly shifting magnetic field—and make navigation safer and more accurate.
How UFO Sightings Became an American Obsession
In 1947, a pilot spotted a fleet of “saucer-like” aircrafts speeding across the sky. It was only a matter of time until paranoia set in.