NASA is kicking off a formal environmental assessment of its facilities on Wallops Island, Virginia, to increase the number of authorized rocket launches at the site by almost […]
This nova is on the verge of exploding. You could see it any day now.
A so-called nova will cause a star system 3,000 light years away to shine any day now, making it suddenly visible to the naked eye.
Space startups are licking their lips after NASA converts $11B Mars mission into a free-for-all
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has pronounced the agency’s $11 billion, 15-year mission to collect and return samples from Mars… insufficient. But the strategy shift could be a huge […]
Scientists snap gnarly image of this dead star’s decaying corpse
Astronomers captured a detailed view of an exploded star, the “Vela Supernova Remnant,” which was formed 11,000 years ago. You can see the shockwave moving through space.
TechCrunch Space: Good night, Odysseus
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch Space. SpaceX is launching its Transporter-10 rideshare mission today. These are always really fun to track because they carry dozens of payloads, […]
Rocket Lab has ‘misrepresented’ Neutron launch readiness, congressional memo says
An internal congressional memo viewed by TechCrunch casts strong doubt on Rocket Lab’s claim that its Neutron rocket will be ready for launch in time to meet a […]
Webb telescope just found the holy grail in a famous supernova
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope detected evidence of a neutron star in its infancy in supernova SN 1987A. No one had actually seen one being formed before.
After rockets and spacecraft, Rocket Lab’s next frontier could be applications
Rocket Lab is exploring possible applications for a satellite constellation that they would build, launch and operate in-house, similar to SpaceX’s Starlink business, as a way of generating […]
Asthma portrayals on screens are problematic. It’s time for change.
Asthma portrayals in TV and film are full of stereotypes and inaccuracies. It’s time for change, and ‘May December’ feels like a good start.
What we’re looking forward to seeing from the space industry in 2024
It was a jaw dropping year for the space industry, and while we all know by now that progress isn’t linear, we feel pretty confident that 2024 will […]