Space

Animated countdown ending with "T:MINUS" over a background transitioning from red to blue, evoking the spirit of Mars missions.
Aerospace
T-Minus: How to not die on (the way to) Mars
A breakdown of the five biggest threats to future Mars astronauts and what NASA scientists are doing to overcome each one.
Kristin Houser
Three people in astronaut training suits and helmets smiling inside a spacecraft simulation chamber.
Outer Space
Life on Mars, together
Researchers spent two weeks at the Mars Desert Research Station conducting an analog mission for potential future trips to Mars.
Rachel Ornitz | Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics | MIT News
A digital rendering of a martian landscape with rugged, reddish mountains and textured ground under a dark sky.
Outer Space
NASA hopes private space companies can rescue its $11 billion Mars rock mission
If this ambitious NASA mission unraveled, scientists would lose their chance to learn much more about the red planet.
Chris Impey
The view from inside Varda's space factory as it reentered Earth's atmosphere.
Aerospace
T-Minus: Bezos’ space station advances, Boeing’s capsule crews up, and more
Kristin Houser
Illustration of a space factory satellite orbiting earth, with scientific chemical formulas overlaid.
Aerospace
Drugs made in space “cooked real good,” says startup
Kristin Houser
An image from SpaceX's Starship as it reenters Earth's atmophere, with the T-Minus logo on top of it
Aerospace
T-Minus: Starship reaches new heights, volunteers discover “active” asteroids, and more
Kristin Houser
An aircraft in mid-flight with the word "Space One" visible on its body.
Aerospace
T-Minus: A new rocket explodes, China looks to Mars, and more
Kristin Houser
A Starship rocket in the air, with fire coming out of its engines
Aerospace
SpaceX reaches new heights with Starship’s third test flight
Kristin Houser
A simulation of DART's impact on the asteroid Dimorphos, with the T-Minus logo on top of the image
Aerospace
T-Minus: An exploding asteroid, Odie’s final transmission, and more
Kristin Houser
A spacecraft is flying over the Earth with the T-Minus logo on top of the image
Aerospace
T-Minus: An extended asteroid mission, a high-stress moon landing, and more
Kristin Houser
A laser beam is exiting a ground-based space observatory and pointing toward the night sky
Aerospace
Fusion startup plans to shoot space junk with lasers
Kristin Houser
an illustration of Odysseus on the moon's surface
Aerospace
US startup makes history with stressful, landmark moon landing
Kristin Houser
a capsule with a parachute attached to it landing in the desert. The T-Minus logo is on top of the image.
Aerospace
T-Minus: Water discovered on asteroids, first space factory comes home, and more
Kristin Houser