‘For All Mankind’s’ Costa Ronin on ruling Mars, honoring cosmonaut history, and learning to tie his tie (interview)
Heavy is the head that wears the crown, and that goes for Red Planet rulers as well as Earth.
Astronomy & Space
China set to launch Shenzhou 23 astronauts to Tiangong space station this weekend
China’s Shenzhou 23 mission to Tiangong will relieve an overdue crew and could see the beginning of the country’s first year-long stay in orbit.
China set for latest space launch, with Hong Kong astronaut aboard
A Hong Kong astronaut will join a Chinese space mission for the first time as part of a three-person crew launching on Sunday, as Beijing edges closer to its goal of landing people on the moon.
SpaceX launches its biggest, most beefed-up Starship yet on a test flight
SpaceX launched its biggest, most powerful Starship yet on a test flight Friday, an upgraded version that NASA is counting on to land astronauts on the moon.
SpaceX just launched Starship V3 — its most powerful megarocket yet — into space for the 1st time in spectacular Flight 12 test (video)
SpaceX’s Starship V3, the most powerful rocket ever built, just roared off its launch pad in a spectacular show of power and technology.
Just outside Jupiter, one region may have forged six meteorite parent bodies
When the solar system formed, a disk of gas and dust orbited the young sun. Over the course of millions of years, the dust gradually clumped together to form kilometer-sized chunks known as…
‘Once you try these, you won’t want anything else’— Our binoculars expert rated these as the best small binoculars they’d ever tested. Now at their best price of the year
Expert tester Jase Parnell-Brookes rated the Nikon 12×25 Binoculars with a flawless review and was impressed with the image stabilization, their small, lightweight and pocketable versatility that…
‘For All Mankind’s’ Ruby Cruz and Ines Asserson on wearing those ‘clunky’ cool spacesuits and training with a Green Beret (interview)
“The spacesuits are like real spacesuits! They’re so complicated and much heavier than you’d ever expect.”
SpaceX to retry Starship test launch Friday
Elon Musk’s SpaceX will attempt another launch of its mammoth Starship rocket Friday, after the previous evening’s try was called off over technical issues.
Starship V3 from space: Satellite snaps amazing photo of SpaceX megarocket on the pad
A sharp-eyed satellite captured an amazing photo of SpaceX’s first Starship V3 megarocket on the pad Thursday (May 21), just before it was supposed to lift off.