Latest articles by Josh Dinner
SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch of private Griffin moon lander delayed to 2026
The mission had previously targeted a launch at the end of 2025.
Space shuttle Discovery fight continues as Texas senators rope Department of Justice into their tug-of-war with Smithsonian
Things seem to be escalating quickly…
Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?
Follow Space.com's rocket launch blog for the latest on when the next rocket launch will be and how to follow it live.
The Smithsonian might have to cut space shuttle Discovery into pieces to get it to Texas
"You'd be doing irreparable damage."
NASA stacks Artemis 2 moon mission's Orion capsule atop SLS rocket ahead of 2026 launch
The Artemis 2 SLS rocket that will launch the next astronauts around the moon is all put together inside NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building.
NASA's Artemis Program: Live updates
NASA's Artemis 2 mission is returning astronauts to the moon for the first time since 1972. See live mission updates here.
Watch SpaceX's Super Heavy Starship booster hover in mid-air before plunging into the sea (video)
SpaceX video from Starship's Oct. 13 launch shows the rocket's Super Heavy booster hovering over the gulf before its dive into the deep.
Watch a charred SpaceX Starship land in the ocean after acing Flight Test 11 (video)
New SpaceX footage from Starship Flight 11 shows the final moments of Oct. 13 mission, which ended with a picture-perfect splashdown in the Indian Ocean.
SpaceX Starship Flight 11 launch: Live updates
Read the latest news about SpaceX's Starship megarocket test flights, launches, photos and more.
Blast off with the 'Space Gal' Emily Calandrelli for World Space Week on Arm and Hammer's Baking Soda Rocket Day
Join 'Space Gal' Emily Calandrelli to help Arm and Hammer celebrate Baking Soda Rocket Day with 14,000 nationwide.
Not all alphas: Mars crews should be a mix of personality types, study suggests
A new study indicates that crews with a wider range of personalities perform better under pressure, possibly informing how NASA selects and trains its astronauts for future missions to Mars.
Bill Nye and the Planetary Society hold 'Save NASA Science' day of action on Capitol Hill
"When it comes to exploration, there is no private option."
NASA's Juno probe orbiting Jupiter may have come to an end, but no one can confirm
The U.S. government shut down the same day Juno's last mission extension expired, putting the status of the mission in limbo.
NASA closes doors to 15,000 employees as US government shutdown begins
Over 80% of NASA's workforce is being told to stay home during the government shutdown.
How would a government shutdown affect NASA?
International Space Station astronauts can breathe easy — other NASA missions not so much.
SpaceX Falcon 9 launch paints glowing 'jellyfish' across Western US skies (photos, video)
SpaceX's Falcon 9 lit up the evening sky Sept. 28, when the expanding 'jellyfish' plume from the rocket's ascent could be seen for hundreds of miles.
After almost 20 years helping to operate rovers on Mars, NASA geologist and astronaut candidate Lauren Edgar says stepping foot on the Red Planet 'would be a dream'
Edgar once designed science experiments for astronauts to perform. Now she'll be the astronaut performing them.
Blue Origin now targeting mid-October for launch of twin NASA Mars probes on 2nd-ever New Glenn rocket
Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket is taking steps toward the launchpad to fly NASA's ESCAPADE Mars mission, now lifting off no earlier than (NET) mid-October.
NASA unveils 10 new astronauts for missions to the moon — and maybe Mars
NASA revealed the members of its 2025 astronaut class, the 24th group in the agency's history — some of whom may be among the first people to set foot on Mars.
'If it's possible, it must be done': Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck has his eyes on missions to Mars and Venus
Space company Rocket Lab wants to bring NASA's Perseverance rover samples back from Mars.
Artemis 2 astronauts will double as human science experiments on their trip around the moon
Artemis 2 astronauts will be the subjects of nearly as many experiments as they'll be performing during their trip around the moon.
'We have to fully fund NASA': Lawmaker joins space agency employees in protest outside DC headquarters
Chants of "Save NASA!" echoed through downtown Washington, D.C., Monday (Sept. 15) as agency workers and supporters rallied outside NASA headquarters.
'A game changer': Space shuttle astronaut Pam Melroy joins Venus Aerospace after revolutionary rocket engine breakthrough
"We believe in a future where this is the engine powering everything..."
Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket cleared to fly again after April 29 launch failure
Firefly Aerospace has completed its investigation into the anomaly that caused its Alpha rocket to a plunge into the sea near Antarctica on April 29.
NASA workers plan 3rd protest at D.C. headquarters on Sept. 15 to decry Trump's science funding cuts
Workers at NASA are planning a third "Save NASA" protest at agency headquarters in D.C. on Sept. 15, as job cuts, Trump's union-busting order and FY26 budget proposals fuel fears of lasting damage.
