space exploration

On June 6, 2025, Japanese space startup ispace announced it had lost contact with its uncrewed lunar lander, Resilience, just minutes before a planned touchdown at Mare Frigoris. If confirmed, this would mark the second consecutive crash for ispace, following its inaugural mission in 2023. The failure underscores the formidable challenges faced by private companies in mastering lunar landing technology—and raises questions about the future of commercial lunar exploration.

On Friday, June 6, Japanese space startup ispace announced a critical failure in its second lunar landing attempt. The uncrewed spacecraft, named Resili

Astronomers have uncovered an extraordinary celestial phenomenon: a deep-space object that emits powerful pulses of both radio waves and X-rays for two minutes, then falls silent for 42 minutes, before repeating the cycle. Dubbed ASKAP J1832-0911, this mysterious “long-period radio transient” (LPT) challenges existing theories about the nature of dead stars and the extremes of stellar magnetism.

In a thrilling milestone for planetary science, NASA's Lucy spacecraft has successfully imaged asteroid Donaldjohanson, revealing intricate geological features and a surprising shape during its second asteroid flyby. The close encounter, which occurred on April 20, 2025, saw Lucy pass just 600 miles (960 km) from the asteroid, capturing detailed observations that may unlock secrets of our solar system's ancient past.

Following news that astronomers have detected a potential life signature from K2-18b, a planet 120 light-years away, Rice University's Luis Campos and Scott Solomon are offering historical and scientific perspectives on what the discovery could mean.

As the Blue Origin capsule arced past the Kármán line this week, carrying a group of well-known, immaculately styled women on a brief jaunt into space, headlines burst with delight and derision. Was this a triumph of female empowerment or a cosmic publicity stunt dressed in designer shapewear?

For decades, planetary scientists have puzzled over a major Martian mystery: why are the strongest traces of Mars’ ancient magnetic field found almost exclusively in the planet’s southern hemisphere? A new study may finally have the answer—and it lies at the heart of the Red Planet.

In a rare display of continued cooperation amidst a tense geopolitical climate, a Russian Soyuz rocket carrying a joint Russian-American crew has successfully launched and docked with the International Space Station (ISS).