Space

a gif of a satellite being placed into orbit with the T-Minus logo on top of it
Aerospace
T-Minus Weekly: Victus Nox, a record-breaking ISS mission, and more
Freethink’s weekly countdown of the biggest developments in space, featuring the launch of Victus Nox, a record-breaking mission, and more.
Kristin Houser
An image of a cluster of stars in space.
Astronomy
Astronomers spot the first “bounce” in our Universe
Imprinted in the structure of the universe are “bouncing” signals from early on: where gravitating normal matter was pushed out by radiation.
Ethan Siegel
An image of the earth with stars in the background, featuring largest asteroid impact.
Asteroids
Evidence suggests the world’s largest known asteroid impact structure is buried deep in southeast Australia
After years of asteroid impact research, experts think the world’s largest known impact structure is buried deep in the earth in Australia.
Andrew Glikson
An artist's rendering showcasing Mars' magnetic field.
Outer Space
How Mars lost its magnetic field — and then its oceans
Elizabeth Fernandez
A woman engaging in water recycling on the ISS.
Aerospace
NASA now recycles 98% of astronauts’ urine and sweat
Kristin Houser
an artist's rendering of a space station with a capsule approaching
AI
NASA’s ChatGPT-like AI will let spaceships talk to astronauts
Kristin Houser
an illustration of a space elevator. Earth is at the bottom, a space station is at the top, and a tether with robots attached spans between the two
Aerospace
Space elevators are inching closer to reality
Kristin Houser
a person looking at Earth out the window of a spacecraft
Aerospace
Virgin Galactic sets dates for first commercial space flights
Kristin Houser
mars' surface with the left side of the image toned yellow and the right side blue
Astronomy
NASA shares colorful “postcard” of Mars’ surface
Kristin Houser
an illustration of a capsule reentering Earth's atmosphere
Aerospace
SpaceX successfully launches world’s first “space factory”
Kristin Houser
a crowd of young people with their backs to the camera watching a rocket fly through the air in the distance
Aerospace
Students build reusable rocket, win $5,000 from NASA
Kristin Houser
a colorful MRI scan of a brain with a background of stars
Aerospace
Visiting space likely won’t cause permanent brain damage, says NASA study
Kristin Houser
Outer Space
How the world’s most sensitive yardstick reveals secrets of the universe
Chad Hanna