Russia Is Building a Plasma Engine to Get Humans to Mars in 30 Days
Plasma engines could be the future of human space travel, and Russia’s “manetoplasma rockets” have the most ambitious travel ...
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Russia building plasma engine it claims can reach Mars in just 30 days
Russian scientists say they are closing in on a propulsion breakthrough that could compress the journey from Earth to Mars ...
Supernovas may have played a role in two of Earth’s largest mass extinctions, study suggests
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NASA moves Artemis II moon mission to March to address issues that arose during a key test
NASA is moving its Artemis II launch to March to address issues that arose during a wet dress rehearsal. This mission will ...
NASA delays Artemis 2 moon launch to March after encountering issues during fueling test
NASA has delayed its Artemis 2 moon launch until March at the earliest, after encountering some issues during a key prelaunch ...
NASA fuels up giant Artemis 2 moon rocket. Yes, it's a little leaky. So is it ready to fly?
NASA fully fueled its Artemis 2 moon rocket during a crucial test today (Feb. 2) but had to pause the operation twice due to ...
NASA delays Artemis 2 moon mission to March due to liquid hydrogen leak
Feb 3 (Reuters) - NASA said on Tuesday it was targeting a March window to launch its Artemis 2 mission to send four ...
When will Artemis 2 launch? Why NASA delayed mission at least a month
NASA, which has waited more than 50 years to launch another human moon mission, will wait at least another month. Here's the ...
NASA readies for crucial rehearsal ahead of its upcoming moon launch
As NASA prepares to send astronauts around the moon, a critical dress rehearsal on Monday will reveal whether its rocket is ...
NASA delays Artemis II moon launch after issues during rehearsal
NASA said Tuesday it was delaying its mission to send four astronauts on a journey around the moon, after issues arose during ...
NASA begins mission to map the boundaries of our heliosphere
A NASA mission is underway to map the heliosphere, which is a huge protective bubble around the solar system that was created by the sun.
NASA delays moon mission launch to March
The mission had been expected to launch as soon as Sunday ...
NASA delays launch of historic moon mission
NASA is now targeting March for the earliest possible launch of its historic Artemis II lunar mission, which will send four ...
NASA’s Artemis II launch delayed until at least March after test run falls short
NASA's test run of its Artemis II countdown ran into problems Monday at Kennedy Space Center that ultimately forced a decision to call off any chance to launch the moonbound mission this month.
NASA delays launch of historic Artemis II moon mission
NASA has again postponed the launch of the Artemis II rocket after running into exasperating fuel leaks during a ...
Lessons and failures from the Challenger space shuttle explosion
On Jan. 28, 1986, NASA’s 25th space shuttle mission, Challenger, left the launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Seventy-three seconds into flight, Challenger exploded over the Atlantic Ocean as millions of people watched. All seven people on board died. Now, forty years later, journalist Adam Higginbotham chronicles what went wrong. His book Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space pieces together stories from key officials, engineers and the families of those killed in the explosion – and details how its legacy still haunts spaceflight today. Consider checking out our episode speaking to an astronaut while she’s in space.Have a scientific question you want us to answer? Email us at shortwave@npr.org.Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave.Listen to Short Wave on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
Fly me to the moon: On a mission to Florida’s classic Space Coast
Has driving through history ever been so cool, beautiful and timely than visiting Cape Canaveral, the original and current ...
The best luxury space travel packages you can book in 2026
Let’s be real, space travel is no longer the stuff of science fiction or government astronauts alone. Right now, in 2026, the door to orbit and beyond is cracked wide open for anyone with deep pockets ...
Russian scientists test plasma engine that could cut Mars travel to about 30 days
Russia is testing a plasma engine prototype designed to slash Mars travel time to just 60 days. Developed by Rosatom’s ...
NASA Wants To Send AI Astronauts To Colonize Mars - Here's How
When Philip K. Dick imagined artificial beings in his book "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep," the question was whether machines could think and feel like humans. Today, NASA is posing a related, ...