Peek inside NASA’s Mars habitat where humans train for life on the red planet

NASA has offered a sneak peek inside its Mars simulation habitat where four volunteers have now spent 150 days isolated from the outside world. By living within the confines of the 1,700-square-foot Mars Dune Alpha habitat at the Johnson Space Center i…

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K2 to launch its first high-powered satellite for space compute

K2’s Gravitas is an ambitious project that aims to demonstrate the tech needed to build data centers in space.

How to watch NASA’s first spacewalk in nearly a year

Two NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are about to climb into their spacesuits and enter the vacuum of space, and you can watch the event live. The first NASA spacewalk in nearly a year will begin at about 8 a.m. ET on Wednes…

SpaceX’s Starship rocket test scores several firsts ahead of flight 12

SpaceX chief Elon Musk said in February that the mighty Starship rocket would embark on its 12th test flight this month, although several more recent reports have suggested that it might not leave the launchpad until early April. Preflight tests on the…

Step aboard NASA’s imminent moon mission and follow the crew day by day

NASA recently announced that it’s targeting April 1 for the launch of its highly anticipated lunar-bound mission, Artemis II. Inside the Orion spacecraft lifted to space by the powerful SLS rocket will be NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, an…

NASA reveals new target date for crewed moon launch — and it’s no joke

NASA has announced a new target date for the highly anticipated Artemis II crewed mission to the moon: April 1. It may be on April Fools’ Day, but the space agency is deadly serious about finally getting its massive SLS (Space Launch System) rocket, Or…

Two new hosts join Digital Trends

Meet the newest hosts joining the Digital Trends YouTube channel. Sam and Faiz introduce themselves, share the tech they’re most passionate about, and talk about the perspective they’ll bring to future videos. Expect more reviews, deep dives, and hands…

NASA astronauts to venture into the void on a historic day

NASA is preparing to conduct its first spacewalk at the International Space Station (ISS) in nearly a year, ending an unusually long break for the activity. Truth be told, NASA had a spacewalk planned for early January but called it off after one of th…

Anduril snaps up space surveillance firm ExoAnalytic Solutions

The deal could give Anduril a better shot at lucrative missile defense contracts through the “Golden Dome” system.