Magnificent footage shows spaceplane landing in Florida after 6,200,000 miles and two weeks in orbit
Magnificent footage shows spaceplane landing in Florida after 6,200,000 miles and two weeks in orbit

NASA’s space shuttle Discovery comes home in this incredible 2010 clip, touching down after a two-week mission.  The STS-131 crew brought it in over Florida’s Kennedy Space Center, gliding onto the runway with textbook precision. They had spent days installing equipment and moving cargo around the International Space Station before heading home.  And the footage […]

90-ton Blue Origin rocket spotted being transported down the highway and it's a ridiculous sight
90-ton Blue Origin rocket spotted being transported down the highway and it's a ridiculous sight

This isn’t what you expect to see on the highway

NASA spacecraft spots dead robot lying on Mars' surface and sends back a picture of it
NASA spacecraft spots dead robot lying on Mars' surface and sends back a picture of it

It’s still providing NASA with important info years later

SpaceX quietly launches its 10,000th Starlink satellite, changing how the world connects
SpaceX quietly launches its 10,000th Starlink satellite, changing how the world connects

SpaceX has just passed a huge milestone, with 10,000 Starlink satellites orbiting Earth. These satellites beam internet to almost every corner of the globe. Each new launch adds another thread to the network – a digital web now circling the planet. And just like that, SpaceX redefined what global connection looks like. DISCOVER SBX CARS – […]

A new lunar lander is taking human knowledge to the Moon for safekeeping
A new lunar lander is taking human knowledge to the Moon for safekeeping

It’s taking our story to the moon

Europe just landed its first lunar lander on a fake Moon in Germany to prep for the real thing
Europe just landed its first lunar lander on a fake Moon in Germany to prep for the real thing

Europe has officially just landed its first lunar lander on a fake moon in Germany. It is part of a wider push by the Europeans to perform their own space exploration. To that end, Europe has begun investing heavily in its infrastructure. And the continent’s space program has just placed a lunar lander on a […]

NASA balloon studying black holes crash lands in Texas field after launching in New Mexico
NASA balloon studying black holes crash lands in Texas field after launching in New Mexico

A Texas woman was hanging out at home when she saw something strange floating from the sky. Not a plane. Not a UFO. Something huge. And it was heading straight for her neighbor’s field. Turns out, this wasn’t the beginning of an alien invasion – it was a NASA science balloon that had just crash-landed. […]

From Civics to spaceflight, Honda’s rocket landed with pinpoint accuracy on its first try
From Civics to spaceflight, Honda’s rocket landed with pinpoint accuracy on its first try

The rocket landed inches from where it took off

How much faster Voyager 1 is than a bullet or a space shuttle will make you rethink speed
How much faster Voyager 1 is than a bullet or a space shuttle will make you rethink speed

The speed is impossible to comprehend