Boeing Starliner capsule returns to Earth as crew travels home in 2025 on SpaceX elevator

Editor’s note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. As astronauts and engineers like to say, space is tough. But that has never stopped brilliant minds from dreaming big. A Seattle company has revived NASA’s space plane plans, which were halted in … Read more

Boeing Starliner capsule returns to Earth as crew travels home in 2025 on SpaceX elevator

Editor’s note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. As astronauts and engineers like to say, space is tough. But that has never stopped brilliant minds from dreaming big. A Seattle company has revived NASA’s space plane plans, which were halted in … Read more

No, NASA’s DART asteroid impact probably won’t cause meteor showers on Earth, but it might on Mars

When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. This high-resolution view of the asteroid Dimorphos was created by combining the last 10 full-frame images acquired by NASA’s DART Didymos Reconnaissance and Asteroid Camera for Optical navigation (DRACO) probes, and overlaying the higher-resolution images on top of … Read more

The Polaris Dawn mission takes the crew on a wild, risky ride

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, Register here for free. When astronauts conduct spacewalks to perform maintenance outside the International Space Station, the view can be disruptive. The sun is shining and the Earth is radiating light from a distance of … Read more

The Polaris Dawn mission takes the crew on a wild, risky ride

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, Register here for free. When astronauts conduct spacewalks to perform maintenance outside the International Space Station, the view can be disruptive. The sun is shining and the Earth is radiating light from a distance of … Read more