This Feb. 4, 2026, image from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captures a strong solar flare erupting from the star. Solar flares are powerful bursts of energy that can, along with other types of solar eruptions, can impact radio communications, ... Continue Reading »

The boreal forest—the world’s largest terrestrial biome—is warming faster than any other forest type. New research uses Landsat data to track how the forests shift. Continue Reading »

In late January 2026, a strong, moisture-laden storm dropped snow across nearly the entire state, spanning from the Appalachians to the Atlantic Coast. Continue Reading »

Two next-generation satellite missions announced Thursday will help NASA better understand Earth and improve capabilities to foresee environmental events and mitigate disasters. “NASA uses the unique vantage point of space to study our home planet to deliver life-saving data into ... Continue Reading »

What does a welder do? A welder uses tools that join two or more parts through forces such as heat or pressure. Metals are the materials most commonly used in welding, but it’s also possible to weld thermoplastics or wood. ... Continue Reading »

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission is preparing to launch for a long-duration science mission aboard the International Space Station. During the mission, select crew members will participate in human health studies focused on understanding how astronauts’ bodies adapt to the low-gravity ... Continue Reading »

This new Hubble image, released on Jan. 30, 2026, is the sharpest taken of NGC 7722, a lenticular galaxy located about 187 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. A lenticular, meaning “lens-shaped,” galaxy is a type whose classification sits between ... Continue Reading »

About 2,900 Olympic athletes have converged on northern Italy to sort out who is the GOAT—or perhaps the stoat. Continue Reading »

Written by Alex Innanen, Atmospheric Scientist at York University, Toronto Earth planning date: Friday, Jan. 30, 2026 Mars has emerged from its holiday behind the Sun, and we here on Earth have been able to reconnect with Curiosity and get ... Continue Reading »

NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston and the University of Texas System (UT System) announced the signing of a collaborative Space Act Agreement on Jan. 9, 2026. The agreement expands research and workforce development partnership opportunities across NASA centers and ... Continue Reading »

SpaceX's fiery Falcon 9 streaks into orbit | Space photo of the day for Nov. 6, 2025  SpaceView Full Coverage on Google News Continue Reading »

Why the Artemis II Crew Stays in Quarantine Before Their Journey to Moon  WIREDWhy it’s so hard to fuel the Artemis rockets  National GeographicNASA Conducts Artemis II Fuel Test, Eyes March for Launch Opportunity  NASA (.gov)NASA had 3 years to fix fuel leaks ... Continue Reading »

Voyager Technologies CEO says space data center cooling problem still needs to be solved  CNBCElon Musk’s bold new plan to put AI in orbit isn’t as crazy as it sounds  cnn.comElon Musk's SpaceX applies to launch 1m satellites into orbit  BBCAmazon Web Services ... Continue Reading »

NASA selects two Earth science missions for development  SpaceNewsView Full Coverage on Google News Continue Reading »

Podcast: Why Musk’s SpaceX Mega-Merger Is a Mega-Bailout  Bloomberg.comExclusive | Inside Elon Musk’s $1.25 Trillion AI and Space Megamerger  The Wall Street JournalTesla Stock Falls. Play the Odds of Musk Merging It With SpaceX.  Barron'sMusk’s Xs Merge, Apple Acquires Q AI, Google’s Record ... Continue Reading »

'Black Beauty' rock that crashed down to Earth contains ancient water from Mars  the-sun.comScientists Scanned a Black Rock From Mars And Found Something Surprising  ScienceAlertMartian meteorite that fell to Earth is full of ancient water, new scans reveal  Live ScienceWater found in famous ... Continue Reading »

4 upper-stage issues in 19 months: When will SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket return to flight?  SpaceSpaceX experiences Falcon 9 upper stage anomaly following Starlink deployment  Spaceflight NowSpaceX grounds its Falcon 9 rocket after a problem with its upper stage. Will the Crew-12 ... Continue Reading »

SpaceX announces end of crewed launches from Kennedy Space Center 39A  Florida TodayWhy has SpaceX not launched from Kennedy Space Center this year?  Orlando SentinelKennedy Space Center Pad 39A sees change as SpaceX removes crew arm  Florida Today Continue Reading »

A Newly Discovered Comet May Soon Appear Bright in Our Skies  ScienceAlertWill a bright comet adorn our early spring sky? Why astronomers are getting excited about Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS)  SpaceNewly Discovered Sungrazing Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) Could Be The Brightest Of ... Continue Reading »

Elon Musk says it's hard to convince engineers with families to move to SpaceX's 'technology monastery' in Texas  Business InsiderElon Musk wants SpaceX engineers to relocate to Texas, but many aren’t moving  secom.esElon Musk on his 'hiring problem' at SpaceX: Hard to ... Continue Reading »

SpaceX Reportedly Considering 'Starlink Phone' for a Pre-IPO Revenue Boost  PCMagStarlink fuels SpaceX growth with potential phone, more internet services  ReutersElon Musk confirms SpaceX is not developing a phone  TeslaratiSpaceX's cash cow Starlink could enter the phone market - Reuters (SPACE:Private)  Seeking AlphaAnalysts Doubt ... Continue Reading »

Black hole outburst named 'Jetty McJetface' is one of the most energetic objects in the universe  Live ScienceScientists find a black hole spewing more energy than the Death Star  EurekAlert!Black hole continues to belch years after chewing up a star  ReutersThis supermassive black ... Continue Reading »

See Six Planets In The Night Sky This Weekend — When And Where To Look  ForbesFrom Jupiter to Mercury: the brightest planets of February 2026  SpaceFebruary 2026 Astronomy: What's in the North Texas sky this month?  NBC 5 Dallas-Fort WorthEyes to the Skies ... Continue Reading »

Northern lights predicted tonight for 11 US states after last weekend’s massive solar storm — here’s how to watch  New York PostWhy auroras are surging despite a weak solar cycle  OregonLive.comSunspot activity could trigger auroras in U.S. Could Texans catch a glimpse?  Austin ... Continue Reading »

Tomorrow.io banks $175 million for DeepSky weather constellation  SpaceNewsIsraeli-founded ‘SpaceX of weather’ raises $175m to send next-gen satellites into orbit  The Times of IsraelTomorrow.io raises $175 million at over $1 billion valuation to build AI-driven weather satellite network  CTechStartup Raises $175 Million For ... Continue Reading »

An $88 Million Satellite Died Early—and Still Blew the Lid Off Industry Emissions  GizmodoMethaneSAT Releases First Global Assessment of Oil and Gas Climate Pollution  Inside Climate News Continue Reading »

UK government proposes 30% budget cut to astronomy and physics research: 'It's pretty disastrous'  SpaceUK to scrap more than £250mn in planned physics project funding  Financial TimesUK’s £8bn research fund faces “hard decisions” as it pauses new grants  BBCPhysicists warn of 'catastrophic' impact ... Continue Reading »

ULA offloads first Vulcan rocket at Vandenberg at it preps its next Cape launch  Spaceflight NowView Full Coverage on Google News Continue Reading »

Stash or splash? Lawmakers ask NASA to find alternatives for International Space Station  theregister.comHouse Science Committee Passes NASA Reauthorization Act of 2026  NASA WatchAfter clunky Artemis test, Congress heeds renewed call to rely on companies like SpaceX, Blue Origin  Orlando SentinelLawmakers ask what ... Continue Reading »

Student makes cosmic dust in a lab, shining a light on the origin of life  cnn.comGrad Student Homebrews Cosmic Dust in the Lab  Nautilus | Science ConnectedNew study of chemical reactions in space 'could impact the origin of life in ways we ... Continue Reading »

In 2025, more than 322,000 civil servants left jobs voluntarily or were dismissed out of a workforce of roughly 2.4 million. The 13% drop in staffing is the largest single-year decline since the end of World War II. In total, ... Continue Reading »

In 2025, more than 322,000 civil servants left jobs voluntarily or were dismissed out of a workforce of roughly 2.4 million. The 13% drop in staffing is the largest single-year decline since the end of World War II. In total, ... Continue Reading »

In 2025, more than 322,000 civil servants left jobs voluntarily or were dismissed out of a workforce of roughly 2.4 million. The 13% drop in staffing is the largest single-year decline since the end of World War II. In total, ... Continue Reading »

In 2025, more than 322,000 civil servants left jobs voluntarily or were dismissed out of a workforce of roughly 2.4 million. The 13% drop in staffing is the largest single-year decline since the end of World War II. In total, ... Continue Reading »

In 2025, more than 322,000 civil servants left jobs voluntarily or were dismissed out of a workforce of roughly 2.4 million. The 13% drop in staffing is the largest single-year decline since the end of World War II. In total, ... Continue Reading »

In 2025, more than 322,000 civil servants left jobs voluntarily or were dismissed out of a workforce of roughly 2.4 million. The 13% drop in staffing is the largest single-year decline since the end of World War II. In total, ... Continue Reading »

In 2025, more than 322,000 civil servants left jobs voluntarily or were dismissed out of a workforce of roughly 2.4 million. The 13% drop in staffing is the largest single-year decline since the end of World War II. In total, ... Continue Reading »

In 2025, more than 322,000 civil servants left jobs voluntarily or were dismissed out of a workforce of roughly 2.4 million. The 13% drop in staffing is the largest single-year decline since the end of World War II. In total, ... Continue Reading »

In 2025, more than 322,000 civil servants left jobs voluntarily or were dismissed out of a workforce of roughly 2.4 million. The 13% drop in staffing is the largest single-year […] The post Exodus: The shrinking federal space workforce appeared first ... Continue Reading »

NASA has selected two Earth science missions for development, one focused on studying the atmosphere and the other on terrestrial ecosystems and ice. The post NASA selects two Earth science missions for development appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Depending on when you read this, NASA will be weeks — perhaps days — from one of its biggest missions in years. On Jan. 17, NASA rolled out the Space Launch System rocket, with Orion spacecraft mounted on top, to ... Continue Reading »

China appears set for an in-flight abort test of its new-generation Mengzhou spacecraft next week in a key step for the country’s human spaceflight plans. The post China set for in-flight abort test of Mengzhou crew spacecraft appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

SAN FRANCISCO – Tomorrow.io raised $175 million to fund DeepSky, a satellite constellation designed to gathering vast quantities of atmospheric data for artificial intelligence models. With the money provided by private equity investors Stonecourt Capital and HarbourVest Partners, Tomorrow.io plans ... Continue Reading »

Golden Dome deputy program manager Marcia Holmes: ‘We are going to be easier to work with’ The post Pentagon casts Golden Dome as model for faster, risk-tolerant defense buying appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

The Federal Aviation Administration has approved plans for Starship launches from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A as SpaceX shifts Falcon 9 launches away from the historic pad. The post FAA approves Starship launches from LC-39A appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

In this episode of Space Minds, Mike Gruss sits down with a panel of experts at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center to discuss the future of the United States […] The post The future of the Space Force in a ... Continue Reading »

Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy said the Space Force is taking a closer look at companies developing technologies to mine asteroids. The post Deep space, dim objects: Why asteroid mining caught the Space Force’s eye appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Quindar’s software aims to cut cost and complexity of satellite ground operations The post Satellite servicing startup Starfish taps Quindar for mission operations software appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Voyager Technologies and Max Space, a company working on expandable habitats, plan to work together to see how that technology could be used for lunar exploration. The post Voyager Technologies and Max Space partner on lunar infrastructure appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Logos Space Services has secured U.S. regulatory approval to deploy up to 4,178 low Earth orbit broadband satellites. The post FCC clears Logos to deploy more than 4,000 broadband satellites appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Few modern systems are as consequential — or as exposed — as the Global Positioning System. A temporary loss of access to its positioning, navigation and timing signals would ripple through the global economy and severely impair military operations. Yet ... Continue Reading »

Correction: Morpheus Space is ramping up to producing 100 GO-2 propulsion systems annually. SAN FRANCISCO — Morpheus Space raised $15 million in a Series A+ funding round announced Feb. 5. “This funding is intended to accelerate our production as we ... Continue Reading »

The award was made under NGA’s Luno program. The post Vantor wins $5.3 million NGA contract to spot terrain changes using commercial satellite data appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

The House Science Committee unanimously approved a NASA authorization bill Feb. 4 after adopting dozens of amendments. The post House committee advances NASA authorization bill appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

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Image: With the 2026 Winter Olympics officially opening today, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission brings us a striking view of northern Italy, highlighting several key Olympic venues. Continue Reading »

Video: 00:03:58 ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot is preparing to launch to the International Space Station for her first space mission: εpsilon.After years of intensive training — from emergency procedures to spacewalk simulations — the countdown has begun. Flying alongside astronauts from NASA ... Continue Reading »

With fewer cars on the road, planes in the air and factories running, the skies seemed cleaner during the Covid-19 pandemic. However, while there was a decline in pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide, scientists were surprised to see that methane ... Continue Reading »

ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher joined French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace for an event celebrating the first spaceflight of ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot. Continue Reading »

ESA’s Mars Express takes us on a journey across the southern highlands of Mars, including a flight around Flaugergues Crater. Continue Reading »

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When satellites eventually fall back down to Earth, they mostly burn up because of the friction caused by the atmosphere. Scientific data about this atmospheric reentry process is urgently needed to design future satellites for a quick, safe and sustainable ... Continue Reading »

Master Chief is returning in 2026 with a ground-up remake of ... Continue Reading »

New infrared observations reveal that the rare interstellar visitor known as ... Continue Reading »

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The UK government is to slash by 30 percent its funding ... Continue Reading »

For the fourth time in the last 19 months, the upper ... Continue Reading »

Astronomers witnessed a star emitting as much energy in mere moments ... Continue Reading »

Crew-12's timeline has been unusually dynamic. ... Continue Reading »

"It highlights gravity's possible hidden complexity and invites a reevaluation of ... Continue Reading »

It's nicknamed Jetty McJetface. ... Continue Reading »

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Ionized clouds give the impression of flames surrounding the star AE ... Continue Reading »

China will work on establishing space-based data centers as a part ... Continue Reading »

What happened to Captain Benjamin Sisko? This episode won't give you ... Continue Reading »

Mercury puts on its best evening show of 2026 this February, ... Continue Reading »

Perchlorate, a toxic substance found in Mars dirt, could help the ... Continue Reading »

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman took Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for ... Continue Reading »

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A new comet approaching the sun has caught the attention of ... Continue Reading »

Astronomers used James Webb Space Telescope data to determine the density ... Continue Reading »

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On Jan. 19, a powerful geomagnetic storm pushed auroral activity far ... Continue Reading »

A light-polluting green hydrogen plant project that would seriously affect one ... Continue Reading »

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An impulsive X4.2 solar flare sparked strong radio blackouts across Africa ... Continue Reading »

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"There is a growing chasm between theory and observation related to ... Continue Reading »

A late January 2026 winter storm left more than snow and ... Continue Reading »

Jupiter may be a bit more petite than expected, and that ... Continue Reading »

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This 1048-piece Grogu and Hover Pram Star Wars Lego set is ... Continue Reading »

NASA stopped short of completing a critical fuel test for its ... Continue Reading »

"The fundamental elements of generative AI are showing a lot of ... Continue Reading »

SpaceX has temporarily grounded its Falcon 9 rocket after an upper ... Continue Reading »

'He's wise and very well educated and so every turn of ... Continue Reading »

'Armageddon's' William Fichtner stars in the brand’s first-ever Big Game commercial ... Continue Reading »

Your guide to March's full Worm Moon, from peak times to ... Continue Reading »

Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Jupiter will appear together shortly ... Continue Reading »

From dazzling eclipses to rare planetary meet‑ups, the night sky is ... Continue Reading »

Our best family binoculars, the Celestron Cometron 7x50 binoculars, are now ... Continue Reading »

A February moon offers a practical preview of where to look ... Continue Reading »

When young stars mix with neutron stars, things get messy. ... Continue Reading »

The moon will take on a dramatic blood red hue during ... Continue Reading »

NASA has delayed its Artemis 2 moon launch until March at ... Continue Reading »

NASA fully fueled its Artemis 2 moon rocket during a crucial ... Continue Reading »

"You need so much water that we think these could be ... Continue Reading »

This is the first time humans have laid eyes on these ... Continue Reading »

NASA's upcoming Artemis 2 moon mission is historic, but it's designed ... Continue Reading »