Editor’s note: NASA will continuously update this Artemis II briefings and mission events page throughout prelaunch, launch, and mission activities. NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch, launch, and mission events for the agency’s upcoming Artemis II crewed test flight ... Continue Reading »

On March 18, 2026, students, staff, and members of NASA’s Langley Research Center gathered at Mary W. Jackson Elementary School in Hampton to celebrate the dedication of a remarkable addition to the campus – an Artemis Moon Tree. Although formally ... Continue Reading »

NASA has selected Jennifer Lyons as acting program manager for the agency’s Launch Services Program (LSP) based at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In this role, Lyons will lead NASA’s acquisition and management of domestic commercial launch services for science ... Continue Reading »

Services Catalog Click here to view the FY25 Services Catalog The catalogs provide service description, chargeback rate, unit of measure, and service level indicators for each NSSC service. Service Level Agreement (SLA) Click here to view the Service Level Agreement ... Continue Reading »

Saturn’s icy rings glow in this infrared view from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope released on March 25, 2026. Combining this image with another that NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured – also released on the same day – provides scientists ... Continue Reading »

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope have teamed up to capture new views of Saturn, revealing the planet in strikingly different ways. Observing in complementary wavelengths of light, the two space observatories provide scientists with a richer, ... Continue Reading »

For the first time, astronomers have directly measured the speed of superheated gas billowing from a cauldron of stellar activity at the heart of M82. Continue Reading »

The highly competitive NASA Hubble Fellowship Program (NHFP) recently named 24 new fellows to its 2026 class. The NHFP enables outstanding postdoctoral scientists to pursue independent research in any area of NASA Astrophysics, using theory, observations, simulations, experimentation, or instrument ... Continue Reading »

Seattle and Portland, Oregon, are among the cloudiest cities in the United States. But that infamous cloud cover is no match for the U.S.-Indian Earth satellite NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar), which is designed to peer straight through clouds. Doing ... Continue Reading »

Back-to-back subtropical cyclones in March fueled destructive flash flooding on several of the Hawaiian Islands. Continue Reading »

One Day, Three Big Swings: NASA’s Bold New Plans for the Moon, Mars, and Earth Orbit  GizmodoNASA unveils ambitious $20 billion plan to build moon base near lunar south pole  CBS NewsNASA Announces Sweeping Changes to Space Programs—and It’s Crushing These Stocks  Barron'sNASA ... Continue Reading »

Here is NASA’s plan for nuking Gateway and sending it to Mars  Ars TechnicaNASA's '1st nuclear powered interplanetary spacecraft' will send Skyfall helicopters to Mars in 2028  SpaceNASA announces nuclear-powered Mars mission by 2028  Scientific AmericanNASA Aims to Launch the World's First Planet-Hopping ... Continue Reading »

Ohio’s back-to-back meteors among 5 US fireballs in one week  Cleveland.comA Meteor Exploded Over Ohio. Then the Chase Began.  The New York TimesAnother bright fireball lights up Ohio skies, second within a week  Cleveland 19 NewsFireballs over the US: Why multiple meteors lit ... Continue Reading »

Meet the four astronauts set to voyage around the Moon  CNA1 week away! NASA gearing up to launch Artemis 2 astronauts around the moon on April 1  SpaceArtemis II: Inside the Moon mission to fly humans further than ever  BBCTimelapse of Artemis II ... Continue Reading »

Bright green fireball captured on video in Pacific Northwest sky as another meteor streaks across U.S.  CBS NewsGreen fireball captured on dashcam video as a meteor streaks across the Pacific Northwest sky  abcnews.comBright green fireball flashes across Portland area skies around 6:06 ... Continue Reading »

5 asteroids are set to come near Earth soon. Should you be worried?  USA TodayA car-sized asteroid is heading toward Earth for a flyby later tonight: Here's what you need to know  SpaceNASA Tracking Car-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth Tomorrow  NewsweekNASA Alert! Car-sized asteroid ... Continue Reading »

Musk Wants to Fire AI Satellites Into Orbit Using a Moon-Based Electromagnetic Cannon  Indian Defence ReviewSpaceX Holder Fidelity Sees Path for Musk’s Data-in-Orbit Vision  Bloomberg.comElon Musk proposes ‘cannon-like’ mass drivers on moon to build orbital AI data centers  Interesting EngineeringSolar key to space-based ... Continue Reading »

Scientists discover mirror of our solar system in 2 exoplanets forming around a star  SpaceAstronomers witness the birth of a new solar system  Scientific AmericanA solar system in the making? Two planets spotted forming in disk around young star  Phys.orgGalway astronomer leads team ... Continue Reading »

Hubble Snaps a New Dazzling Photo of the Crab Nebula  Nautilus | Science ConnectedCrab Nebula Expansion over 25 Years  NASA Science (.gov)Hubble Space Telescope Revisits Iconic Crab Nebula  Sci.NewsWatching 25 Years of Expansion in the Crab Nebula With the Hubble  Universe TodayHubble revisits the ... Continue Reading »

Webb and Hubble telescopes combine forces for a new view of Saturn  EngadgetNASA Webb, Hubble Share Most Comprehensive View of Saturn to Date  NASA Science (.gov)NASA releases stunning new Saturn images—and the gas giant has never looked so good  Scientific AmericanSee Saturn's ring ... Continue Reading »

NASA Awards Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships for 2026  NASA Science (.gov)University of Kansas researcher wins NASA Hubble Prize Fellowship  YahooKU researcher wins the university’s first-ever NASA Hubble Prize Fellowship for study of far away planets  Lawrence Journal-WorldKU researcher wins competitive NASA fellowship  The Lawrence Times Continue Reading »

Chinese moon lander reveals giant 'cavity' of radiation between Earth and the moon  Live ScienceEarth’s magnetic field may be more powerful than we thought  Scientific AmericanAstronomers Spot Previously Unknown Space ‘Cavity’ That’s Quietly Protecting the Moon  Gizmodo Continue Reading »

The Meteor that lit up Houston. How much is it worth?  Click2HoustonMeteors are more common than you might think. Here’s what happened with one in Houston  Houston Public MediaMeteorite Crashes Through Roof of House Near Houston  The New York TimesNASA: Houston 'booms' caused ... Continue Reading »

NASA proposes new strategy for commercial space stations  SpaceNewsThe end of the ISS is looming, and the US could have a big problem  CNNSpace Tech: Vast – The Next Space Station  Los Angeles Business JournalNASA’s Grim Outlook for New Space Stations  Bloomberg.comRanking Member Lofgren ... Continue Reading »

Future Artemis missions could use fiber-optic cables to monitor moonquakes  SpaceDistributed acoustic sensing could transform lunar seismology  The EngineerSwiss researchers want to image Moon’s interior with fibre optics  SWI swissinfo.chImaging the Moon’s interior with fiber-optics  EurekAlert!Fiber could help scientists detect moonquakes  theregister.com Continue Reading »

JWST reveals most distant red galaxy yet at redshift 11.45  Phys.org Continue Reading »

Isar Aerospace set for second launch of Spectrum rocket  NASASpaceFlight.com -Rocket shines under the northern lights photo of the day for March 25, 2026  SpaceIsar Aerospace is said to seek fresh funding ahead of planned rocket launch  Seeking AlphaPrivate German Rocket Set to ... Continue Reading »

Tentacled mystery object found aboard ISS spawns terror: ‘Kill it with fire’  New York PostSee it: NASA astronaut shares photo of egg-shaped object with tentacles growing on International Space Station  FOX Weather‘Alien egg’: NASA astronaut grows purple potato on ISS, internet goes ... Continue Reading »

Like 'accelerating from stationary to supersonic flight': Europe's Hera probe boosts speed, stays on course for November asteroid rendezvous  SpaceAsteroid probe Hera on course for its destination  DigitecSmashing mission knocks asteroids into new orbit  PressReaderMarch 18: Real-Life ‘Armageddon’? ESA Hera Nears DART-Tested Asteroids  MeykaNasa ... Continue Reading »

Russia launches first satellites to rival Elon Musk’s Starlink  The IndependentRussian Aerospace Company Launches First Batch of Starlink Rival Satellites  The Moscow TimesRussia Puts First Internet Satellites Into Orbit as SpaceX Rival  Bloomberg.comRussia Launched First Cluster of Satellites for Its Analog of Starlink ... Continue Reading »

The Office of Space Commerce has rolled out its proposal for a “light touch” approach to mission authorization, the latest attempt in an effort to regulate new commercial space applications. The post Office of Space Commerce releases mission authorization proposal appeared ... Continue Reading »

IRVINE, Calif., March 25, 2026 — Terran Orbital Corporation, a Lockheed Martin company, today announced the introduction of its new star tracker product line at SATSHOW 2026, expanding the company’s […] The post Terran Orbital Introduces New Star Tracker Product Line ... Continue Reading »

Canadian operator adds military Ka-band and plans 2027 NASA demonstration as Pentagon seeks faster space data transport The post Telesat eyes defense role with laser comms test ahead of LEO debut appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

WASHINGTON – Sift, a Southern California startup developing tools to help engineers make sense of hardware sensor data, raised $42 million in a Series B investment round. With the funding, Sift plans to expand its staff of engineers building the ... Continue Reading »

CANBERRA, Australia: Infinity Avionics, a leader in smart vision systems for the NewSpace economy, announced today the full commercial availability of Aquila. Following a standout debut at IAC Sydney, the […] The post Infinity Avionics Unveils Aquila: The Next-Generation Space Imaging ... Continue Reading »

New York-based software startup Airbase emerged from stealth March 25 after raising $5 million to modernize how governments coordinate radio frequencies used by satellites, 5G networks and other wireless systems. The post Airbase raises $5 million to tackle spectrum bottleneck as ... Continue Reading »

It goes without saying that we shouldn’t take everything Elon Musk says too seriously. There are whole websites dedicated to those times when he has ‘talked the talk’ but failed to ‘walk the walk’ — as well as those times ... Continue Reading »

Swiss startup Pave Space has raised $40 million to develop an orbital transfer vehicle that could move satellites from LEO to their final destinations in hours instead of months. The post Pave Space raises $40 million to develop European heavy kickstage ... Continue Reading »

NASA, concerned about slow development of commercial markets, is considering revamping its strategy for supporting the creation of commercial space stations to succeed the International Space Station. The post NASA proposes new strategy for commercial space stations appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

A shifting geopolitical landscape is driving huge business opportunities for satcoms but also bringing new supply chain and regulatory challenges, industry executives said March 24 at the Satellite Conference in Washington, D.C. The post Geopolitical shifts bring opportunities and headaches for ... Continue Reading »

WASHINGTON — Redwire announced the first award for its new solar arrays, a $12.8 million contract from Moog. Under the contract announced March 24, Redwire will deliver Extensible Low-Profile Solar Array  (ELSA) wings for Moog’s Meteor satellite bus ordered by an ... Continue Reading »

Washington, D.C., March 24, 2026 – OrbitsIQ Global (OIQ), an innovator in AI-driven secure connectivity across terrestrial and satellite networks, today announced a major technological milestone achieved in collaboration with […] The post OrbitsIQ Global Announces Breakthrough in Space-Based IoT Connectivity ... Continue Reading »

The conversation around humanity’s return to the moon is often viewed through launches, landers and national programs. But, industry leaders say that framework is becoming outdated. Instead, they point to […] The post From missions to systems: The architecture enabling a ... Continue Reading »

Astronstone, one of China’s younger launch startups, has secured new funding as it builds toward the first flight of its reusable AS-1 rocket.  The post China’s Astronstone raises $29 million for reusable rocket with chopstick-style recovery appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

The agency’s acting director says checkout, orbit-raising and network testing are pacing the program The post Space Development Agency slows satellite launches to focus on on-orbit performance appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

NASA is halting plans to develop the lunar Gateway and instead focusing on the development of a lunar base. The post NASA halts work on Gateway to develop a lunar base appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

WASHINGTON – Electronic warfare is a growing threat to U.S. space systems, according to a March 23 unclassified briefing by U.S. Space Force Chief Master Sergeant Ron Lerch, senior enlisted advisor to the Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Intelligence. ... Continue Reading »

Victoria, Canada / Daejeon, South Korea – March 24, 2026 – Canadian and international organizations can now access SpaceEye-T imagery and tasking services through Pacific Geomatics Limited, one of the […] The post SpaceEye-T: 25 cm Satellite Imagery and Tasking Now ... Continue Reading »

SES has ordered an initial 28 satellites from manufacturing startup K2 Space for meoSphere, a next-generation MEO network slated to be in operation by 2030. The post SES orders 28 satellites from K2 Space for next-gen MEO network appeared first on ... Continue Reading »

WASHINGTON – National missile warning and tracking could be improved if all government agencies shared the raw data they gather. “There are agencies that have sensors that can provide data that would be very supplemental to the missile-defense mission, but ... Continue Reading »

‘Cyber defense’ squadrons at Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg reflect growing concern over malicious hacks The post Space Force adds cyber units to guard rocket launches appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Amazon vowed to double the annual launch rate for its low Earth orbit broadband constellation to more than 20 missions, hinging largely on rockets yet to prove themselves at scale. The post Amazon Leo targets faster deployment cadence as deadline pressure ... Continue Reading »

Hybrid antenna developed by Parsons and Raven Defense combines a six-meter parabolic dish with an electronically steered phased-array feed The post Parsons unveils new satellite antenna aimed at military market appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Large infrastructure funds are “carefully looking” into entering the space sector, Seraphim Space CEO Mark Boggett said March 23, giving early-stage investors more confidence to back ambitious startups that may later need billions of dollars to scale. The post Sovereign demand ... Continue Reading »

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Image: The Space for Sustainability project sponsors the European Space for Sustainability Award.Founded in 2012, the award aims to raise awareness and promote creative ideas. The European Space Agency, the European Interparliamentary Space Conference (EISC), and the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) ... Continue Reading »

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Wildfires that swept across the Amazon in 2024 were the most devastating in more than two decades. New research funded by the European Space Agency (ESA) suggests emissions may have been up to three times higher than earlier estimates. Continue Reading »

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An invisible companion consuming material from the naked-eye star gamma-Cas has been revealed as the culprit for curious X-rays coming from the stellar system. This closes the case on a mystery that has puzzled astronomers for more than fifty years.  Continue Reading »

Video: 00:03:50 On 25 March, the first two satellites of the Celeste in-orbit demonstration mission will lift off aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket from the company’s Māhia Launch Complex in New Zealand.Celeste will play a pioneering role in elevating the future ... Continue Reading »

Arctic rivers and runoff from the land pour vast volumes of freshwater into the Arctic Ocean, influencing seawater salinity, sea-ice formation and ocean circulation, thereby playing an important role in regulating Earth’s heat balance.As northern monitoring networks decline, scientists have ... Continue Reading »

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Get to know NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission with Space.com's exclusive ... Continue Reading »

Astronomers have discovered an additional 100 new worlds in data collected ... Continue Reading »

The king of the planets meets a waxing half moon at ... Continue Reading »

Canada has canceled its first-ever moon rover mission, which had been ... Continue Reading »

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A gorgeous new photo shows the northern lights rippling across the ... Continue Reading »

Europe's Hera spacecraft has completed a major deep-space maneuver, setting it ... Continue Reading »

The European Space Agency is planning to buy a dedicated SpaceX ... Continue Reading »

Astronomers have used the XRISM X-ray spacecraft to discover a star ... Continue Reading »

The launch of the first crewed moon mission since the Apollo ... Continue Reading »

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Astronomers have spotted two planets forming around a distant infant star, ... Continue Reading »

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Rocket Lab had planned to launch the first two satellites for ... Continue Reading »

NASA is honing its focus on future Artemis missions to land ... Continue Reading »

The asteroid will make a close approach to Earth just three ... Continue Reading »

NASA plans to launch its first nuclear-powered interplanetary spacecraft in 2028, ... Continue Reading »

Fiber-optic cables on the moon could detect moonquakes, offering a simpler ... Continue Reading »

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NASA has released new Hubble telescope images of the Crab Nebula ... Continue Reading »

Heat shields keep incoming spacecraft from burning up in planetary atmospheres. ... Continue Reading »

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Here's how to spot the Pleiades before they become lost in ... Continue Reading »

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NASA will hold a series of events today (March 24) that ... Continue Reading »

"Failed star" brown dwarfs may get a second chance to shine ... Continue Reading »

Ryland Grace's world-saving adventure saw a few changes during the jump ... Continue Reading »

NASA's "quiet" supersonic X-59 jet took to the skies for the ... Continue Reading »

The fireball shattered with the force of 26 tons of TNT, ... Continue Reading »

A massive stellar wind bubble sculpts the nebula into the shape ... Continue Reading »

Astronomers captured a colorful new portrait of the Triangulum Galaxy, revealing ... Continue Reading »

Powerful geomagnetic storms sent the northern lights dancing far beyond the ... Continue Reading »

What if the mysterious 'Little Red Dots' aren't baby black holes, ... Continue Reading »

Did primordial black holes born during the Big Bang swallow the ... Continue Reading »

In honor of Shatner's 95th birthday, here's ten signature Kirk scenes ... Continue Reading »

The Pleiades is a 1,000-strong open star cluster in the constellation ... Continue Reading »

We're just scratching the surface of what the innovative collaboration between ... Continue Reading »

Proposed constellations of orbiting mirrors and data centers would completely destroy ... Continue Reading »

Russia's Progress 94 cargo spacecraft did not deploy one of its ... Continue Reading »

A brand new feature-length documentary showcases the inspirational accomplishments of pioneering ... Continue Reading »

On Episode 202 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and ... Continue Reading »

As moon missions accelerate, countries are working to define how to ... Continue Reading »

Extreme exomoons with tidal heating and thick, hydrogen-rich atmospheres may be ... Continue Reading »

The latest Starship Troopers video game knows where its strengths lie ... Continue Reading »

Astronomers have found four new moons orbiting Jupiter and 11 new ... Continue Reading »

The U.S. Space Force has swapped rockets for an upcoming GPS ... Continue Reading »

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