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Wednesday July 01, 2026
A Katalyst engineer runs tests on LINK while the satellite is inside the Pegasus XL rocket attached to the Stargazer aircraft at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on the evening of Tuesday, June 16, 2026. Continue Reading »
Tuesday June 30, 2026
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the globular cluster NGC 6723, sometimes called the Chandelier Cluster. Continue Reading »
Monday June 29, 2026
Flight engineer Sophie Adenot of ESA (European Space Agency) assists flight engineer Chris Williams of NASA as he tries on his spacesuit, testing its comfort and mobility as well as its communications and life support systems inside the International Space ... Continue Reading »
Friday June 26, 2026
This image by ESA’s (European Space Agency) Euclid (with color added using ground-based images) provides an earlier snapshot of a region of our galaxy that NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will repeatedly observe during the upcoming years. Continue Reading »
Thursday June 25, 2026
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope recently observed edge-on starburst galaxy Messier 82 (M82), nicknamed the Cigar Galaxy. Continue Reading »
Wednesday June 24, 2026
NASA’s Pegasus barge arrives at the Launch Complex 39 turn basin at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on Sunday, June 21, 2026. Continue Reading »
Tuesday June 23, 2026
The Moon's rocky, uneven, and otherworldly surface features are highlighted by the terminator – the difference between light and darkness. Continue Reading »
Monday June 22, 2026
Using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers may have found a supernova remnant in an intriguing neighborhood in the middle of our galaxy. Continue Reading »
Thursday June 18, 2026
This NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month shows the giant molecular cloud Orion A, an area of the sky replete with star-forming clouds. Continue Reading »
Wednesday June 17, 2026
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image features the galaxy cluster MACS0329-0211. Continue Reading »
Tuesday June 16, 2026
The aurora australis arcs over Earth during an active solar event in this photograph taken at approximately 11:32 p.m. local time from the International Space Station as it orbited 271 miles above the Indian Ocean southwest of Perth, Australia on ... Continue Reading »
Monday June 15, 2026
A period of unsettled weather brought scattered showers and thunderstorms to California’s Bay Area on May 27, 2026. That afternoon, a break in the clouds left downtown San Francisco and nearby communities beneath mostly cloud-free skies, allowing an astronaut aboard ... Continue Reading »
Friday June 12, 2026
Easily identified by the spectacular band of dark dust that partially obscures its bright core, Messier 64, or the Black Eye Galaxy, is characterized by its bizarre internal motion. Continue Reading »
Thursday June 11, 2026
Researchers tested soccer balls aboard the International Space Station to study how internal mass affects motion and stability in microgravity. Continue Reading »
Wednesday June 10, 2026
A train transports eight booster motor segments for the SLS (Space Launch System rocket) that will power NASA’s Artemis III mission from Northrop Grumman’s Railyard Shipping Facility in Corinne, Utah, June 2, to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Continue Reading »
Tuesday June 09, 2026
NASA announced the Artemis III crew on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. NASA astronaut Andre Douglas, mission specialist; ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano, pilot; NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik, commander; and NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, mission specialist, will demonstrate the ... Continue Reading »
Monday June 08, 2026
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft completed its first supersonic flight Friday, June 5, 2026, marking the first time the aircraft exceeded the speed of sound in support of NASA’s Quesst mission. The milestone represents a major step in flight testing ... Continue Reading »
Friday June 05, 2026
A year after America’s first spacewalk, Gemini IX-A Eugene Cernan stepped outside his spacecraft for an ambitious extravehicular activity scheduled for 167 minutes. The challenges he faced led NASA to reevaluate plans, equipment, and training for future spacewalks. Continue Reading »
Thursday June 04, 2026
During its 61st close flyby of Jupiter on May 12, 2024, NASA's Juno spacecraft captured this color-enhanced view of the giant planet's northern hemisphere. Continue Reading »
Wednesday June 03, 2026
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy Messier 88 (M88). Continue Reading »
Tuesday June 02, 2026
Astronauts Sophie Adenot of ESA (European Space Agency) and Jack Hathaway of NASA, both Expedition 74 flight engineers, look out a window in the cupola. Continue Reading »
Monday June 01, 2026
This image of Westerlund 2 features Chandra X-ray Observatory data (pink) and James Webb infrared data (red, orange, green, cyan, and blue). Continue Reading »
Friday May 29, 2026
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image captures the faint glow of the dwarf irregular galaxy ESO 490-017. Continue Reading »
Thursday May 28, 2026
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft flies above NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, during testing focused on lower-speed and altitude flight conditions in support of NASA’s Quesst mission. NASA continues to include two-flight days in its envelope ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday May 27, 2026
Katherine Rauscher, of Michigan Technological University, prepares her team’s prototype lunar robot for its turn during the finals for NASA’s 2026 Lunabotics Challenge competition on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, inside the Astronauts Memorial Foundation’s Center for Space Education at the ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday May 26, 2026
Chennai, on India's southern coast along the Bay of Bengal and with a metropolitan population of about 8.7 million, shines with white LED streetlights in this photograph taken at approximately 9:13 p.m. local time on May 2, 2026, from the ... Continue Reading »
Friday May 22, 2026
This near-infrared image shows a section of one of the spiral arms of Messier 51 (M51). Continue Reading »
Thursday May 21, 2026
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope images reveals the lenticular galaxy, NGC 1266. This enigmatic post-starburst galaxy has a bright center and a face that hints at spiral structure, yet it holds no discernable spiral arms. Continue Reading »
Thursday May 21, 2026
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft completed its close approach of Mars on May 15, capturing images as it came within 2,864 miles (4,609 kilometers) of the planet’s surface. This is an enhanced-color view of the large double-ring crater Huygens and the surrounding ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday May 19, 2026
The Moon and Venus, center, are seen in conjunction above the Washington Monument, Monday, May 18, 2026, as viewed from the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters Building in Washington. Continue Reading »
Monday May 18, 2026
This latest Picture of the Month from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope features Messier 77 (M77), a barred spiral galaxy famous and appreciated among astronomers for its combination of relative proximity and spectacular features to study. It is located ... Continue Reading »
Friday May 15, 2026
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its Mast Camera, or Mastcam, to capture this view of a rock nicknamed “Atacama” on May 6, 2026, the 4,877th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The rock had gotten stuck to the drill ... Continue Reading »
Thursday May 14, 2026
You're allowed to play with your food when you're on the International Space Station! To celebrate a delivery of fresh food, NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway (bottom left), Jessica Meir (middle left), and Chris Williams (bottom right), and ESA (European Space ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday May 13, 2026
“Rise,” the Artemis II zero gravity indicator, is seen sitting on the dais as the Artemis II astronauts speak with congressional staff, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Washington. Continue Reading »
Tuesday May 12, 2026
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover recently took a self-portrait against a sweeping backdrop of ancient Martian terrain at a location the science team calls “Lac de Charmes.” Continue Reading »
Monday May 11, 2026
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir poses with an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit during an official portrait session at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. Continue Reading »
Friday May 08, 2026
This celestial image captured from a window on a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked to the International Space Station highlights the Milky Way rising above Earth's atmospheric glow. Continue Reading »
Thursday May 07, 2026
A sliver of the edge of Earth is brightly illuminated against the vast darkness of space. Continue Reading »
Wednesday May 06, 2026
A newly discovered object may be a key to unlocking the true nature of a mysterious class of sources that astronomers have found in the early universe in recent years. Continue Reading »
Tuesday May 05, 2026
America’s first human spaceflight begins as the Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) space vehicle, with astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. aboard, launches from Cape Canaveral, Florida on May 5, 1961. Continue Reading »
Monday May 04, 2026
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image features the glittering spiral galaxy NGC 3137, located 53 million light-years away in the constellation Antlia (the Air Pump). Continue Reading »
Friday May 01, 2026
Nasdaq Chair and Chief Executive Officer Adena T. Friedman, left, and NASA’s Artemis II crew ring the closing bell of the Nasdaq market session, Thursday, April 30, 2026. Continue Reading »
Thursday April 30, 2026
NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) core stage for the Artemis III mission moves into the Vehicle Assembly Building at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. Continue Reading »
Wednesday April 29, 2026
The barred spiral galaxy IC 486 glows with a soft, ethereal light in this NASA Hubble Space Telescope image. Continue Reading »
Tuesday April 28, 2026
Expedition 74 flight engineers Chris Williams of NASA and Sophie Adenot of the European Space Agency work together in the Kibo laboratory module’s Life Science Glovebox. Continue Reading »
Monday April 27, 2026
The X-59’s tail and jet engine feature a new marking — a Freedom 250 logo celebrating the nation’s 250th birthday in 2026. Continue Reading »
Friday April 24, 2026
NASA celebrates Hubble’s 36th anniversary with a new image of the Trifid Nebula, a star-forming region it first captured in 1997. The telescope leveraged almost its full operational lifetime to show us changes in the nebula on human time scales ... Continue Reading »
Thursday April 23, 2026
Scientists have found that young stellar cousins of our Sun are calming down and dimming more quickly in their X-ray output than previously thought, according to a study using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. Continue Reading »
Wednesday April 22, 2026
This image, released in celebration of Earth Day, shows the terminator – the line between night and day – on Earth. The Artemis II astronauts captured this view on April 2, 2026, during their journey to the Moon. Continue Reading »
Tuesday April 21, 2026
This image that NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured of the Crab Nebula, paired with its past observations and those of other telescopes, allows astronomers to study how the supernova remnant is expanding and evolving over time. Continue Reading »
Wednesday July 01, 2026
A new result using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory shows that the outer spiral arms in the Milky Way galaxy may reach wider than previously thought. This finding may lead astronomers to adjust their understanding of our home galaxy’s structure. A ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday July 01, 2026
NASA is recruiting research participants for the agency’s next simulated deep space mission. Beginning no earlier than August 2027, research volunteers will spend one year living and working in interplanetary environments at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, operating ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday July 01, 2026
A first-of-its-kind mission to raise the orbit of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is poised for launch no earlier than Thursday, July 2, 5:09 a.m. EDT (9:09 p.m. UTC+12), from Kwajalein Atoll, part of the Republic of the Marshall Islands in the ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday July 01, 2026
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is giving us new insight into the far-future of solar systems like our own, as the agency continues to reveal the secrets of the universe and our place in it. Billions of years ago, a ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday July 01, 2026
Written by William Farrand, Senior Research Scientist, Space Science Institute Earth planning date: Friday, June 26, 2026 There were two planning cycles over this span of sols. The Monday planning took place with Curiosity situated within a unit that from ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday July 01, 2026
Ray Jayawardhana begins his tenure today as the 10th president of the California Institute of Technology. His selection as Caltech’s president, and as the Sonja and William Davidow Presidential Chair and professor of astronomy, was announced Jan. 6. Jayawardhana succeeds ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday July 01, 2026
For the first time, NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) mission has identified a planet orbiting a distant star thanks to ripples in space-time. Unlike the star-hugging transiting planets TESS regularly reveals, the newfound world is a super-Jupiter orbiting far ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday June 30, 2026
In celebration of the 250th birthday of the United States, NASA has unveiled four cosmic images from its Chandra X-ray Observatory rendered in red, white, and blue that represent the wonders of the universe the agency explores. The images are ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday June 30, 2026
Flight testing is a team sport. For nearly 80 years, teams at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, have used flight testing to push the limits of aerodynamics and advance aviation. Earlier this year, NASA’s Crossflow Attenuated Natural ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday June 30, 2026
Read this news release in English here. Nota del editor: Este comunicado se actualizó el 30 de junio de 2026 para aclarar la versión de desarrollo de ingeniería del rover PROMISE.La NASA anunció el martes la selección de tres empresas ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday July 01, 2026
Rubin Observatory Begins Its 10-Year Survey of the Universe  Gizmodo‘The greatest cosmic movie ever made’: Historic telescope kicks off an unprecedented survey  CNNA giant telescope goes on a decade-long search for dark matter  The Washington PostThe Vera Rubin Telescope Begins Surveying Our Cosmos  The ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday July 01, 2026
NASA chief praises progress Blue Origin is making after launch failure  Ars TechnicaNew Glenn Return to Flight  Blue OriginBlue Origin outlines return to flight logistics for its New Glenn rockets  Spaceflight NowBlue Origin starts rebuilding launch pad damaged by New Glenn rocket explosion ... Continue Reading »
Thursday July 02, 2026
Report links Starliner problems to overconfidence and unrealistic schedules  SpaceNewsNASA audit puts Boeing's Starliner under an even bigger microscope: When will it fly astronauts again?  SpaceNASA unsure Boeing Starliner will ever be certified for human flight  The RegisterNASA inspector general suggests Boeing’s Starliner ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday July 01, 2026
Watch Atlas V rocket launch 29 Amazon Leo broadband satellites early on July 2  SpaceAfter liftoff, Cape Canaveral rocket launch may be seen in Tallahassee  Tallahassee DemocratAtlas V’s Last Non-Starliner Flight Scheduled For Thursday Morning  TalkOfTitusville.comSpace Coast launch schedule:  Sun SentinelRocket launch schedule coming ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday July 01, 2026
LINK Spacecraft Set for Mission to Boost NASA’s Swift Observatory  NASA (.gov)NASA Rushes to Rescue a Falling Space Telescope and Push It Back Up  The New York TimesWeather Delays Launch of Mission to Boost NASA’s Swift  NASA Science (.gov)NASA will conduct daring rescue ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday July 01, 2026
How a giant planet survived its star's death, then migrated inward  Phys.orgAerosols and hydrocarbons in the atmosphere of a white dwarf planet  NatureWebb studies how a planet survived the death of its star  European Space AgencyThe sun’s violent death could look like this  Popular ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday July 01, 2026
Planned 1.7 million satellites 'devastating' for astronomy, study says  EuronewsThe growing number of satellites in orbit could soon make telescopes obsolete. 'For astronomy, this would obviously be catastrophic'  Space"Beyond the limit": one million satellites and mirrors in space pose grave threat to ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday July 01, 2026
Astrobotic lands 2 NASA contracts totaling $298 million to deliver payloads to the moon  TribLIVE.comNASA Awards More Moon Base Science, Previews New Opportunities  NASA (.gov)NASA Announces Four New Lunar Lander Missions for 2028  Sky & TelescopeFirefly Aerospace Awarded $144 Million NASA CLPS Contract ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday June 30, 2026
Curiosity, Perseverance and Now Promise? NASA May Send a Mars Rover to the Moon.  The New York Times'PROMISE' me the moon? NASA wants to send spare nuclear-powered Mars rover to the lunar surface  SpaceNASA may send a backup, nuclear-powered Mars rover to ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday July 01, 2026
TESS just found a planet in a new way—and more may be hiding in its eight years of data  Phys.orgNASA’s TESS Mission Finds Planetary System in New Way  NASA Science (.gov)'8,000 candidate exoplanets': NASA's TESS is hiding mind-boggling space secrets in its ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday July 01, 2026
Astronauts exit ISS to repair malfunctioning equipment  YouTubeAstronauts Repair Canadarm2 Robotic Arm and Complete Spacewalk  NASA (.gov)Astronauts ‘operate’ on space station’s broken robot arm  Spaceflight Now‘Just in time for Canada Day’: Spacewalking astronauts repair space station’s huge Canadarm2  SpaceISS repair spacewalk highlights concerns about ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday July 01, 2026
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB  Spaceflight NowSpaceX sends 24 Starlink satellites into Earth orbit on Falcon 9 launch from California (video)  SpaceSpaceX launch planned for July 1  KSBY NewsStarlink mission set to go ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday June 30, 2026
Strawberry Moon rises over Manhattan skyline in rare space phenomenon  The IndependentThe Strawberry Moon rises on June 29. Here's what to expect from June's full moon  SpaceThis Week's Sky at a Glance, June 26 – July 5  Sky & TelescopeWhere is best to ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday July 01, 2026
SpaceX Is ‘Much More Of An AI Play,’ Wedbush’s Dan Ives Says  Yahoo FinanceSpaceX ignited a trading frenzy. Here’s what to know  CNNThe End of SpaceX’s FOMO Trade Exposes a Deeper Problem  BloombergSpaceX Faces Post-IPO Volatility, Yet Wall Street Predicts Significant Stock Price ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday June 30, 2026
Rocket Lab to acquire Iridium Communications for $8B  Manufacturing Dive'The start of a new era': Rocket Lab buying satellite-communications company Iridium for $8 billion  SpaceRocket Lab to Buy Iridium for $8 Billion to Expand Network  BloombergOne Space Stock to Buy Today  InvestorPlaceBeck: Iridium acquisition ... Continue Reading »
Monday June 29, 2026
July brings meteor showers, distant asteroids and a milestone for world-changing telescope  KING5.com8 night sky events to see in July, from twin meteor showers to the Milky Way's glittering core  National GeographicJuly's planetary lineup is changing — and Venus is the last ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday July 01, 2026
Exclusive | SpaceX Showed Investors Prototype of Elon Musk’s New AI Device  WSJMusk denies WSJ report that SpaceX showed AI handset prototype before IPO  ReutersRumors of SpaceX developing an AI-powered smartphone sent Qualcomm’s shares soaring, but Elon Musk swiftly denied the claim, ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday July 01, 2026
Largest and Most Detailed Picture Taken of Milky Way's Center–With Millions of Stars and Thousands of Worlds  Good News NetworkEuclid’s view of our galaxy’s bulge  European Space AgencyThis Is the Most Detailed Image Yet of the Milky Way’s Center  WIREDScan More than 60 ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday July 01, 2026
Powerful X-class solar flare triggers radio blackouts across North America  SpaceSun unleashes powerful X-class solar flare and Earth-bound CME that could spark northern lights for July 4 weekend  SpaceSun Releases Strong Flare  NASA Science (.gov)Solar radiation storm warning issued and canceled after M5.8 ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday June 30, 2026
Firefly Aerospace and SSC Space Meet Next Critical Milestone for Orbital Launch from Esrange Space Center  Firefly AerospaceSSC Space, Firefly set 2028 target for first orbital launch from Sweden’s Esrange  SpaceNewsFirefly Aerospace vs. Rocket Lab USA: Which Space Stock Is a Better ... Continue Reading »
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Thursday July 02, 2026
A new report links the long-running technical problems with Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle to a combination of overconfidence, unrealistic schedules and NASA’s lack of insight into the vehicle. The post Report links Starliner problems to overconfidence and unrealistic schedules ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday July 01, 2026
The FCC is set to vote July 22 on an order to overhaul its satellite application process, creating a “licensing assembly line” to keep up with increasingly large and complex constellation plans. The post FCC to vote on satellite licensing overhaul ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday July 01, 2026
One small, errant drone can scrub a space launch at the cost of millions of dollars in delays, with further repercussions spanning across multiple commercial and government launch service providers. […] The post Unseen threats overhead: Drones endanger U.S. rocket launch ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday July 01, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO – Vantor, the company previously known as Maxar Intelligence, unveiled WorldView 3D July 1, to provide customers with updated and high-definition imagery. “WorldView 3D is driving towards currency,” […] The post Vantor offers up-to-date imagery with WorldView 3D appeared ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday July 01, 2026
EchoStar subsidiaries tied to its satellite TV and abandoned 5G network businesses have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, advancing a prepackaged restructuring plan to repay debt early after selling spectrum to SpaceX and AT&T. The post EchoStar’s satellite TV and ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday July 01, 2026
French startup Latitude intends to perform the first launch of its small launch vehicle from a spaceport in Oman in late 2027. The post Latitude plans to conduct first launch from Oman appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »
Wednesday July 01, 2026
A month after a devastating pad explosion, Blue Origin reiterated plans to return its New Glenn vehicle to flight from a rebuilt launch pad by the end of the year. The post Blue Origin outlines new launch pad approach as it ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday July 01, 2026
When SpaceX publicly listed, the coverage focused on the rockets, the valuation, and the personalities. That’s understandable. But the more important story is what the IPO signals about where the […] The post The SpaceX IPO tells one story. Here is ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday July 01, 2026
NASA selected three companies to fly four lunar lander missions worth nearly $600 million as part of its lunar base ambitions, as it weighs also launching a spare Mars rover. The post NASA awards nearly $600 million in lunar lander missions ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday July 01, 2026
TechnoMile, the leading AI solution that unifies growth, contracts, compliance, and security workflows, today announced it has been included in Forrester’s report, The Contract Lifecycle Management Platforms Landscape, Q2 2026. […] The post TechnoMile Recognized among Notable Vendors in Contract Lifecycle ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday June 30, 2026
The system known as Meadowlands is transitioning to operational use as the military places greater emphasis on electronic warfare The post Space Force fields mobile satellite-jamming system  appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »
Tuesday June 30, 2026
June 30, 2026 – Washington, D.C. — The Commercial Space Federation (CSF) announced today that Matthew Williams, a former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense and Chief of Staff to […] The post Matthew Williams Joins the Commercial Space Federation as ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday June 30, 2026
Commercial space station developer Vast named the former president and chief executive of The Aerospace Corp. as an adviser while the company awaits the next phase of a NASA program. The post Vast names Isakowitz as a senior adviser appeared first ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday June 30, 2026
HELSINKI — SSC Space and Firefly have set a 2028 target for the first orbital launch from Esrange, with key infrastructure and regulatory pieces falling into place. The companies announced […] The post SSC Space, Firefly set 2028 target for first ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday June 30, 2026
Five-month-old startup Orbital has asked the Federal Communications Commission for permission to deploy up to 100,000 data center satellites, aiming to bring 10 gigawatts of computing power from space to meet rising artificial intelligence demand. The post Orbital files plans for ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday June 30, 2026
As SpaceX and others pursue the development of very large launch vehicles, a new study suggests that there may be such a thing as a rocket that is too large. The post Study argues bigger launch vehicles may not always be ... Continue Reading »
Monday June 29, 2026
MILAN — The European Space Agency will rely on external lunar topographic data during the design phase of its Argonaut lunar lander, and possibly for its first mission, while working […] The post ESA to seek lunar mapping capability for Argonaut ... Continue Reading »
Monday June 29, 2026
Rocket Lab’s chief executive says the company’s acquisition of Iridium was the “logical next step” in his ambitions to tap into the lucrative space services market. The post Beck: Iridium acquisition the “logical next step” for Rocket Lab appeared first on ... Continue Reading »
Monday June 29, 2026
From observing distant galaxies to exploring exoplanets and their atmospheres, BAE Systems enables cutting-edge technology to expand our knowledge of the universe. As a major partner in each of NASA’s […] The post Discovering the Universe – Astrophysics Flagship Space Observatories ... Continue Reading »
Monday June 29, 2026
Quantum computing is advancing fast, and nations are racing to field the first machines powerful enough to break modern encryption. This race has direct consequences for the commercial space industry, […] The post Quantum computing is about to become a national ... Continue Reading »
Monday June 29, 2026
Rocket Lab is acquiring satellite telecommunications company Iridium for $8 billion as part of its effort to become an end-to-end space company. The post Rocket Lab to acquire Iridium appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »
Monday June 29, 2026
British thermal imaging startup SatVu announced the start of commercial services June 29 for HotSat-2, marking a return to revenue-generating operations after its debut satellite failed in low Earth orbit in 2023. The post SatVu restarts commercial operations with HotSat-2 appeared ... Continue Reading »
Monday June 29, 2026
(Glasgow, UK) Glasgow-based space engineering company Craft Prospect has been selected for inclusion in the inaugural edition of The Sunday Times Scotland Fast 50, a new annual list recognising some […] The post Craft Prospect selected for The Sunday Times Scotland ... Continue Reading »
Monday June 29, 2026
HELSINKI — China has established a national very low Earth orbit industry alliance, as multiple satellites demonstrate sustained operations below 300 kilometers and propulsion startups attract investment. China established a […] The post China establishes VLEO industry alliance as satellites demonstrate ... Continue Reading »
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Wednesday July 01, 2026
An international team of astronomers has used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to watch the Jupiter-sized exoplanet WD 1856 b transit its host star, measuring the planet’s mass and temperature and even detecting its atmosphere.They found that the planet ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday July 01, 2026
The European Space Agency’s XMM-Newton and NASA’s Chandra X-ray space telescopes have spotted the aftermath of three bright explosions echoing through the outer spiral arms of our galaxy, the Milky Way. By measuring the distance to these echoes, they find ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday July 01, 2026
Video: 00:10:45 Millions of stars. Thousands of hidden worlds. One unprecedented view of our galaxy.Three years since launch, ESA’s Euclid space telescope reveals the Milky Way galaxy’s centre in extraordinary detail: a mosaic of tens of millions of stars captured in ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday July 01, 2026
Five explorers from three space agencies have successfully completed ESA’s CAVES training course in Italy.   Continue Reading »
Tuesday June 30, 2026
Are you passionate about space and looking to build a long-term career in the European space sector? Do you have less than three years of professional experience and a Master’s degree? The European Space Agency is offering a unique opportunity ... Continue Reading »
Monday June 29, 2026
Video: 00:03:15 What did space have in store for Europe this month? This June, ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano was named pilot of NASA's Artemis III mission, Ariane 6 set a new European launch record, Proba-3 returned to operations, ESA satellites detected ... Continue Reading »
Monday June 29, 2026
Image: The map is an interferogram derived from the comparison of Sentinel-1 data on two dates: on the 18 June before the earthquakes and on 25 June a day after. Continue Reading »
Friday June 26, 2026
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Thursday July 02, 2026
Disclosure Day has arrived in cinemas, and it's got us nostalgic ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday July 01, 2026
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will launch 29 Amazon ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday July 01, 2026
NASA joined in the semiquincentennial celebrations this year by painting "America ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday July 01, 2026
Astronomers have discovered a curious new exoplanet that challenges assumptions about ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday July 01, 2026
If the number of satellites in Earth's orbit exceeds 100,000, humanity ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday July 01, 2026
Venus dominates the evening sky while Saturn, Mars and Uranus put ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday July 01, 2026
NASA will send a soccer ball to the moon if the ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday July 01, 2026
A NASA satellite has found an unintended, important purpose. ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday July 01, 2026
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has released four stunning images of cosmic ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday July 01, 2026
As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, the ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday July 01, 2026
The X1.1 eruption briefly disrupted radio communications across the daylight side ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday July 01, 2026
A new NASA audit says the agency will need to purchase ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday June 30, 2026
NASA has announced new lunar landing contracts for its Artemis Moon ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday June 30, 2026
Rocket Lab tried to launch its eighth mission for the Japanese ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday June 30, 2026
Blue Origin has started rebuilding the launch pad damaged by the ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday June 30, 2026
Expedition 74 flight engineers Chris Williams and Jessica Meir conducted a ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday June 30, 2026
Deep oceans of magma once sloshed about inside the crust of ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday June 30, 2026
Nintendo and Velan Studios' high-fidelity remake of Star Fox 64 for ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday June 30, 2026
"With the launch of the ten-year Legacy Survey of Space and ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday June 30, 2026
Optical telescopes have come a long way in the past two-and-a-half ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday June 30, 2026
Europe's Sentinel-3 satellite captured data that helps visualize June's deadly heat ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday June 30, 2026
Researchers met recently for the first "Humans to Titan Summit 2026," ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday June 30, 2026
NASA will provide an update about its moon base plans this ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday June 30, 2026
The June full moon rose low across the sky, treating stargazers ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday June 30, 2026
California-based launch company Rocket Lab has inked a landmark $8 billion ... Continue Reading »
Monday June 29, 2026
Two cinematic geniuses united to create one of Hollywood’s most arresting ... Continue Reading »
Monday June 29, 2026
NASA astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir will fix the International ... Continue Reading »
Monday June 29, 2026
The follow-up to Astroneer isn't what veteran space explorers expected, but ... Continue Reading »
Monday June 29, 2026
Northrop Grumman will launch a rocket from an airplane to save ... Continue Reading »
Monday June 29, 2026
This star's light left its surface around the same time that ... Continue Reading »
Monday June 29, 2026
Researchers combined satellite data and visitor surveys at dark-sky parks to ... Continue Reading »
Monday June 29, 2026
With the speed at which the rover completed this marathon, and ... Continue Reading »
Monday June 29, 2026
NASA has big plans for July 4 — the 250th anniversary ... Continue Reading »
Monday June 29, 2026
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have spotted a massive ... Continue Reading »
Monday June 29, 2026
Don't miss June's full Strawberry Moon rise on June 29, marking ... Continue Reading »
Sunday June 28, 2026
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites lifted off ... Continue Reading »
Sunday June 28, 2026
Brandon Routh's only outing in the cape is more than just ... Continue Reading »
Sunday June 28, 2026
Having already delivered samples of the asteroid Ryugu to Earth, Hayabusa2 ... Continue Reading »
Sunday June 28, 2026
The Tiangong space station approaches Tycho Crater in stunning amateur transit ... Continue Reading »
Sunday June 28, 2026
SpaceX launched a big SiriusXM radio satellite to orbit from Florida's ... Continue Reading »
Sunday June 28, 2026
A prototype oyster habitat used for water filtration is aiming for ... Continue Reading »
Saturday June 27, 2026
Check your life-clock crystal and make sure it’s not blinking red! ... Continue Reading »
Saturday June 27, 2026
On Episode 216 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and ... Continue Reading »
Saturday June 27, 2026
After the Challenger tragedy, nobody wanted to see a film about ... Continue Reading »
Saturday June 27, 2026
After its rocket explosion, Blue Origin wants to complete repairs and ... Continue Reading »
Saturday June 27, 2026
The drone flew beyond line of sight with a kidney not ... Continue Reading »
Saturday June 27, 2026
A bizarre "bow-and-arrow" radio galaxy nearly 1.8 million light-years across could ... Continue Reading »
Friday June 26, 2026
The loudest crash of gravitational waves ever heard provides an intriguing ... Continue Reading »
Friday June 26, 2026
"You can literally have sailing ships in space." ... Continue Reading »
Friday June 26, 2026
About a month has passed since the first launch of SpaceX's ... Continue Reading »
source: SpaceNews
source: ESA
source: space.com