NASA is moving quickly to define next year’s Artemis III mission in Earth orbit, a crewed flight that will test rendezvous and docking capabilities between the agency’s Orion spacecraft and commercial landers from Blue Origin and SpaceX. Since a February announcement ... Continue Reading »

Expedition 74 astronauts aboard the International Space Station are uncovering how bacteria that causes pneumonia can lead to long-term damage in the heart. Researchers are leveraging the space environment to observe how stem cell derived heart tissues respond to bacterial ... Continue Reading »

NASA’s TESS has released its most complete view of the starry sky to date Continue Reading »

Beaver Island is one in a string of verdant and scenic jewels in a northern Lake Michigan archipelago. Continue Reading »

At a busy airport, every aircraft in the area shares just a handful of radio frequencies. Spectrum and time are constrained and if multiple people speak at once, both messages can get lost. Communications like “clearance delivery,” which require long ... Continue Reading »

NASA’s Perseverance rover recently took a self-portrait against a sweeping backdrop of ancient Martian terrain at a location the science team calls “Lac de Charmes.” Assembled from 61 individual images, the selfie shows Perseverance training its mast on a rocky ... Continue Reading »

Editor’s note: The text was updated on March 13, 2026, to correct the spelling of the outcrop nicknamed “Arathusa.” NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover recently took a self-portrait against a sweeping backdrop of ancient Martian terrain at a location the science ... Continue Reading »

Description NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover used its Mastcam-Z camera to capture this panorama of an area nicknamed “Arbot” on April 5, 2026, the 1,882nd Martian day, or sol, of the mission, during the rover’s deepest push west beyond Jezero Crater. ... Continue Reading »

Description NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took this selfie on March 11, 2026, the 1,797th Martian day, or sol, of the mission, during the rover’s deepest push west beyond Jezero Crater. Assembled from 61 individual images, the selfie shows Perseverance training ... Continue Reading »

NASA’s High Performance Spaceflight Computing project aims to dramatically improve the computing power of spacecraft. Missions need processors that can withstand the harsh space environment, so they use chips developed years ago that are hardy and reliable. But upgraded chips ... Continue Reading »

SpaceX prepares to debut Starship Version 3, its largest rocket yet  USA TodaySpaceX sets date for first Starship version 3 launch  SpaceNewsSpaceX's Starship V3 megarocket finally has a debut launch date. Here's when it will fly  SpaceSpaceX announces target date for 12th Starship ... Continue Reading »

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover sends new self-portrait from the red planet  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and VideosPerseverance Stuns in New Selfie  NASA (.gov)Mars rover snaps a selfie near skyscraper-sized boulders  YahooNASA’s Perseverance Rover Sends Stunning Selfie From Mars’ Lac de ... Continue Reading »

Newly discovered asteroid will make a close, but safe, encounter with Earth  YahooSee more headlines & perspectives on Google News Continue Reading »

James Webb Telescope Reveals the Universe’s Hidden Cosmic Web in Stunning Detail  SciTechDailyJames Webb telescope reveals the clearest map ever of the Universe’s cosmic web  ScienceDailyNASA’s James Webb telescope maps most detailed cosmic web across 13.7 billion years  Interesting EngineeringAstronomers Use The Webb ... Continue Reading »

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Got Its Drill Stuck on a Rock. Here’s How They Freed It  WIREDNASA’s Curiosity Rover Frees Its Drill From a Rock  NASA Science (.gov)Help! This NASA rover just got a large Martian rock stuck to the end of its ... Continue Reading »

A Florida startup just raised $65 million to beam concentrated sunlight at satellites, and the customer list shows how fast orbital power is becoming a real market  Space DailyStar Catcher Raises $65 Million to Build the First Power Grid in Space  PR ... Continue Reading »

A large section of a Space X rocket is about to smash into the Moon. Here's what we know so far  BBC Sky at Night MagazineA SpaceX Rocket Is About to Slam Into The Moon, Scientist Says  ScienceAlertSpaceX Falcon 9 Debris Could ... Continue Reading »

Gravitational lens shows a galaxy just 800 million years post-Big Bang  Ars Technica Continue Reading »

Poor weather causes NASA, SpaceX to scrub launch attempt of 34th Cargo Dragon mission to the space station  Spaceflight NowStation Hums With Advanced Research as Dragon Nears Launch  NASA (.gov)Watch SpaceX launch 6,500 pounds of cargo to the International Space Station on ... Continue Reading »

NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft Is About To Fly Shockingly Close to Mars  SciTechDailyNASA’s Psyche Mission to Fly by Mars for Gravity Assist  NASA Science (.gov)NASA's Psyche asteroid probe will fly within 3,000 miles of Mars on May 15: Here's what to expect  SpaceNASA’s Psyche ... Continue Reading »

For the First Time Since 1972, NASA Released 12,000 Artemis 2 Photos Showing Rare Views of Earth Few Humans Have Ever Witnessed  The Daily GalaxyNASA releases thousands more Artemis II photos. Here are the best.  USA TodaySee Artemis 2's amazing views of ... Continue Reading »

30-mile-high clouds of acid on Venus are made by the largest 'hydraulic jump' in the solar system  SpaceA Gigantic Atmospheric Anomaly Keeps Showing Up on Venus. Astronomers Finally Know Why  GizmodoResearchers explain mysterious cause of 6,000-kilometer cloud wall on Venus  The Brighter Side ... Continue Reading »

Google Is Reportedly Considering Working With SpaceX On Orbital Data Centers  EngadgetSpaceX and Google Are in Talks to Launch Data Centers in Orbit  WSJSpace Stocks Jump As SpaceX, Google Explore Orbital Data Center Deal  Investor's Business DailyAlphabet SpaceX Talks Put Orbital Data Centers ... Continue Reading »

FCC approves SpaceX spectrum deal with $2.4 billion escrow condition  SpaceNewsFCC approves $40 billion sale of EchoStar spectrum to SpaceX, AT&T  ReutersFCC delivers a win for wireless subscribers that might make T-Mobile and Verizon uneasy  PhoneArenaFCC Clears SpaceX to Use EchoStar Spectrum, But ... Continue Reading »

Eruption blows hole in sun's atmosphere, possibly triggering northern lights  Live ScienceSun unleashes colossal solar flare and coronal mass ejection, raising the chances of northern lights tonight  SpaceHow to Watch the Northern Lights Tonight  People.comSolar Flare Alert: Massive CME Threatens Radio Blackouts and ... Continue Reading »

Here's Why SpaceX's $2 Trillion Valuation Could Crash by 84%  The Motley FoolSpace Stock ETFs Are Suddenly Hot. Only 1 Owns SpaceX.  Barron'sHow Big Do Elon Musk Backers Think SpaceX Can Be? This One Says $10 Trillion—Or More  InvestopediaCan't Buy SpaceX Yet? Here ... Continue Reading »

Hello Universe: NASA’s Next-Gen Space Processor Undergoes Testing  NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) (.gov)NASA debuts radiation-hardened chip with 500x more power than current space processors  Interesting EngineeringNASA’s New RISC-V Space Chip Offers 100x Performance Boost for Future Mars Missions  HotHardwareNASA partners with Microchip ... Continue Reading »

SES joins Eutelsat in canceling GEO expansion satellites  SpaceNews Continue Reading »

Turns Out, Tiny Planets Are Basically Dead Worlds, Here’s the Exact Cutoff  Indian Defence Review Continue Reading »

Gravitational waves from colliding black holes may allow detection of dark matter  Phys.orgThe influence of dark matter on gravity  Open Access GovernmentLIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Data Shows Possible Dark Matter Signal In 1 Event  Quantum ZeitgeistInnovative Method Unveiled to Detect Signs of Dark Matter  Bioengineer.orgStrange ripples in ... Continue Reading »

The 2026 International Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC) is rapidly approaching.  Thousands of engineering students, representing 150 teams from 20+ countries, will converge at the Midland Spaceport (aka, the West Texas […] The post Rocketeers are Competing at the IREC for Your ... Continue Reading »

The LR-450 is designed for spacecraft operating in the absence of GPS signals Continue Reading »

SES has canceled two satellites Intelsat ordered before being acquired by the Luxembourg-based multi-orbit operator, joining France’s Eutelsat in pulling back from GEO expansion plans drawn up just a few years ago. Continue Reading »

SpaceX has set a date for the long-delayed first launch of its next-generation Starship vehicle, which is critical to the company’s ambitions as well as NASA’s lunar plans. Continue Reading »

Varda Space Industries has signed its first major agreement with a pharmaceutical company to develop improved drugs in microgravity. Continue Reading »

SpaceX has the FCC’s blessing to buy EchoStar spectrum to improve direct-to-device services in the United States, subject to a $2.4 billion escrow tied to disputes over the seller’s abandoned terrestrial 5G network buildout. Continue Reading »

The estimate is over 20 years; space-based interceptors would account for most of the cost Continue Reading »

Quantum Space announced May 12 it will build the company’s highly maneuverable spacecraft in Tulsa, Oklahoma, home to the company’s new chief executive. Continue Reading »

The startup is developing C-band system as alternative to GPS Continue Reading »

Star Catcher Industries, a company developing power-beaming technology for satellites, has raised $65 million to validate the technology in space. Continue Reading »

Transcelestial has advanced its work to provide space-to-ground optical communications with a test of laser transmissions from a satellite to ground stations. Continue Reading »

In the 1990s, the internet stopped being a novelty and started to resemble what it is today. The release of the Mosaic browser in 1993 made the web usable for ordinary people. Amazon listed on Nasdaq in 1997. And by ... Continue Reading »

NASA plans to continue exchanging International Space Station crews about every six months after considering longer stays. Continue Reading »

In this episode of Space Minds, Mike Gruss talks with BlackSky’s Lyn Chassagne about AI’s role in the imagery sector, how international partners are thinking about sovereignty and the quest […] The post BlackSky’s Lyn Chassagne on using satellite imagery to ... Continue Reading »

WARSAW, Poland — Polish space technology company Creotech Instruments has announced plans for a $118 million fundraise that will allow the company to open a new satellite production facility in Poland by 2029 as part of a new long term ... Continue Reading »

The software, developed by SkyFi, operates on tactical Android devices Continue Reading »

Cowboy Space, founded less than two years ago as Aetherflux to develop space-based solar power, has raised $275 million at a $2 billion valuation to build rockets with upper stages that would serve as data centers once in low Earth ... Continue Reading »

As we have learned from the current conflicts in Ukraine and Iran, space-enabled capability has become critical to all we do in the military. It is persistent (always there) and operates in denied areas (first in the battlefield). These capabilities ... Continue Reading »

NASA’s former chief of staff has returned to the agency in a new role overseeing launch operations, a move that raised some concerns on Capitol Hill. Continue Reading »

China launched the Tianzhou-10 cargo spacecraft late Sunday, docking with the Tiangong space station hours later to deliver supplies, equipment, experiments and propellant. Continue Reading »

ESA and JAXA have finalized an agreement to collaborate on a mission to study the asteroid Apophis during its close flyby of Earth in 2029. Continue Reading »

MDA Space is continuing work on a robotic arm for the lunar Gateway while it discusses the future of the project with the Canadian Space Agency. Continue Reading »

Five-year MECS2 award covers multi-orbit, multi-band commercial satellite services worldwide Continue Reading »

A spacecraft designed to raise the decaying orbit of a NASA astrophysics satellite has passed environmental tests ahead of a launch as soon as June. Continue Reading »

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This month, ESA’s Mars Express takes us to Shalbatana Vallis: a fascinating martian valley surrounded by signs of water, lava, craters and chaos. Continue Reading »

ESA will be broadcasting live as the European-Chinese Smile mission launches at 04:52 BST/05:52 CEST (00:52 local time) on 19 May 2026.Smile will launch on a European Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.Times subject to change at short ... Continue Reading »

Week in images: 04-08 May 2026 Discover our week through the lens Continue Reading »

Image: Part of the rugged and deeply indented coast of northeastern Greenland is featured in this radar image captured by Copernicus Sentinel-1. Continue Reading »

The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to deepen collaboration in planetary defence, alongside a dedicated agreement for collaboration on the Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (Ramses) to the near-Earth asteroid Apophis. Continue Reading »

The European Space Agency (ESA) is using Extended Reality (XR) to support training, enhance operations, improve simulation environments, and to bring the wonders of space to the public. Continue Reading »

Week in images: 27 April - 01 May 2026 Discover our week through the lens Continue Reading »

Image: Captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission on 21 April 2026, this image shows a double bloom in the Netherlands: an array of vibrant colours in the tulip fields as well as the blue-greenish swirls of phytoplankton in the North Sea. Continue Reading »

Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! ... Continue Reading »

Scientists are using a new technique to study incoming space debris ... Continue Reading »

M51, also known as the Whirlpool Galaxy, looks incredible in this ... Continue Reading »

A 3,700-mile-long cloud bank on Venus forms through the same phenomenon ... Continue Reading »

The world's first space-based neutrino detector launched to space this month ... Continue Reading »

It will likely cost about $1.2 trillion to develop and operate ... Continue Reading »

SpaceX is officially targeting May 19 for the debut of Starship ... Continue Reading »

"Rather than 'icy' or 'rocky,' we should simply call them minor ... Continue Reading »

The newly rebranded Cowboy Space Corp. will use the money to ... Continue Reading »

Using AI and Rubin Observatory data, scientists are rethinking Type 1a ... Continue Reading »

The razor-thin crescent moon meets Saturn and Mars in the glow ... Continue Reading »

SpaceX will launch its Dragon cargo capsule toward the International Space ... Continue Reading »

NASA's asteroid-bound spacecraft Psyche is headed for an encounter with Mars ... Continue Reading »

The arctic winds have created something truly stunning. ... Continue Reading »

Star Catcher Industries just raised $65 million to build a constellation ... Continue Reading »

Wildfire-derived ozone appears responsible for 2,045 excess deaths, on average, per ... Continue Reading »

SpaceX has stacked and fueled the new version of its Starship ... Continue Reading »

The core stage for NASA's Artemis 3 rocket has been raised ... Continue Reading »

Dury captured shooting stars glowing with the Milky Way from the ... Continue Reading »

Fresh satellite images reveal volcanic heat melting snow around Russia's relentless ... Continue Reading »

The Tianzhou 10 freighter delivered nearly seven tons of supplies to ... Continue Reading »

The astronauts aboard NASA's Artemis 2 mission that flew around the ... Continue Reading »

SpaceX launched a batch of spy satellites for the U.S. government ... Continue Reading »

It's the tiniest Mars test we've seen yet. ... Continue Reading »

An M5.7 solar flare triggered radio blackouts over the Atlantic. ... Continue Reading »

While making history on the first human moon mission in more ... Continue Reading »

The James Webb Space Telescope has helped scientists peek into the ... Continue Reading »

Dante's description of the fall of Lucifer to Earth from heaven ... Continue Reading »

'Designing something new as a creator is incredibly exciting, but at ... Continue Reading »

From volcanic landscapes and a sunset eclipse to six-minute totality, here ... Continue Reading »

Discover the tales behind four famous spring constellations. ... Continue Reading »

On Episode 209 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and ... Continue Reading »

Voyager, the iconic twin spacecraft that NASA launched in 1977, are ... Continue Reading »

Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy partnered with Artemis 2 commander Reid Wiseman to ... Continue Reading »

The Pentagon released a new tranche of UFO files on Friday ... Continue Reading »

Powerful bright blue cosmic explosions called Luminous Fast Blue Optical Transients ... Continue Reading »

If you only knew the power of Boardwalk ... Continue Reading »

What sci-fi gets right (and mostly wrong) about all the ways ... Continue Reading »

See the glowing arch of our Milky Way's core at its ... Continue Reading »

Blue Origin continues putting its first lunar lander through its paces, ... Continue Reading »

We must fight the Lylat Wars... again. ... Continue Reading »

NASA's Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft rests after its flight around the ... Continue Reading »

Forget apps — May's bright stars and classic spring constellations make ... Continue Reading »

It would appear we now have 10,091 candidate exoplanets to go ... Continue Reading »

SpaceX just took a big step toward its next Starship test ... Continue Reading »

The Artemis 2 astronauts saw several impact flashes on the moon ... Continue Reading »

An ancient impact may have scattered material from deep inside the ... Continue Reading »

The rock is nicknamed "Atacama." ... Continue Reading »

PlayStation and Housemarque's follow-up to Returnal packs a punch and makes ... Continue Reading »

NASA, working with the Space Force, plans to launch a space ... Continue Reading »