NASA’s Van Allen Probe A is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere almost 14 years after launch. From 2012 to 2019, the spacecraft and its twin, Van Allen Probe B, flew through the Van Allen belts, rings of charged particles trapped by Earth’s magnetic field, to understand how particles were ... Continue Reading »

The purpose of the Subsonic Flight Demonstrator (SFD) project is to engage with industry and other government organizations to identify, select, and mature key airframe technologies, such as new wing designs, that have a high probability of transition to the next ... Continue Reading »

The FDC project conducts complex integrated small-scale flight research to validate the benefits of new technologies. By modifying aircraft from FDC’s support fleet, the project enables aggressive, success-oriented flight campaign schedules. While many technologies are at mid-levels of technology readiness, the FDC project supports all phases of ... Continue Reading »

This article is for students grades 5-8. What is Pi? Pi is a number. You might know it as 3.14 or the symbol π. But it’s way more than that! What Makes Pi Special? Pi is an irrational number. That ... Continue Reading »

On Monday, NASA announced Bradley Flick, director of NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, will retire Thursday, March 19, after a nearly 40-year career advancing aeronautics and flight research. Flick began his NASA journey in 1986 as a ... Continue Reading »

Read this media advisory in English here. La NASA ofrecerá una rueda de prensa a las 3 p.m. EDT (hora del este) del jueves 12 de marzo para dar a conocer el progreso de la misión tripulada Artemis II alrededor de ... Continue Reading »

NASA will host a news conference at 3 p.m. EDT, Thursday, March 12, to highlight progress toward the Artemis II crewed mission around the Moon. The media briefing will take place from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida after ... Continue Reading »

The NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) partnered with Materials and Processes and Flammability subject matter experts from the Johnson Space Center, White Sands Test Facility, and the Marshall Space Flight Center to design and develop a test for evaluating ... Continue Reading »

Nebula PMR 1 is a cloud of gas and dust that bears an uncanny resemblance to a brain in a transparent skull, inspiring its nickname, the “Exposed Cranium” nebula. Webb captured its unusual features in both near- and mid-infrared light. ... Continue Reading »

Students in New York will hear from NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Chris Williams as they answer prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) questions while aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will begin at 12:05 p.m. EDT ... Continue Reading »

NASA crashed a spacecraft into a space rock, accelerating two asteroids’ orbit around the sun  CNNIn a first, NASA changed an asteroid’s orbit around the sun—by accident  National GeographicNASA successfully kicks asteroid off course in Earth defence test  France 24NASA’s DART Mission Changed ... Continue Reading »

SpaceX’s Enters a new era with Booster 19 rolling to Pad 2  NASASpaceFlight.com -First Starship V3 launch slips  SpaceNewsSpaceX's Ship 39 is so cool in Starship V3 test| Space photo of the day for March 9, 2026  SpaceWATCH: Inside Elon Musk’s New Town ... Continue Reading »

Germany: Meteorite punches through a house in Koblenz  dw.comESA analysing fireball over Europe on 8 March 2026  European Space AgencySpectacular fireball over Europe sends meteorite crashing through roof of German home  SpaceStunning video shows huge fireball blazing over Europe  Scientific AmericanMeteor’s fiery flash in ... Continue Reading »

Amazon to FCC: bin SpaceX's 1M satellite datacenter dream  theregister.comSpaceX wants to launch a million satellites. Here's how that could impact the atmosphere and the night sky  CBCSpace launches are changing the chemistry of Earth's atmosphere, studies warn. Here's what can be ... Continue Reading »

What to know before tonight's SpaceX rocket launch from Florida  Florida TodaySpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink 10-48  Kennedy Space Center Visitor ComplexSpaceX Launches 25 Starlink Satellites from Vandenberg; More Launches Set This Month  edhatWhere to see rocket as SpaceX launches Starlink mission from Vandenberg  Ventura ... Continue Reading »

Webb Studies Cranium Nebula  NASA (.gov)This Cosmic "Brain" is Actually a Star Screaming into the Void  ZME ScienceJWST peers inside a dying star’s “exposed cranium”  Big Think'Exposed Cranium' leaks its gory secrets in new James Webb telescope images: Space photo of the week  Live ... Continue Reading »

The northern lights have peaked. Here’s how to see them before they fade.  The Washington PostMarch 2026: The Aurora Sweet Spot of the Decade  YahooMarch Could Produce The Best Northern Lights In A Decade  The Weather ChannelThe Northern Lights Return  USA HeraldIncreased aurora tonight ... Continue Reading »

How Nasa contractors are pressing on to bring humans to the moon with Artemis  The GuardianNASA wants to accelerate its Artemis missions to the moon. It will need to drop some big hardware to do it.  SpaceNASA has shuffled its Artemis rockets. ... Continue Reading »

New Sungrazer Comet C/2026 A1 MAPS Could Light Up the Sky in April  The Daily GalaxyA Possible Daylight Comet Is Coming — Or The Sun May Destroy It  ForbesKreutz Sungrazers Explained: What They Are and How to Spot One  Star WalkComet C/2026 A1 ... Continue Reading »

China can’t buy Elon Musk’s theory on space-based AI centres: experts  South China Morning PostData centres in space: less crazy than you think  The EconomistAI space race: BNP predicts Google, Amazon, Meta among first to test orbital data centers  Seeking AlphaSpace-Based Data Centre ... Continue Reading »

Senate Lays Out Its Biggest Plans For NASA In Years, Accelerating Moon Race And Delaying ISS Termination  JalopnikU.S. committee passes act that extends space station’s future and adds moon base  Spectrum News 13Congress extends ISS and tells NASA to get moving on ... Continue Reading »

NASA to Share Artemis II Flight Readiness Review Update  NASA (.gov)Track NASA’s Artemis II Mission in Real Time  NASA (.gov)NASA fixes Artemis II rocket for April launch to take astronauts around moon  Live ScienceSLS upper stage helium flow problem fixed  SpaceNewsNASA repairs Artemis 2 ... Continue Reading »

Portal Space Systems expands in Snohomish County, expects launch this year  KOMO Continue Reading »

In a First, Private Investors Will Fund a Telescope Bigger Than Hubble for $500 Million  The Daily GalaxyEx-Google boss may launch a bigger-than-Hubble space telescope within three years  BBC Sky at Night MagazineSSTL joins Eric and Wendy Schmidt Observatory System’s Lazuli  ADS AdvanceU ... Continue Reading »

A Night Light in the Sky? Reflect Orbital Wants to Launch a Big Space Mirror.  The New York TimesSpace Companies Did Not Pollute Our Night Sky for Billions of Years and Should Not Do So in the…  Avi Loeb – MediumHow satellites ... Continue Reading »

Why Red Dwarfs Could Be Terrible Hosts for Complex Life  The Daily Galaxy Continue Reading »

Neil DeGrasse Tyson thinks our universe is a computer simulation and a science professor claims to have evidence it is true  supercarblondie.comView Full Coverage on Google News Continue Reading »

Voyager Technologies invests in Max Space  SpaceNewsVoyager Technologies: Multi-Million-Dollar Investment In Expandable Space Habitat Developer Max Space  Pulse 2.0Voyager Technologies Announces Max Space Investment  Aviation WeekCO-VOYAGER-TECHNOLOGIES  Black Hills PioneerVoyager Makes ‘Low Eight Figures’ Investment in Max Space  Via Satellite Continue Reading »

An interstellar comet packed with alcohol? What ALMA found in 3I/ATLAS  Phys.orgScientists want to send a spacecraft to chase comet 3/ATLAS out of the Solar System  BBC Sky at Night MagazineAn Interstellar Visitor Carries a Surprisingly Boozy Chemical Signature  ScienceBlog.comTime-Domain Photometry and Activity ... Continue Reading »

Future spacecraft could fix their own damage using 'self-healing' materials  SpaceSelf-repairing spacecraft could change future missions  Phys.orgComposite can heal itself more than 1,000 times  Aerospace Manufacturing and DesignSelf-Healing Carbon Fiber Could Give Any Spacecraft Some R2-D2 Abilities  autoevolutionCan spacecraft repair themselves?  Universe Space Tech Continue Reading »

Space Force pushes ahead with medium Earth orbit sensor layer for hypersonic tracking The post Missile detection satellite designed by BAE Systems passes early review appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Modern society has become profoundly reliant on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS). These systems support aviation safety, emergency services, finance, communications, energy networks and an expanding array of autonomous and industrial systems. Yet despite this reliance, GNSS remains inherently fragile: ... Continue Reading »

Voyager Technologies is investing in Max Space to help accelerate a partnership between the two companies on developing lunar habitats. The post Voyager Technologies invests in Max Space appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

SpaceX is pushing back the first launch of the latest version of Starship even as NASA is asking it to accelerate work on a lunar lander version of the vehicle. The post First Starship V3 launch slips appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

A senior Chinese space scientist and delegate to the country’s national congress is proposing the prioritization of an unprecedented orbiter mission to ice giant Neptune. The post Chinese official calls for prioritizing Neptune orbiter mission appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

German launch startup Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) says it is planning its first launch for this summer after delivering two of its stages to the launch site. The post RFA plans first launch this summer appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Program will test large segmented optical system for future surveillance satellites The post Air Force lab awards BlackSky contract worth up to $99 million for large optical satellite payload appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

NASA has selected the Centaur upper stage currently used on United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket for future flights of the Space Launch System. The post NASA selects Centaur for new SLS upper stage appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Eutelsat has completed the last step in a 5 billion euro ($5.8 billion) refinancing plan to refresh its OneWeb constellation and support Europe’s IRIS² sovereign connectivity program, the French satellite operator announced March 6. The post Eutelsat completes $5.8 billion refinancing ... Continue Reading »

March 6, 2026 – Washington, D.C.—The Commercial Space Federation (CSF) is pleased to welcome Leolabs,  the American Society for Gravitational and Space Research (ASGSR), and SurgeStreams. Together, these organizations strengthen […] The post Commercial Space Federation (CSF) Welcomes New Members appeared ... Continue Reading »

Amid the explosive growth surrounding telecommunications megaconstellations, orbital data centers and next-generation payloads, the space ecosystem is entering a period of rapid and irreversible change. Announcements and filings for satellite constellations numbering in the tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands ... Continue Reading »

Rocket Lab launched a spacecraft March 5 for a confidential customer, most likely Earth observation company BlackSky. The post Rocket Lab launches satellite for undisclosed customer appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

China has designated aerospace to be an “emerging pillar industry” in a draft national economic plan, also setting major objectives for the five years ahead. The post China designates space sector an “emerging pillar industry,” sets deep space ambitions in new ... Continue Reading »

WARSAW — Polish chemical propulsion startup Liftero has signed a deal with India’s commercial in-orbit servicing specialist OrbitAID where Liftero will supply green chemical propulsion for OrbitAID’s in-orbit servicing spacecraft.  Under the contract, Liftero will supply two multi-thruster BOOSTER configurations ... Continue Reading »

The White House’s nominee to be deputy administrator of NASA received bipartisan support at a Senate confirmation hearing March 5. The post NASA deputy administrator nominee sails through confirmation hearing appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

IRVINE, Calif., March 5, 2026 — Terran Orbital, a Lockheed Martin Company and a leading satellite solutions provider, announced today the appointment of Kwon Park as senior director of manufacturing […] The post Terran Orbital Appoints Kwon Park as Senior Director ... Continue Reading »

SAN FRANCISCO – Southern California startup General Galactic plans to launch a 500-kilogram satellite later this year to demonstrate a novel multimode propulsion system. When the Trinity mission travels to low-Earth orbit on the SpaceX Transporter-18 rideshare, no earlier than ... Continue Reading »

LONDON – In-orbit services provider Infinite Orbits announced plans March 3 to acquire London-based in-orbit servicing and manufacturing startup Lunasa, marking a step in the company’s expansion into the United Kingdom.  The acquisition, the value of which the companies didn’t ... Continue Reading »

In this episode of Space Minds, Jeff Foust moderates a panel at AIAA AscendxTexas on the role Texas is playing in the space economy. With a series of industry leaders they […] The post Texas as a strategic space hub appeared first ... Continue Reading »

For decades, space has served as humanity’s most demanding testing laboratory, where only the most resilient technologies survive the vacuum, radiation and temperature extremes beyond Earth’s protective embrace. Today, we stand at an inflection point where artificial intelligence is poised ... Continue Reading »

LONDON – The United Kingdom is refocusing its funding priorities with a new 500 million pound ($668 million) space funding package that aligns more closely with economic growth and national security priorities, Liz Lloyd, the UK minister for the Digital ... Continue Reading »

Commercial space station developer Vast has raised $500 million in its first significant outside investment round. The post Vast raises $500 million for commercial space station development appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Investment comes as company shifts toward national security programs The post Sierra Space raises $550 million in Series C funding appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

When Jared Isaacman was sworn in as NASA administrator Dec. 18, he hit the ground running — or, perhaps more accurately, hit the air flying. At a town hall the next day, he said he would visit all the agency’s ... Continue Reading »

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The Smile spacecraft has arrived at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. During the coming weeks, the spacecraft will go through final preparations for its launch on a Vega-C rocket between 8 April and 7 May. Continue Reading »

At approximately 18:55 CET (17:55 UTC) on Sunday 8 March 2026, a very bright fireball moving from the southwest to the northeast was observed by many people in Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. Continue Reading »

At ESA’s European Space Operations Centre (ESOC), teams work around the clock to fly spacecraft across the Solar System and monitor Earth from orbit. Among them are women leading spacecraft operations, managing teams and helping shape the culture of ESA’s ... Continue Reading »

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Image: These two views from Copernicus Sentinel-2 reveal the landscape transformation in the area around Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Continue Reading »

This year for International Women’s Day, we showcase some of the women from the European Space Agency’s most recent female leadership recruits: Céline Begon, Christine Boelsche, Céline Folsché and Ildiko Raczne Szoke. Continue Reading »

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Video: 00:05:43 ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot began her training at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany, where she studied spacecraft systems and crew operations — learning to think and act as an astronaut. Alongside this, she conditioned her body for ... Continue Reading »

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'Don't get too hung up on the jewelry, junior, you're just ... Continue Reading »

A new study highlights the volcanic Rimae Bode region as a ... Continue Reading »

A meteorite has crashed through the roof of a house after ... Continue Reading »

Our expert gives you a rundown of the main smart telescope ... Continue Reading »

SpaceX engineers tested Ship 39's propellant system, leading to some stunning ... Continue Reading »

Spacecraft of the future may be able to detect and repair ... Continue Reading »

'I really wanted this incredible friendship to be true to the ... Continue Reading »

Congress is pushing to extend the International Space Station's life by ... Continue Reading »

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 25 Starlink satellites launched from ... Continue Reading »

"If Neil deGrasse Tyson read this book, he would not be ... Continue Reading »

Private companies are no longer peripheral participants in U.S. space activities. ... Continue Reading »

We may be missing alien radio signals because they have become ... Continue Reading »

The nebula was formed when a star went supernova 5,000 light-years ... Continue Reading »

On Episode 200 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and ... Continue Reading »

As "Marathon" finally launches, we grill a trio of Bungie developers ... Continue Reading »

We love these night vision binoculars, but we don't love having ... Continue Reading »

Going to space is harsh on the human body, and as ... Continue Reading »

While not having any astro-specific features, the X-H2 still performed well ... Continue Reading »

One of Europe's two Proba-3 spacecraft suffered an anomaly last month, ... Continue Reading »

The catalog of gravitational waves "heard" by LIGO, KAGRA and Virgo ... Continue Reading »

The ESA's Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter spacecraft watched ... Continue Reading »

Can't wait for Spider-Man: Brand New Day? Make the wait a ... Continue Reading »

A big restructuring of NASA's plans to land astronauts on the ... Continue Reading »

As Bungie’s extraction shooter welcomes players to Tau Ceti IV, we’ve ... Continue Reading »

The Milky Way nebula RCW 36 resembles a stunning cosmic bird ... Continue Reading »

"Life might actually survive being ejected from one planet and moving ... Continue Reading »

This Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 70AZ is best for observing planets ... Continue Reading »

Are the Nightfox Whisker the best Nightfox night vision binoculars yet? ... Continue Reading »

This Lego Star Wars AT-AT walker only debuted in January 2026 ... Continue Reading »

Newly released Mars images offer a detailed look at one of ... Continue Reading »

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Japan's new HTV-X cargo spacecraft departed the International Space Station today ... Continue Reading »

There's something refreshingly familiar about the Omega 47 weapon in "300th ... Continue Reading »

Rocket Lab launched a mystery satellite for a confidential commercial customer ... Continue Reading »

The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed our lunar companion is ... Continue Reading »

The zodiacal light is at its most visible on the nights ... Continue Reading »

Tests involving growing chickpea plants in lunar regolith treated with vermicompost ... Continue Reading »

'We're about to have an insanely adrenalized ride these last two ... Continue Reading »

Astronomers have unveiled one of the most ambitious maps yet of ... Continue Reading »

These astrophotography camera accessories are worth adding to your setup in ... Continue Reading »

This stunning satellite image of Ouarzazate, Morocco, was taken by Europe's ... Continue Reading »

Vast has raised $500 million in new funding, which the California ... Continue Reading »

Scientists gathered in a conference earlier this year in an effort ... Continue Reading »

'Starfleet Academy' sports a cool 60th anniversary intro honoring this colorful ... Continue Reading »

Tests conducted with tardigrades suggest that there is something in Martian ... Continue Reading »

Ganymede's auroras splinter into small, bright patches — structures that mirror ... Continue Reading »

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites launched from ... Continue Reading »

Antarctica has lost nearly 5,000 square miles of "grounded ice" in ... Continue Reading »

Russia has fixed Site 31 at Baikonur Cosmodrome, the only pad ... Continue Reading »