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Tuesday March 10, 2026
This impact crater, as seen by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in 2015, appeared relatively recent as it has a sharp rim and well-preserved ejecta. Continue Reading »
Monday March 09, 2026
A brain-new image from Webb! What looks like a brain (complete with what appear as left and right hemispheres) is actually a dying star blowing off a shell of gas, and within that shell, a cloud of various gases. Continue Reading »
Friday March 06, 2026
Weekends on the International Space Station are for housecleaning and haircuts. NASA astronaut Jessica Meir trims the hair of fellow NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway, both Expedition 74 flight engineers, using an electric razor attached to a vacuum that collects loose ... Continue Reading »
Thursday March 05, 2026
A total lunar eclipse rises over New Orleans, home of NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility, in the early morning hours of Tuesday, March 3. A lunar eclipse occurs when Earth passes directly between the Sun and Moon, casting a huge shadow ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday March 04, 2026
For the first time, a much younger version of the Sun has been caught red-handed blowing bubbles in the galaxy, by astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 03, 2026
Off the coast of California, NASA’s Artemis Landing and Recovery team and the Department of War that will work together to retrieve the Artemis II crew and Orion spacecraft following their return to Earth and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean ... Continue Reading »
Monday March 02, 2026
The sun's glint beams off a partly cloudy Atlantic Ocean just after sunrise as the International Space Station orbited 263 miles above. Continue Reading »
Friday February 27, 2026
The Carbothermal Reduction Demonstration (CaRD) project aims to demonstrate the carbothermal reduction of lunar regolith to produce oxygen on the Moon's South Pole. For this test, the team integrated the solar concentrator, mirrors, and software and confirmed the production of ... Continue Reading »
Thursday February 26, 2026
NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren takes a selfie with the people behind "Project Hail Mary" and the audience during a panel about the movie at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Feb. 25, 2026. Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 25, 2026
NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew-12 Pilot Jack Hathaway enters the International Space Station after docking aboard the Dragon spacecraft to join Expedition 74 and begin a long-duration microgravity research mission. Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 24, 2026
For the first time, an international team of astronomers have mapped the vertical structure of Uranus’s upper atmosphere, uncovering how temperature and charged particles vary with height across the planet. Continue Reading »
Monday February 23, 2026
This high-resolution still image is part of a video taken by several cameras as NASA's Perseverance rover touched down on Mars on February 18, 2021. Continue Reading »
Friday February 20, 2026
NASA astronaut Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen take off on a T-38 training flight from Ellington Field on Feb. 11, 2026, as a waning crescent Moon hovers above. Continue Reading »
Thursday February 19, 2026
This image of lysozyme crystals grown aboard the International Space Station was taken after the crystals returned to Earth in April 2024. Lysozyme is a protein found in bodily fluids like tears, saliva, and milk. It is used as a ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 18, 2026
Fishing boats illuminate the Arabian Sea along India’s west coast with green lights designed to attract squid, shrimp, sardines, and mackerel in this nighttime photograph from the International Space Station, orbiting 259 miles above Earth. At lower right, the city ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 17, 2026
Northern Japan, especially the island of Hokkaido, is home to some of the snowiest cities in the world. Sapporo, the island's largest city and host of an annual snow festival, typically sees more than 140 days of snowfall, with nearly ... Continue Reading »
Friday February 13, 2026
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey ... Continue Reading »
Thursday February 12, 2026
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope reveals the clearest view yet of the Egg Nebula. This structure of gas and dust was created by a dying, Sun-like star. These newest observations were taken with Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3. Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 11, 2026
From left, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 crew members – Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot – pose next to their mission insignia inside the Astronaut Crew Quarters in ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 10, 2026
A pair of CubeSats designed by college students from around the world is deployed into Earth orbit from a small satellite orbital deployer on the outside of the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module. Students from Mexico, Italy, Thailand, Malaysia, ... Continue Reading »
Monday February 09, 2026
The New York metropolitan area was showing the effects of a prolonged cold spell in late January 2026. During a stretch of frigid weather, ice choked the Hudson River along Manhattan’s western shore. Continue Reading »
Friday February 06, 2026
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare — seen as the bright flash toward the upper middle — on Feb. 4, 2026. The image shows a subset of extreme ultraviolet light that highlights the extremely hot ... Continue Reading »
Thursday February 05, 2026
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 7722, a lenticular galaxy located about 187 million light-years away, features concentric rings of dust and gas that appear to swirl around its bright nucleus. Continue Reading »
Wednesday February 04, 2026
The Varda Space Industries W-5 capsule returned to Earth in Koonibba in South Australia on Jan. 29, 2026, with the protection of a heat shield made of C-PICA, a cutting-edge material licensed from NASA and manufactured by Varda. The capsule’s ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday February 03, 2026
A full moon is seen shining over NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft, atop the mobile launcher in the early hours of February 1, 2026. Continue Reading »
Monday February 02, 2026
NASA's Orion spacecraft sits atop the agency's SLS (Space Launch System) rocket at the launch pad after rollout on Jan. 17, 2026. Continue Reading »
Friday January 30, 2026
Deep Space Station 15 (DSS-15), one of the 112-foot (34-meter) antennas at the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex near Barstow, California, looks skyward, with the stars of the Milky Way overhead, in September 2025. Continue Reading »
Thursday January 29, 2026
A new image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope of a portion of the Helix Nebula highlights comet-like knots, fierce stellar winds, and layers of gas shed off by a dying star interacting with its surrounding environment. Webb’s image also ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday January 28, 2026
This stellar landscape is reminiscent of a winter vista in a view from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (red, green, and blue). Chandra data (red, green and blue) punctuate the scene with bursts of colored lights representing high-energy activity from ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday January 27, 2026
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s 2024 NIRCam image shows protostar EC 53 circled. Researchers using new data from Webb’s MIRI proved that crystalline silicates form in the hottest part of the disk of gas and dust surrounding the star — ... Continue Reading »
Monday January 26, 2026
A seemingly serene landscape of gas and dust is hopping with star formation behind the scenes. Continue Reading »
Friday January 23, 2026
A green and red aurora streams across Earth’s horizon above the city lights of Europe in this Jan. 19, 2026, photograph, which looks north across Italy toward Germany. The International Space Station was orbiting 262 miles above the Mediterranean Sea ... Continue Reading »
Thursday January 22, 2026
The Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial is seen during a wreath laying ceremony that was part of NASA's Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Wreaths were laid in memory of those men and ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday January 21, 2026
NASA's massive Crawler-Transporter, upgraded for the Artemis program, carried the agency's SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft on the Mobile Launcher from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday January 20, 2026
A bright reflection nebula shares the stage with a protostar and planet-forming disk in this Hubble image. Continue Reading »
Friday January 16, 2026
NASA’s crawler-transporter 2 moves toward the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. The crawler will transport NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with the Orion spacecraft to Launch Complex 39B ahead ... Continue Reading »
Thursday January 15, 2026
Jets of ionized gas streak across a cosmic landscape from a newly forming star. Continue Reading »
Wednesday January 14, 2026
The New York–Newark–Jersey City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which spans 23 counties across New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut and has a population of about 19.9 million, is pictured at approximately 3:29 a.m. local time Dec. 20, 2025, from the International ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday January 13, 2026
NASA’s Pandora small satellite, and NASA-sponsored Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat (SPARCS), and Black Hole Coded Aperture Telescope (BlackCAT) CubeSat, are ready to be encapsulated inside a SpaceX Falcon 9 payload fairing in this early January 2026 photo. Pandora and the ... Continue Reading »
Monday January 12, 2026
This artist’s concept depicts a smaller white dwarf star pulling material from a larger star, right, into an accretion disk. Scientists used NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarization Explorer) to study a white dwarf star and its X-ray polarization. Continue Reading »
Friday January 09, 2026
Images depicting NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket are projected onto the Washington Monument as part of an event to kick off the nation's 250th birthday year, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025, in Washington. Continue Reading »
Thursday January 08, 2026
Artemis II crewmembers (left to right) NASA astronauts Christina Koch, mission specialist; and Victor Glover, pilot; CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist; and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, commander are led to the crew access arm as they ... Continue Reading »
Wednesday January 07, 2026
NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers captured this image of lightning while orbiting aboard the International Space Station more than 250 miles above Milan, Italy. Continue Reading »
Tuesday January 06, 2026
NASA’s SPHEREx Observatory has mapped the entire sky in 102 infrared colors, as seen here in this image released on Dec. 18, 2025. This image features a selection of colors emitted primarily by stars (blue, green, and white), hot hydrogen ... Continue Reading »
Monday January 05, 2026
A scientific balloon starts its ascent into the air as it prepares to launch carrying NASA’s Payload for Ultrahigh Energy Observations (PUEO) mission. The mission lifted off from Antarctica at 5:56 a.m. NZST, Saturday, Dec. 20 (11:56 a.m., Friday, Dec. ... Continue Reading »
Friday January 02, 2026
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the galaxy NGC 4388, a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster. Continue Reading »
Tuesday December 30, 2025
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its black-and-white navigation cameras to capture panoramas at two times of day on Nov. 18, 2025, spanning periods that occurred on both the 4,722nd and 4,723rd Martian days, or sols, of the mission. The panoramas ... Continue Reading »
Monday December 29, 2025
Data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory come together in this eye-catching photo of colliding spiral galaxies released on Dec. 1, 2025. Continue Reading »
Friday December 26, 2025
Tiny ball bearings surround a larger central bearing during the Fluid Particles experiment, conducted inside the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) aboard the International Space Station’s Destiny laboratory module. Continue Reading »
Wednesday December 24, 2025
NASA engineer Guy Naylor poses for a photograph wearing a custom Santa Claus suit on the 19th level of High Bay 4 inside the Vehicle Assembly Building with NASA's integrated Moon rocket behind him at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 10, 2026
Download PDF: Insights into Spallation Mechanisms of Thermal Protection System Materials from Mass Spectrometry and HyMETS Testing An effort was undertaken to investigate the mechanisms responsible for internal pressure build up within thermal protection system (TPS) materials subjected to high-enthalpy environments. Understanding ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 10, 2026
Your challenge is to tell us the location of the satellite image and why it is interesting. Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 10, 2026
Download PDF: Computational Modeling of Failure at the Fabric Weave Level in Reentry Parachute Energy Modulators Energy modulators (EM) are textile mechanical devices designed to dissipate snatch loads that occur when parachutes are deployed. Although critical for mitigating shock loads, recent flight ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 10, 2026
The farther the destination, the more fuel a rocket needs. The more fuel the rocket carries, the heavier the spacecraft. The heavier the spacecraft, the more fuel it requires to launch. Experts at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland are testing technology that could solve this problem.  The CryoFILL (Cryogenic Fluid In-Situ Liquefaction for Landers) project could transform ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 10, 2026
This article is from the 2025 Technical Update. The human factors TDT looks for and creates opportunities to influence design to leverage human strengths and to protect people and missions. The human factors team has experts with knowledge of human ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 10, 2026
Join us March 25 at 2:00 p.m. EDT to learn more about the data offered by CSDA program vendor Satellogic. Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 10, 2026
This article is from the 2025 Technical Update. The NESC has invested significant time and resources to better understand composite overwrapped pressure vessels (COPV) performance and more importantly, how these complex, high-pressure storage systems can fail. These vessels, which store high pressure propulsion ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 10, 2026
This article is from the 2025 Technical Update. The NESC’s Thermal Control & Protection Technical Discipline Team (TDT) is a resource providing subject matter expertise in active and passive thermal control as well as ascent and entry thermal protection across ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 10, 2026
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) captures a detailed view of a relatively fresh crater in this image released on June 3, 2015. The crater has a sharp rim and well-preserved ejecta. The steep inner slopes are carved by gullies and ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 10, 2026
A fleet of NASA missions has likely uncovered a collision between two ultradense stars in a tiny galaxy buried in a huge stream of gas. Astronomers have never seen this type of explosive event in an environment like this before ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 10, 2026
Defunct NASA satellite to crash back to Earth, with a small risk of falling debris  NBC News1,300-pound NASA satellite set to crash down to Earth today after 14 years in space  CBS NewsA 1,300-pound Nasa spacecraft to re-enter Earth's atmosphere  BBCNASA’s Van Allen ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 10, 2026
Interstellar Comet 3I/Atlas Has Another Surprise: It’s Full of Alcohol  WIREDScientists want to send a spacecraft to chase comet 3/ATLAS out of the Solar System  BBC Sky at Night MagazineQ&A About 3I/ATLAS, a Week Before Its Closest Approach to Jupiter  Avi Loeb – ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 10, 2026
Here’s Where China Could Plant Its Flag If It Beats NASA Back to the Moon  GizmodoIs this where China’s astronauts will land on the moon?  Scientific AmericanGeology of Rimae Bode region as priority site candidate for China’s first crewed lunar mission  NatureEvaluating landing ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 10, 2026
NASA's DART mission didn't just change the orbit of asteroid it hit  USA TodayNASA crashed a spacecraft into a space rock, accelerating two asteroids’ orbit around the sun  CNNNASA successfully kicks asteroid off course in Earth defence test  France 24NASA's asteroid-smashing DART spacecraft ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 10, 2026
SpaceX is 'about 4 weeks' away from launching its most powerful Starship yet, Elon Musk says  SpaceFirst Starship V3 launch slips  SpaceNewsSpaceX Starship rocket launch slips to April, Elon Musk says  USA TodaySpaceX's Ship 39 is so cool in Starship V3 test| Space ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 10, 2026
This SpaceX veteran says the next big thing in space is satellites that return to Earth  TechCrunchLux Aeterna raises $10 million ahead of 2027 reusable satellite demo  SpaceNews'The future of the space economy': Colorado startup Lux Aeterna raises $10 million to develop ... Continue Reading »
Monday March 09, 2026
Late-night Florida rocket launch. Best beaches, parks to see SpaceX liftoff  Florida TodaySpaceX to launch EchoStar XXV communications satellite  Spectrum News 13SpaceX launches direct television satellite for EchoStar  Spaceflight NowSpaceX launches 15,000-pound TV satellite to orbit on its 30th mission of the year ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 10, 2026
FCC Deciding Whether to Allow Startup to Launch Huge Mirror Satellite to Blast Sunlight on Cities at Nighttime  FuturismView Full Coverage on Google News Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 10, 2026
NASA Discovers Crash of Extreme Stars in Unexpected Site  NASA (.gov)View Full Coverage on Google News Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 10, 2026
California rocket launch may be seen in Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Idaho. See map  Ventura County StarFirefly Alpha Rocket To Attempt Tuesday Launch at Vandenberg  NoozhawkLaunch Preview: Falcon 9 to dominate another busy week of missions  NASASpaceFlight.com -Monday’s launch of Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha Flight ... Continue Reading »
Monday March 09, 2026
Meteorite Crashes Through Roof in Germany After Fiery Light Show  The New York TimesGermany: Meteorite punches through a house in Koblenz  DW.comStunning video shows huge fireball blazing over Europe  Scientific AmericanESA analysing fireball over Europe on 8 March 2026  European Space AgencyMeteor’s fiery flash ... Continue Reading »
Monday March 09, 2026
How Nasa contractors are pressing on to bring humans to the moon with Artemis  The GuardianIs anyone else bored of Artemis already? Why I'm not over the Moon about NASA's new lunar missions  BBC Sky at Night MagazineNASA wants to accelerate its ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 10, 2026
The Most Detailed Image of the Milky Way’s Heart Is Here, and What’s Inside Is Stunning  Indian Defence ReviewAstronomers Produce the Largest Image Ever Taken of the Heart of the Milky Way  Universe TodayALMA captures the most detailed image ever of the ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 10, 2026
NASA just picked a new upper stage for its SLS moon rocket amid Artemis shakeup  SpaceNASA to Replace SLS Upper Stage With ULA's Vulcan Centaur for Future Artemis Missions  extremetech.comDing-dong! The Exploration Upper Stage is dead  Ars TechnicaNASA contract confirms selection of ULA’s ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 10, 2026
Jupiter appears to change direction in the night sky tonight: Here's why  SpaceJupiter Direct Brings Emotional Breakthroughs and 2 Zodiac Signs Finally Catch a Break  People.comJupiter turns direct in Gemini on 11 March 2026; Here’s what it means for every zodiac sign  The ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 10, 2026
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 ScienceNASA repairs Artemis 2 moon rocket in hopes of an ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 10, 2026
Impulse Space expands Colorado presence  SpaceNews Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 10, 2026
Portal Space Systems expands in Snohomish County, expects launch this year  KATU Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 10, 2026
'Easter comet' could be visible in daytime skies this April — if it survives a fiery dive past the sun  SpaceView Full Coverage on Google News Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 10, 2026
New data shows asteroid 2024 YR4 will narrowly miss the moon  CNNNew NASA Asteroid Observations Eliminate Chance of 2032 Lunar Impact  NASA Science (.gov)The Moon Is Safe, For Now: No Collision In 2032 After All  HackadayAsteroid 2024 YR4 will not impact the Moon  European ... Continue Reading »
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Wednesday March 11, 2026
The Starlab commercial space station has fully booked its commercial payload space as the joint venture developing it awaits the next phase of a NASA program. The post Starlab Space fully books commercial payload space on planned space station appeared first ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 10, 2026
The two-year deal covers satellite communications for Navy C-37 executive jets used to transport senior leaders The post Viasat wins $14 million contract to provide in-flight satcom for Navy executive aircraft appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 10, 2026
The head of NOAA’s satellite division, on administrative leave for more than half a year, warned that workforce reductions and cuts to science programs have “lobotomized” the federal government. The post Suspended NOAA satellite chief warns of threats to federal science ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 10, 2026
When a satellite travels through orbit at up to 17,500 mph, a fraction of a second can determine whether a course correction is successful, as even minor trajectory deviations can […] The post Precision in Orbit: Heraeus Catalysts Safeguard Satellite Control ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 10, 2026
Space mobility company Impulse Space has opened a Colorado facility to support development of its spacecraft. The post Impulse Space expands Colorado presence appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 10, 2026
NASA’s Commercial Crew Program was supposed to be the template: services-based procurement, private ownership of hardware and competition between providers. Yet NASA has now formally designated Boeing’s 2024 Starliner crewed test flight as a Type A mishap — its most ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 10, 2026
Denver-based Lux Aeterna has secured $10 million in seed funding to develop a reusable satellite designed to survive atmospheric reentry and fly again with new payloads, starting with a demonstration flight slated for early 2027. The post Lux Aeterna raises $10 ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 10, 2026
Chinese launch startup Landspace says it has completed a long-duration full-system hot-fire test of its new 220-ton-class methane rocket engine for new-generation launchers. The post Landspace tests 220-ton methane engine for future heavy-lift launchers appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »
Monday March 09, 2026
Washington, D.C. — Meridian International Center today announced the return of its Space Diplomacy Forum: Shared Horizons (https://diplomacyforum.meridian.org/space), a half-day forum dedicated to advancing cooperation in outer space at a […] The post Meridian Space Diplomacy Forum & Executive Space Training ... Continue Reading »
Monday March 09, 2026
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL), a British company best known for developing small satellites, will help build a large, privately funded space telescope. The post SSTL to build spacecraft for private space telescope appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »
Monday March 09, 2026
Space Force pushes ahead with medium Earth orbit sensor layer for hypersonic tracking The post Missile detection satellites designed by BAE Systems pass early review appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »
Monday March 09, 2026
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 »
Monday March 09, 2026
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 »
Monday March 09, 2026
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 »
Monday March 09, 2026
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 »
Sunday March 08, 2026
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 »
Saturday March 07, 2026
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 »
Saturday March 07, 2026
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 »
Friday March 06, 2026
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 »
Friday March 06, 2026
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 »
Friday March 06, 2026
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 »
Friday March 06, 2026
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 »
Friday March 06, 2026
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 »
Friday March 06, 2026
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 »
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Monday March 09, 2026
Video: 00:02:00 [EN] “Believe in your dreams, believe in yourself, and believe in that little nothing, that εpsilon, that can change everything…”ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, currently on board the International Space Station for the εpsilon mission, shared an inspiring message on Sunday ... Continue Reading »
Monday March 09, 2026
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 »
Monday March 09, 2026
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 »
Monday March 09, 2026
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 »
Friday March 06, 2026
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Friday March 06, 2026
Image: These two views from Copernicus Sentinel-2 reveal the landscape transformation in the area around Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Continue Reading »
Friday March 06, 2026
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 »
Friday March 06, 2026
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Tuesday March 10, 2026
Never-before-seen temperature and ion density measurements reveal that the effect of ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 10, 2026
'I just wanted to make a film that was completely non-stop ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 10, 2026
A spot of early morning astronomy anyone? ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 10, 2026
A newly discovered comet is rapidly brightening and could become visible ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 10, 2026
NASA has wasted no time in selecting the vehicle that will ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 10, 2026
The Hubble and Euclid space telescopes caught a stunning portrait of ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 10, 2026
Here are five ways to capture the night sky. ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 10, 2026
The Colorado company Lux Aeterna wants to help open up the ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 10, 2026
SpaceX is gearing up for the 12th test launch of its ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 10, 2026
The mission without a doubt proves that we could deflect a ... Continue Reading »
Tuesday March 10, 2026
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the 15,000-pound EchoStar XXV TV ... Continue Reading »
Monday March 09, 2026
NASA's Van Allen Probe A will crash to Earth on Tuesday ... Continue Reading »
Monday March 09, 2026
The change is subtle and happens over many nights. ... Continue Reading »
Monday March 09, 2026
'Don't get too hung up on the jewelry, junior, you're just ... Continue Reading »
Monday March 09, 2026
A new study highlights the volcanic Rimae Bode region as a ... Continue Reading »
Monday March 09, 2026
A meteorite has crashed through the roof of a house after ... Continue Reading »
Monday March 09, 2026
Our expert gives you a rundown of the main smart telescope ... Continue Reading »
Monday March 09, 2026
SpaceX engineers tested Ship 39's propellant system, leading to some stunning ... Continue Reading »
Monday March 09, 2026
Spacecraft of the future may be able to detect and repair ... Continue Reading »
Monday March 09, 2026
'I really wanted this incredible friendship to be true to the ... Continue Reading »
Monday March 09, 2026
Congress is pushing to extend the International Space Station's life by ... Continue Reading »
Sunday March 08, 2026
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 25 Starlink satellites launched from ... Continue Reading »
Sunday March 08, 2026
"If Neil deGrasse Tyson read this book, he would not be ... Continue Reading »
Sunday March 08, 2026
Private companies are no longer peripheral participants in U.S. space activities. ... Continue Reading »
Sunday March 08, 2026
We may be missing alien radio signals because they have become ... Continue Reading »
Saturday March 07, 2026
The nebula was formed when a star went supernova 5,000 light-years ... Continue Reading »
Saturday March 07, 2026
On Episode 200 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and ... Continue Reading »
Saturday March 07, 2026
As "Marathon" finally launches, we grill a trio of Bungie developers ... Continue Reading »
Saturday March 07, 2026
We love these night vision binoculars, but we don't love having ... Continue Reading »
Saturday March 07, 2026
Going to space is harsh on the human body, and as ... Continue Reading »
Saturday March 07, 2026
While not having any astro-specific features, the X-H2 still performed well ... Continue Reading »
Friday March 06, 2026
One of Europe's two Proba-3 spacecraft suffered an anomaly last month, ... Continue Reading »
Friday March 06, 2026
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source: SpaceNews
source: ESA
source: space.com