Twin control rooms at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, are actively supporting real-time mission operations in lunar orbit as part of the agency’s Artemis II mission, helping ensure astronaut safety and mission success as the crew prepares ... Continue Reading »

The Moon, seen here backlit by the Sun during a solar eclipse on April 6, 2026, is photographed by one of the cameras on the Orion spacecraft’s solar array wings. During lunar flyby, the Artemis II astronauts observed a solar ... Continue Reading »

A massive, old caldera and more recently formed craters shape the landscape in the eastern Sierra Nevada. Continue Reading »

Leo is a prominent sight for stargazers in April. Its famous sickle, punctuated by the bright star Regulus, draws many a beginning stargazer’s eyes, inviting deeper looks into some of Leo’s celestial delights, including a great double star and a ... Continue Reading »

Editor’s note: Some photo captions were updated on April 8, 2026, to reflect ongoing scientific observations and discussion about the images. The first flyby images of the Moon captured by NASA’s Artemis II astronauts during their historic test flight reveal ... Continue Reading »

The Artemis II crew captured this view of Earth setting on April 6, 2026, as they flew around the Moon. As the astronauts flew over the Moon’s far side, the crew photographed and described terrain features including impact craters, ancient ... Continue Reading »

Digital creators and social media users are invited to register to attend the rollout of the third SLS (Space Launch System) core stage as it is prepped to head from NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Are ... Continue Reading »

Editor’s note: This advisory was updated Wednesday, April 8, 2026, to reflect a time change in the event. Media will have an opportunity at 10:45 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 8, to speak with NASA’s Artemis II crew members as ... Continue Reading »

The state was unusually dry for much of 2025, but the intensity of the drought has ratcheted up since January 2026. Continue Reading »

Editor’s note: This release was updated at 7:28 p.m. EDT on April 6, 2026, to reflect Orion’s final closest approach to the lunar surface from about 4,070 miles to about 4,067 miles. NASA also updated the farthest distance Orion will ... Continue Reading »

Artemis II Lunar Flyby  NASA (.gov)Artemis II's moon mission is the 1st in more than 50 years. Why did it take the US so long to return?  ABC NewsThe Artemis II crew saw parts of the moon never seen before. Here's what ... Continue Reading »

Another day, another meteor. 5 states report fireball sighting.  USA TodayNASA releases report on fireball spotted in the Northeast, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware  6abc PhiladelphiaFireball seen in the skies Tuesday afternoon was a meteor, NASA says  PhillyVoiceNASA confirms fireball seen over ... Continue Reading »

‘It really bent your mind’: The life-altering phenomenon astronauts experience in space  CNNAn Incredibly Weird Time to Be Alive  The AtlanticArtemis II Headed Home, but Do We Have Neighbors?  Avi Loeb – MediumLiving Space  The New York TimesShellene Drakes-Tull: From the beauty of space ... Continue Reading »

Artemis 2 moon astronauts capture space history — on their iPhones  SpaceArtemis II Astronauts Are Using iPhones to Capture Stunning Space Images  CNETArtemis II astronaut puts all of our iPhone moon photos to shame  EngadgetArtemis II Just Dropped Stunning Wallpapers For Your Phone ... Continue Reading »

Is the next 'great comet' coming? See Comet PanSTARRS brighten in the night sky this week.  Live ScienceWatch Comet MAPS get destroyed by cataclysmic fragmentation near the sun  SpaceRecord Breaking Sungrazing Comet Is On Track To Become The Brightest Comet Of The ... Continue Reading »

Astronauts suggest naming a moon crater 'Carroll' after their commander's late wife  NPRArtemis II crew tearfully proposes to name moon crater after astronaut Reid Wiseman's late wife  NBC NewsArtemis II Astronauts Name Moon Crater After Carroll, Reid Wiseman’s Late Wife  The New York ... Continue Reading »

Artemis 2 astronauts spy the Milky Way photo of the day for April 8, 2026  SpaceWhy you can’t see space junk in Artemis II photos  Popular ScienceNASA Shares "Heavenly View" Of Milky Way Taken By Artemis II Crew  NDTVYes, You Can See Stars ... Continue Reading »

People Are Pointing Out One Awesome Detail In All Of These NASA Photos  Yahoo News Singapore Continue Reading »

Supermassive Black Holes On The Verge Of Universe-Shaking Merger Found For The First Time  IFLScienceFirst close pair of supermassive black holes detected  Phys.orgTwo supermassive black holes are on a collision course  Popular ScienceUnprecedented Observation Reveals 2 Supermassive Black Holes Locked in a Tight ... Continue Reading »

'Audible screams of delight' from NASA scientists over micrometeorite impacts on the moon witnessed by Artemis 2 astronauts  SpaceView Full Coverage on Google News Continue Reading »

Satellites Capture the Volatile Human-Luminescence Relationship  UConn TodaySatellite imagery reveals increasing volatility in human night-time activity  NatureSatellite data shows Earth is getting ever brighter at night  ReutersEarth now brighter at night due to global rise in artificial light  YahooLight Pollution Has Increased By 16 ... Continue Reading »

SpaceX Just Gave Bad News to AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile Investors  The Motley Fool Continue Reading »

Large Hadron Collider gives scientists their best look yet at conditions right after the Big Bang  Space Continue Reading »

Space travel tickets are back, but prices keep rising  Fox NewsVirgin Galactic stock rises as company reopens spaceflight tickets at higher price  Yahoo FinanceAssessing Virgin Galactic (SPCE) Valuation After Fresh Analyst Outlooks And 2025 Financial Results  simplywall.stDear Virgin Galactic Stock Fans, Mark Your ... Continue Reading »

Björk Will Spend the Eclipse Raving in Iceland  Pitchfork Continue Reading »

Nine brands like Nutella and Nikon that flew to the moon on Artemis II  collectSPACE.comNutella Flies Across Artemis II Spacecraft In Viral Moment Caught on Livestream  People.comZero Gravity Nutella Jar Steals The Show On Artemis II Livestream  YahooNutella capitalizes on greatest free advertising ... Continue Reading »

A lunar base or a lunar economy?  SpaceNewsThe moon base has a hardware plan. It needs a software strategy, too.  SpaceNewsWhat Would Living on The Moon Really Do to The Human Body?  ScienceAlertWrite to us: Life on the Moon?  IdeastreamNASA Is Building a $20 ... Continue Reading »

With Orion still flying, NASA is nearing key decisions about Artemis III  Ars TechnicaNASA’S Gateway Switcheroo Leaves Allies in the Lurch  BloombergNASA Rebrands Artemis III While Public Confidence Wavers After Artemis II Controversy  USA HeraldArtemis II Might Have Been Pushed Back, But A ... Continue Reading »

Firefly Aerospace Enables On-Orbit Processing for Moon Imaging Service with NVIDIA Jetson  Firefly AerospaceView Full Coverage on Google News Continue Reading »

LeoLabs debuts space monitoring tool for military users  SpaceNews Continue Reading »

Improving the accuracy of space situational awareness data and using tighter thresholds for potential conjunctions can help retire most satellite collision risk in LEO, a new study concludes. The post Improved thresholds and SSA accuracy can reduce most satellite collision risk ... Continue Reading »

A Critical Infrastructure Under Strain Space has quietly become the infrastructure beneath modern life. From financial transactions synchronised by satellite timing to military operations reliant on secure communications, the global […] The post Space Sovereignty Is No Longer Optional appeared first ... Continue Reading »

Join us in Washington, D.C., for the next event in our orbital data centers series The post April 30: Opportunities for On-Orbit Computing appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

A flurry of commercial innovation has left the U.S. government with no shortage of sensors and AI-driven insights to monitor the increasingly packed and contested space environment. The challenge is […] The post Tracking the next SDA challenge appeared first on ... Continue Reading »

When Congress passed a fiscal year 2026 “minibus” appropriations bill in January, much of the space community breathed a sigh of relief. Congress had rejected the steep cuts proposed by the Trump administration, including a nearly 25% reduction in the ... Continue Reading »

We applaud the lunar base vision laid out by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on March 24. Placing this stake in the lunar regolith is long overdue. What is missing from the mission architecture, however, is a vision for long-term economic ... Continue Reading »

LeoLabs ‘Delta’ moves beyond collision warnings to identify potential adversarial activity The post LeoLabs debuts space monitoring tool for military users appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

(Note: This article went to press for the April issue of SpaceNews Magazine before NASA announced potential changes to the CLD program.) NASA signaled last summer it planned to accelerate efforts to replace the aging International Space Station. Nearly nine ... Continue Reading »

As Artemis 2 begins its return to Earth, scientists are just starting to review the images and observations taken by the crew as they flew around the moon. The post Artemis 2 science gets underway as Orion begins its return trip ... Continue Reading »

The contract was awarded by the Space Development Agency for 2027 demonstrations The post Capella Space wins $49 million contract for military communications satellite demo appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Secure World Foundation report highlights growing reliance on orbiting systems and spread of interference technologies The post Space security moves to forefront as threats to satellites spread appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Bulgarian satellite maker EnduroSat and British defense tech startup Shield Space aim to deploy a cubesat next year capable of maneuvering near other satellites for inspection, ahead of plans to develop a mothership that could house dozens of them for ... Continue Reading »

Astroscale has completed the critical design review for two cubesats slated to launch next year to help the British military monitor space weather and track objects in LEO. The post Astroscale passes key design milestone for UK military space-tracking cubesats appeared ... Continue Reading »

Hungary’s defense and space tech contractor 4iG also announced deals with L3Harris and Apex for defense systems and satellite manufacturing The post Hungary taps Northrop Grumman for first national geostationary communications satellite appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Starfish Space has raised more than $100 million to scale up production of its satellite servicing spacecraft. The post Starfish Space raises more than $100 million appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Newly anointed NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman made a $20 billion announcement on March 24, 2026. To the delight of space enthusiasts everywhere, Isaacman said NASA was cancelling its project to deploy a space station in lunar orbit and would reorient ... Continue Reading »

Tell us about the innovators, collaborators and change-makers whose contributions have left a lasting mark on the sector The post Nominate space industry leaders for the 2026 SpaceNews Icon Awards appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Vantor employees were gathered for a sales kickoff in January, when an executive announced that a WorldView Legion satellite passing overhead would snap a photo of the California venue. Later, a buzzer sounded to alert the audience that the 30-centimeter-resolution ... Continue Reading »

Four astronauts from the United States and Canada became the humans to travel the furthest from the Earth April 6 as they went around the moon on the Artemis 2 mission. The post Artemis 2 swings around the moon appeared first ... Continue Reading »

East Aurora, NY — Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B), a worldwide designer, manufacturer and systems integrator of high-performance precision motion and fluid controls and control systems will highlight its […] The post Moog Highlights Growing Satellite Bus Capabilities with Full‑Scale ... Continue Reading »

Spanish startup FOSSA Systems is pushing into Japan’s defense market after securing a local partner to expand its reach, building on a shift beyond tiny picosatellites used to connect low-power monitoring devices toward more capable spacecraft for broader government applications. The ... Continue Reading »

Early in my career at SpaceX, I was the only person dedicated to training the mission control team for Dragon. For three years, I built the training for the operations team. The documentation came second, always the thing I’d get ... Continue Reading »

St. Petersburg, FL — April 6, 2026 — Seagate Space Corporation announced today a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Firefly Aerospace to collaborate on the development of an offshore launch platform […] The post Seagate Space Signs MOU with Firefly Aerospace to ... Continue Reading »

Industry report warns components – from optical links to valves – may become chokepoints The post Military space programs confront hidden supply constraints appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

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On 6 April 2026, NASA’s Artemis II Mission, powered by ESA’s European Service Module (ESM), brought humans further than ever before. But how do future astronauts train to live on the Moon, and what kind of lunar base could they create?That’s ... Continue Reading »

Lasers could one day steer solar sails and adjust a satellite’s position in outer space, thanks to graphene. An experiment on a gravity rollercoaster ride showed how this innovative material has the potential to revolutionise propulsion beyond Earth. Continue Reading »

Week in images: 30 March - 03 April 2026 Discover our week through the lens Continue Reading »

Image: A pair of planet-forming discs Continue Reading »

Image: In an unusual perspective for an Earth-observing satellite, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission captures this image of Earth’s only natural satellite. Continue Reading »

‘Extreme but not exotic,’ – a glimpse at Comet 3I/ATLAS through the eyes of the European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice). Continue Reading »

Video: 00:02:12 Artemis II launched on 2 April at 00:35 CEST, (18:35 local time on 1 April), sending astronauts around the Moon for the first time in over 50 years. At the heart of the mission is ESA's European Service Module, ... Continue Reading »

At 00:35 CEST today (18:35 local time on 1 April), NASA's Space Launch System rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft on Artemis II. At the heart of the mission is ESA's European Service Module, ... Continue Reading »

The ALICE experiment at the world's most powerful particle accelerator, the ... Continue Reading »

Owlcat Games' take on The Expanse is wearing its influences proudly, ... Continue Reading »

NASA scientists are thrilled with the Artemis 2 astronauts' moon flyby ... Continue Reading »

The image captures the glowing ribbon of the galactic plane, where ... Continue Reading »

The Artemis 2 astronauts are capturing spectacular photos of the moon ... Continue Reading »

"It is fascinating that an active galactic nucleus can change its ... Continue Reading »

Seeing Earth from space changes your perspective. And this "overview effect" ... Continue Reading »

"The challenge that we're working through is evacuating the tank." ... Continue Reading »

'With the sound, we’re trying to paint a picture of what ... Continue Reading »

NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts chronicled their historic loop around the moon ... Continue Reading »

We chatted with Maul – Shadow Lord's leads about what makes ... Continue Reading »

Scientists used SWOT to observe the 2025 Kamchatka tsunami, and their ... Continue Reading »

Artemis 2 astronauts saw Earth slip from view during their lunar ... Continue Reading »

A dramatic breakup near the sun erased hopes of a bright ... Continue Reading »

Artemis 2 astronauts witness a rare solar eclipse from beyond the ... Continue Reading »

"Apollo happened before I was born, and the idea that we ... Continue Reading »

You've probably heard it by now: NASA’s Artemis 2 mission was ... Continue Reading »

President Donald Trump on Monday night (April 6) hailed the courage ... Continue Reading »

NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts viewed parts of the moon never before ... Continue Reading »

Artemis 2 wake-up songs are mission control's way of starting the ... Continue Reading »

As they broke the record for farthest distance from Earth ever ... Continue Reading »

NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts have now traveled farther from Earth than ... Continue Reading »

Darth Maul's own series instantly sets itself apart from its relatives ... Continue Reading »

The Artemis 2 astronauts might be the first humans to survey ... Continue Reading »

NASA faces the possibility of steep cuts again as the FY ... Continue Reading »

Glover's achievement is worth celebrating. But it's also worth remembering that ... Continue Reading »

NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts will make a historic moon flyby today ... Continue Reading »

The four astronauts of NASA's Artemis 2 mission have arrived at ... Continue Reading »

The four Artemis 2 astronauts had a chance to observe the ... Continue Reading »

The four Artemis 2 astronauts will see a solar eclipse from ... Continue Reading »

The on-again, off-again lunar loo allows astronauts to "go" at the ... Continue Reading »

This offers us a glimpse of the discovery surge scientists expect ... Continue Reading »

Plans are in place for the crew of Artemis 2 to ... Continue Reading »

NASA astronaut Victor Glover delivered an impromptu Easter message as his ... Continue Reading »

Astronomers discovered dozens of stellar streams in the Milky Way using ... Continue Reading »

Won't somebody please think of the children? ... Continue Reading »

The astronauts on NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission reported a burning ... Continue Reading »

On Episode 204 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and ... Continue Reading »

'If you see the deep ones, the Tsyong, they're spirits sent ... Continue Reading »

How would people react if an alien civilization actually made contact ... Continue Reading »

The iconic arcade shooter is 45 in 2026, but 'Defender' needs ... Continue Reading »

NASA's Artemis 2 pilot Victor Glover was cleaning up after a ... Continue Reading »

The Artemis 2 astronauts are the first people to journey toward ... Continue Reading »

NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission will get a maximum of 252,757 ... Continue Reading »

From the ground to low Earth orbit, the Artemis 2 launch ... Continue Reading »

Venus returns as a brilliant evening star in 2026, with dazzling ... Continue Reading »

Data from Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander casts doubt on ... Continue Reading »

An Atlas V launched 29 of Amazon's internet satellites — collectively ... Continue Reading »

The Artemis 2 astronauts snapped a gorgeous photo of their home ... Continue Reading »

NASA's Artemis Program seeks to place American boots close to the ... Continue Reading »