Now in its 26th year, the event brings teams of middle and high school students to the lab to compete with home-built contraptions. Teenagers wielding power tools and plywood demonstrated their engineering prowess at the annual Invention Challenge at NASA’s ... Continue Reading »

NASA’s broadcast of the April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse has won an Emmy Award for Excellence in Production Technology. At the 76th Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards on Dec. 4, in New York City, the Academy of Television Arts ... Continue Reading »

Researchers from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory monitor a research drone in this September 2025 photo. This flight occurred in Dumont Dunes, an area of the Mojave Desert, as part of a larger test campaign to develop navigation software that would ... Continue Reading »

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a stormy and highly active spiral galaxy named NGC 1792. Located over 50 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Columba (the Dove), the bright glow of the galaxy’s center is offset by ... Continue Reading »

A rare tropical cyclone dropped torrential rains on the Indonesian island, fueling extensive and destructive floods. Continue Reading »

NASA has selected two science instruments designed for astronauts to deploy on the surface of the Moon during the Artemis IV mission to the lunar south polar region. The instruments will improve our knowledge of the lunar environment to support NASA’s ... Continue Reading »

Two technicians look up at NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope after its inner and outer segments were connected at the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland on Nov. 25, 2025. This marked the end of Roman’s construction. ... Continue Reading »

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky, is preparing to depart the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft and return to Earth. Kim, Ryzhikov, and Zubritsky will undock from the station’s Prichal ... Continue Reading »

For the first time, scientists have made a clear X-ray detection of chlorine and potassium in the wreckage of a star using data from the Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) spacecraft. The Resolve instrument aboard XRISM, pronounced “crism,” ... Continue Reading »

NASA’s next big eye on the cosmos is now fully assembled. On Nov. 25, technicians joined the inner and outer portions of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope in the largest clean room at the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center ... Continue Reading »

Solar flare may spark strong geomagnetic storm, northern lights this week  thehill.comStrong (G3) Geomagnetic Storm WATCH Valid for 09 Dec 2025  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (.gov)How the solar storms that cause the Northern Lights can wreak havoc on Earth  BBCM8.1 solar ... Continue Reading »

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 3,000th Starlink satellite in 2025 on record-setting 32nd flight of Falcon 9 booster  Spaceflight NowSpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites from Vandenberg in California  SpaceSpaceX plans California rocket launch. Will Falcon 9 be visible in Arizona?  azcentral.com ... Continue Reading »

Cathie Wood's Ark Invest sees SpaceX valuation at $2.5 trillion by 2030  Seeking AlphaExclusive | SpaceX in Talks for $800 Billion Valuation Ahead of Potential 2026 IPO  The Wall Street JournalMusk denies $800 billion SpaceX valuation reports  CNBCSpaceX Aims For 2026 IPO After ... Continue Reading »

New images show comet 3I/ATLAS getting active as it zooms toward Earth  Live ScienceNASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Revisits Interstellar Comet  NASA Science (.gov)Comet 3I/ATLAS shows activity in Juice navigation camera teaser  European Space AgencyIs 3I/ATLAS a Friendly Gardener or a Serial Killer?  Avi Loeb ... Continue Reading »

Geminid meteor shower 2025 peaks next week. Here's what you need to know about this year's best meteor shower  SpaceSeven celestial events to look for in the December night sky  BBCAnnual Geminids meteor shower to dazzle night sky  WHSV9 night sky events to ... Continue Reading »

See Jupiter, The Moon, Aurora And ‘Shooting Stars’ On Sunday  ForbesDon't miss Jupiter shining close to the waning gibbous moon on Dec. 7  SpaceThe Moon Will Travel Across The Sky With A Friend On Sunday. Here's What To Know  IFLScienceJupiter is the best ... Continue Reading »

Strangely bleached rocks on Mars hint that the Red Planet was once a tropical oasis  Live ScienceFindings suggest red planet was warmer, wetter millions of years ago  Purdue UniversityMars Was Once a Tropical Oasis, New Study Suggests  SciTechDailyNASA’s Perseverance Rover Found Evidence of ... Continue Reading »

Asteroid hurtling toward Earth found to be teeming with building blocks of life: researchers  New York PostNitrogen- and oxygen-rich organic material indicative of polymerization in pre-aqueous cryochemistry on Bennu’s parent body  NatureSugars, ‘Gum,’ Stardust Found in NASA’s Asteroid Bennu Samples  NASA (.gov)Mark Kelly ... Continue Reading »

China hearing focuses on U.S. policy shortfalls  SpaceNewsAnother China Congressional Hearing  NASA WatchChina’s Beating America to the Moon. Witnesses Tell House Space Committee Needs More Government Action.  Coalition For A Prosperous AmericaUS Artemis Delays Risk Losing Moon Race to China  WebProNewsRanking Member Foushee's Opening ... Continue Reading »

AI is making spacecraft propulsion more efficient – and could even lead to nuclear-powered rockets  SpaceU.S. will lose to China if we don't have power AI needs, says X-Energy's Kam Ghaffarian  MSNAI Transforms Space Propulsion for Faster Mars Missions  WebProNews Continue Reading »

NASA completes construction of Roman Space Telescope  Astronomy MagazineNASA Completes Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Construction  NASA (.gov)NASA's next-gen Roman Space Telescope is fully built. Could it launch earlier than expected?  SpaceNASA completes construction of next-generation Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope  spaceconnectonline.com.auNASA's finishes building ... Continue Reading »

Altman vs. Musk…in Space!  The Wall Street JournalSam Altman eyes rocket company to take on Elon Musk in space race  Fox BusinessSam Altman wants to follow Elon Musk beyond Earth and is willing to spend billions on it  The Times of IndiaOpenAI CEO ... Continue Reading »

A Lost Spacecraft’s Remarkable Return: How SOHO Transformed Solar Science  The Daily GalaxySun-watcher SOHO celebrates thirty years  European Space AgencyThe Solar and Heliospheric Observatory Celebrates 30 Years in Space  Sky & TelescopeSOHO’s 30-year legacy of observing the Sun  NatureA Lost Spacecraft Came Back and ... Continue Reading »

It's official—NASA is opening free registration to send your name to the Moon and is preparing a mission that will mark a new space milestone—here's how you can do it  Unión RayoNASA Just Took A Big Step Towards Artemis II's Mission ... Continue Reading »

Quasar time delays give astronomers bold new clue to cosmic expansion  Interesting EngineeringThis Telescope’s Final Data Release Just Killed 30 Cosmological Theories  GizmodoTime-delay cosmography may enable a speed camera for the universe  Phys.org'Hubble tension' is back again as a new cosmic map deepens ... Continue Reading »

Where To See Northern Lights As Geomagnetic Storm Hits Earth  NewsweekView Full Coverage on Google News Continue Reading »

'Heavenly rains': Ethereal structure in the sky rivals famous 'Pillars of Creation' — Space photo of the week  Live Science Continue Reading »

3 astronauts settle into their new life in orbit | On the International Space Station this week Dec. 1-5, 2025  SpaceCrew Swaps Commanders on Sunday as Trio Packs for Departure  NASA (.gov)International Space Station prepares for new commander, heads into final five ... Continue Reading »

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 188 — A New NASA Leader Rises?  SpaceTrump’s NASA pick faces questions on leaked ‘Project Athena’ plan in rare second confirmation hearing  CNNTrump's NASA pick stresses moon race urgency, pressed on Musk ties in Senate hearing  ReutersGive ... Continue Reading »

SCOTUS to Review Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Curbs, SpaceX to Offer Shares at Record-Setting Valuation, More  Bloomberg.comSupreme Court Agrees to Review Trump Order Restricting Birthright Citizenship  The New York TimesUS supreme court to decide on legality of Trump birthright citizenship order  The GuardianSupreme Court ... Continue Reading »

Guetlein said his office has held extensive private engagements with industry. The post Guetlein defends Golden Dome secrecy, says industry is ‘well informed’ despite criticism appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

A House hearing on the rise of China’s space program turned into a broader critique of U.S. space policy, including NASA’s current approach to returning astronauts to the moon. The post China hearing focuses on U.S. policy shortfalls appeared first on ... Continue Reading »

he Department of the Air Force has approved plans to convert a former Delta 4 launch site at Cape Canaveral into a complex for SpaceX’s Starship. The post SpaceX gets approval to build Starship launch complex at Cape Canaveral appeared first ... Continue Reading »

The company founded by SpaceX veterans is opening a solid rocket motor manufacturing campus in New Mexico The post Castelion raises $350 million to scale hypersonic missile production appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Northrop Grumman tested a solid rocket motor Dec. 4 as part of an internal program to advance solid rocket propulsion technologies. The post Northrop Grumman continues solid rocket motor development and test program appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Orbex received far less funding than the other four ESA European Launcher Challenge companies after the U.K. deferred a decision on funding allocations. The post Orbex trails other European Launcher Challenge companies as U.K. delays funding decision appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

China could be without emergency launch capability to Tiangong space station for months, leaving no rapid-response option for any new crisis following the Shenzhou-20 incident. The post China faces temporary emergency launch gap after space station lifeboat crisis appeared first on ... Continue Reading »

At next year’s World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC-25), governments will face a choice that goes to the heart of how we monitor our warming planet. Some regulators are wondering whether to […] The post Mobile networks want to use the satellite airwaves ... Continue Reading »

Projections for the booming space economy often come with trillion-dollar headlines, but the lion’s share of near-term revenue looks destined for just a handful of massive constellations with the funds to invest in vertical integration. It’s relatively slim pickings for ... Continue Reading »

SpaceX and Amazon stand to get about 4% of the nearly $20 billion that states have proposed for rural broadband buildouts, representing roughly 21% of the locations under the federal BEAD program. The post Final proposals leave SpaceX and Amazon with ... Continue Reading »

This investment follows Washington Harbour’s earlier moves into space technology. The post Washington Harbour deepens space portfolio with investment in Trusted Space appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

SpaceX's network is pushing satellite broadband from a niche service into the mainstream and redefining expectations for ubiquitous access. The post How Starlink’s explosive growth is reshaping connectivity in an increasingly connected world appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Welcome, Jared Isaacman. We who love NASA, or at least the idea of NASA, wish you the very best in taking leadership of the great American space agency. You seem to be an agent for change and NASA sorely needs ... Continue Reading »

HOUSTON, TX – December 3, 2025 – For more than three decades, Celestis, Inc. has transformed remembrance into exploration, sending the names, ashes, and DNA of pioneers and visionaries into […] The post Celestis Selects Stoke Space’s Nova for Infinite Flight: ... Continue Reading »

In this episode, former NASA commercial space division chief Phil McAlister sits down with host David Ariosto for a wide-ranging conversation about the future of human spaceflight, NASA’s internal culture, and the explosive growth of the commercial space sector. The post ... Continue Reading »

Roscosmos has replaced a cosmonaut assigned to the next Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station for reasons neither it nor NASA will disclose. The post Roscosmos replaces cosmonaut on next Crew Dragon mission to ISS appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

U.S. Space Command’s push for “dynamic space operations” — the ability to maneuver in orbit without worrying about running dry — demands logistics the military has never had. The post The overlooked space race: keeping satellites alive appeared first on ... Continue Reading »

Senate Commerce Committee leaders said they hope to swiftly confirm Jared Isaacman as NASA administrator as he delivered a “message of urgency” about returning astronauts to the moon before China. The post Isaacman, senators emphasize urgency in returning humans to the ... Continue Reading »

MDA selected 1,014 vendors for the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program The post Missile Defense Agency clarifies ‘SHIELD’ vendor selection is not a Golden Dome preview appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

For decades, building a space mission meant a hard choice between two imperfect models. The first was the traditional prime: capable, proven, and thorough, but slow and expensive. Customers paid […] The post A New Industrial Age in Orbit appeared first ... Continue Reading »

Asset-financing specialist SLI plans to buy two small GEO satellites from U.S. startup AscendArc in a deal valued at more than $200 million, betting that operators will increasingly choose to lease spacecraft rather than buy them outright. The post SLI bets ... Continue Reading »

Speaking at the 2025 SpaceNews Icon Awards, Purdy said the pace of progress outside government is setting the agenda for how the service develops technology. The post Space Force top buyer says rapid commercial innovation is reshaping military space strategy appeared ... Continue Reading »

The agreement brings “AI pilot” software to space as the Pentagon seeks capabilities for close proximity operations, swarm coordination and defensive satellite maneuvers The post Shield AI partners with Sedaro to demonstrate autonomous satellite operations appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Readers of this magazine have known for years what we, as investors, have also known for years: that the space sector is not some marginal realm of human activity, to be left to a handful of specialists operating on the ... Continue Reading »

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Image: This Copernicus Sentinel-1 image features part of the Badain Jaran Desert in northwestern China. Continue Reading »

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True to its promise, the European Space Agency’s EarthCARE satellite is now being used to calculate directly how clouds and aerosols influence Earth’s energy balance – the all-important balance that regulates our climate. In doing so, EarthCARE is poised to ... Continue Reading »

Is it an insect? A strange fossil? An otherworldly eye, or even a walnut? No, it’s an intriguing kind of martian butterfly spotted by ESA’s Mars Express. Continue Reading »

On 2 December 1995 the ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) blasted into space – on what was supposed to be a two-year mission. From its outpost 1.5 million km away from Earth in the direction of the Sun, SOHO enjoys uninterrupted views of our star. It has provided a nearly continuous record of our ... Continue Reading »

ESA Discovery and Preparation has launched a new podcast series highlighting the innovative space technologies being developed through its activities. Continue Reading »

Video: 00:02:51 ESA’s first Scout mission, HydroGNSS, was launched on 28 November 2025, marking a significant step in advancing global understanding of water availability and the effects of climate change on Earth’s water cycle.The two twin HydroGNSS satellites were carried into ... Continue Reading »

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites lifted off ... Continue Reading »

'Apollo 1: Destination Moon' follows a real-life astronaut mission that ended ... Continue Reading »

From bicycles to rockets, learning through experience – whether human or ... Continue Reading »

The Sea Devils are back in a brand new 'Doctor Who' ... Continue Reading »

Most astronauts who menstruate pause their cycle with hormones before hitting ... Continue Reading »

The Geminids return with near-perfect viewing conditions, offering skywatchers up to ... Continue Reading »

On Episode 188 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and ... Continue Reading »

Test your space smarts with our weekly crossword challenge, crafted from ... Continue Reading »

The waning moon shines close to the king of the planets ... Continue Reading »

Rocket Lab will launch a Japanese technology-demonstrating satellite on Monday night ... Continue Reading »

Newly arrived and soon-to-depart members of Expedition 73 prepared for what ... Continue Reading »

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is now fully assembled and ... Continue Reading »

Our friends at PC Gamer hosted a fantastic show looking at ... Continue Reading »

NASA imaged Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) every four minutes for nearly ... Continue Reading »

The Very Large Telescope's SPHERE instrument captured unprecedented images of 51 ... Continue Reading »

Ahead of 'The War Between the Land of the Sea', we ... Continue Reading »

Former NASA chief Michael Griffin told the U.S. Congress that while ... Continue Reading »

Blue Origin's upcoming NS-37 space tourism launch has special significance: One ... Continue Reading »

A new view of Mars showcases a dramatic impact crater on ... Continue Reading »

The Global Space Awards will be held at London's Natural History ... Continue Reading »

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December's "Cold Moon" rose on Dec. 4 as it neared its ... Continue Reading »

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A spectacular new view of two dwarf galaxies caught in the ... Continue Reading »

"It means cleaning house, narrowing the viable paths forward, and no ... Continue Reading »

SpaceX launched yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites on ... Continue Reading »

The discovery potentially transforms what we think about how the cosmic ... Continue Reading »

As he did eight months ago, Sen. Ed Markey asked Jared ... Continue Reading »

Levels of potentially dangerous cosmic radiation in Earth's atmosphere rose to ... Continue Reading »

If you've never sighted this rocky little world for yourself, you'll ... Continue Reading »

We don't often get a good look at X-class solar flares ... Continue Reading »

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A mishap during the successful Nov. 27 launch of three astronauts ... Continue Reading »

The Geminid meteor shower is active from Dec. 4 and hits ... Continue Reading »

The EURECA spacecraft flew on the space shuttle Atlantis in 1992. ... Continue Reading »

A new joint analysis from the NOvA and T2K experiments offers ... Continue Reading »

See a stunning supermoon take flight on Dec. 4. ... Continue Reading »

Billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman didn't mince words Wednesday (Dec. 3) ... Continue Reading »

The final full moon of 2025 rises on Dec. 4. ... Continue Reading »

Blue Origin's next space tourist launch will make history, sending a ... Continue Reading »

‘I wanted to elevate it. I didn’t want to do it ... Continue Reading »

A cosmic ray from a faraway supernova explosion may have sent ... Continue Reading »

Europe's plans to develop its "Argonaut" robotic moon lander are moving ... Continue Reading »

The first test flight of Landspace's Zhuque-3 rocket ended in a ... Continue Reading »

The U.S. Air Force has given SpaceX permission to develop SLC-37 ... Continue Reading »

The vantage point at Cerro Pachón, with its dark skies and ... Continue Reading »

Astronomers have spotted a distant world "shedding" its atmosphere into space ... Continue Reading »

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to New York as a ... Continue Reading »

Asteroid Bennu samples contain life-friendly sugars, a strange "space-gum," and ancient ... Continue Reading »

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink broadband internet satellites ... Continue Reading »