The report adds to the growing documentation on commercial data’s contributions to Earth science research and applications. Continue Reading »

Join us April 29 at 2:00 p.m. EDT to learn more about CSDA program vendor MDA Space. Continue Reading »

NASA’s Human Research Program (HRP) uses research to develop methods to protect the health and performance of astronauts in space. In support of NASA’s goals for long-term missions on the surface of the Moon and human exploration of Mars, HRP is using ground research ... Continue Reading »

NASA and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) launched the NASA Force website on Friday, opening applications for roles aimed at recruiting the nation’s top engineers and technologists to support America’s air and space program.  NASA Force, a new hiring initiative developed in partnership with OPM, will recruit and ... Continue Reading »

The report adds to the growing documentation on commercial data’s contributions to Earth science research and applications. Continue Reading »

Scientists are working to understand exactly how these waves behave, and the team behind NASA’s Heliophysics Audified: Resonances in Plasmas (HARP) citizen science project approaches this in a unique way: they compare the Earth’s magnetic field to a giant harp ... Continue Reading »

An observation made by NASA’s SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer) shows the chemical signatures of water ice (shown in bright blue) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (orange) in Cygnus X, one of ... Continue Reading »

Above-normal precipitation has swollen rivers and damaged infrastructure statewide. Continue Reading »

The Republic of Latvia will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 9 a.m. EDT Monday, April 20, at NASA Headquarters in Washington. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will host Dace Melbārde, Latvia’s minister for education and science; Jānis Beķeris, ... Continue Reading »

In this photo taken on April 6, 2026, a portion of the Moon’s far side is seen along the terminator—the boundary between lunar day and night—where low-angle sunlight casts long shadows across the surface. A section of Orientale Basin is ... Continue Reading »

Artemis 2 and Tiangong space station astronauts set record for farthest distance between humans  SpaceThe Artemis II astronauts take questions about their moon journey  CNN'I just screamed. I was so happy': Artemis II astronauts describe joy of returning to Earth  NBC NewsLost in ... Continue Reading »

The Lyrid meteor shower is visible now and peaking soon. Here’s how to spot it  AP NewsLyrid meteor shower 2026: When, where & how to see it  SpaceLyrid meteor shower 2026: When and how to watch it  BBCLyrid meteor shower peaks soon: When ... Continue Reading »

NASA selects Falcon Heavy to launch ESA Mars rover mission despite budget threat  SpaceNewsThis life-hunting rover may be SpaceX's 1st-ever Mars launch  SpaceNASA Begins Implementation for ESA’s Rosalind Franklin Mission to Mars  NASA Science (.gov)After a saga of broken promises, a European rover ... Continue Reading »

Don't miss the moon, Venus and the Pleiades align after sunset on April 19  SpaceThis Week's Sky at a Glance, April 17 – 26  Sky & TelescopeZodiacal light to glow over Northern Hemisphere: when and how to see it  fox5sandiego.comNew moon nights bring ... Continue Reading »

Watch live: Blue Origin reusing New Glenn rocket stage for 1st time on April 19 launch  SpaceNew Glenn Mission NG-3  Blue OriginBlue Origin to stream New Glenn rocket launch. Time, date, how to watch  USA TodayBlue Origin hot fires its first previously flown ... Continue Reading »

Final Chance To See Comet Pan-STARRS At Its Brightest This Sunday — When To Look  ForbesLook up! Here’s how to see a once-in-a-lifetime comet in Florida  WKMGHow to see once-in-a-lifetime Comet PanSTARRS tonight before it disappears for good  SpaceNevadans' best chance to see ... Continue Reading »

Physicists Have a Major Problem With the Universe  YahooView Full Coverage on Google News Continue Reading »

‘God of chaos’ asteroid will be once-in-a-lifetime event visible to the naked eye — and closer than many satellites: NASA  New York PostWhat is Apophis? Giant asteroid is 3 years from Earth approach  USA Today'God of Chaos' asteroid Apophis will blaze across ... Continue Reading »

Scientists finally measure incredible power of black hole jets and the results are astonishing  Indy100A jet bent by a stellar wind in the black hole X-ray binary Cygnus X-1  NatureAstronomers measure the mind-blowing power and speed of black hole jets for the ... Continue Reading »

Northern lights could appear over US tonight. Will Illinois see?  Peoria Journal StarUpgraded Northern Lights Alert: 27 States May See Aurora Friday  ForbesNorthern lights could be visible as far south as Illinois and Oregon tonight (April 17-18)  SpaceNearly one-third of U.S. may see ... Continue Reading »

Artemis II Astronaut ‘Broke Down in Tears’ After Seeing Cross on Chaplain’s Collar  National Catholic RegisterReid Wiseman: The 100 Most Influential People of 2026  Time Magazine‘Not Religious’ Astronaut Reid Wiseman Asked for Chaplain After Emotional Return From Historic Lunar Mission  ChurchLeadersThe Engineers Who ... Continue Reading »

Beijing set to launch Satellite Town as China's aerospace industry grows  ReutersView Full Coverage on Google News Continue Reading »

NASA's Mars Rover Comes Across Formation That Looks Like the Scales of a Massive Cosmic Reptile  FuturismCuriosity Blog, Sols 4859-4866: One Small Crater and Thousands of Polygons  NASA Science (.gov) Continue Reading »

Mysterious ‘Red Dot’ Galaxies Could Have ‘Relic’ Black Holes Predating the Big Bang  GizmodoCould dark matter be made of black holes from a different universe?  The Conversation‘Cosmic fossils’ left by black holes created before the big bang may still shape the universe  The ... Continue Reading »

Nasa Shuts Off Instrument On Voyager 1 To Keep Spacecraft Operating  NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) (.gov) Continue Reading »

'Tall waves moving in slow motion': Here's how oily oceans on Saturn's giant moon Titan may behave  SpaceWaves hit different on other planets  MIT NewsSaturn’s largest moon could see 10-foot waves from a tiny breeze  Popular ScienceGentle winds on Titan's lakes could trigger ... Continue Reading »

‘Go for number two’: What happened with the toilet on Artemis II and what’s next for extraterrestrial commodes  Houston Public Media'That was a wonderful toilet': Artemis 2 commander defends mission's lunar loo  SpaceNews of the Weird: You can send human beings to ... Continue Reading »

Proba-3’s Solar Mission Surprises Scientists With Faster-than-Expected Solar Wind  The Daily GalaxySolar wind travels up to 4 times faster than expected, eclipse spacecraft reveals  SpaceFirst Proba-3 science: Surprisingly speedy solar wind found in inner corona  Phys.orgStreamers around the Sun  European Space AgencyFirst Spacecraft to ... Continue Reading »

Rare Green Fireball Meteor Erupts Above Historic Viking Raid Site in the UK  The Daily Galaxy'We all screamed when it happened': Bright-green fireball meteor caught exploding over famous Viking raid site in UK  Live ScienceDramatic footage of massive green fireball streaking across ... Continue Reading »

Black Hole Erupts After 100 Million Years Of Silence, Creating A Cosmic Explosion Like Never Before  The Daily GalaxyView Full Coverage on Google News Continue Reading »

In this episode of Space Minds, Mike Gruss talks with Col. Tim Trimailo on how the Space Force is working with industry. They discuss what the service wants to see […] The post The Space Force’s ‘commercial first’ strategy in action ... Continue Reading »

NASA has selected SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy to launch a European Mars rover, support for which the agency is once again proposing to cancel. The post NASA selects Falcon Heavy to launch ESA Mars rover mission despite budget threat appeared first on ... Continue Reading »

NorthStar Earth and Space plans to raise funds to expand the space-based sensor network behind its space situational awareness business by merging with Viking Acquisition Corp. I, a publicly listed shell company. The post NorthStar to go public via SPAC to ... Continue Reading »

China’s Shenzhou-21 astronauts conducted an extravehicular activity outside the Tiangong space station Thursday, installing debris-protection hardware and inspecting the orbital outpost. The post Shenzhou-21 astronauts complete third spacewalk, mission extended by a month appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

The astronauts who flew around the moon on Artemis 2 said they were confident the Orion spacecraft is ready to support future missions. The post Artemis 2 astronauts praise performance of Orion appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

A revised draft of a proposed European Union space regulation is a step backward, creating uncertainty about how the law would be applied outside the EU, critics argue. The post New EU Space Act draft seen as a step backward appeared ... Continue Reading »

At the recent Mobile World Conference 2026 in Barcelona, the strong presence of Direct-to-Device (D2D) satellite services and the avalanche of press releases related to contracts signed between D2D satellite service providers and Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) gave the impression ... Continue Reading »

China has conducted rendezvous and proximity operations tests involving a prototype cargo spacecraft and a satellite in a step towards low-cost orbital infrastructure. The post Qingzhou prototype cargo spacecraft completes rendezvous tests in orbit  appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

COLORADO SPRINGS – After announcing a $5 million seed round in January, Indian startup TakeMe2Space seeks to raise $55 million to establish a 50-kilowatt orbital data center. “What is key for us is to demonstrate that we can play the ... Continue Reading »

COLORADO SPRINGS – U.S. government agencies are working with industry to develop tools to disrupt missiles before they take flight, a timespan called ‘left of launch.’ “We’re looking at different aspects of the threat as it evolves,” Erich Hernandez-Baquero, Raytheon ... Continue Reading »

Taiwan’s space agency chief has called on other countries to band together on a shared communications constellation to match the scale and growing strategic importance of networks like Starlink. The post Taiwan floats shared satcom constellation amid calls for more space ... Continue Reading »

Companies proposing to develop commercial space stations are pushing back against claims by NASA that a market for such stations has yet to develop. The post Companies make the case for commercial space station markets appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

The new satellite platform is being positioned to compete in the emerging “micro GEO” market for space-based communications and sensing The post Boeing and its subsidiary Millennium Space team on new mid-size satellite appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

All Points Logistics has signed an agreement with NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to construct satellite processing facilities on center property. The post All Points signs agreement to build payload processing facilities at KSC appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

BOULDER, Colorado – The sun’s volatile outbursts, such as storms, flares and other space weather, can cause serious harm to astronauts like the Artemis 2 crew who recently came home, and to satellites. That’s why the Space Weather Prediction Center ... Continue Reading »

Two new proposed NASA Earth science missions will attempt to address key research topics while leveraging both commercial and exploration capabilities. During NASA’s “Ignition” event March 24, the agency announced two new Earth science mission concepts, called EAGLE and FALCON. ... Continue Reading »

In this episode of Space Minds, Mike Gruss talks with Alyssa Goessler on what’s driving the optimism in the space economy. They discuss the rigor needed in evaluating companies, the […] The post The optimism in the space economy with Alyssa ... Continue Reading »

Now that the Artemis 2 mission has been successfully completed, it’s worth taking a look at where NASA stands on the role of humans in exploring space and what its path forward should be. Doing this is especially important today, ... Continue Reading »

Voyager Technologies will be the third company to fly a private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, gaining experience for its commercial station. The post Voyager to fly private astronaut mission to ISS appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Aethero is preparing to deploy its most powerful computing payload yet this fall, aiming to bring data center-style processing to orbit and expand the scale of AI workloads that can be handled in space. The post Aethero developing Titan satellite to ... Continue Reading »

COLORADO SPRINGS – Commercial satellite operator PlanetiQ will develop and launch spacecraft equipped with next-generation instruments to gather terrestrial and space weather data with a $15 million U.S. Air Force Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) contract announced April 16. The STRATFI ... Continue Reading »

Officials say the Space Development Agency’s ‘go fast’ model will live on under new portfolio-based organization The post Space Force reorg signals end of SDA as standalone agency appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Early-stage space investor Seraphim Space has formed a global advisory council of industry, policy and investment leaders to inform its long-term strategy as geopolitical and technology advances rapidly reshape the sector. The post Seraphim forms space advisory council appeared first on ... Continue Reading »

Service leaders warn workforce gaps and acquisition bottlenecks could slow delivery of new tech The post Meink: Space Force must ‘execute’ as budget set to surge appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

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Image: This image from the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission captures the coast of Gabon in striking colours. Continue Reading »

Three Earth observation satellites, developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) with European partners, and due to launch later this year, have completed their functional and environmental tests and are ready to travel to the European spaceport in French Guiana. ... Continue Reading »

Shrinking ice is arguably one of the most visible indicators of climate change – particularly in the Arctic. However, a European Space Agency-funded study used information from satellites to show that Antarctica is now experiencing similar dramatic changes, with profound ... Continue Reading »

Noticeable change on Mars often takes millions of years – but the European Space Agency’s Mars Express has captured a blanket of dark ash creeping across the planet in just decades. Continue Reading »

Actionable data from space could be delivered in seconds in the future, thanks to progress towards the European Space Agency’s (ESA) faster and more secure laser communications network, HydRON. At the 41st Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Canadian satellite communications company Kepler was awarded a contract to ... Continue Reading »

Video: 00:03:39 Artemis II completed a 10-day journey around the Moon, carrying humanity farther into space than it has gone in over 50 years.ESA played a critical role in the mission’s success. The European Service Module powered and sustained Orion throughout ... Continue Reading »

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Capcom's new IP is a welcome throwback to simpler action games, ... Continue Reading »

The Lyrids are back! Here's where to look and how to ... Continue Reading »

For a few moments on April 6, the four Artemis 2 ... Continue Reading »

On Episode 206 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and ... Continue Reading »

Look out for earthshine on the crescent moon as it shines ... Continue Reading »

SpaceX will launch Europe's life-hunting Rosalind Franklin rover toward Mars in ... Continue Reading »

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is poised to lift off for ... Continue Reading »

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The new moon is the perfect time to spot faint constellations, ... Continue Reading »

The size of waves on alien worlds will depend as much ... Continue Reading »

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Hubble images never fail to amaze. ... Continue Reading »

Fast solar wind could spark geomagnetic storms tonight, pushing auroras into ... Continue Reading »

The heat shield on Artemis 2's Orion capsule appears to have ... Continue Reading »

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS changed significantly as it flew by the ... Continue Reading »

Things are gearing up in the development of the Giant Magellan ... Continue Reading »

The Artemis 2 astronauts said they gained a deeper understanding of ... Continue Reading »

Artemis 2's groundbreaking space toilet doesn't deserve the bad press it's ... Continue Reading »

One of the game's more bizarre features is the ability to ... Continue Reading »

Blue Origin conducted a static fire test today (April 16) with ... Continue Reading »

Fireballs and meteors could be seen anytime the constellation Lyra is ... Continue Reading »

The star is escaping the Large Magellanic Cloud for the Milky ... Continue Reading »

Astroscale's 2027 ISSA-J mission will mark the first attempt to inspect ... Continue Reading »

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Comet C/2025 R3 PanSTARRS is days away from its close pass ... Continue Reading »

"They are truly ready for long duration space flights and lunar ... Continue Reading »

As Artemis 2 approached, my anticipation was mixed with uncertainty. Would ... Continue Reading »

SpaceX just conducted the first full-duration static fire test with the ... Continue Reading »

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have investigated the giant ... Continue Reading »

The head of the U.S. Space Force said the United States' ... Continue Reading »

From "The Matrix" to "Tron: Legacy," these sweet sci-fi soundtracks are ... Continue Reading »

Two NASA astronauts had some fun during the ISS' capture of ... Continue Reading »

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The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument has completed its five-year mission to ... Continue Reading »

The Jupiter-bound spacecraft JUICE spotted the interstellar invader comet 3I/ATLAS spraying ... Continue Reading »

The new Artemis 2 NOVA documentary "Return to the Moon" will ... Continue Reading »

"In the inner corona, a region very difficult to observe, we ... Continue Reading »

The comet is already visible to the naked eye ahead of ... Continue Reading »

Scientists warn that extreme space weather could influence human behavior, from ... Continue Reading »

SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 rockets 19 hours apart, both carrying ... Continue Reading »

Artemis 2 kicks off a lunar "relay race" that will lead ... Continue Reading »

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NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission wowed the world enough to earn ... Continue Reading »

"The discovery of this exceptional object has allowed us to accurately ... Continue Reading »

"Rise Wiseman" might be the most beloved mission mascot in history. ... Continue Reading »

A little patience, luck and a well-placed camera can still deliver ... Continue Reading »

Astronauts aboard Artemis 2 and the ISS connected across a record-breaking ... Continue Reading »

New research shows that craters near the moon's south pole that ... Continue Reading »

It just goes on and on, my friends. ... Continue Reading »

"This is the least transparent NASA budget request I've ever seen ... Continue Reading »