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 »

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 »

When flying in certain weather conditions, tiny freezing water droplets floating in the air can pose a risk to aircraft. If not taken into consideration, these water droplets can accumulate on an aircraft as ice and pose a safety risk.  ... Continue Reading »

Select walls at NASA’s Johnson Space Center have been transformed into works of art. Each piece reflects creativity, collaboration, and the spirit of discovery. Painted by Texas students, the murals honor the legacy of the International Space Station and 25 ... Continue Reading »

Perseverance confirmed a long-suspected phenomenon in which electrical discharges and their associated shock waves can be born within Red Planet mini-twisters. NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has recorded the sounds of electrical discharges —sparks — and mini-sonic booms in dust devils ... Continue Reading »

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy NGC 4535, which is situated about 50 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo (the Maiden). Through a small telescope, this galaxy appears extremely faint, giving it the nickname ‘Lost Galaxy’. With ... Continue Reading »

Hazardous Materials Summary Tables (HMSTs) are a compilation of the chemical, biological, and flammability hazards of materials on a given flight or mission. HMSTs are required by Safety for all Programs, including but not limited to ISS, Commercial Crew Program ... Continue Reading »

Toxicology and Environmental Chemistry (TEC) monitors airborne contaminants in both spacecraft air and water. In-flight monitors are employed to provide real-time insight into the environmental conditions on ISS. Archival samples are collected and returned to Earth for full characterization of ... Continue Reading »

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim is wrapping up his first mission aboard the International Space Station in early December. During his stay, Kim conducted scientific experiments and technology demonstrations to benefit humanity on Earth and advance NASA’s Artemis campaign in preparation ... Continue Reading »

What to know about December's cold moon, the last supermoon of 2025  Good Morning AmericaDecember’s supermoon peaks this week. Here’s what to know  CNNDon't miss the last full moon of 2025 as the 'Cold Supermoon' takes to the autumn sky on Dec. ... Continue Reading »

Scientists discover one of our universe's largest spinning structures — a 50-million-light-year-long cosmic thread  Space'Tornado' of Galaxies Could Be The Longest Spinning Structure Ever Seen  ScienceAlertGiant rotating string of galaxies is 'probably the largest spinning object' in the known universe  Live ScienceThis Might ... Continue Reading »

Geminids 2025: The year's best meteor shower is coming, with a second shower hot on its tail  Live ScienceGeminid shooting stars — One of 2025's most exciting meteor showers begins tonight  Space9 night sky events to see in December, from a supermoon ... Continue Reading »

SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandengerg SFB  Spaceflight NowSpaceX launches 60th mission of the year from California (video)  SpaceSpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Thursday  KSBY NewsSpaceX launch to be visible from Southern ... Continue Reading »

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Completed  NASA (.gov)NASA Completes Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Construction  NASA (.gov)NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Completed  Mirage News Continue Reading »

Comet 3I/ATLAS shows activity in Juice navigation camera teaser  European Space AgencyI watched scientists track interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS leaving the solar system in real-time: 'This is some prime-time science'  SpaceNASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Revisits Interstellar Comet  NASA Science (.gov)Is the Sunward Anti-Tail of ... Continue Reading »

NASA nominee refuses to say if Musk was in room when Trump offered job  The HillTrump’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 ... Continue Reading »

Satellites keep photobombing the Hubble telescope, and it’s getting worse  The VergeSatellite megaconstellations will threaten space-based astronomy  NatureSurging satellite numbers threaten to dazzle even space telescopes  The EconomistScientists Warn of Emissions Risks from the Surge in Satellites  Yale E360NASA study shows how satellite 'light ... Continue Reading »

A Chinese firm attempts to bring a booster rocket back to Earth  The EconomistA Chinese reusable booster explodes in historic first orbital test — highlighting challenge to chase SpaceX  CNNReusable rockets: who has achieved what so far?  ReutersChina's 1st reusable rocket explodes in ... Continue Reading »

How Did Life Happen? NASA Says It Found Tantalizing Clues on Asteroid Bennu  CNETSugars, ‘Gum,’ Stardust Found in NASA’s Asteroid Bennu Samples  NASA (.gov)Abundant supernova dust and heterogeneous aqueous alteration revealed by stardust in two lithologies of asteroid Bennu  NatureScientists found tryptophan, the ... Continue Reading »

NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim Advances Research Aboard Space Station  NASA (.gov)New Trio Gets Up to Speed With Station Life as Space Biology Continues  NASA (.gov)Station Trio Nears Departure During Busy Day of Blood Research  NASA (.gov)Astronauts Split Day Between Training, Science, and Departures  Dagens.comAstronauts ... Continue Reading »

A 'super-puff' exoplanet is losing its atmosphere, and the James Webb Space Telescope had a look  SpaceFirst of Its Kind: Webb Telescope Spots a Planet Losing Its Atmosphere  SciTechDailyWebb Telescope captures exoplanet dramatically shedding its atmosphere in real time  University of Chicago NewsContinuous ... Continue Reading »

Most normal matter in the universe isn’t found in planets, stars or galaxies – an astronomer explains where it’s distributed  The Conversation Continue Reading »

SpaceX removes Russian cosmonaut from mission over national security concerns  The IndependentCosmonaut removed from SpaceX's Crew 12 mission for violating national security rules: report  SpaceRoscosmos replaces cosmonaut on next Crew Dragon mission to ISS  SpaceNewsRussian cosmonaut removed from SpaceX mission amid security breach  upi.comRussian ... Continue Reading »

JWST finds a Milky Way twin born shockingly early in the Universe  ScienceDailyAlaknanda: Indian researchers find galaxy like Milky Way from 12 billion years ago  BBCJWST Discovers A Milky Way-Like Spiral Galaxy Where It Shouldn’t Exist  IFLScienceThe JWST Discovered Another Perplexing Early Galaxy  Universe ... Continue Reading »

Congress warned that NASA’s current plan for Artemis “cannot work”  Ars Technica Continue Reading »

NASA Selects 2 Instruments for Artemis IV Lunar Surface Science  NASA Science (.gov) Continue Reading »

Glowing bridge links dwarf galaxies in stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope  SpaceThese Two Galaxies Are Tying The Knot And Producing Stars  Universe TodayCosmic Ballet of ARP 269: JWST Photographs Two Dancing Dwarf Galaxies  DIYPhotographyWebb observes a dance of dwarf ... Continue Reading »

SpaceX Gets OK to Build 2 Starship Launch Pads at NASA's Cape Canaveral  CNETSpaceX can launch its Starship megarocket from Florida pad, Air Force says  SpaceSpace Coast Shake-Up: Starship Launches Could Hit 76 Per Year at SLC-37  Clearance JobsSpaceX’s Starship FL launch site ... Continue Reading »

'Hubble tension' is back again as a new cosmic map deepens the puzzle  Space 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 »

When a Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California late Nov. 16, it did something that was unprecedented a decade ago but unremarkable today: it landed the first stage, in this case on a pad next ... Continue Reading »

Nuclear power startup Antares announced a $96 million Series B round Dec. 2 to fund work on developing small nuclear reactors, including for space applications. The post Antares raises $96 million for nuclear reactors on Earth and in space appeared first ... Continue Reading »

China’s Landspace carried out the first launch of its reusable Zhuque-3 rocket late Tuesday, successfully achieving orbit, but failing with a first stage landing attempt. The post Zhuque-3 reaches orbit on test flight, first stage lost during landing attempt appeared first ... Continue Reading »

Each year, SpaceNews selects the people, programs and technologies that have most influenced the direction of the space industry in the past year. Started in 2017, our annual celebration recognizes outsized achievements in a business in which no ambition feels ... Continue Reading »

Each year, SpaceNews selects the people, programs and technologies that have most influenced the direction of the space industry in the past year. Started in 2017, our annual celebration recognizes outsized achievements in a business in which no ambition feels ... Continue Reading »

Each year, SpaceNews selects the people, programs and technologies that have most influenced the direction of the space industry in the past year. Started in 2017, our annual celebration recognizes outsized achievements in a business in which no ambition feels ... Continue Reading »

Each year, SpaceNews selects the people, programs and technologies that have most influenced the direction of the space industry in the past year. Started in 2017, our annual celebration recognizes outsized achievements in a business in which no ambition feels ... Continue Reading »

Each year, SpaceNews selects the people, programs and technologies that have most influenced the direction of the space industry in the past year. Started in 2017, our annual celebration recognizes outsized achievements in a business in which no ambition feels ... Continue Reading »

Each year, SpaceNews selects the people, programs and technologies that have most influenced the direction of the space industry in the past year. Started in 2017, our annual celebration recognizes outsized achievements in a business in which no ambition feels ... Continue Reading »

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Image: Comet 3I/ATLAS shows activity in Juice navigation camera teaser Continue Reading »

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 »

Image: Puttalam district in North Western Sri Lanka is currently facing severe flooding, landslides and rockfalls, caused by heavy monsoon rains across the region. Copernicus Sentinel-2 captured an image over the region yesterday, 30 November 2025, as well an image one ... 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 »

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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 »

Looking to level up your photography gear? Black Friday and Cyber ... Continue Reading »

Veteran cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev was taken off SpaceX's Crew 12 mission ... Continue Reading »

Measuring the time discrepancy between Earth and Mars will help make ... Continue Reading »

All eight of the International Space Station's docking ports are currently ... Continue Reading »

It's not too late to get a great Cyber Monday drone ... Continue Reading »

The European Space Agency member states have approved a record-breaking budget ... Continue Reading »

China's space agency has announced it will return a damaged spacecraft ... Continue Reading »

Cyber Monday may be behind us, but there are still a ... Continue Reading »

The U.S. Senate will hold its second hearing to consider billionaire ... Continue Reading »

Would you like to live in a house on Mars made ... Continue Reading »

Cyber Monday may be over, but there are still bargains to ... Continue Reading »

This year marks 30 years of SOHO observing our sun, an ... Continue Reading »

Move over, Millennium Falcon, the Lego Star Wars UCS Venator starship ... Continue Reading »

Test your cosmic knowledge with this thrilling Apollo-themed space quiz—where lunar ... Continue Reading »

The Australian company HEO Robotics wants to join efforts to study ... Continue Reading »

You can still get some amazing sci-fi streaming content if you're ... Continue Reading »

"These images are not just pretty." ... Continue Reading »

Our astronomy expert, Gemma Lavender, was seriously impressed with the ZWO ... Continue Reading »

Jared Isaacman, President Trump's pick to lead NASA, is on board ... Continue Reading »

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 27 Starlink internet satellites early ... Continue Reading »

"The sizes of these radio jets are not comparable to our ... Continue Reading »

From 2001 to Dune: Prophecy to Wild Wild Space, HBO Max ... Continue Reading »

Here's a quick, one-stop shop of the best last-minute must-get Cyber ... Continue Reading »