NASA and its international partners are set to receive scientific research samples and hardware as a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft departs the International Space Station on Sunday, April 28 weather permitting. The agency will provide coverage of undocking and departure ... Continue Reading »

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has prepared a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) that analyzes the environmental impacts of implementing continuing and future mission support activities at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, Alabama. The EA evaluated ... Continue Reading »

The novel approach to estimating river water storage and discharge also identifies regions marked by ‘fingerprints’ of intense water use. A study led by NASA researchers provides new estimates of how much water courses through Earth’s rivers, the rates at ... Continue Reading »

The magnificent central bar of NGC 2217 (also known as AM 0619-271) shines bright in the constellation of Canis Major (The Greater Dog), in this image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Roughly 65 million light-years from Earth, this barred spiral galaxy is a similar ... Continue Reading »

Identification of Noise Sources During Launch Using Phased Array Microphone Systems  Every part of a launch vehicle, launch pad, and ground operation equipment is subjected to the high acoustic load generated during lift-off [1]. Therefore, many extreme measures are taken ... Continue Reading »

At the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, interns from Cal State LA are learning key skills studying the origins of life. What does wastewater management in Los Angeles have to do with the search for life on Mars? Eduardo Martinez certainly ... Continue Reading »

A strategy for transferring spacecraft trajectories between flight mechanics tools, called Trajectory Reverse Engineering (TRE), has been developed[1]. This innovative technique has been designed to be generic, enabling its application between any pair of tools, and to be resilient to ... Continue Reading »

NASA is working to resume science operations of the agency’s Hubble Space Telescope after it entered safe mode April 23 due to an ongoing gyroscope (gyro) issue. Hubble’s instruments are stable, and the telescope is in good health. The telescope ... Continue Reading »

NASA partners with commercial companies to provide safe, reliable, and cost-effective transportation of cargo and crew members to and from the International Space Station. A platform for long-duration research in microgravity, the station has operated continuously for more than 23 ... Continue Reading »

It took the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission just 13 minutes to reach low-Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in February 2024. It took a network of scientists at NASA and research institutions around the world ... Continue Reading »

SpaceX launch: Live updates from Starlink Falcon 9 launch at Cape Canaveral, Florida  Florida TodayFalcon 9 launches Galileo navigation satellites  SpaceNewsSpaceX launching 23 Starlink satellites from Florida this evening  Space.comNorth Carolina witnesses SpaceX spectacle: Launch ignites night sky  WRAL News Continue Reading »

Mars Express Discovers Mysterious Martian “Spiders”  SciTechDailyA spacecraft captured images of "spiders" on the surface of Mars. Here's what they really are.  CBS NewsSatellites spot clusters of 'spiders' sprawled across Mars' Inca City (photo)  Space.com'Spiders' on Mars as seen by ESA's ExoMars Trace ... Continue Reading »

Who will be first to fly Boeings Starliner spaceship next month?  Geo NewsBoeing's Starliner spacecraft will not fly private missions yet, officials say  Space.comNews from the Press Site: Boeing Starliner gets go ahead for Crew Flight Test – Spaceflight Now  Spaceflight NowBoeing and ... Continue Reading »

NASA Updates on Starship Refueling, as SpaceX Prepares Flight 4 of Starship - NASASpaceFlight.com  NASASpaceflight.comSpaceX making progress on Starship in-space refueling technologies  SpaceNewsSpaceX Starship in Florida: Musk envisions 2 'Mechazilla' launch towers at Cape Canaveral  Yahoo! VoicesSpaceX aims to ramp up rocket production ... Continue Reading »

The planetary orbit in Netflix's '3 Body Problem' is random and chaotic, but could it exist?  Phys.orgCan 3 Body Problem's planet orbit exist?  Fast CompanyOpinion | 3 Body Problem recalls one of Chinese history's worst traitors  Post MagazineSeparating science fact from fiction in ... Continue Reading »

NASA found a lake of lava that is 'smooth as glass' on Io  BGRA look at NASA's new images of Io, Jupiter's 'tortured moon'  PBS NewsHourNASA reveals 'glass-smooth lake of cooling lava' on surface of Jupiter's moon Io  Livescience.comNasa reveals giant lava lake ... Continue Reading »

Japan startup reveals close-up image of space debris image  Japan TodayView Full Coverage on Google News Continue Reading »

Scientists discover origins of Earth's estranged 'second moon'  indy100Earth's New 'Second Moon' Is As Big As The Statue Of Liberty—And Scientists Just Found Its Origin  ForbesAsteroid Kamo‘oalewa’s journey from the lunar Giordano Bruno crater to Earth 1:1 resonance  Nature.comEarth's Mini-Moon Linked to Farside ... Continue Reading »

How NASA Fixed Voyager 1 from 15 Billion Miles Away  SyfyNASA hears from Voyager 1, the most distant spacecraft from Earth, after months of quiet  Phys.orgRecoding Voyager 1—NASA's interstellar explorer is finally making sense again  Ars TechnicaNASA's Voyager 1 Resumes Sending Engineering Updates ... Continue Reading »

Most Promising Indication Of Life On Another Planet Found, Courtesy James Webb  NDTVJames Webb telescope to investigate strongest sign of alien life  The TimesLife on another planet, finally? James Webb Space Telescope to answer soon  MintWebb studies planet K2-18 b again to confirm ... Continue Reading »

Almost The First Black Astronaut, He'll Now Lift Off At 90 - Videos from The Weather Channel  The Weather ChannelAfter not becoming the first Black astronaut in space, Edward J. Dwight Jr. is headed there at 90  Scripps NewsFormer Black KCK pilot, ... Continue Reading »

Mars exploration, new rockets and more: Interview with ESA chief Josef Aschbacher  Space.com Continue Reading »

NASA's Psyche hits 25 Mbps from 140 million miles away – enough for Ultra HD Netflix  The RegisterNASA Just Received Laser Message Beamed From A Colossal 226 Million Kilometers Away  IFLScienceNASA's Optical Comms Demo Transmits Data Over 140 Million Miles  NASA Jet Propulsion ... Continue Reading »

NASA withdraws from Mars: This week in Space  YnetnewsView Full Coverage on Google News Continue Reading »

NASA Releases New Render of SpaceX's Starship Landed on the Moon's Surface  FuturismIf Starship is real, we're going to need big cargo movers on the Moon and Mars  Ars TechnicaWork Underway on Large Cargo Landers for NASA's Artemis Moon Missions  NASAStarship and Blue ... Continue Reading »

'Planet Nine' Hypothesis Gets New Boost  Newsweek'Strongest Statistical Evidence Yet' For Planet Nine Has Been Found, Scientist Says  ScienceAlertAstronomers Find Evidence Of A Massive Object Beyond The Orbit Of Neptune  IFLScienceMystery planet? New evidence suggests huge 9th planet in solar system  LiveNOW from FOXSomething ... Continue Reading »

Here's why we should put a gravitational wave observatory on the moon  Phys.org Continue Reading »

NASA Confirms Revolutionary Dragonfly Mission To Explore Saturn's Moon, Titan  SciTechDailyNASA is sending a Flying Dragonfly Rotorcraft to Explore Saturn's Moon Titan  SyfyNASA is officially headed to Saturn moon as it greenlights $3.35 billion space rotocraft mission  SalonNASA confirms Dragonfly mission despite doubled ... Continue Reading »

Space photo of the week: Little Dumbbell Nebula throws a wild party for Hubble telescope's 34th anniversary  Livescience.comView Full Coverage on Google News Continue Reading »

The Mysterious 'Dark' Energy That Permeates the Universe Is Slowly Eroding  WIRED Continue Reading »

A Falcon 9 successfully placed into orbit a pair of Galileo navigation satellites April 27 in a launch that was unusual in several aspects. The post Falcon 9 launches Galileo navigation satellites appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

NASA says SpaceX is on track to demonstrate in-space refueling of Starship next year, a critical technology for returning humans to the lunar surface using that vehicle. The post SpaceX making progress on Starship in-space refueling technologies appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

An advisory committee for the Federal Aviation Administration’s commercial space office has recommended that the office be moved out of the FAA. The post Advisory committee recommends moving FAA commercial space office out of the agency appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Solar Cycle 25 is about to hit its peak, making this an important time to increase space weather monitoring. The post Space weather requires our attention now more than ever appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

The Evolved Strategic Satcom satellites are for command and control of U.S. nuclear forces The post Space Force opens bidding for classified communications satellites appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

The company was selected by True Anomaly to power a maneuvering spacecraft to be built for the Space Force’s Victus Haze mission The post Agile Space lands propulsion contract for U.S. Space Force mission appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Gravitics, a startup developing modules for commercial space stations, will use its technologies for tactically responsive space applications for the U.S. Space Force. The post Commercial space station module developer Gravitics wins Space Force contract appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

The first crewed flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is a step closer to launch after completing a major pre-launch review April 25. The post Starliner crewed test flight passes key review appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

The layoffs come just weeks after an unsuccessful debut mission for True Anomaly’s Jackal spacecraft launched to low Earth orbit The post Space startup True Anomaly cuts workforce appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

China’s three Shenzhou-18 mission astronauts arrived at the Tiangong space station Thursday following launch from Jiuquan spaceport. The post China’s Shenzhou-18 crew arrive at Tiangong space station appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Nicaragua has joined the ILRS moon base program as China continues its push to attract partners for the project. The post Nicaragua signs up to China’s ILRS moon program appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

A NASA Mars smallsat mission is slated to launch in late September on the first flight of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, assuming the vehicle is ready in time. The post NASA planning September launch of Mars smallsat mission on first ... Continue Reading »

Russia, as expected, vetoed April 24 a United Nations Security Council resolution crafted in response to reports that the country was developing a nuclear anti-satellite weapon. The post Russia vetoes U.N. resolution on nuclear weapons in space appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

China is on target to reach its goal of putting its astronauts on the moon before the end of the decade, according to the country’s human spaceflight agency. The post China on track for crewed moon landing by 2030, space official ... Continue Reading »

Gen. Michael Guetlein said the military for centuries has relied on private sector contractors during wars, and the same should apply to operations in space The post U.S. Space Force renews call for ‘reserve’ of commercial satellite providers appeared first on ... Continue Reading »

The approaching centennial of Goddard's first liquid-fueled rocket is just what we need to fuel a new generation of space pioneers. The post Let’s shoot for the stars like Robert Goddard  appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Rocket Lab launched a South Korean smallsat and a NASA solar sail experiment on the company’s fifth flight of the year April 23. The post Electron launches South Korean imaging satellite and NASA solar sail appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Under the new plan approved by ESA’s Space Safety Programme Board, OHB SE of Bremen, Germany, will provide the satellite bus and lead systems integration and launch. The post Major changes approved for ClearSpace-1 mission appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Lt. Gen. Bratton: “We talk a lot about space refueling, but we don't really know what the case is for its military utility” The post Space Force to industry: Prove value of new commercial space services appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Companies ranging from Blue Origin to a startup are proposing concepts for missions to visit an asteroid before it makes a very close flyby of Earth in five years. The post Companies offer proposals for Apophis asteroid missions appeared first on ... Continue Reading »

China has established a new force of the People’s Liberation Army, with the reorganization to have repercussions for how its space forces are commanded.  The post China reorganizes its military, impacts likely for space operations appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

NASA is continuing to refine its response to a decadal survey for biological and physical sciences in space, balancing ambitious science goals with limited budgets. The post NASA continues work on response to biological and physical sciences decadal survey appeared first ... Continue Reading »

Spanish company PLD Space has raised enough funding to embark on an expansion of production facilities for its small launch vehicle. The post PLD Space raises funding to expand facilities for Miura 5 rocket appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Col. Christopher Fernengel, of the Space Force's Space Operations Command: ‘They're directing changes to declassify where it makes sense’ The post Pentagon eases cloak of secrecy around space warfare training appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

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In March, we announced that 2023 would see the publication of over 300 vacancies at ESA. New vacancies keep being published as we continue our search for talented and motivated professionals to join our teams across Europe and support our ... Continue Reading »

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The first images captured by the innovative mission were presented at the 7th workshop of the Einstein Probe consortium in Beijing. They illustrate the satellite’s full potential and show that its novel optics, which mimic a lobster’s eyes, are ready ... Continue Reading »

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Image: The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over part of the Seychelles, an island republic in the western Indian Ocean. Continue Reading »

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A centre to innovate the design and manufacture of space hardware has today opened in Vienna. Driving commercialisation in space, it is the first of its kind of ESA-backed disruptive innovation centres outside ESA’s own premises. Continue Reading »

Space.com caught up with ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher recently to ... Continue Reading »

James Gunn's Superman reboot kicks off the DC Extended Universe's refresh ... Continue Reading »

A sneak peek at Boom! Studios' upcoming "What If?" one-shot, "Firefly: ... Continue Reading »

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch another batch ... Continue Reading »

NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft, headed to Jupiter’s ice-covered moon Europa in ... Continue Reading »

SpaceX's 30th robotic Dragon cargo ship undocked from the International Space ... Continue Reading »

Russia's ambassador to the U.N. vetoed a resolution sponsored by the ... Continue Reading »

As global warming intensifies droughts, floods and wildfires around the world, ... Continue Reading »

Although it is still more than 18 months from its closest ... Continue Reading »

On Episode 108 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq ... Continue Reading »