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Seasonal snow plays a significant role in global water and energy cycles, and billions of people worldwide rely on snowmelt for water resources needs, including water supply, hydropower, agriculture, and more. Monitoring snow water equivalent (SWE) is critical for supporting ... Continue Reading »

This image, taken by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft on July 14, 2015, is the most accurate natural color image of Pluto. This natural-color image results from refined calibration of data gathered by New Horizons’ color Multispectral Visible Imaging Camera (MVIC). The ... Continue Reading »

Teresa Sindelar always knew she wanted to be a part of human spaceflight, but she was unsure how to make that dream a reality until a chance encounter with former NASA astronaut Tom Stafford when she was 11 years old. ... Continue Reading »

Sixty years ago, NASA’s Mariner 4 captured groundbreaking views of the Red Planet, leading to a steady stream of advances in the cameras used to study other worlds. In 1965, NASA’s Mariner 4 mission brought Mars into American living rooms, ... Continue Reading »

NASA astronaut Shannon Walker retired July 10, concluding a career that spanned 38 years, including 30 years of federal service and more than 21 years as an astronaut. During two spaceflights, she spent 330 days in orbit, contributing to hundreds ... Continue Reading »

Researchers from NASA and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) recently tested a scale model of the X-59 experimental aircraft in a supersonic wind tunnel located in Chofu, Japan, to assess the noise audible underneath the aircraft. The model can be ... Continue Reading »

NASA will provide live coverage of the undocking and departure of the Axiom Mission 4 private astronaut mission from the International Space Station. The four-member astronaut crew is scheduled to undock from the space-facing port of the station’s Harmony module ... Continue Reading »

Researchers from NASA and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) recently tested a scale model of the X-59 experimental aircraft in a supersonic wind tunnel located in Chofu, Japan, to assess the noise audible underneath the aircraft.  The test was ... Continue Reading »

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission is set to launch a four-person crew to the International Space Station later this summer. Some of the crew have volunteered to participate in a series of experiments to address health challenges astronauts may face on ... Continue Reading »

Astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary head back to Earth after private space station mission  AP NewsAx-4 Boards Dragon and Closes Hatch for Departure  NASA (.gov)Shubhanshu Shukla: First Indian astronaut to go to ISS is on his way back  BBCAx-4 Crew Departs International ... Continue Reading »

SpaceX partners with Israel to launch Dror 1 satellite  The Jerusalem PostIsrael’s most-advanced communications satellite successfully launched into space  The Times of IsraelSpaceX launches Israeli satellite on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral  Spaceflight NowSpaceX launches mystery satellite to geostationary transfer orbit ... Continue Reading »

NASA just took the closest-ever images of the sun, and they are incredible (video)  SpaceNASA’s Parker Solar Probe Snaps Closest-Ever Images to Sun  NASA Science (.gov)Parker Solar Probe captures closest-ever photos of the sun during record-breaking flight  Live ScienceNASA Reveals The Closest Images ... Continue Reading »

The biggest piece of Mars on Earth is going up for auction in New York  Boston.comView Full Coverage on Google News Continue Reading »

Gravitational Wave Detected From Largest Black Hole Merger Yet: "It Presents A Real Challenge To Our Understanding Of Black Hole Formation"  IFLScienceScientists detect biggest ever merger of two massive black holes  The GuardianGravitational waves reveal most massive black hole merger ever detected ... Continue Reading »

It's OK to stare at the sun at the Perkins Observatory  WTTE Continue Reading »

10 Years Ago: NASA’s New Horizons Captures Pluto’s Heart  NASA (.gov)New Horizons visited Pluto 10 years ago. We’re still learning from it  Science NewsPluto photos from NASA's New Horizons still captivating scientists decade later  upi.comTen years after Pluto, New Horizons faces a new ... Continue Reading »

Mars Sample Return Rocket Test Goes Off Without a Hitch  extremetech.comNorthrop Grumman Completes Key Test for Exoplanetary Ascent Propulsion  Northrop GrummanSecond Stage Rocket Motor Meant to Take Off from Other Planets Passes Crucial Test  autoevolutionNorthrop Grumman Tests Advanced Rocket Motor for Planetary Ascent ... Continue Reading »

Boeing Is Building Next-Gen Satellites To Control America's Nukes  JalopnikBoeing Wins $2.8B Space Force Contract for Next-Gen Nuclear Comms Satellites  Yahoo FinanceSpace Force scraps satellite procurement, shifts to more flexible strategy  SpaceNews$2.8B Space Force Deal Kicks Off $12B ESS Program with Boeing at ... Continue Reading »

Update On USRA/LPI/LPSC Diversity Censoring  NASA Watch Continue Reading »

Ancient river systems suggest that Mars was much wetter than previously believed  Earth.comA new Martian climate model suggest a mostly cold, harsh environment  Ars TechnicaDiscovery of ancient riverbeds suggests Mars once wetter than thought  The GuardianIt’s the step prior to life ― NASA ... Continue Reading »

The dark side of time: Scientists develop nuclear clock method to detect dark matter using thorium-229  Phys.org Continue Reading »

How paper planes could provide sustainable solutions to space debris  Phys.orgWhat Happens When You Throw a Paper Plane From Space? These Physicists Found Out  ZME ScienceCould a Paper Plane Thrown From The International Space Station Survive The Flight?  ScienceAlertWhat Would Happen If You ... Continue Reading »

100 ghost galaxies may be orbiting the Milky Way—and we’re just now uncovering them  ScienceDailyThe Milky Way May Be Surrounded by 100 Hidden Galaxies  SciTechDaily100 undiscovered galaxies may be orbiting the Milky Way, supercomputer simulations hint  Live ScienceThe Milky Way Could be Surrounded ... Continue Reading »

NASA Rover Breaks Record For Longest Road Trip on Another Planet  ScienceAlertView Full Coverage on Google News Continue Reading »

Earth Is Spinning Faster Than Ever – A Rare Cosmic Shift Will Make August 5 the Shortest Day  Indian Defence ReviewEarth Is Spinning Faster and Days Are Getting Shorter, for Now  The New York TimesDid you feel it? Earth just had one ... Continue Reading »

After losing contract, NASA contractor lays off nearly 300 workers at Michoud, filing says  NOLA.com Continue Reading »

Astronomers find a giant hiding in the 'fog' around a young star  Phys.orgAstronomers discover monster exoplanet hiding in 'stellar fog' around young star  SpaceA young gas giant and hidden substructures in a protoplanetary disk  NatureAstronomers find a giant hiding in the ‘fog’ around ... Continue Reading »

One of the Best Meteor Showers of 2025 Is About to Begin—and It Can Be Seen Across the U.S.  MSNView Full Coverage on Google News Continue Reading »

US FCC licences next-gen AST satellite test  Mobile World Live Continue Reading »

Outer space, the new high ground, is no longer the solitary domain of state powers. The growing participation of the private sector alongside government initiatives signals a dramatic transformation in the space ecosystem. This democratization brings tremendous opportunity but, with ... Continue Reading »

Despite flat budgets for the FAA office that oversees commercial spaceflight, industry has mixed opinions of new launch fees to help fund it. The post Industry doubts effectiveness of new launch licensing fees appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Beijing’s ‘Belt and Road’-aligned constellation expands, forcing a strategic reckoning for Western space networks. The post China enters race for LEO broadband dominance appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

The Tactical Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Tracking (TacSRT) program was left out of the 2026 defense budget The post Congress to push Pentagon to fund commercial satellite intelligence program appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Committee directs Air Force to study heavy-lift launch capacity, LOX-methane safety protocols The post Senate Armed Services’ defense bill includes mandates on space launch, missile defense, spectrum protection appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Firefly Aerospace has filed paperwork to go public, seeking to raise an unspecified amount of money as part of a trend of space companies taking traditional approaches to public markets. The post Firefly Aerospace files to go public appeared first on ... Continue Reading »

Varda Space Industries, a company developing spacecraft for microgravity life sciences and hypersonics research, has raised $187 million to expand the scope and cadence of its missions. The post Varda Space Industries raises $187 million appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

There was a time when looking up at the night sky stirred a visceral sense of wonder. The moon landing, the Shuttle launches, the Voyager missions — these were moments that gripped the public imagination and filled people with a ... Continue Reading »

A Chinese Shiyan satellite appears in a low-inclination orbit never before used by the country, after a week-long detection delay and uncertainty over its mission. The post Experimental Chinese satellite turns up in unexpected orbit appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

NASA officials say there is a “strong chance” that the next test flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle will be uncrewed. The post NASA considering flying only cargo on next Starliner mission appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

On May 28, China launched Tianwen-2, a robotic mission that aims to land on a tumbling near-Earth asteroid barely the size of a conference room, extract samples and send them back to Earth. Yet, the actual spacecraft remains publicly shrouded ... Continue Reading »

A Senate appropriations bill that rejected the administration’s proposed cuts to NASA is in limbo after a dispute among senators about an unrelated provision. The post Senate spending bill that overrides proposed NASA cuts held up in committee appeared first on ... Continue Reading »

Parsing the Space Force’s budget each year is a difficult task. The FY2026 budget is more complicated and more difficult to grasp due in part to the reconciliation process lawmakers used as a way to pass President Trump’s so-called “Big ... Continue Reading »

A new GAO report highlights slow adoption of orbital servicing capabilities The post Space industry sticks with single-use satellite model despite new technologies appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

The U.K. plans to inject $191 million into Eutelsat’s capital raise this year to maintain its 10.89% stake in the French multi-orbit satellite operator. The post UK joins Eutelsat capital boost to maintain strategic LEO stake appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

In this week’s episode of Space Minds, award-winning science fiction author and physicist David Brin joins host David Ariosto for a wide-ranging conversation on the future of space, science, and humanity. The post What if science fiction is our best glimpse ... Continue Reading »

As we at Eurospace publish our annual facts and figures report with the key findings of the European space industry’s economic situation, I find myself looking back at 2024 with mixed feelings. At the global level, 2024 was a great ... Continue Reading »

Economic headwinds did not stop investments in core space companies from reaching their highest level in more than a year at $3.2 billion for the second quarter of 2025, according to early-stage investor Space Capital. The post Investors double down on ... Continue Reading »

U.S. Space Force looks to private-sector capabilities to track and interpret China’s spacecraft moves. The post China’s orbital maneuvers blur the line between peaceful and provocative appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Chinese commercial launch firm Orienspace is aiming for a late 2025 debut of its Gravity-2 rocket following a recent first-stage engine hot fire test. The post Orienspace targets 2025 test flight of Gravity-2 after engine test appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Interstellar Technologies raised 8.9 billion yen ($61.8 million) to boost development of its Zero rocket and research and development of satellite systems. The post Japan’s Interstellar secures $62 million in series F funding appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

In an unprecedented move, President Donald Trump announced late July 9 that he has named Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy as interim NASA administrator. The post Secretary of Transportation Duffy named acting NASA administrator appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Japan’s Space BD has signed an agreement with Australian launch vehicle developer Gilmour Space ahead of that company’s first orbital launch attempt. The post Space BD and Gilmour Space to partner on launch and satellite services appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Spaceport advocates won a tax break in the budget reconciliation bill that they hope will spur investment, but the provision has also generated a political backlash. The post Budget reconciliation bill includes tax break for spaceport bonds appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

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Image: This image tells the story of redemption for one lonely star. The young star MP Mus (PDS 66) was thought to be all alone in the Universe, surrounded by nothing but a featureless band of gas and dust called a ... Continue Reading »

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Image: The varied landscape of England’s Lake District is featured in this image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission. Continue Reading »

The Council of the European Space Agency has received the Anniversary Statement as signed by Member States marking 50 years of the agency. Continue Reading »

To mark its third year of highly productive science, astronomers used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to scratch beyond the surface of the Cat’s Paw Nebula (NGC 6334), a massive, local star-forming region. Continue Reading »

The European Space Agency (ESA) successfully established a transmission-reception optical link with NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) experiment onboard its Psyche mission, located 265 million kilometres away, using two optical grounds stations developed for this purpose in Greece. Continue Reading »

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