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 »

New images show comet 3I/ATLAS getting active as it zooms toward Earth  Live ScienceComet 3I/ATLAS shows activity in Juice navigation camera teaser  European Space AgencyA New Hubble Space Telescope Image of 3I/ATLAS  Avi Loeb – MediumNASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Revisits Interstellar Comet  NASA Science ... Continue Reading »

Asteroid hurtling toward Earth found to be teeming with building blocks of life: researchers  New York PostSugars, ‘Gum,’ Stardust Found in NASA’s Asteroid Bennu Samples  NASA (.gov)Building Blocks of Life Found on Near-Earth Asteroid Could Reveal New Clues About Life in the ... Continue Reading »

Don't miss Jupiter shining close to the waning gibbous moon on Dec. 7  SpaceJupiter is the best planet to see right now, and it's only getting better. Here's how to get the most out of it  BBC Sky at Night MagazineThe Moon ... Continue Reading »

SpaceX to Offer Insider Shares at Record-Setting $800 Billion Valuation  Bloomberg.comExclusive | SpaceX in Talks for $800 Billion Valuation Ahead of Potential 2026 IPO  The Wall Street JournalMusk denies $800 billion SpaceX valuation reports  Yahoo FinanceElon Musk’s SpaceX targets $800bn valuation in latest ... Continue Reading »

Two NASA Balloons Are Heading to Antarctica — Here’s What They’re Searching For!  The Daily Galaxy Continue Reading »

International Space Station prepares for new commander, heads into final five years of planned operations  Spaceflight NowNASA Sets Coverage for Astronaut Jonny Kim, Crewmates Return  NASA (.gov)3 astronauts settle into their new life in orbit | On the International Space Station this ... Continue Reading »

The final supermoon of 2025 lights up the night sky. See photos.  USA TodayDecember cold moon was the last supermoon of 2025: What to know about the celestial event  ABC NewsDecember's 'Cold Moon' rises — See breathtaking images of the final full ... Continue Reading »

Webb telescope found a Milky Way lookalike 12 billion light-years away  MashableIndian scientists spot Milky Way-like galaxy from 12 billion years ago  BBCResearchers discover a grand-design spiral that shouldn’t exist  Astronomy MagazineAlaknanda: JWST discovers massive grand-design spiral galaxy from the universe's infancy  EurekAlert!The JWST ... Continue Reading »

Mars May Have Found Its First Builders: Meet the Bacteria That Could Create Habitats on the Red Planet  Indian Defence ReviewHow Earth’s Toughest Microbes May Help Us Colonize Mars  SciTechDailyCould Bacteria Turn Martian Dust Into Concrete?  ZME ScienceBuilding on Mars with bacteria  The Naked ... Continue Reading »

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

SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg. Where to see liftoff  Ventura County StarSpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video)  SpaceSpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandengerg SFB  Spaceflight NowPelicans eye the sky as rocket ... Continue Reading »

SpaceX Is Now Threatening the Hubble, NASA Warns  FuturismSatellite boom is a 'growing threat' to space telescopes: NASA study  ABC NewsPhotobombing satellites could ruin the night sky for space telescopes  NatureSurging satellite numbers threaten to dazzle even space telescopes  The EconomistSatellites keep photobombing the ... Continue Reading »

Astronomers Sharpen the Universe’s Expansion Rate, Deepening a Cosmic Mystery  W. M. Keck ObservatoryThis Telescope’s Final Data Release Just Killed 30 Cosmological Theories  Gizmodo'Hubble tension' is back again as a new cosmic map deepens the puzzle  SpaceKeck Observatory: Astronomers sharpen the universe’s expansion ... 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  ReutersNASA ... Continue Reading »

NASA spacecraft tracks comet SWAN in incredible 40-day timelapse — and even glimpses interstellar invader 3I/ATLAS  SpaceNASA’s PUNCH Tracks Comet Discovered by SOHO Spacecraft  NASA Science (.gov)Is this comet flying backwards? Nasa spacecraft captures comet 2025 R2 (Swan)  The Indian PanoramaRecord observations: NASA ... Continue Reading »

Close-up images show how stars explode in real time  Phys.orgNova 55 and 67 days after eruption (IMAGE)  EurekAlert!Real-Time Images Of Exploding Stars Defy Simple Theories  ScienceBlog.comSeeing stellar explosions in high definition  NanowerkStellar explosions study led by Texas Tech astronomy professor  EverythingLubbock.com Continue Reading »

"Project Athena" by Jared Isaacman  NASA Watch Continue Reading »

Congress warned that NASA’s current plan for Artemis “cannot work”  Ars Technica'We have lost a lot of time.' Former NASA chief says US needs to start over with moon landing plans or risk losing to China  SpaceAnother China Congressional Hearing  NASA WatchChina’s Beating ... Continue Reading »

A Gigantic Spinning Filament of 14 Galaxies Could Be the Largest Rotating Structure Ever Found  ZME ScienceScience news this week: A human population isolated for 100,000 years, the biggest spinning structure in the universe, and a pit full of skulls  Live ScienceScientists ... Continue Reading »

Orbex trails other European Launcher Challenge companies as U.K. delays funding decision  SpaceNewsBreaking Down Europe’s Launch Funding  Payload SpaceLaunchers, secure comms, LEO PNT: Spain doubles its ESA investment, moves into 4th place, ahead of UK, Belgium  Space Intel ReportAvio: over EUR 600 million ... 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 »

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 »

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

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 »

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 »

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 launched a satellite for a "confidential commercial customer" on ... 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 »

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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 »

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