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 »

NASA has selected the University of Alabama at Birmingham to provide the necessary systems required to return temperature sensitive science payloads to Earth from the Moon. The Lunar Freezer System contract is an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity award with cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery orders. The ... Continue Reading »

NASA and industry partners will fly and operate a commercial robotic arm in low Earth orbit through the Fly Foundational Robots mission set to launch in late 2027. This mission aims to revolutionize in-space operations, a critical capability for sustainably ... Continue Reading »

The waxing gibbous moon rises above Earth’s blue atmosphere in this photograph taken from the International Space Station on Oct. 3, 2025, as it orbited 263 miles above a cloudy Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Quebec, Canada. In our ... Continue Reading »

Next-generation drone flight software is just one of 25 technologies for the Red Planet that the space agency funded for development this year. When NASA engineers want to test a concept for exploring the Red Planet, they have to find ... Continue Reading »

Trump's NASA pick stresses moon race urgency, pressed on Musk ties in Senate hearing  ReutersTrump’s NASA Pick Poised to Win Senate Vote After Do-Over Hearing  The New York TimesTrump’s NASA pick faces questions on leaked ‘Project Athena’ plan in rare second confirmation ... Continue Reading »

Satellites keep photobombing the Hubble telescope, and it’s getting worse  The VergeSatellite megaconstellations will threaten space-based astronomy  NatureThe threat posed by Elon Musk’s satellites also affects space telescopes like Hubble  EL PAÍS EnglishAlmost All Space Telescope Images Could Soon Be Contaminated, NASA Warns  ScienceAlertLaunching ... Continue Reading »

Is there a full moon tonight? December 2025 cold moon meaning, today's moon phase  Bergen RecordDecember’s supermoon peaks this week. Here’s what to know  CNNDecember's Cold Moon will be the last supermoon of 2025: What to know  Statesman JournalYou might see a supermoon ... Continue Reading »

"Space gum" and sugars discovered in asteroid Bennu samples, NASA reveals  CBS NewsBio-essential sugars in samples from asteroid Bennu  NatureScientists found tryptophan, the ‘sleepy’ amino acid, in an asteroid. Here’s what it means  CNNSugars, ‘Gum,’ Stardust Found in NASA’s Asteroid Bennu Samples  NASA (.gov)Asteroid ... Continue Reading »

3I/ATLAS anti-tail may be surrounded by swarm of objects  NewsNationWhat to know about the 3I/ATLAS comet and why people keep talking about aliens : Short Wave  NPRI watched scientists track interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS leaving the solar system in real-time: 'This is some ... Continue Reading »

China's 1st reusable rocket explodes in dramatic fireball during landing after reaching orbit on debut flight  SpaceChina's LandSpace fails to complete reusable rocket test  ReutersA spectacular explosion shows China is close to obtaining reusable rockets  Ars TechnicaChina pushing for reusability milestone with Zhuque-3 ... Continue Reading »

Alabama sky to put on a show in December: Full moon, comet, Geminid Meteor Shower and more  AL.comStars, Jupiter, the moon  LAistMeteor Showers, Massive Moons and More: Winter Astronomy Events to Look Up for  KQED9 night sky events to see in December, from ... Continue Reading »

NASA spots huge sunspot complex facing Earth. What that means for us  PCWorldG3 Warning into Wednesday Evening, 3 December  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (.gov)Sun unleashes powerful X-class solar flare, knocking out radio signals across Australia  SpaceG2 (Moderate) Geomagnetic Storm Watch Issued ... Continue Reading »

Russia pulls cosmonaut over alleged security breach at SpaceX facility  Euronews.comCosmonaut removed from SpaceX's Crew 12 mission for violating national security rules: report  SpaceRussian cosmonaut removed from SpaceX mission amid security breach  upi.comRussian Cosmonaut Removed From SpaceX Mission After Alleged Security Breach  The Moscow ... Continue Reading »

A Record Number of Spacecraft Have Swarmed the International Space Station  FuturismSpace Station First: All Docking Ports Fully Occupied, 8 Spacecraft on Orbit  NASA (.gov)For the 1st time ever, 8 spacecraft are docked to the International Space Station  SpaceFor the First Time, the ... Continue Reading »

NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim Advances Research Aboard Space Station  NASA (.gov) Continue Reading »

Northern lights may be visible in 15 states tonight  SpaceSpace Weather Story of the Week (2-5 Dec) Update | NOAA / NWS Space Weather Prediction Center  SpaceWeather.govNorthern lights could be visible in 15 states tonight, including Vermont  Burlington Free PressSpace Weather Story of ... Continue Reading »

Giant rotating string of 14 galaxies is 'probably the largest spinning object' in the known universe  Live Science'Tornado' of Galaxies Could Be The Longest Spinning Structure Ever Seen  ScienceAlertAstronomers find vast spinning filament of galaxies 140 million light-years away  Phys.orgGiant spinning strand of ... Continue Reading »

SpaceX launch recap: Live updates from Starlink mission at Cape Canaveral  Florida TodaySunset SpaceX launch adds 29 more Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit  Spaceflight NowSee SpaceX rocket launch photos from Florida dinnertime Starlink mission  Florida TodaySpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 29 Starlink ... Continue Reading »

The Shenzhou 20 Spacecraft Will Return To Earth Without A Crew!  The Daily GalaxyDamaged Shenzhou-20 spacecraft to return to Earth uncrewed for inspection  YahooChina to bring damaged spacecraft back to Earth after sending up replacement for stuck astronauts  SpaceManned spacecraft system chief designer ... Continue Reading »

Flight Radiation Reached 20-Year High During Recent Solar Outburst, Scientists Confirm  GizmodoScientists Warn of Flight Risk After Sun’s Worst Radiation Spike in Years  NewsweekAmid Airbus alert, a look at unusual solar activity reported in November  The Indian ExpressWorld-first data collected in innovative space ... Continue Reading »

Gravity and motion push time on Mars ahead of Earth  Earth.comTime travels faster on Mars than on Earth, and here's why  SpaceWhat Time Is It on Mars? NIST Physicists Have the Answer.  National Institute of Standards and Technology (.gov)How to tell time on ... Continue Reading »

SpaceX can launch its Starship megarocket from Florida pad, Air Force says  SpaceSpaceX wins approval to redevelop historic pad for Starship flights from Florida coast  WKMGSpaceX Gets OK to Build 2 Starship Launch Pads at NASA's Cape Canaveral  CNETSpaceX’s Starship FL launch site ... Continue Reading »

Blue Origin unveils new spacecraft and New Glenn upgrades  NASASpaceFlight.com -What are Blue Origin’s New Glenn goals for 2026?  Space ExploredBlue Origin announces Super-Heavy New Glenn 9×4 to Rival SpaceX Starship  teslaratiBlue Origin Reveals Game-Changing 70,000kg Rocket for Heavy Payloads  The Daily GalaxyHow Blue ... Continue Reading »

James Webb telescope spots strange 'super-puff' planet frantically chasing its own atmosphere through space  Live ScienceA 'super-puff' exoplanet is losing its atmosphere, and the James Webb Space Telescope had a look  SpaceContinuous helium absorption from both the leading and trailing tails of ... 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 unattainable. This ... 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 »

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 »

On December 3, 2025, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation will hold a hearing to examine the re-nomination of Mr. Jared Isaacman for NASA Administrator. A central issue at the Hearing will be the implications of Mr. ... Continue Reading »

The most tragic event in modern astronomy isn’t a funding cut or a launch failure. It is a “missed connection.” Right now, a neutron star collision somewhere in the distant universe is blasting out a short gamma-ray burst. In seconds, ... Continue Reading »

BAE is offering the new chip design process to U.S. government contractors and space agencies. The post BAE Systems, GlobalFoundries team up to modernize chipmaking for space appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

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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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Image: The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission captures a spectacular geological wonder in the Sahara Desert of Mauritania: the Richat Structure. 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. 5. ... 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 »

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

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

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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 »

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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 »

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A German astronaut will be the first European to fly to ... Continue Reading »

Tribute Games' take on Marvel comics focuses on the universe's more ... Continue Reading »

NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS has heard the song a star-quaking red ... Continue Reading »

Hunting for bargains online? Don't let yourself become the prey. Stay ... Continue Reading »

A powerful X1.9 solar flare from new sunspot AR4299 triggered strong ... Continue Reading »

As stunning as Lego's UCS sets are, you can get this ... Continue Reading »

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11,000 pounds of cargo recently arrived at the International Space Station. ... Continue Reading »