Episode 43 of the Hawaiian volcano’s current eruption was marked by high lava fountains and widespread ash dispersal. Continue Reading »

An American bald eagle flies away from its nest and tree at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, March 13, 2026. Bald eagle nesting surveys across NASA Kennedy, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, and Canaveral National Seashore are ... Continue Reading »

Commercial launch providers continue to advance propulsion technology with a renewed focus on liquid oxygen and methane propelled rockets and spacecraft. As systems grow in scale, carrying millions of pounds of propellant, so too does the responsibility to fully understand ... Continue Reading »

A NASA laser reflecting technology that will aid Global Positioning System (GPS) accuracy is now operational as of March 9. The instrument, known as a laser retroreflector array, or LRA, launched aboard GPS III SV-09, the ninth of U.S. Space ... Continue Reading »

NASA will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft carrying about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the crew aboard the International Space Station. The unpiloted Roscosmos Progress 94 resupply spacecraft is ... Continue Reading »

Ten explorers are currently training at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to become flight-eligible astronauts.  Selected in 2025, the astronaut candidates are building the technical and operational skills needed for future missions to the International Space Station, the Moon, and eventually ... Continue Reading »

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team recently blasted the observatory with extreme sound, shook it, and listened to its electronic hum. Roman passed all three assessments, which aimed to confirm that the observatory will withstand launch conditions and function ... Continue Reading »

Abundant rainfall in February and March 2026 transformed the desert landscape of Central Australia. Continue Reading »

Written by Catherine O’Connell-Cooper, APXS Strategic Planner and Payload Uplink/Downlink Lead, University of New Brunswick, Canada Earth planning date: Friday, March 13, 2026 We are in our final phase of the boxwork campaign, investigating the contacts between the boxwork unit ... Continue Reading »

The OLI (Operational Land Imager) on Landsat 8 acquired this rare, relatively clear image of  Mayon, the most active volcano in the Philippines, on Feb. 26, 2026. The natural-color scene is overlaid with infrared observations to highlight the lava’s heat signature. On that day, ... Continue Reading »

Meteorite hunters scour Ohio for fragments of 7-ton space rock that crashed into Earth  KSL.comMeteorite hunters flock to Northeast Ohio after fireball breaks apart over Medina County  Cleveland 19 NewsMeteorite chaser says he found 2 pieces in Medina County: ‘No rock on ... Continue Reading »

NASA's rollout of the Artemis II rocket has been delayed due to wind, officials say  WESHNASA Finalizes Artemis II Rollout, Crew Begins Quarantine  NASA (.gov)Nasa's Moon rocket Artemis rolls back to pad for possible April launch  BBCLive coverage: NASA to roll its SLS ... Continue Reading »

NASA’s Hubble telescope spots K1 comet exploding into fragments, space agency says  New York PostNASA’s Hubble Telescope Spots Comet K1 Exploding Into Fragments  The New York TimesHubble unexpectedly catches comet breaking up  ESA/HubbleNASA’s Hubble Unexpectedly Catches Comet Breaking Up  NASA Science (.gov)These new Hubble ... Continue Reading »

Blue Origin joins the orbital data center race  SpaceNewsAre data centres in space less crazy than we think?  The EconomistThis is Jeff Bezos’s plan to rival Elon Musk in the race for space-based data centers  MarketWatchSpaceX To Start Small With 1 Million Satellite ... Continue Reading »

Vandenberg rocket launch today. Where to see SpaceX Falcon 9  Ventura County StarNext SpaceX rocket launch in Florida set for predawn Thursday  Florida TodaySpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral  Spaceflight NowExpect Sonic Booms As SpaceX Prepares To ... Continue Reading »

Earthshine will reveal the moon's hidden face this week — here's how to see it  SpaceThere's a chance to see a wafer-thin Moon with Venus this week. Are you up to the challenge?  BBC Sky at Night MagazineMoon phase today: What the ... Continue Reading »

A 4.5 billion-year-old asteroid sample "Bennu's" newly discovered pattern could disrupt future solar studies  ABC13 HoustonAsteroid Bennu’s Rugged Surface Baffled NASA, We Finally Know Why  NASA Science (.gov)Low thermal inertia of carbonaceous asteroid Bennu driven by cracks observed in returned samples  NatureBennu boulders ... Continue Reading »

The discovery of a buried delta on Mars could boost the search for life  Phys.orgNASA rover detects some of the oldest evidence of water flowing on Mars  ReutersNASA’s Perseverance Mars rover discovers even older lost rivers at Jezero Crater  Scientific AmericanHidden Ancient River ... Continue Reading »

SpaceX Fires Up Its Biggest, Baddest Rocket Yet: Starship V3  GizmodoSpaceX fires up next-gen 'V3' Starship for 1st time ahead of April launch (photos)  SpaceSpaceX Gears Up for Its Most Important Rocket Test Yet  TipRanksBooster 19 concludes initial test campaign on Pad 2  NASASpaceFlight.com ... Continue Reading »

If you live in any of these 21 states, you might see the northern lights Thursday and Friday  OregonLive.comModerate geomagnetic storm forecast for tonight: What to expect  WTOPThere's a chance to see the northern lights in New England Wednesday into Thursday  WBURNorthern lights ... Continue Reading »

Astronauts complete prep for new ISS solar array on 1st NASA spacewalk in 10 months  SpaceAstronauts Install Solar Array Mod Kit, Complete Spacewalk  NASA (.gov)Astronaut from Maine participates in her fourth spacewalk  WMTWNASA Spacewalkers Prep ISS For Next Chapter Of Solar Power Upgrade  Aviation ... Continue Reading »

'A great relief!' Europe's Proba-3 solar-eclipse satellite phones home after a month of silence  SpaceView Full Coverage on Google News Continue Reading »

Meteorite hunters in Ohio search for fragments that fell to Earth with a boom  AP NewsA mom wrote a kids' book on grief. She was just convicted of her husband's murder  NPRUtah Woman Found Guilty of Fatally Poisoning Husband  The New York TimesJuror ... Continue Reading »

Kratos wins $446 million Space Force contract for missile-tracking ground systems  SpaceNews Continue Reading »

All 5 'letters' of DNA found on an asteroid speeding through our solar system. What do they tell us about the origins of life?  Live ScienceA complete set of canonical nucleobases in the carbonaceous asteroid (162173) Ryugu  NatureRyugu asteroid samples contain all ... Continue Reading »

China Set to Test Revolutionary Asteroid Deflection Technology in 2027  The Daily Galaxy Continue Reading »

Space Force drives additional acquisition reforms with new portfolios  DefenseScoopNew Space Force acquisition portfolios to cover space control, orbital warfare  Breaking DefenseSpace Force overhauls buying structure with new mission portfolios  SpaceNewsSpace Force ‘Serious’ About Planning for Cislunar Operations  Air & Space Forces MagazinePentagon Developing ... Continue Reading »

Rocket Lab Secures $190M Contract for 20x HASTE Launches, Cements Hypersonics Leadership with Department of War Partnership  Rocket LabWhy Rocket Lab (RKLB) Stock Is Trading Lower Today  Yahoo FinanceRocket Lab’s Story Just Changed (NASDAQ:RKLB)  Seeking AlphaRocket Lab wins $190 million Pentagon deal for ... Continue Reading »

'At the edge of what we thought possible': Astronomers find extremely rare star from ancient universe  SpaceExtremely rare second-generation star discovered inside ancient relic dwarf galaxy  Phys.orgEnrichment by the first stars in a relic dwarf galaxy  NatureAncient Star Opens Window to Early Days ... Continue Reading »

Project Hail Mary is packed with hard science. An astrophysicist breaks it down  Phys.org‘Project Hail Mary’ Review: Ryan Gosling’s Science-Teaching Savior  WSJWhat ‘Project Hail Mary’ gets right – and wrong – about astrophysics, according to an astrophysicist  Northeastern Global News‘Project Hail Mary’ Author ... Continue Reading »

Blue Origin is the latest company to propose an orbital data center system, filing plans for a constellation of up to 51,600 satellites. The post Blue Origin joins the orbital data center race appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Join us on March 31 for a virtual event, sponsored by Star Catcher and in partnership with the Commercial Space Federation The post Register now: The energy imperative driving the push toward orbital data centers appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

The agreement is for ground management and integration for the Resilient Missile Warning and Tracking satellite program The post Kratos wins $446 million Space Force contract for missile-tracking ground systems appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Portal Space Systems, a company developing maneuverable spacecraft, is partnering with an Australian startup to offer a commercial orbital debris removal service. The post Portal Space Systems and Paladin Space plan debris removal service appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

In this episode of the Space Minds podcast, host David Ariosto speaks with Eileen Collins, retired NASA astronaut, Air Force colonel and the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle […] The post Eileen Collins on what it takes to become ... Continue Reading »

NASA is proposing a sharp increase in the rate of robotic lunar lander missions, a move that has excited but also puzzled the space community. The post NASA considering sharp increase in robotic lunar landings appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Finnish satellite manufacturer ReOrbit has signed a contract with asset-financing company SLI for two small geostationary orbit communications satellites. The post ReOrbit sells two small GEO satellites to SLI appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Satellite manufacturer Apex has won a contract from a Japanese company to provide a spacecraft bus for a technology demonstration mission. The post Apex sells satellite for Japanese technology demonstration mission appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

The contract is for 20 hypersonic flight missions over four years The post Rocket Lab wins $190 million Pentagon deal for hypersonic test flights appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Maj. Gen. Keener: The exercise will help Space Command ‘better understand commercial challenges, requirements, and how we can better work together’ The post Space Command classified wargame to include 50 commercial players appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

SAN FRANCISCO — TransAstra is performing a study, funded by investors and customers, to explore the technical feasibility of moving a 100-metric-ton asteroid to a stable near-Earth orbit. “We want to bring an asteroid to the Earth-moon system and turn ... Continue Reading »

South Korea’s plans for a national security constellation are coming into sharper focus after a March 18 solar array supply deal set the stage for a first demonstrator as early as the second half of 2027. The post Solar array deal ... Continue Reading »

At the dawn of the Space Age, then President-elect John F. Kennedy spoke to the American people of “a new frontier” of unknown opportunities and perils, unfulfilled hopes and unfilled threats, uncharted science and unsolved problems. Six years later, Star ... Continue Reading »

China has identified a new target near-Earth asteroid for its first planetary defense kinetic test mission, which is scheduled to launch in December 2027.  The post China signals new target for 2027 asteroid deflection test appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

NASA’s planetary science program, while spared steep cuts proposed last year, is still facing a funding shortfall that requires “strategic choices” about which missions to continue. The post NASA grappling with planetary science funding shortfall appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

New structure gives ‘Portfolio Acquisition Executives’ authority over funding, requirements and integration across major space missions The post Space Force overhauls buying structure with new mission portfolios appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Telesat plans to carve out 25% of its Lightspeed broadband constellation for military Ka-band as the program’s latest delay pushes global service into early 2028, creating more room to align the design with shifting geopolitical priorities. The post Telesat pivots Lightspeed ... Continue Reading »

The Trump administration has not yet decided whether to charge for space safety data despite a change in space policy enabling the government to do so. The post Office of Space Commerce weighing options for TraCSS user fees appeared first on ... Continue Reading »

The industry’s supply network, built for smaller volumes and slower production cycles, is struggling to keep pace. The post Space boom strains supply chain, industry report warns appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Guetlein: ‘We were asked to procure some additional space capabilities’ The post Golden Dome cost estimate rises to $185 billion as Pentagon expands space layer appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Stuttgart, Germany – Marc. 17, 2026 – ISPTech, a German space technology company developing propulsion systems for agile in-orbit maneuvering, announced it has raised €5.5 million in seed funding to […] The post ISPTech Raises €5.5M Seed Round to Redefine How ... Continue Reading »

The Canadian military announced March 16 a major investment in both launch facilities and companies in a bid to create a sovereign space access capability. The post Canadian military invests in sovereign launch appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Before you ever set foot on a spacecraft bound for deep space, tiny replicas of your organs might make the journey first. Suspended in microgravity aboard a research mission, this organ-on-a-chip, or tissue chip, engineered from your own cells, could ... Continue Reading »

South Korean startup Innospace says its inaugural launch failed in December when exhaust leaked from a combustion chamber and caused the rocket to break up. The post Innospace completes investigation into Hanbit-Nano launch failure appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

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Video: 00:01:06 Watch the replay of the media information session where ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher and ESA Council Chair Renato Krpoun outline the key decisions and main outcomes of the Council meeting held in Interlaken, Switzerland, on 18 and 19 ... Continue Reading »

Comet K1, whose full name is Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS), had just passed its closest approach to the Sun and was heading out of the Solar System. Though it had been intact just days before, K1 fragmented into at least ... Continue Reading »

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Thanks to the success of the Arctic Weather Satellite prototype and Eumetsat’s recent greenlight to develop a full constellation of similar satellites called Sterna, the European Space Agency has awarded OHB Sweden with the contract to build 20 satellites.This marks ... Continue Reading »

A successful deep-space manoeuvre has put ESA’s Hera spacecraft on course for its rendezvous with the Didymos binary asteroid system later this year. Continue Reading »

With more than 400 positions to be published in 2026, the European Space Agency has launched a recruitment drive to support ESA’s programmes, missions and strategic initiatives following the 2025 Ministerial Council in Bremen. To help make these projects a reality, we ... Continue Reading »

Week in images: 09-13 March 2026 Discover our week through the lens Continue Reading »

Image: This image from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission shows us the maritime traffic passing through the Øresund Strait in 2025. Continue Reading »

These worlds are among the least dense ever found, and all ... Continue Reading »

One of the two spacecraft that make up Europe's Proba-3 solar-eclipse ... Continue Reading »

Catch the soft glow of earthshine as a young crescent moon ... Continue Reading »

The South Korean startup Innospace failed during its first orbital launch ... Continue Reading »

If you're a fan of Lego, rockets or Tintin, (I am), ... Continue Reading »

The new film probes the possibility of alien life – here's ... Continue Reading »

NASA has used advanced imaging techniques to peer inside samples of ... Continue Reading »

The rare meteor exploded with the force of 250 tons of ... Continue Reading »

AI could soon be able to hijack satellites and cause them ... Continue Reading »

Rocket Lab will launch an Earth-observing radar satellite for the Japanese ... Continue Reading »

Two 'missing' episodes of Doctor Who are coming to BBC iPlayer ... Continue Reading »

NASA will roll its Artemis 2 moon rocket out to the ... Continue Reading »

"Cosmic archaeologists" have discovered an iron-deficient second-generation star, which provides evidence ... Continue Reading »

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams prepared the International Space ... Continue Reading »

Prime Video's brutally brilliant animated superhero series returns today! ... Continue Reading »

SpaceX conducted a static fire test with the first stage of ... Continue Reading »

Rejoice, PlayStation gamers! "Starfield" is finally making the hyperspace journey to ... Continue Reading »

Zhang Lu matched Chen Dong's tally of six spacewalks as he ... Continue Reading »

Calling all Browncoats! The original cast of the cult space western ... Continue Reading »

Look west after sunset on March 19 to try spotting a ... Continue Reading »

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Illinois tonight as several ... Continue Reading »

NASA's X-59 jet looks ready to fly into the sunset in ... Continue Reading »

Winter constellations shine defiantly in the face of spring as galaxy ... Continue Reading »

Titan, Saturn's largest moon, happens to share some truly remarkable geophysical ... Continue Reading »

Have you been holding off on Star Trek: Starfleet Academy till ... Continue Reading »

As NASA gears up for the launch of Artemis 2, the ... Continue Reading »

Two NASA astronauts will conduct a spacewalk today (March 18) that ... Continue Reading »

The research could shed light on how black holes vomit out ... Continue Reading »

Paul Atreides' kids, a Duncan Idaho comeback (kinda), and Robert Pattinson's ... Continue Reading »

A civilization capable of interstellar travel may also be one that ... Continue Reading »

A sample collected by the Hayabusa 2 spacecraft from the spinning ... Continue Reading »

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SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 rockets on March 17, each carrying ... Continue Reading »

No major meteor showers are active at this time. ... Continue Reading »

The dust storm created travel complications and other issues for Texans. ... Continue Reading »

NASA plans to roll its Artemis 2 moon rocket to the ... Continue Reading »

"At last we will have revenge." ... Continue Reading »

Aurora chasers, keep your eyes on the skies over the coming ... Continue Reading »

From phone boxes and flux capacitors to black holes and hot ... Continue Reading »

Blue Origin and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are teaming up to ... Continue Reading »

The local universe may be expanding more slowly than previously thought, ... Continue Reading »

100 years after Robert Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket, NASA ... Continue Reading »

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered an example ... Continue Reading »

'It promises that this is just the beginning of the story ... Continue Reading »

Scientists are searching for evidence of microbial life left behind in ... Continue Reading »

Siril stands out as one of the best pieces of open-source ... Continue Reading »

'That truth will upend all established order across the entire world.' ... Continue Reading »

Exomoons orbiting rogue planets could host liquid water for billions of ... Continue Reading »

Robert Goddard's innovations in liquid-fueled rockets — assisted by his wife, ... Continue Reading »

With the help of an extremely powerful telescope deep underground in ... Continue Reading »