Windshaper A large WindShaper fan array is available for dynamic low-speed and hovering flight research.  The WindShaper is ideal for generating arbitrary wind gradients and wind gusts via a simple Python API.  A companion WindProbe is also available for quick ... Continue Reading »

Listen to this audio excerpt from Dan Florez, test director for NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program: At 1:47 a.m. EST November 16, 2022, as the Artemis I engines ignited, NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman and Dan Florez, NASA test director for ... Continue Reading »

WindShaper A large WindShaper fan array is available for dynamic low-speed and hovering flight research.  The WindShaper is ideal for generating arbitrary wind gradients and wind gusts via a simple Python API.  A companion WindProbe is also available for quick ... Continue Reading »

The Artemis II crew captured this photo of our galaxy, the Milky Way, on April 7, 2026. The Milky Way’s elegant spiral structure is dominated by just two arms wrapping off the ends of a central bar of stars. Spanning ... Continue Reading »

Description Staff at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California watch the agency’s Artemis II mission unfold soon after launch on April 1, 2026, at the Space Flight Operations Facility, which operates the Deep Space Network (DSN). The DSN comprises ... Continue Reading »

Description A graphical representation of the Deep Space Network’s radio frequency antennas indicate signal acquisition from NASA’s Artemis II mission to the Moon on April 1, 2026, inside the Space Flight Operations Facility at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern ... Continue Reading »

Description The acquisition of the radio frequency signal from the Artemis II crewed mission to the Moon by NASA’s Deep Space Network (DSN) is indicated by the peak in the data signal shown on the top computer screen.  Soon after ... Continue Reading »

Description Blanca Renteria, Artemis Deep Space Network (DSN) operations chief, monitors data at the Space Flight Operations Facility at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California shortly after Artemis II launched from the agency’s Kennedy Space Flight Center in Florida ... Continue Reading »

Description Staff at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California watch the launch of the agency’s Artemis II mission to the Moon on April 1, 2026, at the Space Flight Operations Facility, which operates the Deep Space Network (DSN). Soon ... Continue Reading »

Description A container of “lucky peanuts” sits above workstations within the Space Flight Operations Facility at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory shortly before the launch of the Artemis II mission to the Moon on April 1, 2026. Eating peanuts before launches ... Continue Reading »

Artemis II crew will endure 3,000°C on re‑entry. A hypersonics expert explains how they will survive  Phys.orgFor Artemis II, Returning to Earth May Be the Most Dangerous Part of the Mission  The New York TimesArtemis II returns to Earth in just over ... Continue Reading »

Artemis II crew to return home as Nasa lays out steps for safe splashdown  The Guardian‘It really bent your mind’: The life-altering phenomenon astronauts experience in space  CNNNASA Prepares for Artemis II Splashdown After Historic Moon Flyby  The New York TimesFor 40 minutes, ... Continue Reading »

'We all pretty much broke down right there': Inside the Artemis 2 astronauts' emotional moment near the moon  SpaceArtemis II astronauts reflect on historic flight as they wrap up moon mission  CBS NewsArtemis II crew tearfully proposes to name moon crater after ... Continue Reading »

What if dark matter came in two states?  EurekAlert!View Full Coverage on Google News Continue Reading »

This founder helped build SpaceX's most powerful rocket engine. Now he's building a 'fighter jet for orbit.'  TechCrunchPortal Space Systems raises $50 million to accelerate spacecraft development  SpaceNewsBooz Allen bets on spacecraft built to maneuver in contested orbit  Stock TitanPortal Space Systems Announces ... Continue Reading »

Artemis II pilot Victor Glover’s daughter steals spotlight in viral tribute: 'First daughter of the moon'  Fox NewsFor dad of Artemis II astronaut Victor Glover, son's journey carries personal weight  YahooArtemis 2 Astronaut Offers Powerful Perspective on Going to the Moon Amid ... Continue Reading »

Supermassive Black Holes On The Verge Of Universe-Shaking Merger Found For The First Time  IFLScienceTwo Supermassive Black Holes May Be on The Very Brink of Collision  ScienceAlertTwo supermassive black holes are on a collision course  Popular ScienceTwo Giants Locked in a Cosmic Waltz: ... Continue Reading »

Satellite imagery reveals increasing volatility in human night-time activity  NatureFrom the nighttime lights of the rich to the blackouts caused by crises, this is how satellites capture ‘the heartbeat of society’  EL PAÍS EnglishLight pollution has brightened Earth by 16% since 2014, ... Continue Reading »

Artemis II astronauts share their favorite wake up songs so far  YouTubeWant to hear what songs the Artemis II crew listened to up in space? Here’s the official wake-up playlist  fox5sandiego.comNASA drops Artemis II moon mission playlist. These are the astronauts' wake-up ... Continue Reading »

A tiny experiment using Artemis II astronaut cells could reshape medicine  The Washington PostArtemis II astronauts taking part in health studies  YahooConcordia College class studies effects of space travel on human body  Valley News LiveWhat returning to lunar space means for human health  SpaceNewsArtemis ... Continue Reading »

We can't all be astronauts, but the Artemis II crew has fitness lessons for everyone  NPRView Full Coverage on Google News Continue Reading »

Space Force taps 14 firms for $1.8 billion GEO surveillance program  SpaceNewsContracts for April 8, 2026  U.S. Department of War (.gov)Space Force Awards 14 Companies Space Domain Awareness Contracts Under "Andromeda"  Defense DailySpace Force slates $1.8B for commercial sats to replace GSSAP neighborhood ... Continue Reading »

Christian Artemis II pilot Victor Glover reflects on God's creation from space  Christian PostArtemis II Astronaut’s Reflection on His Faith From Space is Moving People On Earth  TODAY.comFaith has always gone to space. Artemis II shows how much it has changed.  National Catholic ... Continue Reading »

Galaxy starves its supermassive black hole, loses 95% of its brightness  SpaceThe hungriest black holes in the universe are running out of food, survey of 8,000 cosmic monsters reveals  Live ScienceScientists Just Found a Supermassive Black Hole That Lost 95% of Its ... Continue Reading »

A house-size asteroid is heading toward Earth tonight: Here's what you need to know  SpaceNASA tracks ‘house-sized’ Asteroid 2026 GD passing 156,000 miles from Earth: Why scientists are watching closely and potential threat  The Times of IndiaNASA tracks 3 close asteroids to ... Continue Reading »

Blue Origin Files Documents To Kick Off Building A Second Launch Pad At Cape Canaveral  TalkOfTitusville.com Continue Reading »

Another day, another meteor. 5 states report fireball sighting.  USA TodayNASA confirms fireball seen over Philly region skies was a meteor on Tuesday  NBC10 PhiladelphiaFireball Tears Across Philadelphia Sky at 30,000 MPH Before Combusting  People.comNASA releases report on fireball spotted in the Northeast, ... Continue Reading »

Is the next 'great comet' coming? See Comet PanSTARRS brighten in the night sky this week.  Live ScienceHow to See Another Rare 'Great Comet' in the Sky This Month  People.com'The comet went in, but only a cloud of debris came out': Watch ... Continue Reading »

Large Hadron Collider gives scientists their best look yet at conditions right after the Big Bang  SpaceScientists Get Unprecedented Look at the Universe's Conditions Right After the Big Bang with LHC  The Daily Galaxy💧 In its early days, the Universe was... liquid  Techno-Science.net Continue Reading »

Artemis II crew weighs in on Nutella versus syrup on pancakes  YouTubeNASA Families Don’t Go to the Moon, but They’re on the Mission, Too  The New York TimesArtemis II crew honors Orcas Island astronaut who took Earthrise photo  The Seattle TimesCarney applauds Artemis ... Continue Reading »

MILAN – PLD Space signed a 30 million euro ($35 million) venture debt loan with the European Investment Bank (EIB) on April 7, a move to support the final development stage of MIURA 5, PLD’s lightweight rocket. Miura 5, which ... Continue Reading »

In this episode of the Space Minds podcast, SpaceNews’ Mike Gruss interviews Heather Pringle, a retired Major General of the US Air Force who is now the CEO of the […] The post Heather Pringle on the upcoming Space Symposium and ... Continue Reading »

China carried out separate Long March 8 and Long March 6A launches this week, adding new batches of satellites to the country’s megaconstellation projects. The post China conducts pair of Long March launches for Thousand Sails and Guowang megaconstellations appeared first ... Continue Reading »

he Pentagon is no longer asking whether commercial space will matter in future conflicts. It is building a strategy around the assumption that it will. The post A new kind of arsenal: commercial satellites appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Preparing to send astronauts back to the moon is no small feat. Spaceflight exposes the body to both known and unknown risks, some of which are subtle, cumulative, and difficult to predict. When humans were last on the lunar surface ... Continue Reading »

Space mobility company Portal Space Systems has raised $50 million to scale up development of its highly maneuverable spacecraft. The post Portal Space Systems raises $50 million to accelerate spacecraft development appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

The companies will compete for contracts to build ‘neighborhood watch’ satellites The post Space Force taps 14 firms for $1.8 billion GEO surveillance program appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

SAN FRANCISCO – Albedo, the former Earth-observation startup now focused on satellite manufacturing, announced plans April 9 to send its second spacecraft into very low-Earth orbit (VLEO). Vicinity, scheduled to launch in 2027, will deploy solar arrays to provide far ... Continue Reading »

The contract supports next-generation GPS IIIF satellites through 2030 The post Lockheed Martin wins $105 million contract for GPS ground control system as OCX winds down appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

The new architecture combines high resolution with rapid revisit The post Vantor to expand imaging satellite fleet, adding smallsats to increase revisit rates appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

‘Comet Mini’ and ‘Comet XL’ target energy-intensive missions The post Apex to develop larger satellites for missile defense, space-based computing appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Improving the accuracy of space situational awareness data and using tighter thresholds for potential conjunctions can help retire most satellite collision risk in LEO, a new study concludes. The post Improved thresholds and SSA accuracy can reduce most satellite collision risk ... Continue Reading »

A Critical Infrastructure Under Strain Space has quietly become the infrastructure beneath modern life. From financial transactions synchronised by satellite timing to military operations reliant on secure communications, the global […] The post Space Sovereignty Is No Longer Optional appeared first ... Continue Reading »

Join us in Washington, D.C., for the next event in our orbital data centers series The post April 30: Opportunities for On-Orbit Computing appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

A flurry of commercial innovation has left the U.S. government with no shortage of sensors and AI-driven insights to monitor the increasingly packed and contested space environment. The challenge is […] The post Tracking the next SDA challenge appeared first on ... Continue Reading »

When Congress passed a fiscal year 2026 “minibus” appropriations bill in January, much of the space community breathed a sigh of relief. Congress had rejected the steep cuts proposed by the Trump administration, including a nearly 25% reduction in the ... Continue Reading »

We applaud the lunar base vision laid out by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on March 24. Placing this stake in the lunar regolith is long overdue. What is missing from the mission architecture, however, is a vision for long-term economic ... Continue Reading »

LeoLabs ‘Delta’ moves beyond collision warnings to identify potential adversarial activity The post LeoLabs debuts space monitoring tool for military users appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

(Note: This article went to press for the April issue of SpaceNews Magazine before NASA announced potential changes to the CLD program.) NASA signaled last summer it planned to accelerate efforts to replace the aging International Space Station. Nearly nine ... Continue Reading »

As Artemis 2 begins its return to Earth, scientists are just starting to review the images and observations taken by the crew as they flew around the moon. The post Artemis 2 science gets underway as Orion begins its return trip ... Continue Reading »

The contract was awarded by the Space Development Agency for 2027 demonstrations The post Capella Space wins $49 million contract for military communications satellite demo appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Secure World Foundation report highlights growing reliance on orbiting systems and spread of interference technologies The post Space security moves to forefront as threats to satellites spread appeared first on SpaceNews. Continue Reading »

Bulgarian satellite maker EnduroSat and British defense tech startup Shield Space aim to deploy a cubesat next year capable of maneuvering near other satellites for inspection, ahead of plans to develop a mothership that could house dozens of them for ... Continue Reading »

Astroscale has completed the critical design review for two cubesats slated to launch next year to help the British military monitor space weather and track objects in LEO. The post Astroscale passes key design milestone for UK military space-tracking cubesats appeared ... Continue Reading »

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Image: Orion and its European Service Module bringing the crew around the Moon and back to Earth Continue Reading »

On 6 April 2026, NASA’s Artemis II Mission, powered by ESA’s European Service Module (ESM), brought humans further than ever before. But how do future astronauts train to live on the Moon, and what kind of lunar base could they create?That’s ... Continue Reading »

Lasers could one day steer solar sails and adjust a satellite’s position in outer space, thanks to graphene. An experiment on a gravity rollercoaster ride showed how this innovative material has the potential to revolutionise propulsion beyond Earth. Continue Reading »

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‘Extreme but not exotic,’ – a glimpse at Comet 3I/ATLAS through the eyes of the European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice). Continue Reading »

Video: 00:02:12 Artemis II launched on 2 April at 00:35 CEST, (18:35 local time on 1 April), sending astronauts around the Moon for the first time in over 50 years. At the heart of the mission is ESA's European Service Module, ... Continue Reading »

At 00:35 CEST today (18:35 local time on 1 April), NASA's Space Launch System rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft on Artemis II. At the heart of the mission is ESA's European Service Module, ... Continue Reading »

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A crew of tiny worms will spend six months aboard the ... Continue Reading »

In response to a request from the U.S. government, Planet Labs ... Continue Reading »

The asteroid is on the European Space Agency's Risk List, but ... Continue Reading »

A Virtual Telescope Project livestream will track NASA's Artemis 2 Orion ... Continue Reading »

The Lyrid meteor shower peaks overnight on April 21-22. ... Continue Reading »

'I’m proof that if you keep dreaming big, you too can ... Continue Reading »

Astronaut Christina Koch poses with zero-gravity indicator "Rise" in the viewport ... Continue Reading »

Just after they broke the human spaceflight distance record, the Artemis ... Continue Reading »

Artificial lights at night brightened up planet Earth by 16% from ... Continue Reading »

Anything NASA can do, you can do too. ... Continue Reading »

Artemis 2's Orion capsule will hit Earth's atmosphere at nearly 24,000 ... Continue Reading »

Your guide to May's full Flower Moon, from peak times to ... Continue Reading »

The ALICE experiment at the world's most powerful particle accelerator, the ... Continue Reading »

Owlcat Games' take on The Expanse is wearing its influences proudly, ... Continue Reading »

NASA scientists are thrilled with the Artemis 2 astronauts' moon flyby ... Continue Reading »

The image captures the glowing ribbon of the galactic plane, where ... Continue Reading »

The Artemis 2 astronauts are capturing spectacular photos of the moon ... Continue Reading »

"It is fascinating that an active galactic nucleus can change its ... Continue Reading »

Seeing Earth from space changes your perspective. And this "overview effect" ... Continue Reading »

"The challenge that we're working through is evacuating the tank." ... Continue Reading »

'With the sound, we’re trying to paint a picture of what ... Continue Reading »

NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts chronicled their historic loop around the moon ... Continue Reading »

We chatted with Maul – Shadow Lord's leads about what makes ... Continue Reading »

Scientists used SWOT to observe the 2025 Kamchatka tsunami, and their ... Continue Reading »

Artemis 2 astronauts saw Earth slip from view during their lunar ... Continue Reading »

A dramatic breakup near the sun erased hopes of a bright ... Continue Reading »

Artemis 2 astronauts witness a rare solar eclipse from beyond the ... Continue Reading »

"Apollo happened before I was born, and the idea that we ... Continue Reading »

You've probably heard it by now: NASA’s Artemis 2 mission was ... Continue Reading »

President Donald Trump on Monday night (April 6) hailed the courage ... Continue Reading »

NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts viewed parts of the moon never before ... Continue Reading »

Artemis 2 wake-up songs are mission control's way of starting the ... Continue Reading »

As they broke the record for farthest distance from Earth ever ... Continue Reading »

NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts have now traveled farther from Earth than ... Continue Reading »

Darth Maul's own series instantly sets itself apart from its relatives ... Continue Reading »

The Artemis 2 astronauts might be the first humans to survey ... Continue Reading »

NASA faces the possibility of steep cuts again as the FY ... Continue Reading »

Glover's achievement is worth celebrating. But it's also worth remembering that ... Continue Reading »

NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts will make a historic moon flyby today ... Continue Reading »

The four astronauts of NASA's Artemis 2 mission have arrived at ... Continue Reading »

The four Artemis 2 astronauts had a chance to observe the ... Continue Reading »

The four Artemis 2 astronauts will see a solar eclipse from ... Continue Reading »

The on-again, off-again lunar loo allows astronauts to "go" at the ... Continue Reading »

This offers us a glimpse of the discovery surge scientists expect ... Continue Reading »

Plans are in place for the crew of Artemis 2 to ... Continue Reading »

NASA astronaut Victor Glover delivered an impromptu Easter message as his ... Continue Reading »

Astronomers discovered dozens of stellar streams in the Milky Way using ... Continue Reading »

Won't somebody please think of the children? ... Continue Reading »

The astronauts on NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission reported a burning ... Continue Reading »