Artemis Program 1 month ago
Three steps forward but one step back

NASA's revisions to its Artemis lunar exploration architecture have won widespread support in the space industry. Dale Skran, though, notes that ...

Source: The Space Review

Astronomy Research 1 month ago
Flagships on a budget

NASA's next astrophysics flagship mission, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, is under budget and ahead of schedule for a launch later this y...

Source: The Space Review

Space Technology 1 month ago
Tianzhou-10 successfully docks with China Space Station, delivers spacecraft series' 10th consecutive supply run with innovations

Early on Monday morning, sunlight spilled over the Wenchang Space Launch Site located in the South China's tropical island province of Hainan, gl...

Source: Globalsecurity.org

Gateway Station 1 month ago
After Gateway: the case for a middle power lunar consortium

NASA's decision to effectively cancel the lunar Gateway has forced international partners who had been working on its components to reconsider th...

Source: The Space Review

Why did interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS puzzle astronomers? #science
3I/ATLAS Discovery 1 month ago
Why did interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS puzzle astronomers? #science

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS and the “alien” chemistry problem Astronomers studying comet 3I/ATLAS found evidence it likely originated outside the sola...

Source: Alltoc.com

Why shouldn’t this Webb planet pair exist? #science
Astronomy Research 1 month ago
Why shouldn’t this Webb planet pair exist? #science

Webb Space Telescope and a “forbidden” planet pairing Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) reported a rare pair of planets orbiting...

Source: Alltoc.com

SpaceX fuels up Starship V3 megarocket for 1st time ahead of crucial test flight (photos)
Space Technology 1 month ago
SpaceX fuels up Starship V3 megarocket for 1st time ahead of crucial test flight (photos)

SpaceX has stacked and fueled the new version of its Starship megarocket for the first time ever, gearing up for a test flight that could launch as so...

Source: Space.com

Space Technology 1 month ago
China's space freighter Tianzhou-10 embarks on spacecraft series' 10th voyage with successful launch

Early on the Monday morning, sunlight spilled over the Wenchang Space Launch Site located in the South China's tropical island province of Hainan...

Source: Globalsecurity.org

This sulfurous hell world might change the way we classify exoplanets
Astronomy Research 1 month ago
This sulfurous hell world might change the way we classify exoplanets

An oddity among exoplanets, L 98-59 d is (so far) in a class all its own, but astronomers expect powerful new telescopes will eventually reveal more l...

Source: Scientific American

Scegli la foto più bella della missione Artemis II
Artemis Missions 1 month ago
Scegli la foto più bella della missione Artemis II

Start your week with some new photos from Artemis II! Though our journey around the Moon has ended, we're still retrieving plenty of new images. ...

Source: Il Sole 24 Ore

NASA’s Curiosity rover accidentally pulled a rock out of Mars
NASA & Space Agencies 1 month ago
NASA’s Curiosity rover accidentally pulled a rock out of Mars

NASA’s Curiosity rover had an unexpectedly stubborn Mars souvenir after drilling into a rock nicknamed “Atacama” — the entire chunk ripped loose from ...

Source: Science Daily

Kelvin Harrison Jr. Joins Jury, Will Present Golden Globes Prize for Documentary in Cannes
Artemis Program 1 month ago
Kelvin Harrison Jr. Joins Jury, Will Present Golden Globes Prize for Documentary in Cannes

Actor-producer Kelvin Harrison Jr. will join the jury and present the Golden Globes Prize for Documentary in Partnership With Artemis Rising Foundatio...

Source: Variety

Artemis Missions 1 month ago
NASA's Artemis 2 commander and astrophotographer team up to capture breathtaking, never-before-seen shots of the moon's far side - Space

NASA's Artemis 2 commander and astrophotographer team up to capture breathtaking, never-before-seen shots of the moon's far sideSpace NASA r...

Source: Slashdot.org

Space Exploration 1 month ago
NASA’s Curiosity Takes Close Look at Rock That Got Stuck on Drill

Description NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its Mast Camera, or Mastcam, to capture this view of a rock nicknamed “Atacama” on May 6, 2026, the 4,877...

Source: NASA

Space Exploration 1 month ago
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4886-4892: Ingenuity and Perseverance, Curiosity Style

Written by Michelle Minitti, MAHLI Deputy Principal Investigator Earth planning date: Friday, May 8, 2026 While we know the monikers Ingenuity and Per...

Source: NASA

Artemis Program 1 month ago
May 2026 Satellite Puzzler

Your challenge is to tell us the location of the satellite image and why it is interesting.

Source: NASA

Hackaday Links: May 10, 2026
Artemis Missions 1 month ago
Hackaday Links: May 10, 2026

While Artemis II was primarily a demonstration flight of the architecture NASA plans to use for future lunar missions, it was also an excellent excuse...

Source: Hackaday

The Surprising Truth About What Outer Space Smells Like
Artemis Program 1 month ago
The Surprising Truth About What Outer Space Smells Like

Astronauts report smelling one particular scent upon returning from space.

Source: Mental Floss

NASA & Space Agencies 1 month ago
Launch Preview: SpaceX and Chinese missions fill busy launch manifest

The week of May 11 brings nine launches across the United States and China, spanning… The post Launch Preview: SpaceX and Chinese missions f...

Source: NASASpaceFlight

NASA & Space Agencies 1 month ago
NASA retaining six-month ISS missions

NASA plans to continue exchanging International Space Station crews about every six months after considering longer stays.

Source: SpaceNews