Artemis Program 1 month ago
United States Welcomes Ireland's Signing of the Artemis Accords

The Department of State congratulates Ireland on joining the Artemis Accords. Ireland is the 66th country to sign the Accords to date, pledging its co...

Source: Globalsecurity.org

Space Technology 1 month ago
Another Setback for Starship Flight 12? What Happened Now? [18:11]

Interview with Joe Tegtmeyer. Another Setback for Starship Flight 12? What Happened Now? | 18:11 Ellie in Space | 223K subscribers | 32,205 views | Ma...

Source: Freerepublic.com

Skyroot Vikram-1 rocket is raring to soar high
Artemis Program 1 month ago
Skyroot Vikram-1 rocket is raring to soar high

Skyroot Aerospace is on the cusp of launching India's first privately built orbital rocket, Vikram-1, from Sriharikota within weeks. This crucial...

Source: The Times of India

Artemis Program 1 month ago
Moon’s Formation In Many Ways Still Remains A Mystery

Our Moon is still guarding its secrets decades after the last of the Apollo missions lifted off the lunar surface. Lunar scientists still puzzle over...

Source: Universe Today

Trump's proposed NASA budget is a 'horrible threat to our future' in space, Planetary Society CEO says
NASA & Space Agencies 1 month ago
Trump's proposed NASA budget is a 'horrible threat to our future' in space, Planetary Society CEO says

In conversation with Space.com, the new Planetary Society CEO talked about the fight to restore NASA's funding again 2027.

Source: Space.com

Artemis Program 1 month ago
Lockheed Martin announces collaboration with Firefly Aerospace and Seagate for off-shore launches

The announcement comes ahead of Firefly Aerospace’s first quarter earnings call for investors. A timeline for the first ocean-based Alpha rocket launc...

Source: Spaceflight Now

NASA & Space Agencies 1 month ago
NASA Fosters Development of Lunar Resource-Seeking Technologies

To support long-duration missions to the Moon and Mars, NASA and industry are developing technologies that can extract resources such as hydrogen and ...

Source: NASA

Artemis Program 1 month ago
NASA Welcomes Ireland as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory

Ireland signed the Artemis Accords Monday during a signing ceremony hosted by NASA, becoming the latest nation to commit to the responsible exploratio...

Source: NASA

James Webb Space Telescope directly studies an exoplanet's surface for the 1st time: 'We see a dark, hot, barren rock'
Astronomy Research 1 month ago
James Webb Space Telescope directly studies an exoplanet's surface for the 1st time: 'We see a dark, hot, barren rock'

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have directly analyzed the surface of a distant super-Earth, revealing a dark, airless, Mercury-like ...

Source: Space.com

NASA & Space Agencies 1 month ago
Launch Preview: three launches — a calm before the storm?

Two Falcon 9 launches and a Chang Zheng 7 make up the launch roster for… The post Launch Preview: three launches — a calm before the storm? ...

Source: NASASpaceFlight

Artemis Program 1 month ago
We Might Have Massively Underestimated Io's Thermal Output

Io is a world of extremes. It is by far the most volcanically active world in our solar system. Being continually squeezed in the never-ending tug-of-...

Source: Universe Today

Artemis Program 1 month ago
Pixxel pushes into orbital data centers for faster geospatial intelligence

Indian hyperspectral imaging startup Pixxel plans to test orbital data center technology on a pathfinder satellite designed to deliver geospatial inte...

Source: SpaceNews

Artemis Program 1 month ago
Blue Origin Moon Lander Completes Testing at NASA Vacuum Chamber

Also known as Endurance, MK1 is an uncrewed cargo lander funded by Blue Origin as a commercial demonstration mission to advance Human Landing System c...

Source: NASA

Artemis Program 1 month ago
NASA Welcomes Malta as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory

The Republic of Malta became the 65th signatory to the Artemis Accords on Monday during a ceremony in the town of Kalkara with NASA and U.S. Departmen...

Source: NASA

As the Planet Keeps Warming, Hope on the Horizon
Artemis Missions 1 month ago
As the Planet Keeps Warming, Hope on the Horizon

We don't have to leave Earth's fate to the philosophers, or to the astronauts. Mother Jones uses a fresh snapshot of our planet from NASA�...

Source: Newser

Astronomy Research 1 month ago
Astronomers Find Atmosphere Around a Pluto-like World

Observations — including from an amateur astronomer — show that the Plutino 2002 XV93 has a thin wisp of air around it. The post Astronomers Find Atmo...

Source: Sky & Telescope

Lasers take aim at a galaxy far, far away | Space photo of the day for May 4, 2026
Astronomy Research 1 month ago
Lasers take aim at a galaxy far, far away | Space photo of the day for May 4, 2026

Looking like a scene out of "Star Wars," this image shows the ESO's Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) beaming four separate la...

Source: Space.com

Comet & Asteroid News 1 month ago
DARPA chief says agency must harness commercial space boom

Director Stephen Winchell says the agency is eyeing a cislunar navigation challenge and is exploring asteroid resource concepts

Source: SpaceNews

NASA & Space Agencies 1 month ago
Interlune wins NASA contract for helium-3 extraction payload

Interlune, a startup with plans to harvest helium-3 from the moon, has won a NASA contract to develop a payload to test ways to extract the isotope fr...

Source: SpaceNews

Artemis Program 1 month ago
Global Smallsat Deployment Accelerates, with 16,900 Satellites Projected Through 2035

Paris, France – May 2026 – The 11th edition of Novaspace’s Prospects for the Small Satellite Market report forecas...

Source: SpaceNews