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The Outer Space Treaty from 1967 prohibits weapons in space. But a satellite launched by Russia has generated suspicion. Despite claims that it's...
Source: Universe Today
7,000 Galaxy Clusters, Hiding in Plain Sight
A five year survey by the South Pole Telescope has produced a catalogue of more than seven thousand galaxy clusters, some dating back nearly eight bil...
Source: Universe Today
Could Astronauts Grow Rice on the Moon?
Scientists in Japan have built a low power device that pulls nitrogen straight from the air and turns it into fertiliser, then used it to successfully...
Source: Universe Today
Japanese company books 1,100 pounds of cargo space on SpaceX Starship mission to the moon
The Japanese company ispace is expanding its already extensive moon plans to include SpaceX's Starship megarocket.
Source: Space.com
Watch a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch for record-breaking 36th time early on July 9
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch for a record-breaking 36th time early Thursday morning (July 9), and you can watch the action live.
Source: Space.com
The Milky Way's Arms Reach Out Further Than we Thought
A new result using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory shows that the outer spiral arms in the Milky Way galaxy may reach wider than previously thought. ...
Source: Universe Today
NASA begins funding hardware for 'Skyfall' Mars helicopter mission
NASA's nuclear-powered mission to Mars is taking shape with the selection of Firefly Aerospace to design and manufacture the protective aeroshell...
Source: Space.com
Rocket Lab sees Electron gains, Neutron delays in first half of 2026
Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket has had a record stretch through the first half of 2026,… The post Rocket Lab sees Electron gains, Ne...
Source: NASASpaceFlight
ispace to send larger payloads to the moon on SpaceX’s Starship
Japanese lunar exploration company ispace is buying space on a future Starship lunar lander mission to deliver larger payloads to the moon. The post i...
Source: SpaceNews
Students Connect NASA Science With Indigenous Knowledge to Study Coastal Erosion
Story by Keri Moskowitz, Gulf of Maine Research Institute For the Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy Reservation, or Sipayik, the ocean has always been a te...
Source: NASA
The JWST and the Mystery of Massive Quenched Galaxies in the Early Universe
With its ability to observe the red-shifted light from early galaxies, the JWST has revealed some surprises. Many massive galaxies in the early Univer...
Source: Universe Today
Shoebox-sized 'detector satellites' could sniff out a nuclear bomb in space
A constellation of cubesats fitted with special detectors could sniff out nuclear weapons hidden on satellites launched by adversary nations, a new st...
Source: Space.com
Trump gifts Artemis astronauts a flag from the US Capitol to plant on the moon
The next American flag to be planted on the moon has been placed in the hands of one of the last astronauts to walk on the lunar surface.
Source: Space.com
Is this the year for a NASA authorization bill?
Appropriators, like fans of hard-luck sports teams, say every year that this year will be different. That this will be the year that “regular order” r...
Source: SpaceNews
SpaceX edges lower as Wall Street launches coverage ahead of Nasdaq 100 entry (SPCX)
Analysts begin coverage before major index inclusionShares of Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ:SPCX) slipped ahead of the company’s scheduled in...
Source: Advfn.com
Steamy Nights at the Galactic Equator
Here's an observing guide to both familiar and lesser-known deep-sky objects that inhabit our galaxy's equatorial zone. The post Steamy Nigh...
Source: Sky & Telescope
'This is the future of spatial intelligence': Vantor unveils stunning 3D satellite views of Earth (photos)
The American Earth-observation company Vantor is now mapping Earth from space in 3D, and the images are stunning.
Source: Space.com
Did a Passing Star Shower Us with Comets?
We might be living through a comet shower created by a star that millions of years ago jostled the Oort Cloud surrounding the solar system. The post D...
Source: Sky & Telescope
Hubble Captures Star-Studded Cluster
This image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope showcases Messier 3 (M3), one of the Milky Way galaxy’s most massive globular...
Source: NASA
The US Space Force just got a new electromagnetic weapon to jam adversary satellites
The U.S. Space Force has acquired one of its first publicly acknowledged offensive weapons, one that can blast adversary satellites with electromagnet...
Source: Space.com