Artemis Missions 2 months ago
Hanging in the Balance

The Moon appears half-illuminated in this photo captured by the Artemis II crew on flight day 6. The terminator – the difference between light and dar...

Source: NASA

This is How NASA Flight Tests New Technology
NASA & Space Agencies 2 months ago
This is How NASA Flight Tests New Technology

Flight tests are a big part of how NASA turns breakthrough ideas into reality. From flying humans faster than the speed of sound to proving designs th...

Source: NASA

Astronomy Research 2 months ago
The Solar Gravitational Lens Could Map White Dwarfs and Black Holes

It feels like every few months we get to report on another academic paper coming out singing the praises of the Solar Gravitational SGL (SGL). Partly,...

Source: Universe Today

Searching for alien life: New model could help scientists home in on habitable exoplanets
Astronomy Research 2 months ago
Searching for alien life: New model could help scientists home in on habitable exoplanets

A new exoplanet model screens rocky worlds by their ability to retain atmospheres over geologic timescales, helping narrow the search for potentially ...

Source: Space.com

Space Technology 2 months ago
Loft Orbital to test AI models on spacecraft for Earth observation

Loft Orbital is working with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to test the use of artificial intelligence on spacecraft to improve Earth science monito...

Source: SpaceNews

This 'improbable' exoplanet system is so wonky because of a weird object within
Astronomy Research 2 months ago
This 'improbable' exoplanet system is so wonky because of a weird object within

"This discovery provides a crucial insight into how planets form even around massive, eccentric objects."

Source: Space.com

This beginner-friendly travel telescope is the reason I turned into a skywatcher
Astronomy Research 2 months ago
This beginner-friendly travel telescope is the reason I turned into a skywatcher

Now, for around $80, you can get the same telescope in the Amazon Prime Day sales and join me in looking up at the stars.

Source: Space.com

Comet & Asteroid News 2 months ago
Happy Asteroid Day! Prize-Winning Plan Focuses on Space Infrastructure

A proposal to create a new network for monitoring cosmic threats to off-world infrastructure has won this year's Schweickart Prize, which recogni...

Source: Universe Today

Space Technology 2 months ago
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch reentry capsule demo mission called ‘Starfall’

The mission is the debut of a new reentry capsule developed by SpaceX that weighs about 2,100 kg (4,600 lbs). Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Sp...

Source: Spaceflight Now

NASA & Space Agencies 2 months ago
NASA and Boeing still uncertain about when Starliner will return to flight

NASA’s safety advisers say that while the agency and Boeing make progress in addressing problems with the CST-100 Starliner, it could be up to a year ...

Source: SpaceNews

SpaceX launching its 1st 'Starfall' reentry capsule early on June 23: Watch it live
Space Technology 2 months ago
SpaceX launching its 1st 'Starfall' reentry capsule early on June 23: Watch it live

SpaceX is poised to launch its first-ever Starfall spacecraft, demonstrating the new vehicle's ability to operate in space and return safely bac...

Source: Space.com

SpaceX Shares Soared After Their First Day of Trading, Post-IPO. Will the Stock Keep Rising?
Space Technology 2 months ago
SpaceX Shares Soared After Their First Day of Trading, Post-IPO. Will the Stock Keep Rising?

Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX) has become one of the biggest post-IPO stories of 2026. The company priced its initial public offering a...

Source: Biztoc.com

In 1971, Apollo 14 astronaut Stuart Roosa carried hundreds of tree seeds around the Moon in a metal canister inside his personal kit. When the seeds returned to Earth, many were germinated by the U.S. Forest Service and planted as “Moon Trees” — ordinary-
Artemis Program 2 months ago
In 1971, Apollo 14 astronaut Stuart Roosa carried hundreds of tree seeds around the Moon in a metal canister inside his personal kit. When the seeds returned to Earth, many were germinated by the U.S. Forest Service and planted as “Moon Trees” — ordinary-

The story sounds like it should end with a twist. An astronaut carries tree seeds around the Moon, the seeds are planted back on Earth, and the trees ...

Source: Space Daily

5 Biggest Competitors Challenging SpaceX's Dominance of the Space Industry in 2026
Space Technology 2 months ago
5 Biggest Competitors Challenging SpaceX's Dominance of the Space Industry in 2026

SpaceX, despite its dominance, faces increasing competition from companies like Blue Origin and Rocket Lab, as the space launch market expands with ne...

Source: Ibtimes.com.au

A space telescope that has spent 22 years detecting the most powerful explosions in the universe is now falling toward Earth, and a startup in Arizona built its rescue craft in seven months flat — a schedule Science described as almost unheard of for a NA
Astronomy Research 2 months ago
A space telescope that has spent 22 years detecting the most powerful explosions in the universe is now falling toward Earth, and a startup in Arizona built its rescue craft in seven months flat — a schedule Science described as almost unheard of for a NA

NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has spent more than two decades watching for gamma-ray bursts, the most powerful explosions in the universe. It ...

Source: Space Daily

For a decade the Pink Planet was too faint for any ground telescope to study — and when James Webb finally caught its spectrum, the best fit to the light was an atmosphere hazed with salt clouds
Astronomy Research 2 months ago
For a decade the Pink Planet was too faint for any ground telescope to study — and when James Webb finally caught its spectrum, the best fit to the light was an atmosphere hazed with salt clouds

GJ 504 b, the rosy world that defeated the world's biggest ground telescopes for years, gave up its first spectrum to JWST in a few hours of tele...

Source: Space Daily

3 Stocks That Look Like Far Better Long-Term Investments Than the SpaceX IPO
Space Technology 2 months ago
3 Stocks That Look Like Far Better Long-Term Investments Than the SpaceX IPO

The Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX), or SpaceX, IPO has captured a lot of attention, with many investors focused on what it could do in ...

Source: Biztoc.com

SpaceX’s full legal name is Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, and the company still frames itself less as a rocket business than a mission to push humanity beyond Earth
Space Technology 2 months ago
SpaceX’s full legal name is Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, and the company still frames itself less as a rocket business than a mission to push humanity beyond Earth

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. was incorporated in California in March 2002, and the legal name on the founding paperwork was the first clue Elo...

Source: Space Daily

SpaceX Stock Climbed 23% in Its First Week of Trading. Here's Where the Stock Price Will Be 1 Year From Now, According to History
Space Technology 2 months ago
SpaceX Stock Climbed 23% in Its First Week of Trading. Here's Where the Stock Price Will Be 1 Year From Now, According to History

SpaceX Stock Climbed 23% in Its First Week of Trading. Here's Where the Stock Price Will Be 1 Year From Now, According to History. Space Explorat...

Source: Biztoc.com

Artemis Program 2 months ago
Life and science in orbit: China's Shenzhou-23 crew continues busy work - news.cgtn.com

Life and science in orbit: China's Shenzhou-23 crew continues busy worknews.cgtn.com China's Recent Rocket Launch Is The Next Step For Its 2...

Source: Slashdot.org