The Long-Lived Chicxulub Hydrothermal System Lasted 8 Million Years
Comet & Asteroid News 4 months ago
The Long-Lived Chicxulub Hydrothermal System Lasted 8 Million Years

The asteroid that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs also created an underground environment suited to supporting new life, and new research sugge...

Source: Universe Today

SpaceX Is Now One of Cathie Wood's Biggest Holdings. Should You Follow Her and Go All in on this Elon Musk-led Company?
Space Technology 4 months ago
SpaceX Is Now One of Cathie Wood's Biggest Holdings. Should You Follow Her and Go All in on this Elon Musk-led Company?

SpaceX Is Now One of Cathie Wood's Biggest Holdings. Should You Follow Her and Go All in on this Elon Musk-led Company? Cathie Wood, co-founder a...

Source: Biztoc.com

Water is the most valuable thing in space, not gold, not platinum, not any rare metal — because water can be split into rocket fuel anywhere sunlight reaches, which means the first company to mine it reliably in orbit won’t be selling to Earth at all, it
Comet & Asteroid News 4 months ago
Water is the most valuable thing in space, not gold, not platinum, not any rare metal — because water can be split into rocket fuel anywhere sunlight reaches, which means the first company to mine it reliably in orbit won’t be selling to Earth at all, it

The popular picture of mining in space is precious metal: an asteroid packed with platinum, worth some unfathomable sum, towed home to make someone ri...

Source: Space Daily

Space.com just launched an app! Get your inside scoop on space exploration
Space Exploration 4 months ago
Space.com just launched an app! Get your inside scoop on space exploration

Our new Space.com app takes you out of this world, every day, for the latest space mission news, astronomical discoveries, night sky guides and more.

Source: Space.com

Space Technology 4 months ago
NASA, Boeing committed to Stariner-1 launch despite unclear timeline

The uncrewed flight of the spacecraft is still going through testing and analysis before NASA green lights a return to flight mission.

Source: Spaceflight Now

NASA & Space Agencies 4 months ago
NASA Names Sean Gallagher as Chief Information Officer

NASA has selected Sean Gallagher as the agency’s chief information officer (CIO). In this role, he is responsible for the agency’s entire portfolio of...

Source: NASA

Rocket Lab launches US Space Force mission with less than 17 hours' notice — a new record
Artemis Program 4 months ago
Rocket Lab launches US Space Force mission with less than 17 hours' notice — a new record

Firefly Aerospace launched the Victus Nox mission for the U.S. Space Force on Thursday night (Sept. 14), just 27 hours after receiving the liftoff ord...

Source: Space.com

Artemis Program 4 months ago
Commercial Space Federation (CSF) Welcomes New Associate Member

June 23, 2026 – Washington, D.C.—The Commercial Space Federation (CSF) is pleased to welcome Sophia Space, a company advancing orbital computing infra...

Source: SpaceNews

NASA & Space Agencies 4 months ago
58th Girl Scouts Unite Event

58th Girl Scouts Unite Event, July 23-25, 2026 Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth #206) for Hyperwall Storytelling by NASA experts. Full Hyperwall A...

Source: NASA

NASA & Space Agencies 4 months ago
CSDA Selects Eight Commercial Satellite Data Providers for On-Ramp 2 Contract Awards

Eight commercial data providers received contracts to provide a range of data in support of NASA’s Earth science priorities.

Source: NASA

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS found to be up to 12 billion years old
3I/ATLAS Discovery 4 months ago
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS found to be up to 12 billion years old

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, June 22 (Reuters) - Scientists studying the comet 3I/ATLAS have determined that this interstellar visitor is remarkably anc...

Source: Yahoo Entertainment

Artemis Program 4 months ago
Ariane 6 Sets New Record for Europe with More Powerful Boosters

On 17 June at 09:21 local time (13:21 BST, 14:21 CEST) Ariane 6 flight VA269 soared to orbit from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. 36 satellites f...

Source: Universe Today

NASA wants to dump the ISS in the sea. Experts say the plan 'raises serious concerns for ocean health'
NASA & Space Agencies 4 months ago
NASA wants to dump the ISS in the sea. Experts say the plan 'raises serious concerns for ocean health'

NASA's plan to deorbit the International Space Station in coming years has stirred up a wave of reaction by a leading ocean conservation organiza...

Source: Space.com

What telescope could cause our astrophotography expert to break their hard-and-fast rule about not traveling with a telescope? This one! Now even cheaper in this Prime Day telescope deal
Astronomy Research 4 months ago
What telescope could cause our astrophotography expert to break their hard-and-fast rule about not traveling with a telescope? This one! Now even cheaper in this Prime Day telescope deal

Ready to turn your skywatching upside-down? Then snap up this ZWO Seestar S30 Pro, which offers views so stunning it made our expert bin their no tele...

Source: Space.com

China's space plane appears to have released a mystery object in orbit
Artemis Program 4 months ago
China's space plane appears to have released a mystery object in orbit

China's Shenlong space plane appears to have released a mystery object while in orbit, according to a private space surveillance firm.

Source: Space.com

Space Technology 4 months ago
Ubotica raises $11 million to scale maritime-intelligence platform

SAN FRANCISCO – Ubotica Technologies, an Irish company focused on artificial intelligence for spacecraft, has raised $11 million to expand commercial ...

Source: SpaceNews

NASA & Space Agencies 4 months ago
2026 ALA Hyperwall Schedule

American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference, June 25-29, 2026 Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth #2243) for Hyperwall Storytelling by NASA ...

Source: NASA

Astronomy Research 4 months ago
Exploding Stars Sprinkled Ancient Earth With Radioactive Iron and Plutonium

Exploding stars have left their radioactive mark on our planet. Now scientists have found more evidence of a particularly violent event in Earth’s mor...

Source: Sky & Telescope

SpaceX Dragon says goodbye to the ISS | Space photo of the day for June 23, 2026
Space Technology 4 months ago
SpaceX Dragon says goodbye to the ISS | Space photo of the day for June 23, 2026

The cargo spacecraft catches the sunlight as it departs its visit to the space station.

Source: Space.com

Ignite a child's imagination with the stars: Our expert-picked Astronaut Galaxy Star Projector is a Prime Day steal at just $25
Artemis Missions 4 months ago
Ignite a child's imagination with the stars: Our expert-picked Astronaut Galaxy Star Projector is a Prime Day steal at just $25

After the historic Artemis 2 crew looping around the moon back in April, kids everywhere are eager to follow in their footsteps. This Astronaut star p...

Source: Space.com