Artemis Program 3 months ago
Space Force awards Viasat, SES $437 million for military satellite network

The companies will build four small geostationary satellites for the Protected Tactical Satcom-Global program The post Space Force awards Viasat, SES ...

Source: SpaceNews

Artemis Program 3 months ago
Call for Creatives: NASA Seeks Help Illuminating Mission Storytelling

As NASA pushes the boundaries of exploration and innovation for the benefit of humanity, the agency is looking for partners to share mission stories c...

Source: NASA

SpaceX scrubs launch of Starship V3—the tallest and most powerful rocket ever built
Space Technology 3 months ago
SpaceX scrubs launch of Starship V3—the tallest and most powerful rocket ever built

The launch, when it comes, will mark the 12th flight test of Starship and the first demonstration of its V3 design—a new attempt could come as soon as...

Source: Scientific American

SpaceX targets Thursday launch for upgraded Starship V3
Space Technology 3 months ago
SpaceX targets Thursday launch for upgraded Starship V3

The successful launch could significantly boost investor confidence, impacting SpaceX's IPO prospects and future lunar mission timelines. The pos...

Source: Crypto Briefing

Artemis Program 3 months ago
A Beautiful Death: How a Dying Star Created the Crystal Ball Nebula

Planetary nebula are created when a dying star sheds it outer layers. The gas is lit up by the star and all the gorgeous, changing detail is exposed. ...

Source: Universe Today

Astronomy Research 3 months ago
Nereid Could be Neptune’s Only Original Moon

New research suggests that Triton — or a Triton-like object — might have disrupted Neptune's original moon system. Nereid might be the sole survi...

Source: Sky & Telescope

Don't wait for the full moon: Here's when the moon looks best through a telescope
Astronomy Research 3 months ago
Don't wait for the full moon: Here's when the moon looks best through a telescope

Long before the full moon rises, shifting sunlight transforms the lunar surface into one of the sky's best telescope targets.

Source: Space.com

Starship V3 from space: Satellite snaps amazing photo of SpaceX megarocket on the pad
Space Technology 3 months ago
Starship V3 from space: Satellite snaps amazing photo of SpaceX megarocket on the pad

A sharp-eyed satellite captured an amazing photo of SpaceX's first Starship V3 megarocket on the pad Thursday (May 21), just before it was suppos...

Source: Space.com

Astronomy Research 3 months ago
Webb Studies Star Clusters

This near-infrared image released on May 6, 2026, shows a section of one of the spiral arms of Messier 51 (M51). M51 is one of four nearby galaxies ob...

Source: NASA

NASA & Space Agencies 3 months ago
NASA Sets Coverage for Roscosmos Spacewalk Outside Space Station

NASA will provide live coverage on Wednesday, May 27, as two Roscosmos cosmonauts conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. The spa...

Source: NASA

Astronomy Research 3 months ago
Supermassive Black Holes Can Render Exoplanets Uninhabitable at Great Distances

Life on Earth relies on energy from astrophysical sources. But what if the astrophysical source isn't a star, but a supermassive black hole and i...

Source: Universe Today

Shakeup at JPL? Control over iconic NASA center could change for 1st time in nearly 100 years
NASA & Space Agencies 3 months ago
Shakeup at JPL? Control over iconic NASA center could change for 1st time in nearly 100 years

This is part of an even-larger "restructuring" at NASA.

Source: Space.com

NASA & Space Agencies 3 months ago
NASA unveils sweeping reorganization

NASA announced one of its biggest reorganizations in recent memory May 22, combining mission directorates and reshuffling personnel. The post NASA unv...

Source: SpaceNews

NASA & Space Agencies 3 months ago
NASA Announces Realignment to Accelerate Mission Delivery

Editor’s Note: This advisory was updated May 22, 2026 to include a retirement. NASA announced Friday an agencywide realignment to increase mission foc...

Source: NASA

NASA & Space Agencies 3 months ago
NASA to Compete Contract for Jet Propulsion Laboratory Management

NASA announced plans Friday to compete the next contract for managing and operating the agency’s federally funded research and development center (FFR...

Source: NASA

NASA & Space Agencies 3 months ago
Keeping NASA Flying: Ground Crews Ensure Aircraft Readiness

From high‑speed research flights to high‑altitude science campaigns, NASA depends on aircraft that perform at their best and the ground crews who keep...

Source: NASA

NASA is updating its Artemis moon base plan. You can find out how on May 26.
Artemis Program 3 months ago
NASA is updating its Artemis moon base plan. You can find out how on May 26.

NASA will give an update on Tuesday afternoon (May 26) about its plans to build a moon base, and you can watch it live.

Source: Space.com

Space Exploration 3 months ago
Leveraging AUKUS and southern geography: building Australia’s dual-use space infrastructure for strategic resilience 

The Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) Site 1 in Western Australia is already delivering early tracking data for AUKUS partners, with full op...

Source: SpaceNews

Astronomy Research 3 months ago
Hubble Captures Galaxy Cluster

Look closely at this image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and you’ll see galaxies of various shapes and sizes clustered together toward the center...

Source: NASA

NASA & Space Agencies 3 months ago
New Material Could Help NASA Melt Moon Rocks, Harness Lunar Resources

A material recently discovered and tested at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland could help astronauts pack lighter for future missions to the M...

Source: NASA