Astronomy Research 3 months ago
Hellish Venus-Like Planets May Be More Prevalent Than True ExoEarths

Exoplanet hunters are keen to find the next extrasolar earthlike planet, one that may harbor life as we know it. But preliminary results from a new s...

Source: Universe Today

Artemis Program 3 months ago
Resolving the Kardashev's Conundrum Using a Bitcoin-Inspired Metric

A new study reevaluates the Kardashev Scale using a new framework that includes the Bitcoin network as a means of measuring the trajectory of human de...

Source: Universe Today

Space Exploration 3 months ago
Future Mars Rovers Could Mimic a Swimming Motion to Traverse the Planet's Surface

Some animals can move efficiently beneath granular surfaces. These include the sandfish (Scincus scincus), a lizard native to the Sahara. It can burro...

Source: Universe Today

Space debris is forcing satellites to dodge more often — costing us vital science. 'Things will get worse before they get better'
Artemis Program 3 months ago
Space debris is forcing satellites to dodge more often — costing us vital science. 'Things will get worse before they get better'

Satellites forced to avoid space debris appear to have lost some of their data due to the movement. They've also lost precious fuel.

Source: Space.com

Space Technology 3 months ago
Starship Flight 12: Welcome to the Show Block 3 and Pad 2

It’s been just over seven years since a raptor engine first fired aboard a vehicle… The post Starship Flight 12: Welcome to the Sh...

Source: NASASpaceFlight

Artemis Program 3 months ago
Space Force eyes 2027 demonstrations of in-space refueling and satellite servicing

USSF-23 mission will launch vehicles to demonstrate refueling and satellite servicing in geostationary orbit The post Space Force eyes 2027 demonstrat...

Source: SpaceNews

In April 2019 the Israeli spacecraft Beresheet crashed into the lunar surface carrying thousands of dehydrated tardigrades inside a “lunar library” — and later impact tests put the survival cutoff for tardigrades at around 900 metres per second, almost ex
Space Technology 3 months ago
In April 2019 the Israeli spacecraft Beresheet crashed into the lunar surface carrying thousands of dehydrated tardigrades inside a “lunar library” — and later impact tests put the survival cutoff for tardigrades at around 900 metres per second, almost ex

In April 2019, the Israeli spacecraft Beresheet crashed into the lunar surface carrying thousands of dehydrated tardigrades inside a “lunar library”. ...

Source: Space Daily

Comet & Asteroid News 3 months ago
NASA's Psyche Mission Says Goodbye to Mars and Heads for its Metal-Rich Target

Spacecraft often use planets for gravity-assist or "slingshot" maneuvers. NASA's Psyche mission used Mars for that purpose during a May...

Source: Universe Today

NASA & Space Agencies 3 months ago
NASA Announces Winners in University Aeronautics Competition

The South Dakota State University team took first place at NASA’s fifth annual Gateways to Blue Skies Competition, which challenged student teams to a...

Source: NASA

Bryson DeChambeau says moon landing footage is 'quite wild'
Artemis Missions 3 months ago
Bryson DeChambeau says moon landing footage is 'quite wild'

Golfer Bryson DeChambeau says he thinks moon landing footage is 'quite wild' and believes in interdimensional beings.

Source: USA Today

Where did Neptune's mysterious moon Nereid come from? It may be the only survivor of the planet's violent history
Artemis Program 3 months ago
Where did Neptune's mysterious moon Nereid come from? It may be the only survivor of the planet's violent history

Neptune's moon Nereid might be the only satellite surviving from the planet's original system, researchers report in a new study.

Source: Space.com

US military test-launches nuclear-capable ICBM from California (photos)
Artemis Program 3 months ago
US military test-launches nuclear-capable ICBM from California (photos)

The U.S. military test-launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base on May 20, 2026.

Source: Space.com

SpaceX stacks Starship V3 rocket, completes major fueling test ahead of debut launch
Space Technology 3 months ago
SpaceX stacks Starship V3 rocket, completes major fueling test ahead of debut launch

SpaceX has stacked its Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy booster at the company's new Starbase launch pad, ahead of the rocket's 12th test...

Source: Space.com

NASA & Space Agencies 3 months ago
NASA TechLeap Prize: Robotically Manipulated Payload Challenge

The Robotically Manipulated Payload Challenge — the fifth in the NASA TechLeap Prize series — is a competition to advance persistent infrastructure fo...

Source: NASA

NASA & Space Agencies 3 months ago
La NASA informará sobre su estrategia y misiones para la Base Lunar

Read this news release in English here. La NASA ofrecerá una conferencia de prensa el martes 26 de mayo a las 2 p.m. EDT (hora del este) para comparti...

Source: NASA

SpaceX punts Starship V3 launch to May 21 as investigation opens into Starbase worker’s death
Space Technology 3 months ago
SpaceX punts Starship V3 launch to May 21 as investigation opens into Starbase worker’s death

SpaceX is now targeting the evening of May 21 to launch the latest and largest version of its Starship megarocket for the first time

Source: Scientific American

New Worlds and the Transnational Space Alliance Summit Launch the First Global Space Faire in Houston
Artemis Program 3 months ago
New Worlds and the Transnational Space Alliance Summit Launch the First Global Space Faire in Houston

December 1–3, 2026 • George R. Brown Convention Center "Return to the Moon" HOUSTON and AUSTIN, Texas, May 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The spac...

Source: PRNewswire

NASA & Space Agencies 3 months ago
Extreme Lunar Conditions Need an Extreme Test Rig

When people eventually head to the Moon for long-term exploration and habitation, they'll need equipment and habitats made of well-tested materia...

Source: Universe Today

Artemis Program 3 months ago
Breaking the Martian Sound Barrier

Ingenuity, the Mars helicopter, which performed the first controlled, powered flight on another planet, was an excellent demonstration of human ingenu...

Source: Universe Today

Astronomy Research 3 months ago
Hearing the Heavens - Book Review of The Echoing Universe

Typically when we think of astronomy, we think of pictures of M87 captured on a backyard telescope or the soaring colorful peaks of the Eagle Nebula s...

Source: Universe Today