Astronomy Research 4 months ago
UC Student Gets a Closer Look at Lonely Gas Giant

University of Cincinnati astrophysicist Paul Smith is part of an international team studying TOI-2031Ab, a gas giant orbiting a star 901 light years f...

Source: Universe Today

SpaceX's Starship V3 megarocket will do something completely new on Flight 12 — take a good look at itself
Space Technology 4 months ago
SpaceX's Starship V3 megarocket will do something completely new on Flight 12 — take a good look at itself

SpaceX's advanced new "V3" Starship megarocket is set to fly for the first time ever next week. The debut will feature some in-space ac...

Source: Space.com

NASA's Perseverance rover is positively glowing in its new selfie on Mars
Space Exploration 4 months ago
NASA's Perseverance rover is positively glowing in its new selfie on Mars

Perched along the rugged western rim of Jezero Crater, NASA's Perseverance rover snapped a dramatic new selfie revealing ancient Martian terrain,...

Source: Space.com

Canada's Mark Carney speaks with Artemis II crew on Earth
Artemis Missions 4 months ago
Canada's Mark Carney speaks with Artemis II crew on Earth

Prime Minister Mark Carney met Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and other crew members in Ottawa.

Source: BBC News

This Microscopic Fungus Survived NASA's Sterilization Protocols—and Is Hardy Enough to Potentially Contaminate Mars
Space Technology 4 months ago
This Microscopic Fungus Survived NASA's Sterilization Protocols—and Is Hardy Enough to Potentially Contaminate Mars

The microbe was gathered from the agency's clean rooms, where experts build spacecraft in carefully controlled environments. The findings reveal ...

Source: Smithsonian.com

NASA & Space Agencies 4 months ago
NASA, Industry Prepare Cryogenic Fuel Technology Demo

NASA is collaborating with Eta Space of Rockledge, Florida, on an in‑orbit technology demonstration to advance a key capability for future deep space ...

Source: NASA

Hansen, Artemis II crew talk about future space missions in Ottawa
Artemis Missions 4 months ago
Hansen, Artemis II crew talk about future space missions in Ottawa

The astronauts who captured the world's imagination with their journey to the far side of the moon last month visited Ottawa to talk about the fu...

Source: National Observer

Antarctic Microbes Put Survival to the Test in Space
Space Exploration 4 months ago
Antarctic Microbes Put Survival to the Test in Space

ISS National Lab-enabled research studies how life withstands the space environment, informing space exploration and biomanufacturing KENNEDY SPACE CE...

Source: PRNewswire

Baby ‘cosmic fossil’ galaxy brings JWST closer to glimpsing the universe’s first stars
Astronomy Research 4 months ago
Baby ‘cosmic fossil’ galaxy brings JWST closer to glimpsing the universe’s first stars

Seen just 800 million years after the big bang, an object called LAP1-B is a galactic building block that seems to hold some of the first stars to eve...

Source: Scientific American

Space Exploration 4 months ago
NASA's Perseverance Rover Is About To Finish A Marathon

Perseverance has travelled almost 26 miles, or 42 km. That's just shy of a marathon, which is 26.2 miles or 42.195 kilometers. Along the way, it&...

Source: Universe Today

That bright light after sunset? Venus is starting a summer show that's impossible to miss
Artemis Program 4 months ago
That bright light after sunset? Venus is starting a summer show that's impossible to miss

As dazzling Venus dominates the evening sky, May is the perfect moment to start a months-long love affair with the brightest planet.

Source: Space.com

The world's biggest rocket: How SpaceX's new Starship 'V3' differs from its predecessors
Space Technology 4 months ago
The world's biggest rocket: How SpaceX's new Starship 'V3' differs from its predecessors

How does SpaceX's Starship V3 stack up against its predecessors? The next-gen rocket has been completely overhauled, moving the company a step cl...

Source: Space.com

Earth photobombs a satellite deploying its giant reflector | Space photo of the day for May 14, 2026
Artemis Program 4 months ago
Earth photobombs a satellite deploying its giant reflector | Space photo of the day for May 14, 2026

ViaSat's ViaSat-3 F2 satellite has bloomed.

Source: Space.com

Artemis Program 4 months ago
Landspace launches improved Zhuque-2E, Long March 6A lofts new Qianfan satellite group

China has added a new batch of satellites to the Qianfan megaconstellation, while the commercial Zhuque-2E made a return-to-flight featuring numerous ...

Source: SpaceNews

Artemis Program 4 months ago
Why Earth observation data is getting stuck in orbit

With the proliferation of Earth observation satellites in orbit, the increasing sophistication of sensors and surging demand for imagery and geospatia...

Source: SpaceNews

NASA & Space Agencies 4 months ago
House appropriators approve spending bill that keeps NASA budget flat

The House Appropriations Committee advanced a spending bill May 13 that rejects many of the cuts to NASA proposed by the administration.

Source: SpaceNews

Artemis Program 4 months ago
AST SpaceMobile may use ULA’s Vulcan

AST SpaceMobile may launch some of its direct-to-device satellites on United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket to expand the launch options for its cons...

Source: SpaceNews

Space Technology 4 months ago
Fresh Food Delivery for Space Station

NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway (bottom left), Jessica Meir (middle left), and Chris Williams (bottom right), and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut ...

Source: NASA

SpaceX is skipping the booster catch on Starship V3’s debut flight — and the reason quietly reveals which milestone Musk actually cares about hitting before Artemis
Artemis Program 4 months ago
SpaceX is skipping the booster catch on Starship V3’s debut flight — and the reason quietly reveals which milestone Musk actually cares about hitting before Artemis

SpaceX will not attempt to catch the Super Heavy booster on Starship V3’s debut flight. The booster will steer itself to a soft splashdown in the Gulf...

Source: Space Daily

Carney tells Artemis II astronauts their mission around the moon inspired a country
Artemis Missions 4 months ago
Carney tells Artemis II astronauts their mission around the moon inspired a country

Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomed the Artemis II astronauts to Ottawa Wednesday telling them their recent trip around the moon has served as an insp...

Source: CBC News