Artemis Program 5 months ago
NASA Crowns New Leader in Race to Colonize the Moon. It’s Not SpaceX - 24/7 Wall St.

NASA Crowns New Leader in Race to Colonize the Moon. It’s Not SpaceX24/7 Wall St. NASA Provides Update on Moon Base Rovers, Landers, MissionsNASA (.go...

Source: Slashdot.org

Blue Origin launchpad damaged in rocket explosion may not be restored until 2028, NASA's Isaacman says
Artemis Program 5 months ago
Blue Origin launchpad damaged in rocket explosion may not be restored until 2028, NASA's Isaacman says

NASA has tapped Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin for several contracts in the agency's Artemis return-to-the-moon program.

Source: CNBC

Artemis Program 5 months ago
Blue Origin Issues Official Statement on New Glenn Explosion

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is assessing damage to its launch pad after a rocket exploded during a test firing, creating a giant orange fireball seen...

Source: Universe Today

China launches debut mission of Falcon 9-like rocket with no advance notice (video)
Artemis Program 5 months ago
China launches debut mission of Falcon 9-like rocket with no advance notice (video)

China launched its partially reusable Long March 12B rocket for the first time ever on Monday (June 1), sending it up without issuing airspace closure...

Source: Space.com

NASA & Space Agencies 5 months ago
NASA Space Roboticist Challenge

The Fly Foundational Robots (FFR) mission will launch a robotic arm, with seven degrees of freedom, to low Earth orbit. NASA is opening access to the ...

Source: NASA

Comet & Asteroid News 5 months ago
Flash-Melted Glass from Chang'e-5 Reveals a High Levels of Iron on the Moon

It might not seem like it, but the Moon is constantly being both sandblasted and baked. Its lack of a thick atmosphere allows micrometeorites to impac...

Source: Universe Today

Astronomy Research 5 months ago
Astronomers Uncover Statistical Evidence for Recoiling Supermassive Black Holes

Galactic collisions are events of breathtaking proportions. The Supermassive Black Holes (SMBHs) at their centers plunge into a chaotic orbital dance ...

Source: Universe Today

SpaceX wins $4 billion Space Force contract for satellites that target 'airborne threats' anywhere on Earth
Space Technology 5 months ago
SpaceX wins $4 billion Space Force contract for satellites that target 'airborne threats' anywhere on Earth

The U.S Space Force has awarded SpaceX $4.16 billion to help the military track airborne targets using satellites.

Source: Space.com

Space Exploration Shuttle 885 Piece Building Set For $8.71 From Amazon
Space Exploration 5 months ago
Space Exploration Shuttle 885 Piece Building Set For $8.71 From Amazon

Update: DEAD! Don’t miss it if this becomes alive again. Sign up for deal notification alerts here! The post Space Exploration Shuttle 885 Piece Build...

Source: Dansdeals.com

Artemis Program 5 months ago
Mars Hid its Warm, Wet Crystals Underground

The search for any sign of life on Mars continues. In the latest update, a new data release from Curiosity’s Chemistry and Mineralogy (CheMin) - essen...

Source: Universe Today

'Hot Jupiter' winds blasting at over 15,000 mph reveal 1st evidence of exoplanets with magnetic fields
Astronomy Research 5 months ago
'Hot Jupiter' winds blasting at over 15,000 mph reveal 1st evidence of exoplanets with magnetic fields

Astronomers have discovered the first evidence of magnetic worlds beyond the solar system thanks to their high-speed, violent winds, representing a ma...

Source: Space.com

Space Technology 5 months ago
Look Up!

Astronauts Sophie Adenot of ESA (European Space Agency) and Jack Hathaway of NASA, both Expedition 74 flight engineers, look out a window in the cupol...

Source: NASA

Artemis Missions 5 months ago
The "public" in public space agency

Many hailed the success of the Artemis 2 mission as a key technical step in returning humans to the Moon. Alex Li said it also played an important cul...

Source: The Space Review

Artemis Program 5 months ago
Artemis and the blue micromoon

Last week NASA outlined initial plans for developing a lunar base, awarding contracts for rovers and the landers that would deliver them. Jeff Foust r...

Source: The Space Review

CNN: More Americans Believe Earth Is Flat Than Support Trump’s Vanity Projects
Artemis Missions 5 months ago
CNN: More Americans Believe Earth Is Flat Than Support Trump’s Vanity Projects

Putting Trump's name on federal buildings and his face on a $250 bill are less popular than believing the moon landing was faked.

Source: Forbes

Oof: Trump Self-Naming Buildings Polls Worse Than Moon Landing Conspiracy
Artemis Missions 5 months ago
Oof: Trump Self-Naming Buildings Polls Worse Than Moon Landing Conspiracy

CNN's Harry Enten dropped a brutal stat that should come with a warning label: fewer Americans think it's acceptable to put Trump's nam...

Source: Crooksandliars.com

Amazon's satellite internet chief addresses Blue Origin explosion: Read the memo
Artemis Program 5 months ago
Amazon's satellite internet chief addresses Blue Origin explosion: Read the memo

A Blue Origin rocket exploded last week. Amazon is partly relying on New Glenn rockets to launch its Leo internet satellites and catch Starlink.

Source: Business Insider

3I/ATLAS Discovery 5 months ago
Could the Milky Way’s Missing Mass Be Hiding in a Swarm of Interstellar Comets?

3I/ATLAS has caused quite a stir over the last year, inviting astronomers to update what they know about other solar systems as well as our own. Howev...

Source: Universe Today

Student-powered 'moon' rovers put to the test | Space photo of the day for June 2, 2026
NASA & Space Agencies 5 months ago
Student-powered 'moon' rovers put to the test | Space photo of the day for June 2, 2026

Hundreds of students came together to design, build, and test rovers on an Earth obstacle course to prepare for the moon as part of a NASA challenge.

Source: Space.com

Celestron Origin Intelligent Home Observatory Mark II smart telescope review
Astronomy Research 5 months ago
Celestron Origin Intelligent Home Observatory Mark II smart telescope review

The Celestron Origin Mark II smart telescope will have you capturing crisp images of deep-sky objects within minutes of taking it out of the box.

Source: Space.com