NASA will test SpaceX and Blue Origin Moon landers before the next lunar landing
Artemis Missions 1 day ago
NASA will test SpaceX and Blue Origin Moon landers before the next lunar landing

NASA is preparing for future astronaut landings on the Moon with an unusually ambitious orbital rehearsal. During Artemis III in 2027, Orion astronaut...

Source: Science Daily

Mega IPOs Like SpaceX Reshape Major Index Funds and ETFs
Space Technology 1 day ago
Mega IPOs Like SpaceX Reshape Major Index Funds and ETFs

In June, the initial public offering (IPO) of Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX) turned what seemed like a simple IPO into a reminder of ho...

Source: Biztoc.com

NASA’s Webb telescope discovers giant planet hiding in one of astronomy’s most famous systems
Astronomy Research 1 day ago
NASA’s Webb telescope discovers giant planet hiding in one of astronomy’s most famous systems

A giant planet had been hiding inside one of astronomy’s most closely studied planetary systems, concealed by a bright disk of cosmic dust. Webb revea...

Source: Science Daily

Comet & Asteroid News 1 day ago
Should Scientists Have Research "Reserves" on the Moon?

The worlds of the Solar System offer up exciting and (so far) mostly pristine places for planetary scientists to study. As space missions continue to ...

Source: Universe Today

Comet & Asteroid News 1 day ago
Spin-Reversing Comet May Face Self-Destruction

Comets are known for providing breathtaking observations of their long and shiny tails when they travel too close to the Sun. This happens because com...

Source: Universe Today

Are SpaceX Bulls Deluding Themselves? This Wall Street Analyst Might Convince You So
Space Technology 1 day ago
Are SpaceX Bulls Deluding Themselves? This Wall Street Analyst Might Convince You So

It's been over a month since the Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX) IPO, and the shine may be starting to come off. SpaceX stock sank ...

Source: Biztoc.com

NASA Is Building A Team Of Volunteers For A Yearlong Virtual Mission To The Moon And Mars
NASA & Space Agencies 1 day ago
NASA Is Building A Team Of Volunteers For A Yearlong Virtual Mission To The Moon And Mars

To help with its plans for long-term lunar visits and missions to Mars, NASA is putting together a year-long virtual program and looking for volunteer...

Source: BGR

Astronomy Research 1 day ago
Hubble Discovers the First "Missing" Black Hole in this Famous Star Cluster

Combining over 20 years of archival data from Hubble with new data from the James Webb Space Telescope, a team of astronomers has found the first of t...

Source: Universe Today

Inside India newsletter: Skyroot rocket puts India alongside U.S., China in private orbital launch
Artemis Program 1 day ago
Inside India newsletter: Skyroot rocket puts India alongside U.S., China in private orbital launch

Indian startup Skyroot joins Chinese and American private companies in the race to launch satellites in low orbit.

Source: CNBC

Astronomers searching for alien life aimed the James Webb Space Telescope at K2-18 b, a potentially ocean-bearing world 124 light-years away, and found tentative signs of gases associated on Earth with marine microbes — triggering months of debate over wh
Astronomy Research 1 day ago
Astronomers searching for alien life aimed the James Webb Space Telescope at K2-18 b, a potentially ocean-bearing world 124 light-years away, and found tentative signs of gases associated on Earth with marine microbes — triggering months of debate over wh

A faint spectral signature hinting at gases tied to Earth's ocean life has scientists arguing whether we're seeing biosignatures or just che...

Source: Space Daily

Scientists may have finally solved the mystery of the sun's missing silver
Artemis Program 2 days ago
Scientists may have finally solved the mystery of the sun's missing silver

Scientists say the sun has a little more silver than we thought.

Source: Space.com

Vulcan Centaur swapped out again: NASA goes with SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket for launch of space weather mission
NASA & Space Agencies 2 days ago
Vulcan Centaur swapped out again: NASA goes with SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket for launch of space weather mission

NASA's SunRISE mission has been assigned a new launch vehicle: It will now be delivered to orbit by a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket rather than a Un...

Source: Space.com

Artemis Program 2 days ago
Poland commits $745 million to EU’s IRIS² constellation project

WARSAW, Poland — The Polish government has agreed to invest around $745 million in the development of the planned IRIS² multi-orbit satellite internet...

Source: SpaceNews

NASA & Space Agencies 2 days ago
NASA programs feel effects of workforce reductions

More than two dozen major NASA projects say they have been affected by the loss of a fifth of NASA’s civil servant workforce in the last year. The pos...

Source: SpaceNews

Becoming A NASA Astronaut Is Over 30 Times More Exclusive Than Getting Into Harvard - Here's Why
NASA & Space Agencies 2 days ago
Becoming A NASA Astronaut Is Over 30 Times More Exclusive Than Getting Into Harvard - Here's Why

The reason being an astronaut is so much more exclusive than Harvard has to do with both education and mental and physical health requirements.

Source: BGR

SpaceX Starship Flight 13 launch updates: Liftoff scheduled for tomorrow
Space Technology 2 days ago
SpaceX Starship Flight 13 launch updates: Liftoff scheduled for tomorrow

SpaceX's massive Starship, the world's largest and most powerful rocket, is scheduled to the launch its next critical test flight on Thursda...

Source: Biztoc.com

Space Technology 2 days ago
Live coverage: SpaceX ready for 2nd attempt to launch Starship Flight 13 following post-abort engine work

The flight comes as Tropical Storm Bertha is expected to make landfall in Texas on Thursday. Liftoff of the Starship Flight 13 mission is scheduled du...

Source: Spaceflight Now

NASA & Space Agencies 2 days ago
Look for NASA+ Now Streaming on Amazon Fire TV

Continuing agency efforts to bring space closer to home, NASA+ is heading to more streaming platforms. On Thursday, NASA announced its programming is ...

Source: NASA

SpaceX prepares to launch Starship as soon as tomorrow
Space Technology 2 days ago
SpaceX prepares to launch Starship as soon as tomorrow

SpaceX's upcoming Starship launch on July 23 will test new technologies despite weather challenges. Key for future aerospace advancements. The po...

Source: Crypto Briefing

Artemis Program 2 days ago
The First Confirmed Exo-satellite Challenges Our Definitions of Planets and Moons

What do you call a Jupiter-like object that orbits the brown dwarf companion of a star? Is it a planet, a moon, or something new?

Source: Universe Today