How to catch the perfect full moonrise — just in time for the Blue Moon show on May 30
Artemis Program 3 weeks ago
How to catch the perfect full moonrise — just in time for the Blue Moon show on May 30

A rare second full moon arrives this week — and if you get the timing wrong, you'll miss its magic. Here's how to plan it precisely.

Source: Space.com

What's next for SpaceX's Starship V3 megarocket after its historic debut flight?
Space Technology 3 weeks ago
What's next for SpaceX's Starship V3 megarocket after its historic debut flight?

SpaceX's "V3" Starship megarocket did pretty well on its debut flight last week. What's next for the powerful next-gen vehicle?

Source: Space.com

Astronaut captures aurora magic from the ISS | Space photo of the day for May 28, 2026
Artemis Program 3 weeks ago
Astronaut captures aurora magic from the ISS | Space photo of the day for May 28, 2026

This is one spectacular photograph.

Source: Space.com

Artemis Program 3 weeks ago
The Propulsion Imperative Behind Golden Dome

Missile defense has traditionally been framed around detection, tracking and interception. Golden Dome changes that calculus, broadening the focus to ...

Source: SpaceNews

Artemis Program 3 weeks ago
Growing Stem Cells in Space to Improve Cancer and Disease Treatments

Expedition 74 astronauts aboard the International Space Station are continuing research efforts to manufacture large quantities of stem cells for ther...

Source: NASA

China has just sent stem-cell-grown structures resembling early human embryos to its space station — the first experiment of its kind in orbit — to find out whether humans can actually reproduce beyond Earth
Space Technology 3 weeks ago
China has just sent stem-cell-grown structures resembling early human embryos to its space station — the first experiment of its kind in orbit — to find out whether humans can actually reproduce beyond Earth

On May 10, 2026, a Long March rocket lifted off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on China’s southern coast, carrying the Tianzhou-10 cargo spacecra...

Source: Space Daily

NASA plans a base on the moon spanning hundreds of square kilometres
NASA & Space Agencies 3 weeks ago
NASA plans a base on the moon spanning hundreds of square kilometres

Three missions slated to launch this year will begin to search the lunar surface for a suitable base location

Source: New Scientist

Nasa unveils Moon Base roadmap with lunar rovers, cargo landers, and South Pole missions
Moon Science 3 weeks ago
Nasa unveils Moon Base roadmap with lunar rovers, cargo landers, and South Pole missions

Nasa has outlined its long-term Moon Base strategy, including new lunar rover contracts, cargo landers, robotic missions, and South Pole exploration p...

Source: The Indian Express

NASA just awarded its first moon base contracts—and Jeff Bezos was on the list
Moon Science 3 weeks ago
NASA just awarded its first moon base contracts—and Jeff Bezos was on the list

Blue Origin will deliver rovers to the lunar south pole alongside Firefly and Astrolab, as NASA moves toward a permanent base.

Source: Fortune

Where did Mercury get its water ice? Maybe from a slow asteroid impact in a single Mercurian day
Comet & Asteroid News 3 weeks ago
Where did Mercury get its water ice? Maybe from a slow asteroid impact in a single Mercurian day

Mercury may have gotten much of its polar ice within a single Mercurian day following a massive asteroid impact, a new study suggests.

Source: Space.com

NASA’s Webb telescope discovers a planet where rock clouds vanish every night
Astronomy Research 3 weeks ago
NASA’s Webb telescope discovers a planet where rock clouds vanish every night

A giant planet nearly 700 light-years away has a bizarre daily weather cycle where mineral clouds appear every morning and vanish by nightfall. Using ...

Source: Science Daily

NASA announces first steps in bid to begin building a base on the Moon
NASA & Space Agencies 3 weeks ago
NASA announces first steps in bid to begin building a base on the Moon

The space agency is going back to the lunar surface in a big way with plans for a permanent manned outpost. At an event on Tuesday, NASA revealed more...

Source: Unexplained-mysteries.com

What will NASA's moon base look like? As the US space agency reveals plans to build a $20 billion lunar 'city' by 2032, experts reveal how it could take shape
NASA & Space Agencies 3 weeks ago
What will NASA's moon base look like? As the US space agency reveals plans to build a $20 billion lunar 'city' by 2032, experts reveal how it could take shape

NASA has unveiled plans to construct a $20 billion moon base by 2032, giving humans their first permanent outpost on another celestial body.

Source: Dailymail.com

SpaceX's tiered IPO lockup aims to build a ladder, not a cliff
Space Technology 3 weeks ago
SpaceX's tiered IPO lockup aims to build a ladder, not a cliff

SpaceX’s Starship 39 rocket launches on May 22 during a test flight in Texas. Ronaldo Schemidt/Getty Images The largest planned IPO on record will not...

Source: Yahoo Entertainment

In April 1970, the crew of Apollo 13 navigated home by holding the spacecraft against the terminator of the Earth, the line where day met night on the planet they were trying to reach, timing a fourteen-second engine burn with a wristwatch because their g
Space Technology 3 weeks ago
In April 1970, the crew of Apollo 13 navigated home by holding the spacecraft against the terminator of the Earth, the line where day met night on the planet they were trying to reach, timing a fourteen-second engine burn with a wristwatch because their g

With the Apollo Guidance Computer shut down to save battery power for reentry, the crew of Apollo 13 navigated home by holding the lunar terminator in...

Source: Space Daily

NASA Details Its Plan to Build a Lunar Base at the Moon’s South Pole
Moon Science 3 weeks ago
NASA Details Its Plan to Build a Lunar Base at the Moon’s South Pole

The project’s first mission could arrive as soon as this year, with a little help from Blue Origin.

Source: Wired

Want to move to the moon? Nasa has unveiled plans for its first moon base
NASA & Space Agencies 3 weeks ago
Want to move to the moon? Nasa has unveiled plans for its first moon base

The lunar outpost could see people living and working on the moon within six years.

Source: TheJournal.ie

NASA reveals plans for permanent Moon base by 2032
NASA & Space Agencies 3 weeks ago
NASA reveals plans for permanent Moon base by 2032

Nasa has unveiled far-reaching plans for its first Moon base that could see people living and working on the lunar surface within six years.

Source: RTE

Blue Origin is providing NASA with landers as the agency plans moon base
NASA & Space Agencies 3 weeks ago
Blue Origin is providing NASA with landers as the agency plans moon base

The sprawling moon base is set to go live as early as 2028.

Source: Fortune

Space Technology 3 weeks ago
Virgin Galactic returns Unity to flight to prepare for next-generation spaceplane

The Virgin Galactic spaceplane used for the company’s first commercial flights has returned to service to train its pilots for its next-generation spa...

Source: SpaceNews