Artemis Program 1 month ago
China completes two space launch missions in one day, sending internet and remote-sensing satellites into orbits

China on Thursday carried out two successful space launches within hours of each other, sending a new batch of low-orbit internet satellites and a pio...

Source: Globalsecurity.org

JWST’s mysterious little red dots may be black holes growing at incredible speeds
Astronomy Research 1 month ago
JWST’s mysterious little red dots may be black holes growing at incredible speeds

New supercomputer simulations suggest JWST’s puzzling Little Red Dots are rapidly growing black holes from the early Universe. Extreme radiation may h...

Source: Science Daily

Astronomy Research 1 month ago
A Treasure Chest in the Carina Nebula

A Treasure Chest in the Carina Nebula This treasure chest is full of stars. The featured image was obtained with NASA's James Webb Space Tele...

Source: NASA

NASA says new Roman telescope's lifespan could more than double, to 22 years
Astronomy Research 1 month ago
NASA says new Roman telescope's lifespan could more than double, to 22 years

WASHINGTON, Sept 17 : Even before the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has reached its planned orbital position, NASA says its newest flagship observ...

Source: CNA

Russian Hardware to Give Critical Edge to China’s Lunar Mission
Moon Science 1 month ago
Russian Hardware to Give Critical Edge to China’s Lunar Mission

A Russian-made device called LPDE-CE8 will be installed on the Chang’e 8 spacecraft that is expected to depart for the lunar South Pole in 2028.

Source: Sputnikglobe.com

US govt sold Apollo 11 moon-dust bag for just $995 in 2015; two years later Illinois woman got $1.8 million for the same bag
NASA & Space Agencies 1 month ago
US govt sold Apollo 11 moon-dust bag for just $995 in 2015; two years later Illinois woman got $1.8 million for the same bag

Illinois woman got $1.8 million for moon-dust bag: A bag used during NASA’s Apollo 11 Moon mission was sold at a US government auction for $995 in 201...

Source: The Times of India

In 1992, scientists sent 230 hornets into space to see if they could build a nest without gravity; after 8 days, they returned without building one
Artemis Program 1 month ago
In 1992, scientists sent 230 hornets into space to see if they could build a nest without gravity; after 8 days, they returned without building one

During a 1992 space mission, the Endeavour shuttle became home to 230 hornets, prompting scientists to investigate how these insects build nests witho...

Source: The Times of India

Artemis Program 1 month ago
APOD: 2026 September 18 – Messier 33: The Triangulum Galaxy

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 18 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss   APOD Astronomy Pictu...

Source: NASA

Space Technology 1 month ago
Starship’s upcoming missions: Waiting on Orbit, Building toward the Cape

SpaceX is now targeting Starship Flight 14 no earlier than Monday, September 28, pending regulatory… The post Starship’s upcoming ...

Source: NASASpaceFlight

Chinese Tourist Faces Federal Charges After Drone Flight Near NASA Launch Pads
NASA & Space Agencies 1 month ago
Chinese Tourist Faces Federal Charges After Drone Flight Near NASA Launch Pads

China ‘spy ships’ also appear to be intercepting U.S. military communications off American coasts. The post Chinese Tourist Faces Federal Charges Afte...

Source: Legalinsurrection.com

Astronomy Research 1 month ago
Researchers Develop a Way to Check the Weather on a Exoplanet

Scientists from Trinity have developed a powerful way to unravel the changing weather patterns on distant worlds. Using this approach, they discovered...

Source: Universe Today

NASA & Space Agencies 1 month ago
NASA Awards Launch Services for StarBurst Gamma-Ray Detector

NASA has selected SpaceX to provide launch services for the agency’s StarBurst mission, a small satellite designed to investigate neutron star mergers...

Source: NASA

In 2020, NASA put seeds from 11 crops aboard an experimental spaceplane; after months in orbit, scientists brought them back to test whether they could still grow
NASA & Space Agencies 1 month ago
In 2020, NASA put seeds from 11 crops aboard an experimental spaceplane; after months in orbit, scientists brought them back to test whether they could still grow

In 2020, NASA put seeds from 11 crops aboard an experimental spaceplane; after months in orbit, scientists brought them back to test whether they coul...

Source: The Times of India

NASA & Space Agencies 1 month ago
NASA Invites Media to SpaceX’s 35th Resupply Launch to Space Station

Media accreditation is open for the next cargo launch that will deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Spac...

Source: NASA

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Discovers a New 222-m Diameter Lunar Crater
NASA & Space Agencies 1 month ago
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Discovers a New 222-m Diameter Lunar Crater

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera team recently discovered a new crater on the Moon that is t...

Source: PRNewswire

SpaceX soars 5% after Starship reusable rocket launch date revealed
Space Technology 1 month ago
SpaceX soars 5% after Starship reusable rocket launch date revealed

Shares of SpaceX soared over 5% Wednesday on news Elon Musk’s company has a new launch date for Starship -- a huge, fully-reusable rocket that’s centr...

Source: New York Post

Scientists find DNA in human blood can fold into strange four-stranded shapes — a hidden layer of genetic information that ordinary sequencing may miss
Artemis Program 1 month ago
Scientists find DNA in human blood can fold into strange four-stranded shapes — a hidden layer of genetic information that ordinary sequencing may miss

Scientists have found unusual four-stranded DNA shapes in human blood plasma. These G-quadruplex structures suggest hidden genetic information may exi...

Source: The Times of India

Astronomy Research 1 month ago
Little Red Dots Are The Seeds of Quasars and Supermassive Black Holes

Computer simulations find that overmassive black holes form readily in the early universe. Their spectra match that of Little Red Dots, which later be...

Source: Universe Today

Artemis Program 1 month ago
Simera Sense and IDOM partner to develop and produce xScape350 optical system as demand for high-resolution EO imagery surges

LEUVEN, BELGIUM and BILBAO, SPAIN – 17 September 2026—Simera Sense, a leading European provider of optical payload solutions for small satellites, tod...

Source: SpaceNews

Artemis Program 1 month ago
Satrec Initiative to build 10-centimeter-class optical satellites for Hanwha constellation

PARIS — South Korean company Satrec Initiative is working with parent company Hanwha Systems to provide high-resolution Earth imagery for th...

Source: SpaceNews