Many astronauts describe a quiet realization when they look down at Earth from orbit — that the borders and political lines we treat as permanent are invisible from above
Artemis Missions 3 weeks ago
Many astronauts describe a quiet realization when they look down at Earth from orbit — that the borders and political lines we treat as permanent are invisible from above

NASA astronaut Christina Koch, a NASA astronaut selected for the Artemis II crew, has perhaps the cleanest description of what she sees from the cupol...

Source: Space Daily

Golden Dome Marks A Moment Of Truth For Military Tech Firms
Artemis Program 3 weeks ago
Golden Dome Marks A Moment Of Truth For Military Tech Firms

A leak proof Golden Dome missile defense system is physically impossible and the quest for one would be inordinately expensive.

Source: Forbes

SPHEREx more than doubled the confirmed population of heavily reddened quasars at cosmic noon — and the new sample may catch supermassive black holes as they begin clearing the dust around them
Astronomy Research 3 weeks ago
SPHEREx more than doubled the confirmed population of heavily reddened quasars at cosmic noon — and the new sample may catch supermassive black holes as they begin clearing the dust around them

SPHEREx has opened a much wider window onto one of the dustiest phases of black hole growth. In a new all-sky infrared analysis, researchers confirmed...

Source: Space Daily

Artemis Program 3 weeks ago
Orbit Fab, Thales Alenia to study refueling for electric-propulsion satellites

The companies will explore integrating Orbit Fab’s refueling interface with electric propulsion systems developed by Thales Alenia Space The post Orb...

Source: SpaceNews

NASA is building a nuclear reactor for the Moon by 2030 — and testing the nuclear propulsion that could carry humans to Mars in the decade after — under a new directive that revives a space-nuclear ambition the agency has been quietly chasing since Apollo
NASA & Space Agencies 3 weeks ago
NASA is building a nuclear reactor for the Moon by 2030 — and testing the nuclear propulsion that could carry humans to Mars in the decade after — under a new directive that revives a space-nuclear ambition the agency has been quietly chasing since Apollo

NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy announced, on January 13, 2026, that they had signed a memorandum of understanding committing the two agencies ...

Source: Space Daily

First Hong Kong astronaut launches into space onboard Chinese mission
Artemis Program 3 weeks ago
First Hong Kong astronaut launches into space onboard Chinese mission

The 43-year-old police officer and mother of three serves as the team's payload scientist.

Source: BBC News

Space Technology 3 weeks ago
Exolaunch and SEOPS purchase Falcon 9 launches for dedicated rideshare missions

Two companies best known for brokering payload space on SpaceX rideshare launches have each purchased Falcon 9 launches to meet the growing demand for...

Source: SpaceNews

Crypto entrepreneur Chun Wang joins SpaceX mission to Mars
Space Exploration 3 weeks ago
Crypto entrepreneur Chun Wang joins SpaceX mission to Mars

Crypto entrepreneur Chun Wang, founder of F2Pool, has joined a planned SpaceX lunar and Mars mission after purchasing seats on the upcoming spacefligh...

Source: Cointelegraph

Buzz Aldrin took Communion on the surface of the Moon using a tiny kit he carried aboard with NASA’s quiet blessing, pouring wine that curled slowly upward in one-sixth gravity — and NASA then asked him to keep it off the air to avoid inflaming a lawsuit
NASA & Space Agencies 3 weeks ago
Buzz Aldrin took Communion on the surface of the Moon using a tiny kit he carried aboard with NASA’s quiet blessing, pouring wine that curled slowly upward in one-sixth gravity — and NASA then asked him to keep it off the air to avoid inflaming a lawsuit

A few hours after the lunar module Eagle touched down on the Sea of Tranquility on July 20, 1969, before Neil Armstrong opened the hatch and climbed d...

Source: Space Daily

Orbital data centres, extraterrestrial energy: Detailing Musk’s ambitions with $1.75 bn SpaceX IPO
Space Technology 3 weeks ago
Orbital data centres, extraterrestrial energy: Detailing Musk’s ambitions with $1.75 bn SpaceX IPO

SpaceX’s proposed IPO could become the world’s biggest listing. Here are five key takeaways on AI ambitions, Starlink profits and Elon Musk’s control.

Source: The Indian Express

Artemis Program 3 weeks ago
Jaclyn Kagey Shapes Humanity’s Return to the Moon 

For Jaclyn Kagey, preparing astronauts to put boots on the Moon is part of her daily work.  As the Artemi...

Source: NASA

China launches year-long orbital mission with Moon ambitions (VIDEOS)
Artemis Missions 3 weeks ago
China launches year-long orbital mission with Moon ambitions (VIDEOS)

Three Chinese astronauts have successfully reached the Tiangong space station, with one of them set to spend more than a year in orbit in another step...

Source: RT

China launches astronauts into space amid new race to Moon
Artemis Missions 3 weeks ago
China launches astronauts into space amid new race to Moon

China has launched three astronauts into space, including one who will stay for a year for a study of the long-term impacts on a human in orbit, ahead...

Source: ABC News (AU)

Successful Launch Spurs China Toward Crucial First For Moon Landing
Artemis Missions 3 weeks ago
Successful Launch Spurs China Toward Crucial First For Moon Landing

"A year in orbit pushes both hardware and humans into a different operational regime."ScienceAlert stories are written, fact-checked, and ed...

Source: ScienceAlert

Space Technology 3 weeks ago
NASA's Next-Generation AI Processor Passes Early Testing

As part of a commercial partnership, NASA is developing a sophisticated chip that will give spacecraft the processing capabilities to think for themse...

Source: Universe Today

NASA & Space Agencies 3 weeks ago
Launch Preview: Starlink and Amazon Leo missions fill manifest

Six orbital launches are expected worldwide this week, headlined by four Falcon 9 Starlink missions… The post Launch Preview: Starlink and A...

Source: NASASpaceFlight

Astronomy Research 3 weeks ago
How Mars Can Help Us Understand 'Marginal' Exoplanets

We've discovered large numbers of small rocky exoplanets, but they're at such great distances that habitability is extremely difficult to de...

Source: Universe Today

Space rockets, satellites, data centers and Grok: What's the right S&P sector index for SpaceX?
Space Technology 3 weeks ago
Space rockets, satellites, data centers and Grok: What's the right S&P sector index for SpaceX?

What S&P Sector is SpaceX likely to be in once it launches on the public markets.

Source: CNBC

Space Technology 3 weeks ago
SpaceX launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base rescheduled for Tuesday - KSBY News

SpaceX launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base rescheduled for TuesdayKSBY News SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch from Florida will kick off Memorial DayF...

Source: Slashdot.org

Astronaut Jeremy Hansen has seen the moon, but not this Indiana food?
Artemis Missions 3 weeks ago
Astronaut Jeremy Hansen has seen the moon, but not this Indiana food?

Hansen said he was touched not only with his positive reception in Indy, but in the parallels among Indycar's racing teams and the Artemis II mis...

Source: The Indianapolis Star