In April 2019 the Israeli spacecraft Beresheet crashed into the lunar surface carrying thousands of dehydrated tardigrades inside a “lunar library” — and later impact tests put the survival cutoff for tardigrades at around 900 metres per second, almost ex
Space Technology 1 month ago
In April 2019 the Israeli spacecraft Beresheet crashed into the lunar surface carrying thousands of dehydrated tardigrades inside a “lunar library” — and later impact tests put the survival cutoff for tardigrades at around 900 metres per second, almost ex

In April 2019, the Israeli spacecraft Beresheet crashed into the lunar surface carrying thousands of dehydrated tardigrades inside a “lunar library”. ...

Source: Space Daily

Comet & Asteroid News 1 month ago
NASA's Psyche Mission Says Goodbye to Mars and Heads for its Metal-Rich Target

Spacecraft often use planets for gravity-assist or "slingshot" maneuvers. NASA's Psyche mission used Mars for that purpose during a May...

Source: Universe Today

NASA & Space Agencies 1 month ago
NASA Announces Winners in University Aeronautics Competition

The South Dakota State University team took first place at NASA’s fifth annual Gateways to Blue Skies Competition, which challenged student teams to a...

Source: NASA

Bryson DeChambeau says moon landing footage is 'quite wild'
Artemis Missions 1 month ago
Bryson DeChambeau says moon landing footage is 'quite wild'

Golfer Bryson DeChambeau says he thinks moon landing footage is 'quite wild' and believes in interdimensional beings.

Source: USA Today

Where did Neptune's mysterious moon Nereid come from? It may be the only survivor of the planet's violent history
Artemis Program 1 month ago
Where did Neptune's mysterious moon Nereid come from? It may be the only survivor of the planet's violent history

Neptune's moon Nereid might be the only satellite surviving from the planet's original system, researchers report in a new study.

Source: Space.com

US military test-launches nuclear-capable ICBM from California (photos)
Artemis Program 1 month ago
US military test-launches nuclear-capable ICBM from California (photos)

The U.S. military test-launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base on May 20, 2026.

Source: Space.com

SpaceX stacks Starship V3 rocket, completes major fueling test ahead of debut launch
Space Technology 1 month ago
SpaceX stacks Starship V3 rocket, completes major fueling test ahead of debut launch

SpaceX has stacked its Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy booster at the company's new Starbase launch pad, ahead of the rocket's 12th test...

Source: Space.com

NASA & Space Agencies 1 month ago
NASA TechLeap Prize: Robotically Manipulated Payload Challenge

The Robotically Manipulated Payload Challenge — the fifth in the NASA TechLeap Prize series — is a competition to advance persistent infrastructure fo...

Source: NASA

NASA & Space Agencies 1 month ago
La NASA informará sobre su estrategia y misiones para la Base Lunar

Read this news release in English here. La NASA ofrecerá una conferencia de prensa el martes 26 de mayo a las 2 p.m. EDT (hora del este) para comparti...

Source: NASA

SpaceX punts Starship V3 launch to May 21 as investigation opens into Starbase worker’s death
Space Technology 1 month ago
SpaceX punts Starship V3 launch to May 21 as investigation opens into Starbase worker’s death

SpaceX is now targeting the evening of May 21 to launch the latest and largest version of its Starship megarocket for the first time

Source: Scientific American

New Worlds and the Transnational Space Alliance Summit Launch the First Global Space Faire in Houston
Artemis Program 1 month ago
New Worlds and the Transnational Space Alliance Summit Launch the First Global Space Faire in Houston

December 1–3, 2026 • George R. Brown Convention Center "Return to the Moon" HOUSTON and AUSTIN, Texas, May 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The spac...

Source: PRNewswire

NASA & Space Agencies 1 month ago
Extreme Lunar Conditions Need an Extreme Test Rig

When people eventually head to the Moon for long-term exploration and habitation, they'll need equipment and habitats made of well-tested materia...

Source: Universe Today

Artemis Program 1 month ago
Breaking the Martian Sound Barrier

Ingenuity, the Mars helicopter, which performed the first controlled, powered flight on another planet, was an excellent demonstration of human ingenu...

Source: Universe Today

Astronomy Research 1 month ago
Hearing the Heavens - Book Review of The Echoing Universe

Typically when we think of astronomy, we think of pictures of M87 captured on a backyard telescope or the soaring colorful peaks of the Eagle Nebula s...

Source: Universe Today

Is Earth getting brighter at night? It's complicated, new NASA 'Black Marble project' images reveal
NASA & Space Agencies 1 month ago
Is Earth getting brighter at night? It's complicated, new NASA 'Black Marble project' images reveal

Using nearly a decade of satellite observations, NASA's Black Marble project reveals a constantly shifting portrait of human nighttime activity v...

Source: Space.com

NASA & Space Agencies 1 month ago
NASA Releases Technology Priorities to Energize Space Industry

NASA released the 2026 Civil Space Shortfall Ranking list on Wednesday, which integrates more than 400 responses from stakeholders i...

Source: NASA

NASA & Space Agencies 1 month ago
NASA to Provide Update on Moon Base Strategy, Missions

NASA will host a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, May 26, to share Moon Base plans and highlight progress toward a sustained presence on the lu...

Source: NASA

NASA & Space Agencies 1 month ago
NASA-developed AI Could Help Track Harmful Algae

NASA scientists have developed an artificial intelligence tool to take on a longstanding challenge in ocean waters. In a study recently published in A...

Source: NASA

Space Technology 1 month ago
Psyche Spacecraft Completes Mars Flyby

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft completed its close approach of Mars on May 15, coming within 2,864 miles (4,609 kilometers) of the planet’s surface. During ...

Source: NASA

The Pentagon Has Decided It Has a Hypersonic Problem -- and the Process Discipline to Solve It Is Coming Out of the Commercial Sector
Artemis Program 1 month ago
The Pentagon Has Decided It Has a Hypersonic Problem -- and the Process Discipline to Solve It Is Coming Out of the Commercial Sector

Issued on behalf of Starfighters Space, Inc. Defense primes are reporting record backlogs, raised guidance, and accelerating missile and hypersonic pr...

Source: PRNewswire