Artemis Program 1 month ago
Successful launch of SMILE Satellite marks first China-Europe mission-level cooperation in probing solar wind battles

High above our planet, a "cosmic smile" has taken shape. Riding aboard the Vega-C launch vehicle, the Solar Wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Li...

Source: Globalsecurity.org

The Mental Health Journey of Astronauts Returning Home: Re-Entry Adaptation
Artemis Program 1 month ago
The Mental Health Journey of Astronauts Returning Home: Re-Entry Adaptation

Astronauts often have an emotional change after seeing Earth from space, termed 'the overview effect', the ultimate space, every division.

Source: Psychologs.com

NASA & Space Agencies 1 month ago
Isaacman expects Chinese crewed mission around the moon in 2027

The head of NASA says he expects China to perform a crewed flight around the moon in 2027, ratcheting up perceptions of a space race between China and...

Source: SpaceNews

NASA dreams of a nuclear power plant on the moon. Here’s why
NASA & Space Agencies 1 month ago
NASA dreams of a nuclear power plant on the moon. Here’s why

To build its moon base, NASA needs a lot of power

Source: Scientific American

This Convicted Felon Gets $1 Million a Year to Sell Obsolete Internet Service. You Pay for It.
Artemis Program 1 month ago
This Convicted Felon Gets $1 Million a Year to Sell Obsolete Internet Service. You Pay for It.

Roger Shoffstall spent three years in prison for tax evasion. Still, each year the federal government pays his Alaska company, Summit Telephone, for i...

Source: ProPublica

The James Webb Space Telescope is parked a million miles from Earth at a gravitational balance point so precarious it has to fire its thrusters every three weeks just to stay there, and when its fuel runs out around 2040 it will drift away forever with no
Astronomy Research 1 month ago
The James Webb Space Telescope is parked a million miles from Earth at a gravitational balance point so precarious it has to fire its thrusters every three weeks just to stay there, and when its fuel runs out around 2040 it will drift away forever with no

The James Webb Space Telescope sits at a gravitational balance point a million miles from Earth, firing its thrusters on a regular cadence to stay in ...

Source: Space Daily

Russian Space Agency Displays Commercial Ads on Rockets to Boost Revenues
Artemis Program 1 month ago
Russian Space Agency Displays Commercial Ads on Rockets to Boost Revenues

Faced with shrinking budgets, Roscosmos, Russia's national space agency, started displaying commercial ads on its rockets. The post Russian Space...

Source: Odditycentral.com

SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 launch from California
Space Technology 1 month ago
SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 launch from California

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.

Source: Space.com

The James Webb Space Telescope has found galaxies that appear to have formed within 280 million years of the Big Bang, some containing heavy elements that shouldn’t have had time to form — and at least one peer-reviewed paper has now proposed that the uni
Astronomy Research 1 month ago
The James Webb Space Telescope has found galaxies that appear to have formed within 280 million years of the Big Bang, some containing heavy elements that shouldn’t have had time to form — and at least one peer-reviewed paper has now proposed that the uni

The James Webb Space Telescope wasn’t supposed to find any of this. When it launched in late 2021, astronomers expected it would peer further back in ...

Source: Space Daily

Space Technology 1 month ago
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg SFB

SpaceX’s 45th Starlink mission of the year will see the company add another 24 broadband internet satellites into low Earth orbit. Liftoff from pad 4E...

Source: Spaceflight Now

This Is The Massive Barge NASA Uses To Transport Space Rockets
Artemis Program 1 month ago
This Is The Massive Barge NASA Uses To Transport Space Rockets

To move the massive components used to launch Artemis spacecraft, NASA uses the Pegasus Barge, a huge piece of equipment with a fascinating history.

Source: Jalopnik

Space Technology 1 month ago
SpaceX Starship Flight 12 launch updates: 1st-ever Starship V3 test gets new launch date - Space

SpaceX Starship Flight 12 launch updates: 1st-ever Starship V3 test gets new launch dateSpace For SpaceX, the stakes of this week’s Starship rocket te...

Source: Slashdot.org

The water in your coffee this morning is older than the Sun, formed in interstellar clouds before the solar system existed, and roughly half of every glass of water on Earth predates the planet it’s sitting on by about a billion years.
3I/ATLAS Discovery 1 month ago
The water in your coffee this morning is older than the Sun, formed in interstellar clouds before the solar system existed, and roughly half of every glass of water on Earth predates the planet it’s sitting on by about a billion years.

Roughly half the water on Earth formed in interstellar clouds before the Sun existed. A new study of comet 3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar visitor ev...

Source: Space Daily

Worker dies at SpaceX's Starbase in leadup to Starship V3 megarocket launch
Space Technology 1 month ago
Worker dies at SpaceX's Starbase in leadup to Starship V3 megarocket launch

A worker died at SpaceX's Starbase site in South Texas early Friday morning (May 15), as the company geared up for the debut launch of its Starsh...

Source: Space.com

Lasers in moon craters could create a lunar GPS system
Artemis Program 1 month ago
Lasers in moon craters could create a lunar GPS system

Scientists are exploring how lasers stabilized in the moon's coldest, darkest craters could enable a GPS-like network to help future Artemis astr...

Source: Space.com

Space Technology 1 month ago
Launch Preview: Falcon 9, Electron, and Vega C launch missions alongside Starship Flight 12

Six launches are scheduled worldwide during the next week, with the 12th flight of SpaceX’s… The post Launch Preview: Falcon 9, El...

Source: NASASpaceFlight

Artemis Program 1 month ago
SDA director Sandhoo takes on broader Space Force missile warning portfolio

The Pentagon is realigning the Space Development Agency’s satellite programs under new acquisition structure The post SDA director Sandhoo takes on br...

Source: SpaceNews

Space Technology 1 month ago
NASA’s Psyche Mission Images the Crescent of Mars

Description This view of a crescent Mars was captured on May 15, 2026, at about 5:03 a.m. PDT by NASA’s Psyche mission as it approached the planet for...

Source: NASA

Moon Science 1 month ago
NASA’s Psyche Mission Sees Mars’ South Pole After Flyby

Description This is Psyche’s first view of a nearly “full Mars” seen shortly after the spacecraft’s closest approach to the planet on May 15, 2026. Th...

Source: NASA

Moon Science 1 month ago
Psyche’s High-Resolution View of Mars’ South Pole

Description This is the highest-resolution view of the water ice-rich south polar cap of Mars captured by NASA’s Psyche mission after it made its clos...

Source: NASA