NASA satellite will test orbital 'gas station' tech to help astronauts reach the moon and Mars
Artemis Program 1 month ago
NASA satellite will test orbital 'gas station' tech to help astronauts reach the moon and Mars

The Liquid Oxygen Flight demonstration (LOXSAT) will help NASA test and develop technologies to support in-space transfer and storage of cryogenic pro...

Source: Space.com

NASA & Space Agencies 1 month ago
Moon-Venus Conjunction

The Moon and Venus, center, are seen in conjunction above the Washington Monument, Monday, May 18, 2026, as viewed from the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headq...

Source: NASA

Astronomy Research 1 month ago
How Jupiter’s Moon Ganymede Melted Its Core

A new model explains how Ganymede got its molten core — which in turn has given Jupiter's largest moon its magnetic field. The post How Jupiter’s...

Source: Sky & Telescope

Galactic starlight will take your breath away | Space photo of the day for May 19, 2026
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Galactic starlight will take your breath away | Space photo of the day for May 19, 2026

The galaxy M77 looks truly out-of-this-world in a new image by the James Webb Space Telescope.

Source: Space.com

'Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord' confirmed what we already knew — the former Sith has daddy issues
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'Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord' confirmed what we already knew — the former Sith has daddy issues

Maul doesn't need the Force. He needs a hug.

Source: Space.com

Space Technology 1 month ago
Portal Space taps Quindar for ground mission support of its maneuvering spacecraft

Portal is preparing to launch maneuverable spacecraft aimed at the military market The post Portal Space taps Quindar for ground mission support of it...

Source: SpaceNews

Artemis Program 1 month ago
Startup challenging satellite industry’s multi-orbit playbook

Contrivian argues that stitching together GEO, MEO and LEO satellites creates networking problems, and that LEO constellations alone can provide both ...

Source: SpaceNews

Artemis Missions 1 month ago
Johnson’s Cindy Evans Prepares Artemis Teams for Lunar Science

NASA’s Artemis II crew had many technical and operational responsibilities during their historic mission to the Moon, but they also served an importan...

Source: NASA

Astronomy Research 1 month ago
The James Webb Space Telescope is currently observing galaxies that formed 13 billion years ago, and several of them shouldn't exist according to the model cosm

The James Webb Space Telescope is currently observing galaxies that formed 13 billion years ago, and several of them shouldn't exist according to...

Source: Slashdot.org

SpaceX Starship Flight 12 launch updates: 1st Starship V3 will now launch on May 21
Space Technology 1 month ago
SpaceX Starship Flight 12 launch updates: 1st Starship V3 will now launch on May 21

SpaceX is now targeting a Thursday, May 21, launch for its newest Starship design, the Starship V3 megarocket. See our latest updates here.

Source: Space.com

Artemis Missions 1 month ago
Did Artemis II break through? Registrations at Space Camp double afterward.

Isaacman's $25 million donation leads to impressive new facilities.

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Demi Moore, Woody Harrelson-Exec. Produced ‘Groundswell’ Wins Golden Globes Prize For Documentary At Cannes
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Demi Moore, Woody Harrelson-Exec. Produced ‘Groundswell’ Wins Golden Globes Prize For Documentary At Cannes

Groundswell, the documentary about regenerative agriculture that’s narrated and executive produced by Demi Moore and Woody Harrelson, today won the Go...

Source: Deadline

Scientists just solved a tricky asteroid-hopping spacecraft riddle
Comet & Asteroid News 1 month ago
Scientists just solved a tricky asteroid-hopping spacecraft riddle

Plotting the optimal trajectory to visit multiple asteroids is a fiendishly difficult take on the Traveling Salesperson problem, but a new mathematica...

Source: Space.com

Artemis Program 1 month ago
Lynk and Anterix get FCC nod to test satellite D2D for private utility networks

TAMPA, Fla. — Lynk Global has secured regulatory approval to test how its direct-to-device (D2D) satellites could extend private utility networks usin...

Source: SpaceNews

Artemis Program 1 month ago
Vast announces line of high-power satellite buses

WASHINGTON — Commercial space station developer Vast is moving into satellite manufacturing with a line of high-power satellite buses.

Source: SpaceNews

NASA & Space Agencies 1 month ago
NASA’s New Shock Detectives Project Invites Volunteers to Help Study Solar Wind

NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission has collected more than ten years of data from this zone – more than scientists can analyze alone. As S...

Source: NASA

The Cassini spacecraft was deliberately flown into Saturn in 2017 because its fuel was running low and engineers refused to risk it drifting into Enceladus, a moon with a subsurface ocean, and the final 22 orbits were designed to thread a 1,500-mile gap b
Space Technology 1 month ago
The Cassini spacecraft was deliberately flown into Saturn in 2017 because its fuel was running low and engineers refused to risk it drifting into Enceladus, a moon with a subsurface ocean, and the final 22 orbits were designed to thread a 1,500-mile gap b

On September 15, 2017, NASA deliberately destroyed the Cassini spacecraft by flying it into Saturn at 76,000 mph. Engineers chose a fiery end to preve...

Source: Space Daily

What astronauts actually eat for six months in space — and why almost none of it would survive a single meal in your kitchen without engineering, weight calculations, and a tortilla
Artemis Program 1 month ago
What astronauts actually eat for six months in space — and why almost none of it would survive a single meal in your kitchen without engineering, weight calculations, and a tortilla

The standard cultural image of astronaut food has not, on the available evidence, updated meaningfully since the 1980s. The image is of the silver pou...

Source: Space Daily

The James Webb Space Telescope is parked a million miles from Earth at a gravitational sweet spot called L2, and the only way to refuel or service it is to send another spacecraft on a one-way mission that hasn’t been designed yet, which means every photo
Astronomy Research 1 month ago
The James Webb Space Telescope is parked a million miles from Earth at a gravitational sweet spot called L2, and the only way to refuel or service it is to send another spacecraft on a one-way mission that hasn’t been designed yet, which means every photo

The James Webb Space Telescope is, as of this writing in 2026, orbiting a point in space called L2, somewhere around a million miles from Earth. The o...

Source: Space Daily

SpaceX set to launch Starship test flight on May 20: Here’s all you need to know
Space Technology 1 month ago
SpaceX set to launch Starship test flight on May 20: Here’s all you need to know

Elon Musk-owned SpaceX is scheduled to launch the gargantuan rocket on May 20, marking its first major test flight since late 2025 as the company cont...

Source: The Indian Express