Comet & Asteroid News 1 month ago
Asteroid 2022 OB5 Spins Too Fast For Current Prospectors Highlighting the Divide Between "Accessible" and "Exploitable"

Asteroid mining seems simple in theory. A spacecraft flies up to a giant rock in space, scoops out some material, and either processes it on site or r...

Source: Universe Today

Astronomy Research 1 month ago
What's Feeding Our Supermassive Black Hole?

Astronomers have identified the likely source of gas that flows into the maw of the Milky Way’s central black hole, Sagittarius A*. The post What&...

Source: Sky & Telescope

Giant radio telescope sees Artemis 2 astronauts on Orion flying around the moon. 'There are 4 people in those pixels.'
Artemis Missions 1 month ago
Giant radio telescope sees Artemis 2 astronauts on Orion flying around the moon. 'There are 4 people in those pixels.'

A giant radio telescope in West Virginia tracked Artemis 2's Orion spacecraft around the moon for five days, gathering precise observations on it...

Source: Space.com

Watch an asteroid the size of a blue whale hurtle towards Earth live online TODAY
Astronomy Research 1 month ago
Watch an asteroid the size of a blue whale hurtle towards Earth live online TODAY

The livestream will begin at 3:45 p.m. EDT on May 18, bringing near real time views of the asteroid from robotic telescopes in Italy, weather permitti...

Source: Space.com

SpaceX Dragon capsule delivers science and supplies to space station
Space Technology 1 month ago
SpaceX Dragon capsule delivers science and supplies to space station

A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft delivered 6,500 pounds of science and supplies to the International Space Station on Sunday, May 17, 2026.

Source: Space.com

Watch NASA's new Mars helicopter rotor break the speed of sound (video)
NASA & Space Agencies 1 month ago
Watch NASA's new Mars helicopter rotor break the speed of sound (video)

NASA is testing the limits of future Mars aircraft as it works to develop a next-generation fleet of helicopters that will fly through the thin atmosp...

Source: Space.com

SpaceX Starlink and other satellite megaconstellations are creating an 'unregulated geoengineering experiment', scientists say
Space Technology 1 month ago
SpaceX Starlink and other satellite megaconstellations are creating an 'unregulated geoengineering experiment', scientists say

The space industry's plans to launch millions of satellites worry scientists as the rise in high-altitude air pollution threatens to alter Earth&...

Source: Space.com

These Apollo 'UFO' images have been public for decades. So why are people talking about them now?
Artemis Program 1 month ago
These Apollo 'UFO' images have been public for decades. So why are people talking about them now?

Much of the UFO imagery that the Pentagon released last week was new, but we've known for decades about the odd things that the Apollo astronauts...

Source: Space.com

Artemis 2 moon astronauts snap gorgeous shot of swirling stars | Space photo of the day for May 18, 2026
Artemis Missions 1 month ago
Artemis 2 moon astronauts snap gorgeous shot of swirling stars | Space photo of the day for May 18, 2026

What a view from the Orion capsule.

Source: Space.com

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

SpaceX is targeting a Wednesday, May 20, launch for its newest Starship design, the Starship V3 megarocket.

Source: Space.com

This amazing NASA video shows the exact moment the Artemis 2 Orion capsule broke free of its service module, and we can't stop watching it
Artemis Missions 1 month ago
This amazing NASA video shows the exact moment the Artemis 2 Orion capsule broke free of its service module, and we can't stop watching it

A new NASA video shows the Artemis 2 Orion capsule's separation from its service module just before the spacecraft slammed into Earth's atmo...

Source: Space.com

Watch Vega C rocket launch European-Chinese space weather satellite to orbit tonight
Artemis Program 1 month ago
Watch Vega C rocket launch European-Chinese space weather satellite to orbit tonight

A Vega C rocket will launch the European-Chinese SMILE space weather mission to orbit tonight (May 18), and you can watch the action live.

Source: Space.com

What time is SpaceX's Starship V3 launch on May 20? (Starship Flight 12 timeline)
Space Technology 1 month ago
What time is SpaceX's Starship V3 launch on May 20? (Starship Flight 12 timeline)

SpaceX will launch its first Starship V3 vehicle on the Flight 12 test flight on Wednesday (May 20).

Source: Space.com

Artemis Missions 1 month ago
Artemis III deep into processing and planning for key HLS test

NASA is deep into planning for Artemis III, a pivotal crewed mission in low Earth… The post Artemis III deep into processing and planning fo...

Source: NASASpaceFlight

Space Technology 1 month ago
Super Heavy Block 3 the Booster of the Future

The first stage of Starship, the Super Heavy booster, has already undergone many changes during… The post Super Heavy Block 3 the Booster of...

Source: NASASpaceFlight

NASA & Space Agencies 1 month ago
NASA releases final RFP for Mars communications orbiter

WASHINGTON — NASA has released the final request for proposals for a Mars telecommunications system, confirming requirements that limit the companies ...

Source: SpaceNews

Artemis Program 1 month ago
Zenk Space raises $26 million, targets June debut launch 

KOUROU, French Guiana — China’s Zenk Space has secured 180 million yuan ahead of the planned June debut of its Zhihang-1 kerolox rocket, the company&a...

Source: SpaceNews

Artemis Program 1 month ago
The next war will be won — or lost — in orbit

We in the West have learned many things from the conflict in Ukraine. Four years on from its full-scale invasion — the war in fact having started in 2...

Source: SpaceNews

Artemis Program 1 month ago
New CSF Report Sees Up To 7,000+ Satellites Launched Annually By Mid 2030’s, Highlights The Challenges With US Launch Infrastructure

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 18, 2026 — The Commercial Space Federation (CSF), in partnership with Rational Futures (RF), announced the release of S...

Source: SpaceNews

Artemis Program 1 month ago
Inside Golden Dome’s push to court commercial tech firms and investors

WASHINGTON — Pentagon officials overseeing Golden Dome are trying to convince commercial space founders, venture investors and software companies that...

Source: SpaceNews