NASA & Space Agencies 1 month ago
Four NASA payloads to fly on Astrolab’s first lunar rover

WASHINGTON — Astrolab’s first lunar rover will carry four NASA payloads on a mission planned to launch later this year.

Source: SpaceNews

Artemis Program 1 month ago
European imaging companies step in to fill warzone gap

MILAN – As U.S. satellite imagery companies have pulled back from sharing visuals of Iran and the broader area around the Gulf conflict, European Eart...

Source: SpaceNews

Astronomy Research 1 month ago
Beacon of Light

The heart of galaxy M77 shines brightly in this May 7, 2026, image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. The intense glow is due to gas be...

Source: NASA

NASA & Space Agencies 1 month ago
NASA Selects Next Class of Space Health Postdoctoral Fellows

The NASA-funded Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) has selected two early‑career scientists for its next class of postdoctoral ...

Source: NASA

NASA & Space Agencies 1 month ago
NASA’s MAVEN Makes 1st Discovery of Atmospheric Effect at Mars

In December 2023, scientists looking at Mars data stumbled across something completely unexpected — observations of an atmospheric effect never before...

Source: NASA

Golden Globes, Artemis Rising Foundation and Think-Film Impact Production Return to Cannes for Documentary Filmmaker Award
Artemis Program 1 month ago
Golden Globes, Artemis Rising Foundation and Think-Film Impact Production Return to Cannes for Documentary Filmmaker Award

The Artemis Rising Foundation and Think-Film Impact Production are back in Cannes with the Golden Globes to present the Golden Globes Prize for Docume...

Source: Variety

Rubin Observatory will sift 10,000 comets from a decade of nightly sky imagery while Walter Reed left 1,300 facial CT scans unread for five years — the same archival-image problem, solved in one domain and chronic in another
Interstellar Objects 1 month ago
Rubin Observatory will sift 10,000 comets from a decade of nightly sky imagery while Walter Reed left 1,300 facial CT scans unread for five years — the same archival-image problem, solved in one domain and chronic in another

Rubin Observatory's automated pipelines pulled an interstellar comet out of pre-discovery sky imagery within days; a flagship US military hospita...

Source: Space Daily

A cargo Dragon just flew its sixth mission to the ISS — and the quiet milestone reveals how SpaceX has rewritten the economics of station resupply without anyone making a fuss about it
Space Technology 1 month ago
A cargo Dragon just flew its sixth mission to the ISS — and the quiet milestone reveals how SpaceX has rewritten the economics of station resupply without anyone making a fuss about it

SpaceX launched its 34th cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station on May 15, and the Dragon capsule on top of the Falcon 9 was flying...

Source: Space Daily

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 cosmologists were using when Webb launched
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 cosmologists were using when Webb launched

JWST was launched to test a cosmological model, and within its first two years of operation, it began returning observations that the model in its sta...

Source: Space Daily

SpaceX Dragon Approaching Station Packed with Science and Supplies
Space Technology 1 month ago
SpaceX Dragon Approaching Station Packed with Science and Supplies

At approximately 9:50 a.m. EDT, Dragon will dock autonomously to the forward port of the space station’s Harmony module.

Source: NASA

Bigger, Faster, Stronger: 3 Reasons Why Starship V3 Will Be a Spaceflight Game Changer
Space Technology 1 month ago
Bigger, Faster, Stronger: 3 Reasons Why Starship V3 Will Be a Spaceflight Game Changer

SpaceX is getting ready to launch the largest and most powerful rocket in history, aiming to revolutionize the heavy-lift launch market.

Source: Gizmodo.com

(VIDEO) SpaceX Dragon Successfully Docks with ISS in Latest NASA Cargo Resupply Mission
Space Technology 1 month ago
(VIDEO) SpaceX Dragon Successfully Docks with ISS in Latest NASA Cargo Resupply Mission

SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft docked with the ISS, delivering over 6,000 pounds of supplies and experiments, highlighting the success of NASA's...

Source: Ibtimes.com.au

SpaceX Dragon Docks to Station Filled with New Science Experiments
Space Technology 1 month ago
SpaceX Dragon Docks to Station Filled with New Science Experiments

At 6:37 a.m. EDT, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked to the forward port of the International Space Station’s Harmony module, carrying nearly 6,500 p...

Source: NASA

In 1970, Apollo 13 engineers built a life-saving air filter from cardboard, plastic bags, and duct tape while astronauts drifted through space
NASA & Space Agencies 1 month ago
In 1970, Apollo 13 engineers built a life-saving air filter from cardboard, plastic bags, and duct tape while astronauts drifted through space

Apollo 13's Moon mission turned into a survival story after an oxygen tank explosion. Astronauts faced a deadly carbon dioxide buildup. Their lun...

Source: The Times of India

For SpaceX, the stakes of next week’s Starship rocket test flight are sky-high
Space Technology 1 month ago
For SpaceX, the stakes of next week’s Starship rocket test flight are sky-high

SpaceX plans to launch a new version of its Starship rocket — a prototype of the system that NASA hopes will carry its astronauts to the moon — on Tue...

Source: NBC News

The Hubble Space Telescope was nearly blind for its first three years because its primary mirror was ground too flat by 2.2 micrometers, and NASA’s reputation depended on a 1993 repair mission built around corrective optics the size of a refrigerator
Astronomy Research 1 month ago
The Hubble Space Telescope was nearly blind for its first three years because its primary mirror was ground too flat by 2.2 micrometers, and NASA’s reputation depended on a 1993 repair mission built around corrective optics the size of a refrigerator

Hubble launched in 1990 with a primary mirror polished 2.2 micrometers too flat, about one-fiftieth the width of a human hair, and the resulting blur ...

Source: Space Daily

NASA’s playbook for staying intact through long isolation
NASA & Space Agencies 1 month ago
NASA’s playbook for staying intact through long isolation

At NASA, a scientist named Tom Williams leads the Human Factors and Behavioral Performance work inside NASA’s Human Research Program. He spends his ca...

Source: Space Daily

The Reason American Spacecraft Land In The Ocean – But Russian Ones Don't
Space Technology 1 month ago
The Reason American Spacecraft Land In The Ocean – But Russian Ones Don't

American spacecraft have often returned to Earth with a literal splash, but Russia's Soyuz craft touch back down on land. And the reason is surpr...

Source: BGR

James Webb Spots Strange Structure at Core of Distant Galaxy
Astronomy Research 1 month ago
James Webb Spots Strange Structure at Core of Distant Galaxy

The James Webb Space Telescope captured a stunning image of the Squid Galaxy, revealing its dazzlingly luminous center.

Source: Futurism

Elversberg coach compares historic promotion to moon landing
Artemis Missions 1 month ago
Elversberg coach compares historic promotion to moon landing

After missing out on a historic Bundesliga promotion following a late defeat in the promotion/relegation playoff last term, Elversberg secured their p...

Source: Bulinews.com