Space News

Rocket Lab announced Sept. 1 that it is expanding production of satellite components to meet demand from companies developing satellite constellations. SpaceNews

The House Armed Services Committee in its version of the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed several provisions on national security space policy and DoD procurement of space technologies. SpaceNews

Ions flowing through atom-thin stacks of carbon confirm classic theories but also yield new surprises --

Virgin Orbit has passed an FAA environmental review for future rocket launches from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam.

SpaceX's newest drone ship, "A Shortfall of Gravitas" (ASOG) arrived in port Tuesday (Aug. 31) with its first catch secured to its deck.

Home movies from astronauts offer a glimpse inside Russia's new Nauka space station module.

Space technology company Redwire announced Sept. 2 that it closed its merger with a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC), taking the company public and providing it with capital for future acquisitions. SpaceNews

The U.S. military's narrowband communications satellites are oversubscribed and there is insufficient capacity to meet the needs of users, says a new report by the Government Accountability Office. SpaceNews

Unity 23 will carry Italian Air Force Col. Walter Villadei and Lt. Col. Angelo Landolfi, as well as aerospace engineer Pantaleone Carlucci, a scientist with the Italian National Research Council.

Swarms of small satellites could communicate amongst themselves to collect data on important weather patterns at different times of the day or year, and from multiple angles. Such swarms, using machine learning algorithm...

New analysis of Hayabusa2 data of the asteroid Ryugu reveals much of the surface reflects and scatters light in ways that are consistent with studies of carbonaceous chondrite meteorites in the lab. This research looks s...

A proposal plans to study how to build a giant spacecraft --

NASA's newest Mars rover has successfully collected its first rock sample for return to Earth, after last month's attempt came up empty.

The Expedition 65 crew continued unloading a variety of cargo including rodents from the SpaceX Cargo Dragon today....

Supply chains have been wreaking havoc across the industrial world. The complex web that holds the world's economies together has been fraying at the edges, resulting in some unexpected shortages, such as a lack of renta...

Contrary to what we’ve long assumed, this reservoir of comets surrounding the solar system may have more visitors than permanent residents --

OneWeb has signed an insurance policy worth more than $1 billion to cover the remaining 10 launches for its broadband constellation, after its previous policy expired following delays caused by its 2020 bankruptcy. Space...

Astronomers have uncovered evidence of explosions triggered by dead stars ramming into live stars, possible proof of a new type of supernova, a new study finds.

Astronomers have found dramatic evidence that a black hole or neutron star spiraled its way into the core of a companion star and caused that companion to explode as a supernova. The astronomers were tipped off by data f...

A new theory suggests dark matter may have come from quantum bags that got squished together in the early universe.

These planets are mostly made of gas, but a spaceship would have a rough time trying to get through a giant planet like Jupiter or Saturn.

Astronauts living and working on the International Space Station continue to monitor fires burning across California during a particularly serious fire season.