Space News
Two new satellites mark further enlargement of Galileo
ESA - 5 Dec 2021 07:59
Europe's largest satellite constellation has grown even bigger, following the launch of two more Galileo navigation satellites by Soyuz launcher from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana on 5 December. Galileo satellites ...
India's Chandrayaan-2 maneuvered to avoid close approach to NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
Space News - 5 Dec 2021 02:07
India's Chandrayaan-2 lunar orbiter maneuvered in October to avoid a close approach to NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft, a conjunction both agencies have acknowledged but have said little more about. ...
NASA will announce its next astronaut class on Monday and you can watch it live
SPACE.com - 5 Dec 2021 15:02
NASA is ready to announce its next batch of astronaut candidates, and you can watch the event live on Monday, Dec. 6.
NASA JSC SpaceCast Weekly 3 December, 2021
SpaceRef - 5 Dec 2021 18:23
SpaceCast Weekly is a NASA Television broadcast from the Johnson Space Center in Houston featuring stories about NASA's work in human spaceflight....
This Week at NASA - Spacewalk Complete, Space Priorities and More
SpaceRef - 5 Dec 2021 18:15
Replacing a space station communications antenna, another round of testing for our lunar roving robot, and discussing space policy and priorities ... a few of the stories to tell you about - This Week at NASA....
Here's what the only total solar eclipse of 2021 was like from a cruise ship near Antarctica
SPACE.com - 5 Dec 2021 16:28
Clouds blocked the view of the only total solar eclipse for 2021 for 200 passengers on an Antarctic exploration cruise ship Dec. 4.
China's Yutu 2 rover spots cube-shaped 'mystery hut' on far side of the moon
SPACE.com - 5 Dec 2021 15:49
China's Yutu 2 rover has spotted a mystery object on the horizon while working its way across Von Kármán crater on the far side of the moon.
NASA just ordered megarocket boosters for moon missions through 2031
SPACE.com - 5 Dec 2021 14:54
NASA just awarded a contract worth $3.19 billion to build rocket boosters for future moon missions, meant for Artemis moon missions through 2031.
Venus shines at its highest in the night sky this week. How to see it.
SPACE.com - 5 Dec 2021 14:46
The planet will shine brightly in the evening for a few nights before sinking toward the horizon.
U.S. was not blindsided by Russia's anti-satellite test, say officials
Space News - 5 Dec 2021 13:57
"These advances in capabilities are concerning, they are not a surprise," Gen. David Thompson, vice chief of space operations, said Dec. 4 at the Reagan National Defense Forum SpaceNews