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This is it, folks. Feast your eyes! It’s what we’ve been training for--seeing the James Webb Space Telescope’s first detailed view of the Orion Nebula! JWST’s NIRCam gazed at this starbirth nursery and revealed i...

Companies reveal plans for optical and RF data relay networks to address growing demand from satellite operators for high-speed data transfer. The post Competition is growing in the space-data-relay sector appeared first...

Slingshot Aerospace, a space data analytics company, announced Sept. 13 it is offering a free version of its space traffic control software to satellite operators The post Slingshot Aerospace rolls out free space-traffic...

SpaceX will send another big batch of Starlink satellites to orbit on Tuesday night (Sept. 13) -- and bring the first stage of a rocket back to Earth.

Robots working together will assist astronauts on rocky worlds like the moon and Mars, if Earth tests like this show it's possible.

Medical sample collection in low Earth orbit could be repurposed for future moon and Mars missions.

Thriller films, Antarctic explorers and female science pioneers featured in an informal naming contest seeking a moniker for a proposed Uranus spacecraft mission.

A Long March 7A rocket carrying the Zhongxing-1E satellite lifted off Tuesday morning (Sept. 13) from the Wenchang Space Launch Site, on the island of Hainan.

Aalyri Technologies, a startup that emerged from stealth mode Sept. 13, plans to provide high-speed internet using software and networking technology from Google's ill-fated balloon project. The post Wireless communicati...

Are we on a good path toward developing and implementing a human mission to explore Mars? The post Op-ed | Whither Mars or Wither Mars? appeared first on SpaceNews.

It takes a wide view to study dark energy, which also gives us a great look at some nebulae. The post On its Hunt for Dark Energy, a Telescope Stopped to Look at the Lobster Nebula appeared first on Universe Today.

China's government has officially approved three robotic moon missions that will lay groundwork for a permanent lunar base.

Using the Keck Observatory astronomers have imaged the Orion nebula, an intense star-forming region close to Earth, in unprecedented detail.

Recently astronomers have discovered Jupiter-sized planets orbiting at extremely large distances from giant stars. How can these stars end up with such big planets at such extreme orbits? A team of researchers has propos...

Blue Origin is working to understand what caused Monday's accident, and the FAA is overseeing the investigation.

The new book 'Stars in Your Hand: A Guide to 3D Printing the Cosmos' offers an overview of how 3D printing can help anyone learn about space, spaceflight and astronomy.

Lt. Gen. B. Chance Saltzman testified at a confirmation hearing Sept. 13 to be the next chief of space operations of the U.S. Space Force The post Space Force nominee sees growing threats to U.S. satellites from rival po...

An international research team has developed a computer program that can simulate the transport of cosmic rays through space. The researchers hope it will help them solve the mystery of the sources of cosmic rays.

Arianespace said Sept. 13 it has reached a settlement deal that could revive a launch services agreement with OneWeb that was suspended following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The post Arianespace and OneWeb reach settle...

Our increasing reliance on space infrastructure makes modern economies increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of accidents and unlawful or irresponsible acts in space.

Newborn stars still wrapped in cocoons of dust and gas are revealed in a new image of the famous Orion Nebula captured by the James Webb Space Telescope.

Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of NASA's Science Mission Directorate, will leave the agency at the end of 2022, after six years of dedicated service.