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On Wednesday, February 21st, at 01:40 p.m. PST (04:40 p.m. EST), an interesting package returned to Earth from space. This was the capsule from the W-1 mission, an orbital platform manufactured by California-based Varda ...

The Sun is heading toward solar maximum (which is likely to be about a year away) and as it does, there will be more sunspots, solar flares and coronal mass ejections. Over the last 24 hours there has been three, yes thr...

Silicon Valley startup Flawless Photonics has produced more than 5 kilometers of ZBLAN on the International Space Station. The post Flawless Photonics Kicking Glass appeared first on SpaceNews.

SpaceX plans to launch 24 of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida today (Feb. 24), on the company's 18th mission of 2024 already.

The early Earth didn't have many chemicals needed for life on its surface, but they were present in asteroids and comets. Astronomers think they were delivered by countless objects crashing into the planet early in its h...

NASA is seeking applicants for its year-long CHAPEA 2 mock Mars mission, which is expected to kick off in spring 2025. Applications are open to the public through April 2, 2024.

Cameras, tripods, filters, and more: Are you prepared to take pictures of the Great North American Eclipse?

In a week where national security has taken center stage in Washington, the White House confirmed on Thursday that it had evidence that Russia was developing a space-based nuclear anti satellite weapon.

For the first time since 1972, the United States is back on the moon.

On Episode 99 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod discuss the top headlines for 2024.

The full moon will appear a bit smaller in the sky tonight as the smallest full moon of 2024 rises with February's Full Snow Moon.

Moon landings will continue to speckle humanity's future, and scientists are urging discussions of lunar ethics and policy.

A private U.S. lunar lander tipped over at touchdown and ended up on its side near the moon's south pole, hampering communications, company officials said Friday.

"Since 2021 we have doubled in size annually in terms of people employed, projects and revenue," said Kush Patel, Relative Dynamics founder and CEO. The post Government contracts spur growth for Relative Dynamics appeare...

I can remember seeing images of SN1987A as it developed back in 1987. It was the explosion of a star, a supernova in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Over the decades that followed, it was closely monitored in particular the ...

Intuitive Machines' Odysseus moon lander apparently settled on its side during its historic Feb. 22 touchdown, but the spacecraft remains operational on the lunar surface.

The Intuitive Machines Nova-C lunar lander likely tipped over when touching down on the moon Feb. 22 and is now resting on its side. The post IM-1 lunar lander tipped over on its side appeared first on SpaceNews.

Editor’s note: This release was updated Feb. 23, 2024, to add an image from the news conference and participant titles. For the first time in more than 50 years, new NASA science instruments and technology demonstratio...

As stars in the Milky Way move through space, some of them have an unexpected effect on the Solar System. Over time, one comes closer to the Sun during its orbit in the galaxy. Some of them actually get within a light-ye...

Spaceflight simulation Kerbal Space Program (KSP) paired up with United Launch Alliance to challenge the internet to recreate the new Vulcan Centaur rocket in the game, and the results are in!