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Orbex, now projecting a 2025 first launch of its small launch vehicle, plans to focus on the small end of the market even as competitors shift to larger rockets. The post Orbex working towards 2025 first launch appeared ...

Two astronauts marooned in space may sound like the plot of a Hollywood blockbuster, but for two NASA crew members, it is now a reality. Commander Barry Wilmore and pilot Sunita Williams are currently in limbo on the Int...

In the heart of NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, a team of photographers, imagery acquisition specialists, analytic scientists, and graphic designers work together to create visual narratives that capture the de...

SAN FRANCISCO - Qube, a German cubesat is preparing to test quantum key generation and distribution via optical link. Mission operators in Germany made contact with the 3.53-kilogram Qube approximately […] The post Ger...

A private astronaut mission that will attempt the first commercial spacewalk on a is ready for launch in a week on a SpaceX Crew Dragon. The post Polaris Dawn private astronaut mission ready for launch appeared first on ...

Telescopes caught a glimpse of Europe's JUICE probe as it swings by Earth and the moon for a gravitational assist on its way to explore Jupiter's icy moons.

The Moon of August 30-31, 2023, is a full moon, a supermoon, and a blue moon. Here's what it all means.

Solicitation Number: NNH16ZCQ001K-Appendix-R August 16, 2024 - Draft Solicitation Released Solicitation Overview The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) intends to release a solicitation under the Next S...

A history of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation in the 'Alien' franchise.

According to NASA’s Perseverance rover, ancient rocks in Jezero Crater formed in the presence of water. These sedimentary rocks are more than 3.5 billion years old and may predate the appearance of life on Earth. When ...

Researchers from universities across China are testing out their designs for rovers for exploring the moon and Mars.

NASA has awarded a total of $1.25 million to three U.S. teams in the third and final round of the agency's Deep Space Food Challenge. The teams delivered novel food production technologies that could provide long-duratio...

NASA works every day to improve air travel - and has been doing so since its creation decades ago. On National Aviation Day, NASA and all fans of aviation get the chance to celebrate the innovative research and developme...

An OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule training model parachutes down in this image from Aug. 30, 2023. This drop test was part of NASA's preparations for the return of samples from the asteroid Bennu on Sept. 24, 2023. OSI...

Locations designed as a maintenance work area and an exercise area on the International Space Station are commonly used by crew members for stowage and body maintenance activities, respectively. These differences betwe...

Areas of space have wildly different temperatures depending on whether they are directly in sunlight or not. For example, temperatures on the moon can range from 121 °C during the lunar "day" (which lasts for two weeks)...

Solar storms captured the imagination of much of the American public earlier this year when auroras were visible well south of their typical northern areas. As the sun ramps into another solar cycle, those storms will be...

There's a link between Earth's ocean salinity and its climate. Salinity can have a dramatic effect on the climate of any Earth-like planet orbiting a sun-like star. But what about exoplanets around M-dwarfs?

NASA's Perseverance rover didn't find organic matter within the rocks, but scientists will keep looking.

Earth planning date: Friday, Aug. 16, 2024 It's time to move on from our "Kings Canyon" drill site, so today's plan focused on our usual tidy up routine after a drill campaign. First we need to dump out any material in t...

The company's satellite imagery will be used by NATO's 'Alliance Persistent Surveillance from Space' program The post Planet signs deal with NATO to supply satellite imagery appeared first on SpaceNews.

Researchers have identified the specific locations from which most of the approximately 200 Martian meteorites originate. They've traced the meteorites to five impact craters within two volcanic regions on the red planet...