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Failed Orbital Mission Loses Human Remains, Space Pot

A unique new material that shrinks when it is heated and expands when it is cooled could help enable the ultra-stable space telescopes that future NASA missions require to search for habitable worlds. One of the goals of...

A new quantum recipe for black holes could be the first step toward a theory of "quantum gravity", the "holy grail" of physics.

An unexpectedly strong solar storm rocked our planet on April 23, 2023, sparking auroras as far south as southern Texas in the U.S. and taking the world by surprise.

Cosmic archeologists have used the James Webb Space Telescope to excavate ancient disk galaxies that tell the story of how the Milky Way and other modern galaxies evolved.

An unexpectedly strong solar storm rocked our planet on April 23, 2023, sparking auroras as far south as southern Texas in the U.S. and taking the world by surprise. Two days earlier, the Sun blasted a coronal mass eject...

A privately funded satellite designed to measure methane emissions has failed after only a little more than a year in orbit. The post MethaneSAT fails in orbit appeared first on SpaceNews.

Read this release in English here. La NASA estrenó el martes el primer episodio de la tercera temporada de Universo curioso de la NASA, el único pódcast en español de la agencia. Los episodios se centran en algunas d...

Lee esta nota en español aquí. NASA released the first episode Tuesday of its third season of Universo curioso de la NASA, the agency's only Spanish-language podcast. Episodes focus on some of NASA's top missions and r...

The phenomenon is created by the shifting play of light and shadow over the lunar surface.

Learn more about how the Vera C. Rubin Observatory will capture more of our stunning universe.

Planet Labs won a multi-year $280 million agreement funded by the German government to supply satellite imagery and intelligence The post Planet pushes into European market, announces new agreement with Germany appeared ...

Scientists have launched menstrual cups into space for the first time, testing whether these reusable devices can withstand the extreme conditions of space travel. The AstroCup mission represents a key step toward giving...

The Meteosat Third Generation Sounder (MTG-S1) satellite, which is hosting the instrument for the Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission, has been placed inside the nose cone of the Falcon 9 launch rocket and is ready for the sch...

For folks in the United States, July evenings mean 4th of July fireworks. While you're waiting for the show, be sure to watch for the most elusive of the planets as twilight falls, as Mercury shines at its very best for ...

NASA astronaut Anil Menon will embark on his first mission to the International Space Station, serving as a flight engineer and Expedition 75 crew member. Menon will launch aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft in ...

The Australian company Gilmour Space is back at the launch pad with its Eris-1 rocket, preparing for the country's first orbital launch on July 2.

American companies launched 21 commercial space missions in June 2025, which was a new record for a single month, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

A unique new material that shrinks when it is heated and expands when it is cooled could help enable the ultra-stable space telescopes that future NASA missions require to search for habitable worlds.

Since 1989, SpaceNews has been committed to delivering trusted, independent journalism that keeps the global space industry informed, connected and ahead of the curve. And just as the space business has evolved during th...

Media accreditation is open for the launch of NASA's 11th rotational mission of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft carrying astronauts to the International Space Station for a science expedition. NASA's Space...

NASA astronaut Raja Chari and Dr. V. Narayanan, chairman of ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation), interact outside the Orion spacecraft mockup at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. Narayanan and Indian official...