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Big systems projects are nothing novel in defense acquisition. However, a big systems project delivered fast and at an affordable cost is more uncommon. The Trump administrations transformational vision for continental m...

Military space assets need the same logistics backbone as terrestrial forces, argues Gen. Whiting The post Space Command chief calls for orbital gas stations as China tests satellite refueling appeared first on SpaceNews...

Technicians have successfully installed two sunshields onto NASAs Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescopes inner segment. Along with the observatorys Solar Array Sun Shield and Deployable Aperture Cover, the panels (together c...

Unravelling Earths 4.5-billion-year history with rocks is tricky business.

Extraordinary discovery of bones from early Ice Age period could reshape how we understand and respond to todays climate shifts.

Strong government demand helped send Eutelsats LEO revenues soaring 84% over the past 12 months, although the French operator expects its legacy geostationary business to continue weighing on profits in the year ahead. T...

Learn about the first ever molecule in the universe and its significance when it comes to the formation of the earliest stars.

What is the sturgeon full moon? Learn more about the array of celestial events happening in August 2025.

NASA has awarded Firefly Aerospace a $176.7 million contract to deliver a pair of rovers and three scientific instruments to the moon's south pole.

NASA has selected six companies to produce studies focused on lower-cost ways to launch and deliver spacecraft of various sizes and forms to multiple, difficult-to-reach orbits. The firm-fixed-price awards comprise nine ...

NASA is accelerating its plans for a nuclear reactor on the moon, aiming to establish such a power outpost by 2030, according to Politico.

NASAs SpaceX Crew-10 Looks Back at Science Mission NASAs SpaceX Crew-10 mission with agency astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosm...

On July 16, 2025, more than 400 public library staff from across the United States joined a powerful webinar, Serving Neurodiverse Library Patrons and Colleagues, hosted by two NASA Science Activation program teams: NASA...

Little Red Dots are thought to be young supermassive black holes at the center of early galaxies. That would make them young versions of Active Galactic Nuclei. But Little Red Dots don't emit much x-ray light, and we...

NASA has stopped trying to revive its Lunar Trailblazer moon orbiter, which went dark a day after its Feb. 26 launch.

The Japanese space-sustainability company Astroscale has unveiled a patent for what it describes as a new method for space debris removal.

What is the speed of Earths rotation? Heres why we dont feel a thing, even though Earth spins at 1,000 mph.

What is the speed of Earths rotation? Heres why we dont feel a thing, even though Earth spins at 1,000 mph.

The dashing 'Trek' veteran talks Anson's wild wig, colorful kisses, and meditating on set while directing 'the latest Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' episode.

Software designed to give spacecraft more autonomy could support a future where swarms of satellites navigate and complete scientific objectives with limited human intervention. Astronauts living and working on the Moon ...

Venus and Jupiter meet in the morning sky on Aug. 12. Catch their dazzling conjunction just before sunrise with the crescent moon joining later!

Second Lady Usha Vance and NASA astronaut Suni Williams listen to the audience in this image from Aug. 4, 2025. Ms. Vance joined Williams at NASAs Johnson Space Center in Houston for a summer reading challenge event, thr...