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Launch firm CAS Space has completed IPO counseling with regulators, marking the first formal step toward a listing on Shanghai Stock Exchanges tech-focused STAR Market. The post Chinese launch startups CAS Space, Landspa...

As part of the agencys initiative to return humanity to the Moon and eventually send the first astronaut an American to Mars, NASA is surveying industry for interest and feedback on a fission surface power system, throug...

SpaceX has accused Virginia of shutting Starlink out of most of the states $613 million in subsidies under a federal broadband program, despite offering to connect virtually all targeted households for about one-tenth th...

The exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 d intrigues astronomers looking for possibly habitable worlds beyond our Solar System because it is similar in size to Earth, rocky, and resides in an area around its star where liquid water on i...

Supercomputer simulations are helping scientists sharpen their understanding of the environment beyond a black holes "shadow," material just outside its event horizon.

Recently, acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy reportedly suggested a U.S. reactor would be operational on the moon by 2030.

Air Force Secretary Troy Meink ordered the shift in a recent memo The post Space Force to absorb Air Guard space missions, sidestepping push for Space National Guard appeared first on SpaceNews.

The four spacecraft of NASA's PUNCH mission have successfully locked in place in Earth orbit.

When the Crew-11 astronauts launched to the International Space Station on August 1, 2025, they carried with them another chapter in space farming: the latest VEG-03 experiments, complete with seed pillows ready for plan...

When the Crew-11 astronauts launched to the International Space Station on August 1, 2025, they carried with them another chapter in space farming: the latest VEG-03 experiments, complete with seed pillows ready for plan...

Dr. Steven Steve Platnick stepped down from his role at NASA on August 8, 2025, after more than three decades of public service. Steve began his career at NASA as a physical scientist at Goddard Space Flight Center in 20...

The U.S. Space Force's powerful new military radar system designed to detect and track objects in distant orbits above Earth has passed an initial key test.

Video: 00:04:21 Europes firstMetOp Second Generation, MetOp-SG-A1, weather satellite which hosts theCopernicus Sentinel-5missionhas launched aboard an Ariane 6 rocketfromtheEuropeanspaceport in French Guiana. The rocket ...

NASA has selected several companies to study the feasibility of reboosting the orbit of an astrophysics satellite in danger of reentering late next year. The post NASA awards contracts to study reboost of Swift astrophys...

Moonquakes pose little risk to astronauts during a mission lasting just a few days. But their effects on longer-term lunar surface assets could be significant.

Only a fraction of the size of the Milky Way, these galaxies have thus far been too faint for most telescopes to spot.

After spending almost five months in space, NASAs SpaceX Crew-10 astronauts will discuss their science mission aboard the International Space Station during a news conference at 4:15 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, Aug. 20, from th...

EIRSAT-1, Ireland's first satellite, has successfully tested an advanced onboard control system that allows it to orient itself accurately in space. The breakthrough was achieved using a payload called Wave-Based Con...

Six planets are hanging out in the sky this month in what's known as a planetary parade. Catch the spectacle while you can because it's the last one of the year.

Blue Origin has used its Blue Ring spacecraft platform to develop the Mars Telecommunications Orbiter, which the company says could aid future NASA missions to the Red Planet.

The executive order directs multiple federal agencies to streamline launch licensing, fast-track spaceport construction and better support emerging in-space industries.

Eleven International Space Station crew members gather inside the space stations Unity module for a portrait on Aug. 3, 2025. In the front row, from left are, Kimiya Yui of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Zena...