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SpaceX successfully completed the final flight of version 2 of Starship on Oct. 13, performing in-flight tests as the company prepares to introduce an upgraded version of the reusable rocket. The post Starship successful...

Rocket Lab launched a spacecraft for one Japanese radar imaging company Oct. 14, just days after signing a contract for additional launches for another. The post Rocket Lab launches seventh Synspective radar imaging sate...

Impulse Space, the California-based venture founded by veteran SpaceX engineer Tom Mueller, has unveiled its proposed architecture for delivering medium-sized payloads to the moon, starting as early as 2028.

SpaceX launched its Starship megarocket for the 11th time on Monday (Oct. 13), on a successful test flight that marked the end of the road for "Version 2" of the vehicle.

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NASA has announced a new wave of layoffs at its Jet Propulsion Laboratory, as the agency undergoes a sweeping "realignment" of its workforce.

Equatys, the U.S.-based Viasat and Emirati satellite operator Space42s shared space infrastructure joint venture for direct-to-device services, has gained its first mobile network partner as it seeks to challenge SpaceXs...

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Scientists say a train of CMEs could impact Earth's magnetic field Oct. 15-17, bringing a chance of northern lights across northern North America.

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Modularity is taking off in more ways than one in space exploration. The design of the upcoming Lunar Gateway space station is supposed to be modular, with different modules being supplied by different organizations. In ...

From glowing comets to ancient galaxies, autumn's night sky is filled with celestial treasures.

Its great to see old astronomical observations come to light. Not only can these confirm or refute whats known about historic astronomical events, but they can describe what early observers actually saw. A recent study c...

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In-space transportation company Impulse Space says it plans to develop a lunar lander to fill what it sees as a gap in missions to the moon. The post Impulse Space announces lunar lander plans appeared first on SpaceNews...

Modularity is taking off in more ways than one in space exploration. The design of the upcoming "Lunar Gateway" space station is supposed to be modular, with different modules being supplied by different organiza...

It's great to see old astronomical observations come to light. Not only can these confirm or refute what's known about historic astronomical events, but they can describe what early observers actually saw.

Were entering a new era of space. One defined not by exploration alone, but by the infrastructure that makes a sustained presence possible. For decades, our presence in space has been limited to short-term missions: land...

If you think you've met the wildest exoplanet yet, you haven't learned about TOI-4507 b. This strange world breaks almost every known rule for how planets should behave.

Did life really exist on Mars after all? Unfortunately, there is no conclusive evidence for this yet. Nevertheless, it would seem that some form of life was the driving force behind the mysterious Martian dune gullies. E...

White dwarfs are the compact remnants of stars that have stopped nuclear burning, a fate that will eventually befall our sun. These extremely dense objects are degenerate stars because their structure is counterintuitive...

ESA astronaut Marco Sieber journeyed deep underground in Italy's Apennines for CAVES training