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Astronomers may have just seen the first ever superkilonova, a combination of a supernova and a kilonova. These are two very different kinds of stellar explosions, and if this discovery stands, it could change the way sc...

On Thursday (Dec. 18), President Donald Trump issued an executive order designed to ensure American space superiority. It calls for the initial construction of a moon base by 2030, among other goals.

The South Korean startup Innospace will attempt its first orbital launch from Brazil's Alcântara Space Center on Friday (Dec. 19), and you can watch the action live.

NASAs safety advisers are recommending that the agency reconsider its Artemis lunar landing architecture as well as how it handles incidents such as the flawed Starliner test flight. The post NASA safety panel recommends...

"The sheer amount of radiated energy from these bursts is so large that you can't power them with a core collapse stellar explosion - or any other type of normal stellar explosion."

The 3,600-piece Lego Icons Star Trek USS Enterprise is Lego's first-ever Star Trek set, and you get a free gift when you purchase it before Christmas eve.

"We do not know with certainty that we found a superkilonova, but the event nevertheless is eye-opening."

L3Harris, Lockheed Martin, Rocket Lab and Northrop Grumman won contracts to build 72 satellites The post Space Development Agency awards $3.5 billion in contracts for missile-tracking satellites appeared first on SpaceNe...

Hungarian communications provider 4iG has agreed to invest $100 million in U.S.-based space station developer Axiom Space, broadening its footprint in the space industry amid a broader push toward vertically integrated c...

Odin Space and Arkisys are teaming up to provide customers with pioneering insurance for spacecraft specifically to cover space debris collision events.

NASAs Johnson Space Center in Houston closed 2025 with major progress across human spaceflight, research, and exploration. From Artemis II mission preparations to science aboard the International Space Station, teams at ...

Just like your cellphone stays connected by roaming between networks, NASAs Polylingual Experimental Terminal, or PExT, technology demonstration is proving space missions can do the same by switching seamlessly between g...

The European Space Agency expects to decide in February how to address a 20% funding shortfall in its exploration program. The post ESA weighing options to address exploration funding shortfall appeared first on SpaceNew...

NASA astronaut Don Pettit demonstrates electrostatic forces using charged water droplets and a knitting needle made of Teflon. This series of overlapping frames from Feb. 19, 2025, displays the unique attraction-repulsio...

Video: 00:05:30 On 17 December 2025, two new Galileo satellites lifted off from Europes Spaceport in French Guiana.This was the 14th launch for Europes satellite navigation operational satellite programme, reinforcing Eu...

For the first time, astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have spotted a pair of catastrophic collisions in another solar system. They were observing Fomalhaut, a bright star about 25 light-years away, and detecte...

On 14 January 2026, the European Space Agency (ESA) will hold an online post-CM25 industry event for all ESA industrial partners.

A photographer in Italy captured an ultra-rare elve and red sprite flashing above the Alps in a single breathtaking moment.

Whether you're buying for yourself or hunting for a gift for a keen astrophotographer, there's still time to save hundreds with these last-minute deals on cameras and lenses.

ESA Impact 2025 - October-December Welcome to ESA Impact, your interactive gateway to the most captivating stories and stunning visuals from the European Space Agency, now in a mobile-friendly format.

"Virgil has two personalities, its 'good' side - a typical young galaxy quietly forming stars. But Virgil transforms into the host of a heavily obscured supermassive black hole, pouring out immense quantities...

Paris, December 2025 - The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology of the Sultanate of Oman (MTCIT) and Novaspace announce the second Edition of the Middle East Space Conference [] The post Middl...