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The South Korean startup Innospace failed during its first orbital launch attempt, which sent five satellites aloft on Dec. 22 from Brazil.

According to the patent, habitable modules would rotate around a central axis to simulate gravity for crew by producing an outward-pushing centrifugal force.

In a galaxy not so far away, Lego sets can be VERY expensive: Here are the most expensive Lego Star Wars sets you can currently buy.

MILAN - The European Space Agency announced plans to hire approximately 520 new staff members starting in 2026, following decisions approved at ESAs 342nd Council meeting earlier this month. The recruitment will result i...

Early risers across North America and Europe may spot a bright, silent light gliding across the Christmas sky - and it just happens to coincide with an ISS flyby.

Introduction The Observational Products for End-Users from Remote Sensing Analysis (OPERA) project represents a strategic initiative designed to address critical satellite data needs identified by federal agencies. Estab...

For most, getting into a car is a task that can be done without assistance. Yet for those whose destination is the Moon, the process of getting inside and secured - in this case, in NASAs Orion spacecraft - requires help...

Fast solar wind and a possible glancing blow from a coronal mass ejection could spark auroras over Christmas.

3I/ATLAS may have moved away from Earth as it makes its way out of the solar system, but this interstellar intruder continues to delight and surprise astronomers.

NASAs launch and mission teams, along with the Artemis II crew, completed a key test Dec. 20, a countdown demonstration test, ahead of the Artemis II flight around the Moon early next year. The astronauts, supported by l...

An Indian LVM3 rocket is scheduled to launch the massive BlueBird 6 smartphone satellite for AST SpaceMobile tonight (Dec. 23), and you can watch the action live.

For most, getting into a car is a task that can be done without assistance. Yet for those whose destination is the moon, the process of getting inside and secured-in this case, in NASA's Orion spacecraft-requires hel...

With plans to launch the massive Starship from Florida next year, SpaceX defended its commitment to airspace safety after a Wall Street Journal article claimed an explosive mission in early 2025 was a greater danger to s...

NASA astronaut Brig. Gen. Nick Hague has retired from the agency, concluding a distinguished career that included two spaceflight missions, 374 days in space, and multiplespacewalks in support of the International Space ...

In this episode of Space Minds, host David Ariosto speaks with Juan Alonso - CTO and Co-founder of Luminary Cloud and professor at Stanford University - about the rapid transformation underway in aerospace engineering. T...

Astronomers using NASAs Hubble Space Telescope have imaged the largest protoplanetary disk ever observed circling a young star. For the first time in visible light, Hubble has revealed the disk is unexpectedly chaotic an...

Listen to this audio excerpt from Grace Lauderdale, exploration project managerfor theTraining Systems Office at NASA Johnson: In preparation for their mission around the Moon inside NASAs Orion spacecraft, the Artemis I...

Highlights from a cometary trio that captured our imaginations.

The "America 250" logo commemorates the upcoming 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was involved in yet another first discovery recently available in pre-print form on arXiv from Cicero Lu at the Gemini Observatory and his co-authors. This time, humanity's most ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was involved in yet another first discovery recently available in pre-print form on arXiv from Cicero Lu at the Gemini Observatory and his co-authors. This time, humanitys most advan...

With the International Space Station (ISS) set to retire in 2030, several nations and commercial space companies have plans to deploy their own successor stations. This includes China, which plans to double the size of i...