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Loft Orbital is working with NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory to test the use of artificial intelligence on spacecraft to improve Earth science monitoring. The post Loft Orbital to test AI models on spacecraft for Earth o...

NASAs safety advisers say that while the agency and Boeing make progress in addressing problems with the CST-100 Starliner, it could be up to a year before it flies again. The post NASA and Boeing still uncertain about w...

A proposal to create a new network for monitoring cosmic threats to off-world infrastructure has won this year's Schweickart Prize, which recognizes bright ideas for planetary defense.

A report by NASAs inspector general is the latest to highlight the problems that the increasing number of launches is posing to spaceports. The post NASAs inspector general warns launch sites nearing capacity appeared fi...

WASHINGTON - Boeing won a contract worth up to $2 billion to build two next-generation military communications satellites for the U.S. Space Force, prevailing over Lockheed Martin in a competition [] The post Boeing wins...

NASA has selected Sean Gallagher as the agencys chief information officer (CIO). In this role, he is responsible for the agencys entire portfolio of Information Technology products and services. Gallager has been serving...

SpaceX just launched its Starfall return capsule for the first time. What does the company plan to do with the new vehicle?

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Many of Earth's mass extinctions await clear explanations. We know an impact wiped out the dinosaurs, but what about the planet's other extinction events? New research says flybys of planetary mass objects could&...

June 23, 2026 - Washington, D.C.-The Commercial Space Federation (CSF) is pleased to welcome Sophia Space, a company advancing orbital computing infrastructure for the next generation of space-based data processing, [] T...

Eight commercial data providers received contracts to provide a range of data in support of NASAs Earth science priorities.

58th Girl Scouts Unite Event, July 23-25, 2026 Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth #206) for Hyperwall Storytelling by NASA experts. Full Hyperwall Agenda below. Thursday, July 23 11:00AM - 11:15 AMFrom Daisy to NASA En...

Astronomers have discovered a huge reservoir of cold molecular gas, the direct fuel for star formation, in REBELS-25, a massive, star-forming galaxy.The team, led from Leiden University, focused on REBELS-25, seen when t...

On 17 June at 09:21 local time (13:21 BST, 14:21 CEST) Ariane 6 flight VA269 soared to orbit from Europes Spaceport in French Guiana. 36 satellites for Amazons Leo constellation were placed into their orbit just over an ...

SAN FRANCISCO - Ubotica Technologies, an Irish company focused on artificial intelligence for spacecraft, has raised $11 million to expand commercial sales of its maritime-intelligence platform. The platform, Live Mariti...

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Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have found something they never expected-ultraviolet light from a galaxy that existed just 1.4 billion years after the Big Bang. That galaxy contains tightly clustered ...

Astrophysicists have found what is likely the very first pair of sibling supernova remnants. One is the well-known Jellyfish Nebula, and the other was long thought to be hidden in the bright glare from the Jellyfish. The...

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The "Blaze Star" T. Coronae Borealis could brighten dramatically this week to shine with the brilliance of the North Star Polaris. Here's where to look.

China's Shenlong space plane appears to have released a mystery object while in orbit, according to a private space surveillance firm.

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