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When JWST's first science results started rolling in, it was a triumph for scientific vision and persistence. For years, the fate of the powerful space telescope was uncertain. It went way over budget, and for 25 yea...

This webinar will provide an overview of the CSDA programs goals and activities, including the new Cal/Val initiative, and more.

Choosing an orbit for a satellite always comes with trade-offs. Very low Earth orbit (VLEO), between 100-450 km (62-280 miles), has distinct advantages. Remote-sensing cameras can take better pictures, communications and...

Temperatures and precipitation are hitting new extremes.

Bezos said we should move heavy industry to the Moon. Musk says we'll have sustainable lunar cities. We know there's ancient water ice in craters on the Moon's poles, but there's not enough water to suppo...

NASA has selected 12 new investigations to help support human explorers in space. Six will help advance the ability to produce food off-planet, while another six advance the understanding of how unique conditions associa...

"Every one of these objects we study helps us understand a little more about how planets form around other stars."

A new study led by researchers from Caltech demonstrates the effectiveness of Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) as a tool for measuring cosmological distances and the clustering of matter.

A Vega C rocket will launch Europe's FLEX and Copernicus-3C spacecraft to orbit from French Guiana tonight (Sept. 14), and you can watch the action live.

A Vega C rocket launched Europe's FLEX and Copernicus-3C spacecraft toward orbit from French Guiana tonight (Sept. 14).

Join us for conversations about the tech, policies and business models required to build a functioning in-orbit logistics ecosystem The post Sept. 21: What Comes Next for On-Orbit Servicing? appeared first on SpaceNews.

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The recently created UAP Science Advisory Council recently gathered at a private meeting at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

A new study of nine nearby galaxies has shown that actively growing supermassive black holes may contribute to, rather than prevent, star formation in their host galaxies.

Fans pose for a photo with an astronaut in the NASA Experience Zone at an NFL game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Atlanta Falcons at Acrisure Stadium, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. NASAs e...

Both the OG 'Star Wars' and 'Star Wars: Starfighter' score the ultimate cinematic treatment in 2027.

Meet a key member of our Hera asteroid mission team: the Hera Space Companion, not just an AI chatbot but a dynamic mission-linked communication platform, designed to make the European Space Agencys first planetary defen...

Download our new mapping of every private space company valued at $1 billion or more. The post Spaces growing billion-dollar club appeared first on SpaceNews.

The discovery of water in dark craters at the moon's poles has sparked a "moon rush" to establish bases there, and then villages, cities and heavy industry. How sustainable is this rush?

Did you spend part of your summer camping, hiking, at the pool, or in an aircraft? So did NASAs 2025 Astronaut Candidate Class. The 10 candidates have been working their way through a comprehensive and rigorous training ...

On Sept. 14, 1966, NASA's Gemini 11 mission set an spaceflight altitude record that lasted for nearly six decades. Here's why the mission mattered.

Before there was Earth, there was chemistry. In the unimaginable cold, dark clouds where stars and planets are born, carbon molecules assemble into more complex forms-starting a chemical journey that could eventually del...