New research revealed in tonight’s episode of The Sky at Night strengthens the case for life on Mars
We’ve had a quick first-look at the latest episode of The Sky at Night, due to be broadcast…
Reflect Orbital just got permission to launch its 1st space mirror to orbit. Tens of thousands more could follow
The first of perhaps tens of thousands of sunlight-directing space mirrors just got cleared for liftoff. California-based startup…
China lines up methalox Long March 10C as commercial workhorse after first booster recovery
HELSINKI — China confirmed a methalox Long March 10C as its commercial workhorse following its first successful booster…
One Light-Day Away: Voyager’s Epic Voyage
Buzz Lightyear’s ‘to infinity and beyond’ in Toy Story was meant as an impossible boast.Voyager, however, has given…
Watching Dawn and Dusk on a Distant Hot Jupiter
What would it be like to stand at the boundary between night and day on a planet locked…
Young crescent moon to meet Venus in evening twilight | Astronomy
Two celestial beauties line up on Friday when the young crescent moon meets brilliant Venus in the evening…
James Webb telescope captures never-before-seen glimpse of ‘Centaur’ galaxy’s battle wounds — Space photo of the week
Quick facts What it is: Centaurus A galaxy (NGC 5128) Where it is: 11 million light-years away, in…
China proposes laser-powered energy tower on moon to transmit wireless power
Researchers in China are proposing that the moon could become the first place where wireless power transmission is…
India’s Skyroot says it can build a space rocket a month as launch nears
Interview CEO targets full commercialization in 2027 after India’s 1st private orbital launch Skyroot CEO Pawan Chandana says…
July 2026 Satellite Puzzler – NASA Science
Every month, NASA Earth Observatory features a puzzling satellite image. The July 2026 puzzler appears above. Your ChallengeIdentify the location…
Scientists examining samples returned from asteroid Bennu found ribose and glucose inside — and with phosphate and every RNA nucleobase already detected in the same asteroid material, every chemical component needed to build RNA was present in the early solar system, long before life existed on Earth.
The Bennu sample is becoming less like a single asteroid story and more like a chemistry inventory from…
SES wins U.S. military agreement to provide managed Ku-band satellite connectivity for global missions
SES Space & Defense has won a five-year Blanket Purchase Agreement from the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems…