NASA’s Picks for Mars Mobility Development Feature Composites Expertise
NASA has selected seven companies for contract awards under the Mars Exploration Program’s Science Transport and Robotic Innovation…
Raspberry sugar spotted in interstellar space, a sweet discovery that could reveal clues about life’s origins
Is space … sweet? As it turns out, interstellar space has sugar — and it’s the same type…
Wally Funk obituary | Space
As an aviator, Wally Funk, who has died aged 87, was a trailblazing pioneer for women, breaking barriers…
In November 1957, a stray dog from Moscow’s streets was strapped into Sputnik 2 and launched into orbit in a capsule never designed to come home — and Soviet officials claimed for 45 years that Laika had died painlessly after several days, until a scientist admitted in 2002 she had died within hours when the thermal control failed.
On 3 November 1957, a small mongrel dog named Laika lay strapped inside a pressurised capsule roughly the…
The 10 best places in the UK to see the partial solar eclipse on Aug. 12
On Aug. 12, 2026, skywatchers across the U.K. will experience a rare astronomical double-header: a deep partial solar…
Tiny space debris threatens Earth’s busiest satellite highway
Tiny pieces of space debris, some just 2 inches (5 centimeters) across, have been hiding undetected in one…
SES and Airbus to Build Optical Ground Station for EAGLE-1 Quantum Satellite
Airbus Enterprise UserThe Netherlands · 10001+ FTEs Airbus, founded in 1970, is a global European aerospace corporation and…
NASA captured the Black Sea turning brilliant turquoise from space
The Black Sea, which lies between Europe and Asia and connects to the Mediterranean through a series of…
Japan seeks to ramp up launch activity
WASHINGTON — The Japanese government wants to sharply increase the number of launches despite struggles with both current…
NASA’s Webb Discovers Hidden Planet in Famous Star System
Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a giant planet outside our solar system, called an…
SpaceX Starship Flight 13 launch updates: Super Heavy booster rolled back for final checkouts
2026-07-15T11:15:40.020Z SpaceX readying Starship to launch in just over 24 hours (Image credit: Background: SpaceX, clock added in…
Rheinmetall and Space Norway agree satellite partnership to strengthen Arctic and North Atlantic maritime domain awareness
Rheinmetall AG and Space Norway AS have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to expand cooperation on space-based capabilities…