SpaceX opens 2026 with launch of Cosmo-SkyMed Earth observation satellite for Italy – Spaceflight Now
The Cosmo-SkyMed Second Generation Flight Model 3 spacecraft is pictured prior to being encapsulated within a pair of…
Solar Flares and Stellar Flares Hit Different
The Sun is not only our closest stellar neighbor, it’s also the star we understand the most. As…
Watch SpaceX launch the 1st mission of 2026 tonight
SpaceX will launch the first mission of 2026 tonight (Jan. 2), and you can watch the action live.…
The year’s first meteor shower and supermoon to overlap in the sky
NEW YORK (AP) — The year’s first supermoon and meteor shower will sync up in January skies, but…
Hackers Allegedly Steal Access Tokens, Confidential Documents From European Space Agency
The European Space Agency (ESA) suffered a security breach of its science servers, with a hacker group claiming…
Incredible discovery that may have settled the ‘life on Mars’ debate
A recent analysis of the Sapphire Canyon mudstone core, drilled by NASA’s Perseverance rover in July 2024, adds…
No space for Starlink? Why Xi is targeting Musk’s satellites
China and Russia have launched a concerted pushback against Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite network, accusing it of endangering…
Researchers spot Saturn-sized planet in the “Einstein desert”
Most of the exoplanets we’ve discovered have been in relatively tight orbits around their host stars, allowing us…
2026 will be a good year for Moon lovers
There will be 13 full moons in 2026 and it will also be the year that humans make…
SpaceX lowering orbits of 4,400 Starlink satellites for safety’s sake
We’ll see a mass migration of SpaceX Starlink satellites this year. All Starlink broadband spacecraft currently orbiting 342…
Scientist Puzzled by “Symmetric Jet Structure” on 3I/ATLAS
It may have made its closest approach to Earth last month, but the mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS continues to…
Hubble Glimpses Galactic Gas Making a Getaway
A sideways spiral galaxy shines in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image. Located about 60 million light-years away in the…