She was supposed to be the first teacher in space. 40 years later, her mission continues
NASA’s Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off 40 years ago with an unusual crew. In addition to six astronauts,…
Eutelsat’s ground infrastructure sale falls through
TAMPA, Fla. — Eutelsat said a planned sale of its passive ground infrastructure to a private equity firm…
Satellite sees river flow across the globe photo of the day for Jan. 29, 2025
From fast-moving rivers to trickling creeks, scientists around the world work to measure discharge, or the volume of…
The Moon is quietly collecting Earth’s escaping air, study finds
Earth’s atmosphere may feel permanent, but it is slowly leaking into space. New research suggests some of that…
Japan’s H3 Rocket Lost a Massive Navigation Satellite During Launch
Japan’s newest heavy-lift rocket completed a largely successful ascent in late 2025, yet failed to deliver its payload…
Curiosity Just Lit Up Mars At Night And Revealed A Never-Before-Seen Side Of The Red Planet
NASA’s Curiosity rover has delivered a rare nighttime glimpse of the Martian surface by illuminating a drill site…
The West Faces Snow Drought
The mountains of the western United States are sporting thin winter coats in early 2026. Although most regions…
Rocket Lab Neutron Fairing Breakthrough And Test Setback Reframe Reuse Ambitions
Rocket Lab (NasdaqCM:RKLB) delivered its world first “Hungry Hippo” reusable fairing to the Neutron launch site, introducing a…
Biofilms May Have Sparked Life on Earth—and Could Sustain It in Space
It’s 2041 and an astronaut on Mars Station 1 orbiting the Red Planet is inspecting life support systems…
NASA Testing Advances Space Nuclear Propulsion Capabilities
by Daniel Boyette Washington DC (SPX) Jan 27, 2026
Nuclear propulsion and power technologies could unlock…
GAO flags risks in Space Development Agency’s missile-tracking satellite program
ORLANDO, Fla. — A congressional watchdog is warning that the Pentagon’s ambitious effort to overhaul missile warning and…
Earth observation’s adoption gap is a supply design problem
For more than a decade, the Earth observation industry has insisted that commercial adoption is just around the…