SpaceX is ‘go’ to launch NASA’s Crew-13 astronaut mission to the ISS on Oct. 1
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX and NASA officials are feeling good about tomorrow morning’s launch of four astronauts…
On this day in space! Sept. 30, 2016: Europe’s Rosetta spacecraft crashes into Comet 67P, ending an epic mission
On Sept. 30, 2016, the European Space Agency’s Rosetta spacecraft purposely crashed into a comet. The Rosetta spacecraft…
NASA, International Partners Advance Work on Space Crops
NASA, CSA (Canadian Space Agency), and the German Aerospace Center signed a joint statement of intent to begin…
The risk of space debris falling to Earth and causing deaths and is growing, experts say
Today’s scenery in space is not a pretty picture. With the rate at which orbital launches are now…
This Satellite Could Be the First Step Toward a Power Grid in Space
Space is facing an energy crisis, at least according to a Florida-based startup that’s set out to solve…
Happy New Year, Mars! The Red Planet begins another circuit around the sun
Those of us still humming on back-to-school energy can add some Red Planet flavor: We just marked the…
NaviGate successfully demonstrates onboard precise orbit determination aboard D-Orbit’s ION Satellite Carrier
ROME, 30/09/2026 – NaviGate, an Italian space technology company spun out of Sapienza University of Rome, has successfully…
Think lens flare is bad? James Webb Telescope image captures warping light that duplicates galaxies
NASA and the ESA (European Space Agency), the operators of the James Webb Space Telescope (Webb), have released…
A Cold War Spy Satellite Named After Farrah Fawcett Just Blew Apart in Orbit
An American spy satellite unexpectedly shattered into pieces, creating a cloud of debris in low-Earth orbit. The U.S.…
The moon cozies up to the ‘Seven Sisters’ Pleiades on Sept. 30
As September draws to a close on Sept. 30, an 80% illuminated waning gibbous moon pays a visit…
Astronomers have produced the clearest exoplanet ‘ultrasound’ to date and its twins!
Parents know the joy of the first ultrasound scan of their babies. Astronomers have now achieved the planetary…
There’s an enormous black hole pointing its jet at Earth – and scientists only found it because of a strange flash in deep space
An international team of astronomers has finally managed to discover a class of object whose existence has been…