RFA Awarded ESA Flight Ticket Initiative Launch Contracts
Credit: RFA German rocket builder Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) has been awarded launch service contracts for two missions…
A Red and Green Sky Over Europe? NASA’s Photo From Space Shows the Full Spectacle
A spectacular aurora display painted the skies above Europe on January 19, 2026, as seen from the International…
Russian Scientists Build Plasma Engine That Could Reach Mars in 30 Days, Leaving Spacex’s Starship Looking Obsolete
Russian researchers are testing a new plasma propulsion system that may accelerate future missions to Mars, reducing travel…
Trump’s Greenland grab is part of a new space race – and the stakes are getting higher
This all happened very quickly. The notion the US might buy Greenland from Denmark (which resurfaced in 2019)…
SPHEREx Re-Observation of Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS in December 2025: Detection of Increased Post-Perihelion Activity, Refractory Coma Dust, and New Coma Gas Species
(Top Insets) SPHEREx 0.75-5.0μm imaging of 3I/ATLAS taken on 08-to-15-Dec2025. The 6.3’x6.3’ cutout contours are 5,20,&50 times the…
The Artemis 2 Astronauts Will Observe Parts of the Moon Humans Have Never Laid Eyes On
It’s difficult to overstate the significance of NASA’s upcoming Artemis 2 mission. For the first time in over…
NASA’s New AI Just Spotted 7,000 Planet Candidates in a Single Sweep
NASA has unveiled a new version of its exoplanet-hunting artificial intelligence model, ExoMiner++, capable of analyzing large-scale datasets…
Scientists Say the Moon Could Turn Into the Ultimate Black Hole Hunter
A telescope on the Moon could soon expand our view of the universe’s darkest giants. A recent study…
January’s full Wolf Moon leaps past the Eiffel Tower in stunning photo of Paris skyline
A composite image chronicling the path of January’s full moon above the Paris skyline. (Image credit: Martin GIRAUD…
Scientists Astonished by Glimpse of Huge, Ancient Ocean on Mars
Scientists have long suspected that Mars was once teeming with water, a tropical oasis with vast river systems…
This Polish Astronaut Filmed the Earth and Moon from Space, It’s the Most Beautiful Thing You’ll See Today
ESA astronaut SÅ‚awosz UznaÅ„ski-WiÅ›niewski has released breathtaking timelapse footage of Earth and the Moon, captured during his stay…
A Satellite Built on a Budget Just Triggered a Billion-Euro Constellation Plan
The European Space Agency’s Arctic Weather Satellite (AWS), once a modest prototype, has successfully laid the foundation for…