Quantum Space Acquires Phase Four’s Propulsion Tech
Alabama spacecraft manufacturer Quantum Space is already putting its $40M Series A extension round to work, announcing the…
‘If it’s possible, it must be done’: Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck has his eyes on missions to Mars and Venus
Rocket Lab wants to bring NASA’s Perseverance rover samples back from Mars. As interest in Mars Sample Return…
The US military just moved a satellite to inspect a UK spacecraft 22,000 miles above Earth
In a first-of-its kind operation, the United States repositioned one of its spacecraft to inspect an ally’s satellite.…
Jeff Bezos Shows Off ‘Amazing’ Free-Flying Space Camera, But What is That Spinning Glass?
The free-flying camera takes off from Blue Origin’s New Shepard luanch. But many viewers commented on the rotating…
17 mysterious orbs swarm a baby star — Clues to life flicker inside Orion’s disk
Scientists consider a baby star to be the cosmic lighthouse that is currently undergoing formation, gathering mass from…
Could new comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) become visible to the naked eye in October? Here’s what we know
A newly discovered comet will soon be gracing our evening sky. On Sept. 10, Vladimir Bezugly of Dnipro,…
Mars looks like it’s unraveling — NASA records fragments flying off faster than ever
Imagine looking at Mars and seeing something we’ve never seen before: fragments escaping from its surface, as if…
Spiral, elliptical or neither? | ESA/Hubble
Today’s NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Week features a galaxy that’s hard to categorise. The galaxy…
‘Completely unexplained’: James Webb telescope finds strange ‘dark beads’ in Saturn’s atmosphere
The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered strange “dark beads “above a four-armed star pattern in Saturn’s atmosphere.…
A Spacecraft That Hunts Down Space Junk
Astroscale is a 2025 Gizmodo Science Fair winner for developing a satellite designed to rendezvous with space junk,…
How Do Black Holes Form? This New Study Offers An Answer
El.artico/Shutterstock At the heart of nearly every galaxy…
Venus Climate Orbiter Akatsuki’s Mission Has Ended
Japan’s Venus Climate Orbiter Akatsuki was launched on May 21, 2010, and started its active mission in 2015 after…