Could It Disappear Sooner Than Expected?
The Hubble Space Telescope has long been a cornerstone of our understanding of the universe, unveiling awe-inspiring images…
Shaken, Not Stirred: NASA’s StarBurst Aces Extreme Temperature Tests
Heated, cooled, shaken, and settled – NASA’s StarBurst instrument is several steps closer to being ready for launch.…
ESA considers righting the wrongs of Ariane 6 by turning it into a Franken-rocket
Bruno Le Maire, the former French finance minister, said in 2021 that the Ariane 6 was a “bad…
MaiaSpace to Launch “Minimum Viable Product” in 2026
Credit: MaiaSpace French small launch services provider MaiaSpace has explained that an initial flight of its Maia rocket…
New discovery just broke the record for fastest-spinning large asteroid
A new telescope in Chile has discovered a rapid asteroid as wide as eight football fields, making full…
29 Starlink satellites deployed in year’s third flight
SpaceX mission 2026: 29 Starlink satellites deployed in year’s third flight SpaceX successfully completed its third mission of…
NASA’s Library Shutdown Scandal Is Ballooning
By March of this year, the Trump administration is hoping to shutter over a dozen buildings and more…
China makes breakthrough in space laser heating technology in 2025
Laser heating experiment in the microgravity conditions Photo: Courtesy of Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization of…
South Korea’s Innospace to Launch Hanbit Rockets from Portugal
Credit: Atlantic Spaceport Consortium South Korean launch services provider Innospace has signed an agreement with the Atlantic Spaceport…
Superheavy-lift rockets like SpaceX’s Starship could transform astronomy by making space telescopes cheaper
After a string of dramatic failures, the huge Starship rocket from SpaceX had a fully successful test on…
Friday Night Offers You One Shot at 2026’s Most Jaw-Dropping View of Jupiter
January has kept sky-gazers busy with a steady stream of celestial events. We’re less than 10 days into…
China’s Revolutionary Space Telescope Set to Unveil Secrets of the Universe in 2026
China has achieved a significant milestone in the development of its Chinese Space Station Telescope (CSST), also known…