Iridium folds Aireon aviation safety service into Rocket Lab-bound business
TAMPA, Fla. — Iridium Communications has completed its takeover of Aireon, bringing the aircraft-tracking venture fully in-house ahead…
Andromeda’s Newest Dwarf Galaxy is Extremely Dim
Humans have known about Andromeda since they first gazed skyward, because it’s visible with the naked eye as…
China’s Tianwen-2 Reaches Earth’s Quasi-Moon and Prepares to Grab a Sample
China’s Tianwen-2 probe has reached Kamoʻoalewa, one of seven known quasi-satellites that orbit near Earth. Scientists suspect the…
On 13 April 2029, a 375-metre asteroid called Apophis will sweep past Earth closer than many telecommunications satellites — and, under clear dark skies, around two billion people across Europe, Africa and parts of Asia may be able to watch it move across the night sky with the naked eye.
On 13 April 2029, an asteroid the size of a large skyscraper, roughly 375 metres across and named…
Katalyst’s satellite rescue mission is now in pursuit of NASA’s Swift
NASA has a clear interest in saving the Swift mission. The $500 million observatory’s primary mission is detecting gamma-ray…
‘Acceleration without fuel:’ Revolutionary superconducting thruster harnesses Earth’s magnetic field in 1st orbital test
New Zealand company Zenno Astronautics has tested the first of its kind thruster based on superconducting magnets to…
Experience Life Aboard the International Space Station at This New Immersive Experience in NYC
Get ready to journey through the cosmos, right here in New York City. The highly-anticipated “Space Explorers: The ISS Experience”…
NASA’s CAPSTONE Completes Extended Mission Testing Lunar Technologies
As NASA prepares for a sustained human presence on the Moon, missions will increasingly require spacecraft that can…
Japan’s Hayabusa2 probe captures remarkable photo of a two-headed asteroid 62 million miles away
A Japanese spacecraft has gotten up close and personal with yet another asteroid, beaming home stunning new imagery…
NASA Webb Uncovers Unusual Galaxy Shaped by Cosmic Collision
The mid-infrared view of Centaurus A from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope reveals dusty structures and hidden activity…
NASA will have to find a way to service its new alien-hunting space telescope
Pasadena, California — NASA’s new alien-hunting telescope, the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO), will be serviceable out in space…
Elon Musk’s No. 2 Says She’s Giving SpaceX Stock to Trump Accounts
SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell says she’s donating company stock to Trump Accounts, days after President Donald Trump predicted…