NASA addresses criticism over all-male Artemis III mission astronauts
When NASA’s Artemis III mission launches next year, the crew won’t include any women — a revelation that sparked…
Private space tourism is taking off – but laws on outer space are from another era
Private commercial operators are launching more rockets into space, carrying more people and pursuing more ambitious missions than…
In the Atacama Desert, astronomers live and work in a James Bond villain lair
Despite its desert location, life at the Residencia is surprisingly comfortable: residents have access to abundant food and…
Train Ride to NASA Kennedy for Artemis III Booster Segments
The final booster motor segments for NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket that will help propel Artemis III…
APOD: 2026 June 11 – The Mermaid Nebula Supernova Remnant
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ESA awards contract to build Sentinel-1 Next Generation satellites
Applications 10/06/2026 413 views 9 likes The European Space Agency has awarded the contract to lead the development…
James Webb Space Telescope finds evidence the mysterious ‘little red dots’ are black hole stars
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope may be close to solving the mystery of “little red dots”…
Leonardo selected for ISOS, Europe’s programme for next-generation in-orbit services
Leonardo has been awarded by the European Commission for the development of “SCOPE”, one of the two servicer…
In January 2005, the Huygens probe parachuted for 147 minutes through Titan’s orange haze, landed on a cold plain scattered with ice pebbles, and kept transmitting from the surface of Saturn’s largest moon for 72 minutes before Cassini carried its signal out of view
At 4:34 a.m. Pacific Standard Time on January 14, 2005, ESA’s Huygens probe came down on Titan, Saturn’s…
Astronomers Find a Four-Carbon Sugar in Deep Space
The space between stars may seem like a barren desert, but over the past few decades scientists have…
UK startup Applied Atomics to enter US market with focus on military space mobility
WASHINGTON — U.K.-based startup Applied Atomics has raised $4 million in pre-seed financing and established a U.S. presence…
NASA’s Proposed EVE Mission Aims to Solve the Radius Valley Mystery
A debate has been raging amongst planetary scientists for over a decade – why are there so few…