Having reached orbit for the first time with Starship last time out, SpaceX is looking to take a huge stride toward full reusability with Flight 15 — the first attempt to catch the megarocket's Ship upper stage, as the company eyes hourly…
United Launch Alliance's (ULA) Vulcan Centaur rocket will fly today (Nov. 13) for the first time in nine months, and you can watch the action live. A Vulcan Centaur topped with 40 Amazon Leo internet satellites is scheduled to lift off…
SpaceX has a message for itself, and for the spacecraft set to make history today (Nov. 13): Don't panic. The company's Starship megarocket will conduct its 15th test flight this afternoon, a landmark liftoff that will feature the…
SpaceX plans to launch its Starship megarocket on an unprecedented mission today (Nov. 13), and you can watch the action live. Starship is scheduled to launch on its 15th test flight today from SpaceX's Starbase site in South Texas, during…
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AST SpaceMobile executives expressed confidence in the company’s ability to field a new reusable launch vehicle in just two years despite widespread industry skepticism. The post AST SpaceMobile presses case for developing own launch…
It feels like yesterday when we were discussing Superman , the first big-screen entry in James Gunn's rebooted DCU. Now Gunn is out , and Skydance (the company formed by the merger of Warner and Paramount) is already dismantling his grand…
A cosmic imposter that has faked being a supernova 27 times and counting is actually a hot, luminous, and decidedly unstable star that is being fed on by a vampiric black hole or neutron star, NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has…
On Nov. 12, 2014, a European spacecraft named Philae landed on Comet 67P . To say it was a bumpy landing would be an understatement. The European Space Agency's Philae lander separated from an orbiter called Rosetta ahead of its historic…
4 Min Read I Am Artemis Katie Spicer For Katie Spicer, embracing opportunity and challenge has led to giant leaps during her time at NASA. Now as the NASA lander integration lead for Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mark 2 lander, one of the…
SpaceX's Starship megarocket is slated to launch on its ambitious 15th flight test as soon as this Friday (Nov. 13). Will you be able to spot its leviathan upper stage, known as Ship, or its Starlink satellite passengers as they circle…
Nigrán, Spain | November 12 2026 – UARX Space has achieved a major milestone for Spain’s space industry with the deployment of OSSIE-D, an Orbital Transfer Vehicle (OTV) designed and […] The post UARX Space Marks a Milestone for Spain’s…
In this episode, SpaceNews’ Jason Rainbow interviews Atle Woello, the CEO and senior vice president of the space systems and surveillance business unit at Kongsberg NanoAvionics. They discuss the role […] The post What role does industry…
NASA/Amber Jean Notvest The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds create a heart-shaped smoke trail during a flight maneuver near NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building during the agency’s MAX POWER expo and air show on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, at NASA’s…
We've had no shortage of great Warhammer 40K games lately, but most aren't exactly aimed at the casual crowd. Warhammer Survivors changes that, finally providing curious gamers with an easy entry point into the grim darkness of the 41st…
The NASA Ames Science Directorate recognizes the outstanding contributions of (pictured left to right) Alyssa Villanueva, Steve Howell, and Samuel LeBlanc. Their commitment to the NASA mission represents the entrepreneurial spirit…
On Thursday (Nov. 12), the Euclid space telescope released its first major batch of data, capturing the light of more than a billion objects over an area of sky as big as 9,500 full moons. The data release lays the foundation for one of…
An astronaut from Pakistan is set to launch on China's Shenzhou 24 mission in the coming weeks and become the first-ever international visitor to the Tiangong space station. A pair of astronaut candidates from Pakistan have been training…
One of the most anticipated fall TV series, " Blade Runner 2099 , " recently dropped its final neon-tinted trailer, and now we’ve finally got a handle on the plot dynamics of this dystopian thriller set in the cyberpunk world of Ridley…
A satellite looks down at the International Space Station in orbit. (Image credit: HEO) A commercial satellite has spotted the International Space Station (ISS), giving us a unique view of the orbiting lab from above. What is it? Most of…
I’ve spent a lot of time with smart telescopes , from relatively inexpensive Seestar models to the original Vaonis Vespera and the Vespera Pro . They all promise essentially the same thing — you put a telescope outside at night, choose…
Ancient Egyptian temples will inevitably dominate the story of the total solar eclipse on Aug. 2, 2027 . After all, the path of totality crosses Luxor, home to Karnak, the Valley of the Kings, and some of the ancient world's most famous…
Explore Hubble Hubble Home Overview About Hubble The History of Hubble Hubble Timeline Why Have a Telescope in Space? Hubble by the Numbers At the Museum FAQs Impact & Benefits Hubble’s Impact & Benefits Science Impacts Cultural Impact…
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have discovered the oldest pair of supermassive black hole-powered quasars ever seen. There's just one problem: they shouldn't exist! The compact quasar pair, spotted with the aid of…
3 Min Read Through NASA’s Lens: Capturing Space Shuttle Endeavour’s Move to LA A spectacular sight as NASA’s Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with space shuttle Endeavour atop soars over the Golden Gate Bridge. Credits: NASA/Carla Thomas As a new…
SpaceX launched a classified mission for the U.S. Space Force from California tonight (Nov. 11), the second such flight for the company in a six-day span. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base tonight…
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A Senate committee is set to advance nominations for NASA’s chief financial officer and inspector general. The post Senate committee takes up nominees for NASA chief financial officer and inspector general appeared first on SpaceNews .
A long-term goal at NASA has been the ability to robotically haul back to Earth specimens from the Red Planet. NASA is kickstarting a new initiative for its troubled Mars Sample Return (MSR) program, called the Perseverance Sample…
Fast radio bursts, flashes of energy from faraway galaxies, are invisible to our eyes. However, we can now hear their melody, thanks to a composer who has turned them into sound. Fast radio bursts, or FRBs , are among the most extreme…
On Nov. 11, 1966, the Gemini 12 mission launched an astronaut crew into orbit and set the stage for NASA's Apollo program to land humans on the moon. Gemini 12 was the last mission of the Gemini program. It had two astronauts on board: Jim…
Imagine you’ve crash-landed on an alien planet. Your ship is destroyed, your oxygen supply is dangerously low, and the landscape around you is completely unknown. Where would you begin looking for clues to your survival? Surprisingly, the…
The origin of life on Earth remains a mystery. New research shows that comets almost certainly did not bring the chemical building blocks of life to our planet. Life as we know it is based around carbon chemistry, also known as organic…
The coming launch bottleneck has ramped up demand for a rocket that has yet to leave the ground. Rocket Lab announced on Monday (Nov. 9) that it recently raised the price of a Neutron launch from $55 million to $70 million — an increase of…
East Aurora, N.Y. — Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B) marks 25 years since the Evolved Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA) ring completed its Critical Design Review in 2001. The pioneering […] The post Moog Marks 25 Years Since ESPA Design…
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a breathtaking view of thousands of stars glittering like cosmic jewels in a dazzling display of blue, gold and orange. But this spectacular scene is far more than just a pretty picture. Some of…
I’ve used several smart telescopes over the last few years, but I'd recommend the ZWO Seestar S30 Plus to almost anyone wanting to get started in astrophotography. At $499/€499, it’s a complete imaging system that can photograph galaxies…
A new NASA space telescope will study the universe in ultraviolet light to reveal the violent and turbulent events that bubble under what appears to be a cosmic sea of tranquility. The Ultraviolet Explorer (UVEX) mission, developed by NASA…
(Karlsruhe, Germany, September 29th 2026) Horizon Microtechnologies is accelerating industrialisation of its metallised polymer micro-additive manufacturing platform through IP-MASS, a two-year scale-up project supported by €500,000 and…
SpaceX is just days away from what might be its most ambitious test flight yet of the company's massive Starship megarocket, the largest launch vehicle ever built. On Friday (Nov. 13), SpaceX will launch its next Starship test flight on a…
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SpaceX is one big step closer to the 15th test flight of its Starship megarocket. The company announced today (Nov. 10) that it had moved its latest Starship first stage, known as Super Heavy Booster 22, to the launch mount at its Starbase…
In any respectable audiobook project, finding the names of Andy Weir ("The Martian," "Project Hail Mary") and Benjamin Percy ("The Ninth Metal," "Wolverine") attached would elicit intense fan interest, but add the superstar vocal talents…
On Nov. 10, 2013, Europe's GOCE satellite fell to Earth after four years in orbit mapping the planet's gravitational field. GOCE, its name was short for Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer, launched in 2009 on a…
Our modern world runs on math, from social media algorithms, package delivery, and weather prediction to medical imaging and machine learning. The rise of computers helped fuel its dominance, enabling us to work with increasingly large…
An artist’s concept depicting a Voyager spacecraft. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Launched nearly 50 years ago in 1977, NASA’s Voyager 1 on Wednesday, Nov. 18 will have traveled one light-day from Earth, which is more than 16 billion miles…
(March 15, 2026) — The International Space Station orbits 267 miles above a cloudy Atlantic Ocean southwest of Cape Town, South Africa. The Kibo laboratory module’s External Platform and the Canadarm2 robotic arm highlight the top…
Evaluating the annual global temperatures each year requires context. There is a fair amount of natural variability from one year to the next, so it’s important to focus on the trend over time. Famously, global warming did not end in 1998…
5 min read NASA Scientists Show How Gravitational Waves Can Reveal New Worlds The LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) observatory, now in development, will detect gravitational waves, the tiny ripples in space-time caused by orbiting…
NASA The Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) Mission 2 crew arranged photos around a boot print in the simulated Martian sand outside their habitat on Aug. 31, 2026. The crew recently exited their habitat on Saturday…
SAN DIEGO, CA, November 10, 2026 – Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a technology company in defense, national security, and global markets, today announced a long-term agreement with Seagate […] The post Kratos and Seagate Space…
Two NASA smallsats are headed toward Mars after completing flybys of Earth nearly a year after their launch. The post ESCAPADE on its way to Mars after Earth flybys appeared first on SpaceNews .
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Explore This Section Perseverance Home Mission Overview Rover Components Mars Rock Samples Where is Perseverance? Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Mission Updates Science Overview Objectives Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and…
La NASA anunció su promoción de candidatos a astronautas de 2025 el 22 de septiembre de 2025 en el Centro Espacial Johnson de la agencia, en Houston. Crédito: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas Read this release in English here . La NASA busca a los…
The US military has published a Request for Information on a federal procurement website signaling interest in deploying a "proliferated cislunar constellation" consisting of an unspecified number of satellites performing an undisclosed…
A composite NASA Chandra X-ray and Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) optical image of the galaxy NGC 4559 located about 30 million light-years from Earth. The Chandra data shows X-ray point sources represented in purple, and the SDSS data…
1 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) This Hall-effect thruster, shown being tested at Glenn Research Center, turns electricity and inert gas into force that could propel a spacecraft. Orbion Space…
Representación artística en la que se muestran astronautas, hábitats, rovers, sistemas de energía y operaciones de carga que permiten mantener actividades humanas continuadas en la Base Lunar, situada cerca del Polo Sur lunar. Crédito…
From left: NASA astronauts Randy Bresnik, Luca Parmitano, Russell “Rusty” Schweickart, Frank Rubio, and Bob Hines onstage at the Artemis Celebration Gala at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Merritt Island, Florida, on Nov. 6…
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman skydives into the agency’s MAX POWER expo and air show on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The agency’s inaugural MAX POWER is an aerospace festival celebrating the past…
NASA’s two ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) spacecraft have each successfully completed a powered Earth flyby, using Earth’s gravity in combination with a sustained engine burn to slingshot themselves toward…
Washington — The Computer & Communications Industry Association today released Connecting the World: Unlocking the Potential of Satellite Connectivity, a new report examining how satellite technology can expand internet access, […] The…
Two of the top lawmakers backing the Pentagon's Golden Dome missile defense shield are among the wave of Republicans leaving Congress in the coming Democratic takeover, raising questions about the future of President Donald Trump's…
6 Min Read CHAPEA Mission 2 Crew Reflects After 378 Days on Simulated Mars The CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog) Mission 2 crew egress from their simulated Mars habitat, completing their mission on Oct. 31, 2026, at…
Superconductors carry electricity without resistance, but most only work a few degrees above absolute zero. In the late 1980s, copper-based materials called cuprates were found to superconduct at higher temperatures—reachable with…
It’s not easy to extract iron from its ore. But the peoples of the ancient city of Great Zimbabwe—the capital of a thriving kingdom in southern Africa between 1000 to 1700 AD—were masters. At sites near the city’s stone ruins, clusters of…
In the Grand Canyon, there is a line in the rock where time seems to have gone missing. Ancient crystalline rocks mark its bottom, while sandstones laid down as life started to diversify during the Cambrian explosion mark the top. “It’s…