From Earth's Night Side to Mars: The Many Fronts of Space Science
An orbital photo over New York, a helicopter's first Martian night, InSight's launch and Gagarin's legacy show how space exploration reaches the public.
Sep 28, 20262 views
NASA Completes Testing of Dual-Mode ASCENT CubeSat Ahead of Historic Flight
The shoebox-sized spacecraft uses a single non-toxic propellant for both high-thrust and low-thrust maneuvers, potentially enabling CubeSats to reach Mars.
Sep 26, 20263 views
Google's Project Suncatcher: First AI Data Center Test Satellite Launches Oct. 1
A refrigerator-sized spacecraft carrying four of Google's TPU chips will test whether solar-powered AI computing can work in orbit.
Sep 25, 20262 views
Ancient Meteorite Reveals Strong Magnetic Field That Helped Build the Solar System
Grains in one of the oldest known meteorites show magnetism worked alongside gravity in the first 200,000 years of the solar system.
Sep 25, 20263 views
NASA Names SpaceX Crew-14 Astronauts as SpaceX's ISS Contract Grows to $5.92 Billion
Four fliers from three agencies will launch no earlier than spring 2027 to join Expedition 75/76, as rotation delays ripple through station schedules.
Sep 24, 20263 views
NASA’s Crew-13 to Probe How Spaceflight Reshapes Blood Flow, Vision and Piloting
Four astronauts will run biomedical and performance experiments on the ISS, including a new NASA-ESA study of blood clotting.
Sep 24, 20263 views
NASA Advances Cosmic Vision: Roman Sees Starlight, PRIMA Wins Selection
Roman Space Telescope is in space and has detected starlight, but first images won't arrive until 2027; PRIMA far-infrared probe advances to Phase B.
Sep 24, 20262 views
NASA's EPIC Camera Reveals Earth's Seasons — and Why 'Season' Means More Than Astronomy
From a 23.5-degree tilt forged by an ancient collision to Fortnite's new chapter, one word links astronomy, culture and politics.
Sep 23, 20263 views
SpaceX unveils $100B Louisiana Starbase plan, promising biggest launch site on Earth
State officials call it a $100 billion investment and thousands of rockets; locals worry, and negotiations were shielded by NDAs.
Sep 21, 20262 views
SpaceX Nasdaq 100 Weight to Double to 2.82% in Quarterly Rebalance
Index funds may be forced to buy billions in SPCX shares when the change takes effect Monday, with estimates ranging from $15.5 billion to $22 billion.
Sep 19, 202614 views