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NASA is accelerating preparations for the Artemis III mission, aiming to land astronauts near the lunar south pole by 2027. The agency reports significant progress on the Space Launch System …
A new study published in Nature suggests that the risks of severe geomagnetic storms may be underestimated due to measurement errors and a statistical phenomenon called regression toward the mean, …
Space agencies and private companies are advancing technologies and strategies to overcome the immense challenges of sending humans to Mars and returning them safely to Earth, marking a critical step …
SpaceX's Starlink satellites are each performing nearly one collision avoidance maneuver per week on average, raising concerns among experts about the sustainability of low Earth orbit and the potential for …
Icarus Robotics has chosen KULR Technology Group to provide batteries for its Joy free-flying robot platform, which is designed for mobile manipulation tasks on the International Space Station.
SpaceX is set to launch its Starship Flight 13 mission on July 16, marking another milestone in the development of the world's most powerful rocket. The launch window opens at …
Using ALMA, astronomers have detected two hot cores—warm molecular cocoons around newborn stars—inside the supernova remnant RX J1713.7−3946, showing that complex organic molecules can survive the intense feedback of a …
SpaceX has rolled the Super Heavy booster back to the launch site for final checkouts as preparations for Starship Flight 13 continue, marking another step in the company's iterative testing …
SpaceX is preparing for the 13th test flight of its Starship vehicle, scheduled for July 16. The launch will continue the company's iterative development of the world's most powerful rocket, …
SpaceX achieved a significant milestone by launching its 600th flight-proven rocket, carrying Starlink satellites into orbit from Cape Canaveral, marking continued progress in rocket reusability and satellite internet expansion.
Astronomers using the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes have identified the first of an estimated 10,000 intermediate-mass black holes in the Omega Centauri star cluster, providing new insights into …
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have directly detected four white dwarfs orbiting red dwarf stars within 65 light-years of Earth, including the ninth closest white dwarf to the Sun, …
An international research team has detected the sugar molecule erythrulose in a molecular cloud near the center of the Milky Way, marking the first direct discovery of a sugar in …
Researchers have acquired the first diagnostic X-rays in orbit using a portable commercial system aboard a SpaceX commercial flight, marking a breakthrough for medical imaging in space.
The Space Development Agency has awarded L3Harris Technologies and Sierra Space a combined $1.75 billion contract to build 36 satellites for a next-generation missile-tracking constellation, expanding the U.S. military's ability …
SpaceX has set a target date of July 13, 2026, for the 13th flight of its Starship rocket, continuing the test campaign of the world's most powerful launch vehicle.
NASA astronaut Anil Menon and two Russian cosmonauts are set to launch to the International Space Station aboard a Soyuz spacecraft on July 14, with live coverage available.
SpaceX plans to launch its 13th Starship test flight on July 16, following an investigation into the previous mission's failure, which involved a propellant leak and loss of the upper …
NASA has started stacking the Space Launch System rocket for the Artemis III mission, which aims to land astronauts near the lunar south pole in 2027, marking the first crewed …
Voyager Technologies has finalized its acquisition of Astrobotic Technology, a lunar infrastructure company, shortly after Astrobotic secured two new NASA lunar lander missions.
