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Voyager Technologies has finalized its acquisition of Astrobotic Technology, a lunar infrastructure company, shortly after Astrobotic secured two new NASA lunar lander missions.
Reflect Orbital has secured permission to launch its first space mirror, a prototype that could pave the way for thousands of orbital reflectors designed to extend daylight hours for solar …
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a new image of the Centaurus A galaxy, revealing never-before-seen details of its violent past, including a recent collision that left distinct battle …
SpaceX plans to conduct its next Starship launch as soon as July 16, aiming to test fixes from the previous flight and deploy functioning Starlink satellites.
NASA's Artemis II mission controller Chris White describes the surreal experience of capturing historic lunar flyby images from a quarter-million miles away, offering a new perspective on the moon and …
NASA's Artemis II moon mission livestream attracted 149 million views, breaking the agency's previous streaming record and highlighting public interest in lunar exploration.
The European Space Agency highlights eight key aspects of the total solar eclipse occurring on August 12, 2026, including the path of totality, Baily's beads, and a unique sunset viewing …
A new satellite-connected dog collar enables lost pets to communicate with their owners from anywhere on Earth, using satellite networks to send location data and messages, offering a breakthrough in …
Launched in 2004 and arriving at comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in 2014, the European Space Agency's Rosetta mission revolutionized comet science and inspired a generation of space enthusiasts.
Using the upgraded GRAVITY+ instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope Interferometer, astronomers have measured the carbon isotope ratio in the atmosphere of the young exoplanet Beta Pictoris b, providing new …
China successfully landed a rocket booster during an orbital launch for the first time, marking a milestone in reusable rocket technology and advancing its space capabilities.
The Federal Communications Commission has approved the first satellite from Reflect Orbital, a startup planning to test the reflection of sunlight onto nighttime regions, a project that has drawn criticism …
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket for the 35th time, carrying a batch of Starlink satellites into orbit, marking a milestone in reusable rocket technology.
SpaceX completed a full-duration static fire test of all 33 Raptor engines on the Super Heavy booster, preparing for the 13th integrated test flight of the Starship system.
A City Labs mission is testing a tritium-powered nuclear battery for satellites and lunar systems, offering an alternative to solar power in shadowed or deep-space environments.
Saturn's moon Iapetus, known as the yin-yang moon, features one hemisphere as dark as pitch and the other as bright as snow. NASA's Cassini spacecraft performed a close flyby in …
The Space Development Agency's TAP Lab has been redesignated as the BMC3I TAP Lab and, in partnership with Catalyst Campus, launched a new multi-phased program to accelerate mission-focused technology development …
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has successfully exited a 321-day hibernation period, resuming active operations at a record distance of 9.5 billion kilometers from Earth to continue studying the outer heliosphere …
SpaceX has filed an application with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to launch up to 100,000 Starlink satellites, a massive expansion of its current constellation aimed at providing global broadband …
Japan's Hayabusa 2 spacecraft performed a high-speed flyby of the near-Earth asteroid Torifune on July 5, 2026, coming within 800 meters of its surface and capturing detailed images of the …
