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A NASA robotic spacecraft designed to capture and reboost the aging Swift space telescope has suffered technical failures, becoming uncontrollable shortly after launch.
The 46th COSPAR Scientific Assembly begins August 1, 2026, in Florence, Italy, bringing together over 3,000 scientists from 80 nations for nine days of space research discussions, including planetary exploration, …
A team led by the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics has discovered the most distant ultra-fast outflow ever observed, originating from a quasar nearly 12 billion light-years away. The finding, …
For the first time, astronomers have directly imaged the faint companion star orbiting the red supergiant Betelgeuse, ending a century of speculation.
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, NASA's next flagship observatory, is ready for launch on August 30, promising unprecedented capabilities in dark energy research and exoplanet discovery.
Using adaptive optics on the Large Binocular Telescope and the Very Large Telescope, an international team has discovered that the asteroid (44) Nysa has a rare three-lobed shape and is …
A NASA spacecraft launched to refuel and repair a government satellite in orbit has developed a propulsion anomaly, forcing the agency to halt its primary mission and focus on saving …
A new analysis of archival data from NASA's Spirit rover has uncovered evidence of iron-bearing minerals that suggest Mars once had far more water than scientists realized, challenging previous assumptions …
Japanese company ispace has chosen Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' H3 rocket to launch its next lunar lander mission in 2028, marking what the companies describe as Japan's first private lunar transportation …
A remarkable daylight photograph shows the International Space Station streaking across the sky alongside Venus, offering a rare and striking view of two brilliant objects in broad daylight.
SpaceX successfully launched 24 Starlink satellites from California, continuing the rapid expansion of its broadband constellation just hours after the latest Starship test flight. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off …
NASA has selected Advanced Space to develop a successor to the CAPSTONE cubesat mission, which will test rendezvous and proximity operations in cislunar space, advancing capabilities for the Artemis program …
A spacecraft launched nearly a month ago to boost the orbit of NASA's Swift astrophysics satellite is experiencing attitude control issues that could threaten the mission's success.
NASA has completed fueling the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, a critical step ahead of its planned August launch. The next-generation observatory will investigate dark energy, exoplanets, and other cosmic …
A total solar eclipse will cross the Arctic, Greenland, Iceland, Portugal, and Spain on August 12, 2026. A partial eclipse will be visible across much of Europe, northwestern Africa, and …
SpaceX's Starship megarocket completed its 13th test flight, reaching space and achieving key mission milestones. The launch marks continued progress in the development of the world's most powerful rocket.
Rocket Lab has secured a $266 million contract with the U.S. Space Force to launch missile-defense missions from a facility in Alaska, expanding the company's role in national security space …
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has been photographed inspecting a cracked wheel on the Red Planet, highlighting the ongoing wear and tear from its long-duration mission. The image, released as Space …
Observations from an X-ray spacecraft show a supermassive black hole heating and stirring the gas in a red elliptical galaxy, preventing star formation and helping explain why such galaxies remain …
Rocket Lab will establish a new suborbital launch facility on Kodiak Island, Alaska, as part of a $266 million agreement with the U.S. Space Force to support up to 18 …
