space-exploration

Two private companies are partnering up to establish a repeatable debris removal service for low Earth orbit, and they want to debut it in 2027.

Four powerful lasers from Chile are helping astronomers see the universe with unmatched clarity.

NASA awards Interlune a $6.9 million contract to test helium-3 extraction on the Moon, marking a turning point in lunar resource exploration.

In 1961, amidst the tensions of the Space Race, NASA made an unpopular choice: Concerned with booster issues during a January test flight with a chimpanzee, the agency chose to run additional tests without human astronauts. Project Mercury, the American push for space success in the face of strong competition from the Soviets, had been Continue reading "May 5, 1961: The first American in space" T…

NASA releases 12,000 new Artemis II images, revealing humanity’s most distant journey in unprecedented detail.

Blue Origin’s Blue Moon MK1 lunar lander has cleared a major milestone after completing environmental testing inside NASA’s Thermal Vacuum Chamber A in Houston.

Mars has lots of glaciers located along its mid-latitudes. We’ve known this for years thanks to the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter’s (MRO’s) SHARAD sounder. But, despite all of the excellent data it’s managed to gather, SHARAD doesn’t have high enough resolution to accurately measure the boundary between the glacier itself and the rocky material that has been deposited on top of it over the course o…

After Artemis 2, NASA's moon return hinges on two unproven commercial landers, each of which faces major technical and timeline challenges.

Executive MBA student Ryan Crider and 2020 MBV alumnus Vladillen Gonzalez played critical roles in the historic space mission. The post Trojans provide support for NASA Artemis II mission appeared first on USC .

As the Northern Hemisphere progresses through the balmy days of Spring, it's a perfect time...

A spectacular meteor shower is set to light up Britain’s skies this week, with stargazers being treated to dazzling "beautiful streaks" overhead. The Eta Aquariid meteor shower will peak in the early hours of Wednesday, offering skywatchers the best chance to catch the celestial display between midnight and sunrise. Britons hoping to witness the annual spectacle are being urged to head away from …

Ireland signed the Artemis Accords Monday during a signing ceremony hosted by NASA, becoming the latest nation to commit to the responsible exploration of space for all humanity. Ireland, a longstanding member of ESA (European Space Agency) and a valued international partner for NASA, now joins all 23 ESA member states as a signatory of […]

In conversation with Space.com, the new Planetary Society CEO talked about the fight to restore NASA's funding again 2027.

To support long-duration missions to the Moon and Mars, NASA and industry are developing technologies that can extract resources such as hydrogen and helium-3 from lunar soil, known as regolith. This capability, known as in-situ resource utilization (ISRU), allows explorers to use what is already available on other planetary bodies, from water ice to minerals. […]

Missions this week On Tuesday, May 5, SpaceX will open the week with the Starlink Group 17-29 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 10:00 p.m. EDT. The Falcon 9 will deliver a batch of Starlink broadband internet satellites to low Earth orbit, with the first stage booster targeting a landing on the Continue reading "SpaceX keeps the pace, China sends cargo to its space station…

Want to go to the moon? Travel vicariously through the more than 12,000 photos NASA just posted from the Artemis II mission

NASA just uploaded more than 12,000 photos snapped by the Artemis II crew during their record-breaking flyby around the moon. Here are some of the most inspiring ones.

Watch Eta Aquarid meteors streak across the sky live from observatories and sky cams around the world.

The Republic of Malta became the 65th signatory to the Artemis Accords on Monday during a ceremony in the town of Kalkara with NASA and U.S. Department of State officials present. “Today, it’s my pleasure to welcome the Republic of Malta to the Artemis Accords community,” NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said in recorded remarks. “By […]