The Roscosmos Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft will launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station with (pictured left to right) NASA astronaut Don Pettit and Roscosmos cosmonauts…
Understanding the star formation rate (SFR) in a galaxy is critical to understanding the galaxy itself. Some galaxies are starburst galaxies with extremely high SFRs, some are quenched or quiescent…
The experiment aboard China’s Tiangong space station will expose bricks made of moon-soil simulant to space’s harsh conditions, helping shape the future of lunar infrastructure.
China’s reusable space plane has landed after spending over 8 months in orbit on a largely secret mission.
1 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA is exploring potential partnerships for alternate use cases for the On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing 1 (OSAM-1) flight…
NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) can be seen with the naked eye as it orbits Earth, and can be tracked with a helpful app.
Identifying anomalous operations of satellites is more than a technical task. It must depend on human intelligence gathering and advance warning. Missile launch detection and characterization is a longstanding example…
BepiColombo made a close flyby of Mercury on Sept. 4, getting just 103 miles (165 kilometers) above the planet.
Hubble Space Telescope Home Hubble Examines a Busy… Missions Hubble Home Overview About Hubble The History of Hubble Hubble Timeline Why Have a Telescope in Space? Hubble by the Numbers…
Boeing’s Starliner capsule will depart the ISS without astronauts today (Sept. 6), and you can watch the action live.
