Artemis 2 heads to the moon
NASA’s Artemis 2 mission is on its way to the moon after a successful maneuver April 2. The post Artemis 2 heads to the moon appeared first on SpaceNews.
Artemis 2 astronauts head for the moon after make-or-break engine burn (video)
Artemis 2’s Orion capsule aced a critical engine burn this evening (April 2) that sent it from Earth orbit outward toward the moon.
Swift spacecraft reorientation buys time for reboost mission
NASA modified operations of an astrophysics spacecraft in a decaying orbit to buy more time for a mission later this year that will attempt to raise its orbit. The post…
The Artemis Generation Begins! Artemis II Launches for the Moon
At 06:25 p.m. EDT (03:25 p.m. PDT) on April 1st, the Artemis II mission lifted off from the historic Launch Pad-39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This mission…
Lucky airplane passengers capture NASA’s Artemis 2 moon launch from the sky
Some airplane passengers had the best seats in the house during NASA’s Artemis 2 moon rocket launch. Here are some of my favorite videos captured from the sky.
Former Sierra Space CEO Tom Vice to lead Astrion
Huntsville-based defense contractor focuses on systems engineering and integration, and space mission assurance The post Former Sierra Space CEO Tom Vice to lead Astrion appeared first on SpaceNews.
In honor of “Project Hail Mary”‘s Rocky, we celebrate 17 sci-fi aliens who look nothing like humans
Because there’s more to extra-terrestrial life than humans with prosthetics stuck to their foreheads.
Optical terminals still a bottleneck in Pentagon’s proliferated constellation
GP Sandhoo: ‘From an optical communications terminal perspective, we’re not there yet on how many we need’ The post Optical terminals still a bottleneck in Pentagon’s proliferated constellation appeared first…
Why Are Supermassive Black Holes Growing So Slowly?
About 10 billion years ago, the growth rate of supermassive black holes began to slow dramatically. To this day, the SMBH growth rate still appears to be low. There are…
Watch comet C/2026 A1 plunge toward the sun online this week
Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) belongs to a rare group of sungrazing comets.