SpaceX’s 1st Starship V3 megarocket launch scrubbed at last minute. Sorry, Nicki Minaj
SpaceX’s new “V3” Starship megarocket was supposed to fly for the first time ever on Thursday (May 21), but technical issues nixed that plan.
Both Hemispheres of 3I/ATLAS Observed Simultaneously by JUICE and Europa Clipper
The Southwest Research Institute-led Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) instruments aboard ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) spacecraft and NASA’s Europa Clipper made unique observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS in late 2025.…
Crypto Investor Works on a Plan to Ride SpaceX’s Starship Around Mars
Chinese-born cryptocurrency investor Chun Wang has become the latest deep-pocketed space enthusiast to set his sights on a trip around Mars. But first, he wants to take a ride around…
Sixth Varda mission successfully returns
Varda Space Industries completed its latest reentry mission May 18 as the company balances supporting pharmaceutical research and hypersonic testing. The post Sixth Varda mission successfully returns appeared first on…
NASA to Showcase Mission to Boost Swift Spacecraft’s Orbit
Engineers from Katalyst stabilize their LINK robotic servicing spacecraft during environmental testing at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. The LINK spacecraft will…
Space Force on path to double active-duty force by 2030
Saltzman said the service’s growth rate is constrained by training capacity and the pace at which new operational units can be established. The post Space Force on path to double…
NASA Joins Artemis Accords Workshop as Global Signings Rise
Representatives of the Artemis Accords signatories including the United States, led by NASA and the U.S. Department of State, met May 13–14, 2026, in Lima for the fourth annual Artemis…
NASA Seeks Interest for Artemis Mission CubeSats
Two of the Artemis II CubeSats can be seen in the lower portion of the Orion stage adapter on the right side of the image. NASA Organizations interested in launching…
Watch Rocket Lab launch private Japanese Earth-observing satellite early on May 22
Rocket Lab will launch an Earth-observing radar satellite for the Japanese company Synspective early Friday morning (May 22), and you can watch the action live.
We talk to ‘For All Mankind’ star Mireille Enos about crafting Happy Valley’s tough Martian cop
“She doesn’t want a promotion or any attention. She’s just trying to stay under the radar.”