Chemistry Reveals the Origins of an Interstellar Comet
Somewhere in the Milky Way Galaxy is an old star that has lost one of its comets. By some quirk of orbital mechanics, that frozen nucleus of ice and dust…
How the SKA Will Use Fast Radio Bursts to Decode the Universe
There are parts of the universe that are extremely hard to see, even for our most advanced telescopes. Gas and dust don’t emit any light, and are only visible by…
Poland to host new ESA center as government boosts investments in space
WARSAW, Poland — Poland will host the first European Space Agency (ESA) center located in an eastern flank member state, one that will be focused on civil security and resilience.…
Are We Missing the Universe’s “Noosignatures”?
Astrobiology has long been split into two camps: a search for “biosignatures” and a search for “intelligence.” These look for very different things, but they also leave a huge gap…
NASA begins stacking rocket ahead of 2027 Artemis III astronaut launch (photos)
The assembly of NASA’s next Artemis rocket is well underway, with the recent arrival of one of the launch vehicle’s solid fuel booster sections to the agency’s integration facility at…
SpaceX targets July 16 for Starship Flight 13, reveals what went wrong on previous launch
SpaceX is targeting this week for the next launch of its massive Starship vehicle. Following engine tests on both Starship stages in the last two weeks — igniting all six…
NASA Astronaut Anil Menon
NASA/Robert Markowitz NASA astronaut Anil Menon poses in a spacesuit for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas on Jan. 8, 2026. Menon will launch aboard the…
Accel and Prosus backed QOSMIC raises $3.33 Million to Build Optical Ground Stations for the Orbital Data Economy
BENGALURU, India / July 15, 2026 — QOSMIC has raised $3.33 million in seed funding co-led by Accel and Prosus, with participation from South Park Commons, ARTPARK, and angel investor…
NASA’s Hubble Discovers First of Star Cluster’s Missing Black Holes
Explore Hubble Science Hubble Space Telescope NASA’s Hubble Discovers… Hubble Home Overview About Hubble The History of Hubble Hubble Timeline Why Have a Telescope in Space? Hubble by the Numbers…
SpaceX gears up for Starship Flight 13
SpaceX plans to conduct its next Starship launch as soon as July 16 to test fixes to issues from the previous flight and deploy functioning Starlink satellites. The post SpaceX…