aeronews_admin

Rocket Lab launches mystery satellite for ‘confidential commercial customer’

Rocket Lab launched a mystery satellite for a confidential commercial customer this evening (March 5). It was the company's 83rd…

4 months ago

Good news for the moon: Famous asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t smash into it in 2032

The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed our lunar companion is safe for now from an asteroid impact.

4 months ago

Infinite Orbits acquires UK startup Lunasa to expand satellite servicing capabilities

LONDON – In-orbit services provider Infinite Orbits announced plans March 3 to acquireLondon-based in-orbit servicing and manufacturing startup Lunasa, marking…

4 months ago

March is a great time to spot the odd glow of zodiacal light. Here’s how to see it

The zodiacal light is at its most visible on the nights surrounding the spring and autumn equinoxes.

4 months ago

Making hummus on the moon? Scientists just grew chickpeas in simulated lunar dirt

Tests involving growing chickpea plants in lunar regolith treated with vermicompost and fungi yielded harvestable crops — but are they…

4 months ago

NASA Wallops Supports First Rocket Lab HASTE Launch of 2026

A Rocket Lab HASTE rocket launches into the night sky from Launch Complex 2 at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in…

4 months ago

Total Lunar Eclipse

NASA/Michael DeMocker The Moon appears red during a total lunar eclipse over New Orleans, home of NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility,…

4 months ago

Scientists Publish the First Direct Measurement of Space Debris Pollution

Back in February 2025, a SpaceX rocket that had delivered 22 Starlink satellites to orbit had a malfunction. It failed…

4 months ago

A Little Town with a Long Name

Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory A Little Town with a Long Name Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO…

4 months ago

Third Kairos launch fails

The third launch of a small launch vehicle developed by a Japanese company failed shortly after liftoff March 4, raising…

4 months ago