Reaction Dynamics prepares for takeoff
SAN FRANCISCO – With funding from the Quebec government and private investment, Canadian launch startup Reaction Dynamics is completing development and preparing to qualify its RE-202 hybrid rocket engine. The…
Welcome Home, Expedition 72 Crew!
On May 22, 2025, NASA hosted an Expedition 72 crew debrief and awards ceremony at Space Center Houston, where more than 1,000 attendees gathered to celebrate. The event recognized the…
Revolutionizing Space Tech: A Cutting-Edge Alternative to Optical Solar Reflectors
Deposition Sciences, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, specializes in advanced materials and optical coatings. For over 20 years, they’ve been producing their Sunshade® thermal control material, which…
NASA+ Documentary “Cosmic Dawn” Reveals Untold Story of James Webb Space Telescope
What does it take to gaze through time to our universe’s very first stars and galaxies? NASA answers this question in its new documentary, “Cosmic Dawn: The Untold Story of…
Portrait of a Bobcat
At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a bobcat wades through one of the waterways near Launch Pad 39B. NASA/Tony Gray A NASA photographer captured this June 14, 2013, photo…
NASA begins push to slash workforce with more staff buyouts, early retirements as budget cuts loom
NASA employees have until July 25 to decide if they’ll stay or go.
Lego Dune Atreides Royal Ornithopter review
Grab a Lego set worthy of the Lisan al Gaib with the Lego Dune Ornithopter.
The Earth Observer Editor’s Corner: April–June 2025
Explore This Section Earth Earth Observer Editor’s Corner Feature Articles Meeting Summaries News Science in the News Calendars In Memoriam Announcements More Archives Conference Schedules Style Guide 9 min read…
‘Uranus is weird.’ Big moons of tilted ice giant hide a magnetic mystery, Hubble telescope reveals
Scientists find surprising evidence that space dust is shaping the surfaces of Uranus’ largest moons.
Watch June’s full Strawberry Moon skim the southern horizon with these free livestreams tonight
This month’s full Strawberry Moon rides low across the southern sky via livestream on June 11.