All Hands for Artemis III
NASA/JPL-Caltech A NASA spacesuit glove designed for use during spacewalks on the International Space Station is prepared for thermal vacuum testing inside a one-of-a-kind chamber called CITADEL (Cryogenic Ice Testing,…
Hubble Space Telescope at 35 | Space photo of the day for April 24, 2025
Thirty-five years ago today, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched into Earth orbit.
Report warns U.S. risks strategic drift in space as China gains ground
The State of the Space Industrial Base 2024 report was released this week by the nonprofit NewSpace Nexus The post Report warns U.S. risks strategic drift in space as China…
Shenzhou-20 crewed spacecraft arrives at Tiangong space station
Three Chinese astronauts arrived at the Tiangong space station Thursday aboard the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft, hours after launching from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center The post Shenzhou-20 crewed spacecraft arrives at…
Prebiotic Molecules are Forming in Space
We associate complex chemistry with planets or other bodies, where energy and matter interact in dynamic associations. But as science advances, researchers are finding prebiotic chemistry in a wider variety…
The World’s Largest Telescope is Coming Together
I do love the names of the European Southern Observatory installations. You are familiar I’m sure with the Very Large Telescope but have you heard of the Overwhelmingly Large Telescope?…
A Novel Concept for a Multiplanetary Crewed Mission to Mars and Ceres
In a recent paper, a team of commercial space engineers proposed a Human-Crewed Interplanetary Transport Architecture (HUCITAR) to explore Mars and Ceres in a single journey. Their ambitious plan envisions…
Seeing the Waves that Make the Sun’s Corona So Hot
If you happen to be enjoying a sunny day, thank the bright surface of the Sun, known as the photosphere. At a piping hot temperature of about 5,800 K, the…
Rocket Lab introduces line of customizable solar arrays for satellites
Rocket Lab now offering custom solar array line for customer satellites’ solar power needs.
Watch live as China launches Shenzhou 20 astronauts to Tiangong space station on April 24
China’s latest human spaceflight mission is headed for orbit early Thursday morning (April 24), and you can watch the action live.