Wolf Moon in Washington
NASA/Bill Ingalls A NASA photographer captured the full “wolf” moon rising over the Lincoln Memorial and Memorial Bridge on Jan. 13, 2025. The Maine Farmers’ Almanac began publishing Native American…
Space Force still mapping out strategy for in-orbit logistics and satellite services
Brig. Gen. Panzenhagen: ‘We’re focused on understanding the state of the technology’ The post Space Force still mapping out strategy for in-orbit logistics and satellite services appeared first on SpaceNews.
Alicia Brown Joins Commercial Space Federation as Executive Director
January 28, 2025 – Washington, DC — The Commercial Space Federation (CSF) announced today that Alicia Brown, former NASA Associate Administrator for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, will be joining the…
Blue Origin scrubs landmark New Shepard moon-gravity launch due to weather, rocket glitch
Blue Origin scrubbed the planned 29th launch of its New Shepard suborbital rocket today (Jan. 28) due to uncooperative weather and a vehicle issue.
‘Star Trek: Section 31’ goes back to Trek’s ‘space western’ roots to tell a ‘Clint Eastwood’ story (exclusive)
An exclusive interview with ‘Section 31’s’ Alex Kurtzman and Olatunde Osunsanmi
How Well Could Earth Life Survive on Exoplanets
Astronomers have found some pretty wild exoplanets. Some are balls of lava the temperature of hell, one is partially made of diamond, and another may rain molten iron. However, not…
ESA enlists Thales Alenia Space for mission to Venus
ESA has awarded Thales Alenia Space a contract worth about $383 million in total to lead the development of EnVision, slated to launch in November 2031 on a 15-month journey…
NASA Juno Mission Spots Most Powerful Volcanic Activity on Io to Date
5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) A massive hotspot — larger the Earth’s Lake Superior — can be seen just to the right of Io’s…
NASA’s PUNCH Mission Tests Solar Arrays Before Launch
Crews conduct a solar array deployment test on the spacecraft of NASA’s PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) satellites at Astrotech Space Operations located inside Vandenberg Space Force…
Watching the Changing M87 Black Hole Event Horizon
The event horizon is a fascinating part of a black hole’s anatomy. In 2017, telescopes around the world gathered data on the event horizon surrounding the supermassive black hole at…