Euclid’s New Portrait of the Milky Way’s Crowded Bulge
The ESA’s Euclid space telescope took 26 hours to capture this portrait of the Milky Way’s central bulge. This isn’t part of its primary mission; instead it’s kind of like…
The Galaxy That Cleared the Fog
For its first billion years the universe was lost in fog, a thick haze of hydrogen that swallowed light whole. Something burned it away, and astronomers have long wondered what.…
Rocket Lab wins NASA award for three Electron launches
NASA has selected Rocket Lab to launch a pair of science missions on three Electron rockets in 2027. The post Rocket Lab wins NASA award for three Electron launches appeared…
Weather Stream releases first light imagery from GEMS2 microwave radiometer
SAN FRANCISCO – Weather Stream, a Boulder, Colorado, commercial weather satellite operator, is collecting global atmospheric observations with its GEMS2-Amethyst satellite. Launched March 30 aboard the SpaceX Transporter 16 rideshare…
Space Force’s new MUOS satellites to use Boeing’s 702MP spacecraft platform
Boeing’s 702MP platform has been used for commercial and wideband military missions The post Space Force’s new MUOS satellites to use Boeing’s 702MP spacecraft platform appeared first on SpaceNews.
Expedition 73 Crew Reflects on Science, Teamwork, and Life in Orbit
The Expedition 73 crew attends a debrief and awards ceremony at Space Center Houston’s IMAX theater on June 16, 2026. NASA/Luna Posadas Nava On June 16, astronauts and cosmonauts gathered…
NASA, US Small Business Administration to Announce Partnership
Credit: NASA NASA and the U.S. Small Business Administration will sign a memorandum of agreement during a ceremony at 1 p.m. EDT, Monday, June 29, at NASA Headquarters in Washington.…
NASA Welcomes Botswana as 68th Artemis Accords Signatory
From left to right, Senior Advisor on Space for the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Greg Autry, NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson, Minister of Communications and…
Two ‘super-puff’ cotton candy exoplanets are the lightest gas giants ever discovered
What is rarer than discovering a “super-puff” planet with densities much (much) lower than those of the solar system gas giants? Discovering two orbiting the same star. That is exactly…
Botswana signs the Artemis Accords
The African nation of Botswana is the latest country to sign the Artemis Accords outlining best practices for space exploration. The post Botswana signs the Artemis Accords appeared first on…