Satellite servicing companies face reality check
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Safety panel urges NASA to reassess Artemis mission objectives to reduce risk
A safety panel is calling on NASA to reassess to plans for upcoming Artemis missions because the agency is packing too many objectives into each mission. The post Safety panel…
‘Star Trek: Section 31”s costume design was literally ‘Star Trek by Balenciaga’ (interview)
An exclusive interview with “Star Trek: Section 31’s” makeup artist and hair stylist
Japan launches navigation satellite on nation’s 1st mission of 2025
A Japanese H3 rocket launched the Michibiki 6 navigation satellite early Sunday morning (Feb. 2), the nation’s first liftoff of 2025.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 146 — All the Way With USRA
On Episode 146 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik speak with Dr. Elsayed Talaat, the new president and CEO of the Universities Space Research Association (USRA).
Measuring Lightsail Performance in the Lab
Sailing has been a mainstay of human history for millennia, so it’s no surprise that scientists would apply it to traveling in space. Solar sailing, the most common version, uses…
Japanese Lander Looks Back at Earth as it Heads to the Moon
The Hakuto-R 2 mission launched on January 15, 2025. It’s the successor to Hakuto-R, which launched in December 2022 but failed when it lost communications during its descent. Both missions…
Private Blue Ghost moon lander sees gorgeous lunar eclipse from Earth orbit (video)
Firefly Aerospace’s “little lander” has captured the littlest lunar eclipse in a breathtaking video captured from Earth orbit.
Star Formation Might Depend on Galactic Magnetic Fields
A galactic merger is a chaotic event. When two massive structures like galaxies merge, their powerful gravitational forces wrench stars out of their usual orbits in a process called violent…
NASA’s Juno spacecraft watches most powerful volcanic event ever seen on Jupiter’s moon Io
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has spotted the most powerful volcanic eruption ever seen on the solar system’s most volcanic body, the Jovian moon Io.