ESA and JAXA sign statement on expanding deep space cooperation
BREMEN, Germany — The European and Japanese space agencies have issued a joint statement on furthering cooperation on planetary defense, the moon, Mars and beyond. JAXA President Hiroshi Yamakawa and…
NASA Langley Employees Earn Silver Snoopy Awards
From left to right, Dr. Peter Parker, Astronaut Victor Glover and Dr. Shih-Yung post for a photo after the 2024 Silver Snoopy Awards ceremony. NASA/Mark Knopp Two employees from NASA’s…
SpaceX likely to get FAA approval for 25 Starship launches in 2025
The FAA plans to approve SpaceX’s request to increase the maximum number of annual Starship launches from its South Texas site from five to 25.
The First Close-Up Picture of Star Outside the Milky Way
Like a performer preparing for their big finale, a distant star is shedding its outer layers and preparing to explode as a supernova. Astronomers have been observing the huge star,…
NASA Awards Test Operations Contract
Credit: NASA NASA has selected Sierra Lobo, Inc. of Fremont, Ohio, to provide for test operations, test support, and technical system maintenance activities at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay…
October 2024 set multiple US records for the driest month ever
Drought conditions expanded to record-breaking levels across the US during the month of October as temperatures also climbed to record highs.
Here’s What We Know About Earth’s Temporary Mini-Moon
For a little over a month now, the Earth has been joined by a new ‘mini-moon.’ The object is an asteroid that has been temporarily accompanying Earth on its journey…
SpaceX and NASA show off how Starship will help astronauts land on the moon (images)
NASA and SpaceX released a new set of illustrations showing off how Starship might look as it lands astronauts on the moon during the Artemis 3 mission.
Maxar prepares for final WorldView Legion launch to complete advanced imaging constellation
The third and fourth WorldView Legion satellites launched in August were the first in Maxar’s history to be deployed in mid-inclination orbit The post Maxar prepares for final WorldView Legion…
New Study Suggests Black Holes Get their “Hair” from their Mothers
Despite decades of study, black holes are still one of the most puzzling objects in the Universe. As we know from Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity, the gravitational force of…