NASA engineers are using one of the world’s lightest solid materials to construct an antenna that could be embedded into the skin of an aircraft, creating a more aerodynamic and reliable communication solution for drones and other future air...

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SpaceX launched the third in its series of mid-inclination dedicated rideshare missions April 21, but with very few rideshare payloads on board. The post SpaceX launches third mid-inclination rideshare mission appeared first on SpaceNews.

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NASA's Curiosity rover discovered a previously undetected mineral on Mars that could answer what happened to its ancient atmosphere.

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NASA's Lucy spacecraft has captured imagery of the strange asteroid Donaldjohanson. The mission is en route to investigate the Trojan asteroids near Jupiter.

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The European Space Agency has joined the world space community in congratulating the African Space Agency on its official inauguration. The African Space Agency (AfSA) is the second regional space agency after ESA and has been in development since...

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SAN FRANCISCO – A White House budget proposal calls for replacing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s future geostationary satellite constellation, GeoXO, with a far less expensive and ambitious program. […] The post OMB suggests NOAA scale back plans...

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This week, China will launch three taikonauts to the Tiangong space station. SpaceX’s Falcon 9… The post Launch Roundup: China to launch crew, Falcon 9 to launch Bandwagon rideshare appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

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Members of the team behind NASA’s newest space telescope will ring the New York Stock Exchange closing bell in New York City at 4 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, April 22. The team helped build, launch, and operates NASA’s SPHEREx...

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Orlando Bloom took to Instagram on Monday to show off his snowboarding skills whilst heli-snowboarding in Canada over the Easter weekend.

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In its second asteroid encounter, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft obtained a close look at a uniquely shaped fragment of an asteroid that formed about 150 million years ago. The spacecraft has begun returning images that were collected as it flew...

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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has taken the most detailed image of planetary nebula NGC 1514 to date thanks to its unique mid-infrared observations. Webb shows its rings as intricate clumps of dust. It’s also easier to see holes...

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Lee esta historia en español aquí. From the iconic image of Earthrise taken by Apollo 8 crew, to the famous Pale Blue Dot image of Earth snapped by Voyager I spacecraft, to state-of-the-art observations of our planet by new satellites...

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DARPA is seeking proposals for a small lunar orbiter that could be used to test operations in very low orbits while prospecting for water ice. The post DARPA requests proposals for water-prospecting lunar orbiter appeared first on SpaceNews.

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Written by Lucy Thompson, Planetary Geologist at University of New Brunswick Earth planning date: Friday, April 18, 2025 As the APXS operations person today, I was hopeful that we could plan a compositional measurement after brushing one of the bedrock...

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Imagine you’re on the moon, digging up lunar regolith. You’re focused on the task at hand when you suddenly slip and fall, right into your pickaxe. Even in the moon’s […] The post Taking ‘remote care’ to new heights...

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The Russia-Ukraine war is arguably the first commercial space war on account of its use of private companies’ imagery for tracking and targeting. The conflict has demonstrated the advantage of […] The post Taking the Ground Out of Ground...

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SpaceX launched a Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station April 21 whose cargo includes more crew supplies and fewer science experiments than usual. The post SpaceX launches cargo Dragon to ISS with additional crew supplies appeared first on...

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Following the successful launch of NASA’s SpaceX 32nd Commercial Resupply Services mission, new scientific experiments and supplies are bound for the International Space Station. The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, carrying approximately 6,700 pounds of cargo to the orbiting laboratory for...

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Chinese startup InfinAstro has secured early funding for its plan to fill a gap in China’s commercial on-orbit services. The post Chinese orbital logistics startup InfinAstro raises angel round funding appeared first on SpaceNews.

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The NROL-145 mission lifted off Sunday on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 8:29 a.m. Eastern. The post NRO reaches milestone with over 200 satellites deployed in two years appeared first on...

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