Earth planning date: Monday, Nov. 18, 2024 I am in the U.K., where we are approaching the time when trees are just branches and twigs. One tree that still has its full foliage is my little quince tree in...

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Investors are preparing for the incoming Trump administration to expand the defense budgets driving the space industry’s growth. The post Investors betting on space growth under Trump administration  appeared first on SpaceNews.

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The Space Force is ‘monitoring Starship's progress and look forward to potentially leveraging its capabilities in the future’ The post Space Force chief observes Starship test launch, signaling military interest appeared first on SpaceNews.

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BREMEN, Germany — Teledyne Space Imaging is collaborating with Satlantis to develop key electronics for a sensor for Earth observation and planetary exploration. The two companies announced the partnership Nov. […] The post Teledyne Space Imaging partners with Satlantis...

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The collaboration focuses on automated target recognition (ATR) technologies that leverage AI and radar satellite imagery to identify and classify objects The post Lockheed Martin teams with Iceye to advance AI-enabled targeting appeared first on SpaceNews.

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Inversion Space has raised $44 million to further development of reentry vehicles to deliver cargo from space. The post Inversion Space raises $44 million appeared first on SpaceNews.

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The test was another step toward Musk's plan to use the rocket system to send humans to Mars. NASA also plans to land humans on the moon at some point this decade under the Artemis program.

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The STS-129 crew members posed for a portrait following a joint news conference on Nov. 24, 2009, with the Expedition 21 crew members (out of frame) on the International Space Station. Pictured (clockwise) from bottom left are astronauts Charles...

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NASA is working with U.S. industry to develop the human landing systems that will safely carry astronauts from lunar orbit to the surface of the Moon and back throughout the agency’s Artemis campaign. For Artemis III, the first crewed...

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The LM 400 is now scheduled to launch in mid 2025 on a Firefly Alpha rocket for a demonstration mission The post Lockheed Martin’s new mid-size satellite platform closer to launch appeared first on SpaceNews.

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Astronomers have discovered three ultra-massive 'Red Monster' galaxies that formed within the first billion years after the Big Bang. But cosmological models say they shouldn't exist.

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Media are invited to learn about a unique series of flight tests happening in Virginia in partnership between NASA and GE Aerospace that aim to help the aviation industry better understand contrails and their impact on the Earth’s climate....

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Normally found only in heavy metal bands or certain post-apocalyptic films, a “flame-throwing guitar” has now been spotted moving through space. Astronomers have captured movies of this extreme cosmic object using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and Hubble Space Telescope....

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The Discovery A huge planet with a long name – IRAS 04125+2902 b – is really just a baby: only 3 million years old. And because such infant worlds are usually hidden inside obscuring disks of debris, it is...

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Editor’s Note: This article was updated Nov. 20, 2024 shortly after BioSentinel’s mission marked two years of operation in deep space. Astronauts live in a pretty extreme environment aboard the International Space Station. Orbiting about 250 miles above the Earth...

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With NASA’s fleet of heliophysics spacecraft, scientists monitor our Sun and investigate its influences throughout the solar system. However, the fleet’s constant watch and often-unique perspectives sometimes create opportunities to make discoveries that no one expected, helping us to...

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BREMEN, Germany — China has taken another step toward its crewed lunar goals by successfully testing fairing separation for its Long March 10 moon rocket series. The fairing separation test […] The post China performs fairing separation test for...

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From his South Dakota roots to leading NASA’s agricultural program, Brad Doorn’s mission has remained the same: help farmers feed the world.

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On Nov. 6, 2024, NASA Night brought cosmic excitement to the Toyota Center, where Johnson Space Center employees joined 16,208 fans who interacted with NASA as they watched the Houston Rockets claim victory over the San Antonio Spurs.  Energy...

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