Space and Science
China hearing focuses on U.S. policy shortfalls
A House hearing on the rise of China’s space program turned into a broader critique of U.S. space policy, including NASA’s current approach to returning astronauts to the moon. The post China hearing focuses on U.S. policy shortfalls appeared...
Moon phase today: What the moon will look like on ...
See the moon phase expected for December 7, 2025 as well as when the next full moon is expected.
Massive magnitude 7.0 earthquake rocks Alaska send...
The United States Geological Survey said on Saturday that the quake struck the region around Yakutat in the state at a depth of 6.21 miles.
SpaceX gets approval to build Starship launch comp...
he Department of the Air Force has approved plans to convert a former Delta 4 launch site at Cape Canaveral into a complex for SpaceX’s Starship. The post SpaceX gets approval to build Starship launch complex at Cape Canaveral...
Webb telescope found a Milky Way lookalike 12 bill...
Using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have found a grand design spiral galaxy like the Milky Way in the early universe.
Moon phase today: What the moon will look like on ...
See the moon phase expected for December 6, 2025 as well as when the next full moon is expected.
Invention Challenge Brings Student Engineers to NA...
Now in its 26th year, the event brings teams of middle and high school students to the lab to compete with home-built contraptions. Teenagers wielding power tools and plywood demonstrated their engineering prowess at the annual Invention Challenge at...
Castelion raises $350 million to scale hypersonic ...
The company founded by SpaceX veterans is opening a solid rocket motor manufacturing campus in New Mexico The post Castelion raises $350 million to scale hypersonic missile production appeared first on SpaceNews.
SpaceX gets Environmental Approval for Starship at...
After waiting the requisite time for an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), SpaceX now has environmental… The post SpaceX gets Environmental Approval for Starship at SLC-37 appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
NASA Wins Second Emmy Award for 2024 Total Solar E...
NASA’s broadcast of the April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse has won an Emmy Award for Excellence in Production Technology. At the 76th Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards on Dec. 4, in New York City, the Academy of Television...
Testing Drones for Mars in the Mojave Desert
Researchers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California monitor a research drone in the Dumont Dunes area of the Mojave Desert in September 2025 as part of a test campaign to develop navigation software to guide future rotorcraft...
Minneapolis was colder than MARS last month
Temperatures in Minneapolis hit 27 degrees on Thanksgiving Day and dropped overnight. Meanwhile, our planetary neighbor saw warmer weather.
Week in images: 01-05 December 2025
Week in images: 01-05 December 2025 Discover our week through the lens
Northrop Grumman continues solid rocket motor deve...
Northrop Grumman tested a solid rocket motor Dec. 4 as part of an internal program to advance solid rocket propulsion technologies. The post Northrop Grumman continues solid rocket motor development and test program appeared first on SpaceNews.
Hubble Spots a Storm of New Stars
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a stormy and highly active spiral galaxy named NGC 1792. Located over 50 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Columba (the Dove), the bright glow of the galaxy’s center is offset...
Orbex trails other European Launcher Challenge com...
Orbex received far less funding than the other four ESA European Launcher Challenge companies after the U.K. deferred a decision on funding allocations. The post Orbex trails other European Launcher Challenge companies as U.K. delays funding decision appeared first...
China faces temporary emergency launch gap after s...
China could be without emergency launch capability to Tiangong space station for months, leaving no rapid-response option for any new crisis following the Shenzhou-20 incident. The post China faces temporary emergency launch gap after space station lifeboat crisis appeared...
Surprisingly, this space economy isn’t for everyon...
Projections for the booming space economy often come with trillion-dollar headlines, but the lion’s share of near-term revenue looks destined for just a handful of massive constellations with the funds to invest in vertical integration. It’s relatively slim pickings...
Mobile networks want to use the satellite airwaves...
At next year’s World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC-25), governments will face a choice that goes to the heart of how we monitor our warming planet. Some regulators are wondering whether to […] The post Mobile networks want to use the...
Is life out there? NASA finds essential sugars on ...
How life began on Earth is one of the biggest remaining questions in science. Now, NASA has taken a major step towards answering this query.
































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