Space and Science
Zhuque-3 reaches orbit on test flight, first stage...
China’s Landspace carried out the first launch of its reusable Zhuque-3 rocket late Tuesday, successfully achieving orbit, but failing with a first stage landing attempt. The post Zhuque-3 reaches orbit on test flight, first stage lost during landing attempt...
NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim Advances Research Aboard ...
NASA astronaut Jonny Kim is wrapping up his first mission aboard the International Space Station in early December. During his stay, Kim conducted scientific experiments and technology demonstrations to benefit humanity on Earth and advance NASA’s Artemis campaign in...
A rapid deployment of a space traffic management p...
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A vindication for NASA’s CLPS program, and a victo...
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Making multiple breakthroughs in spacecraft swarms...
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Spotting smaller wildfires sooner than ever
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Defending NASA science in the face of sweeping bud...
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Honoring a career opening doors for the commercial...
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Sophisticated maneuvers from a new spacecraft
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Leading the integration of commercial and military...
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Making seamless connections between D2D patchwork
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Teaming up to create multi-orbit broadband
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Using AI to scan the Earth
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NASA Awards Lunar Freezer System Contract
NASA has selected the University of Alabama at Birmingham to provide the necessary systems required to return temperature sensitive science payloads to Earth from the Moon. The Lunar Freezer System contract is an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity award with cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery orders....
NASA’s Fly Foundational Robots Demo to Bolster In-...
NASA and industry partners will fly and operate a commercial robotic arm in low Earth orbit through the Fly Foundational Robots mission set to launch in late 2027. This mission aims to revolutionize in-space operations, a critical capability for...
Tool Uses NASA Data to Take Temperature of Rivers ...
New research uses more than 40 years of data from NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) Landsat satellites to help dam operators improve the health of salmon fisheries.
Waxing Gibbous Moon
The waxing gibbous Moon rises above Earth’s blue atmosphere in this photograph taken from the International Space Station as it orbited 263 miles above a cloudy Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Quebec, Canada.
NASA Tests Drones in Death Valley, Preps for Marti...
Next-generation drone flight software is just one of 25 technologies for the Red Planet that the space agency funded for development this year. When NASA engineers want to test a concept for exploring the Red Planet, they have to...
The U.S. Senate vs. the Athena Plan — NASA on tria...
On December 3, 2025, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation will hold a hearing to examine the re-nomination of Mr. Jared Isaacman for NASA Administrator. A central issue at the Hearing will be the implications of...
NASA’s Moon Rocket Celebrates 250 Years of America...
NASA is marking America’s 250th year with a bold new symbol of the nation’s relentless drive to explore. The America 250 emblem is now on the twin solid rocket boosters of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for Artemis...
































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