Trimmed in bicentennial pageantry, NASA opened a visitor center at its Goddard campus in Greenbelt, Maryland, in May 1976. Fifty years on, the Goddard Visitor Center continues to inspire through exhibits and programs on the past, present, and future...

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Our streets are crowded with commuters and delivery vehicles, but when a police car or fire engine approaches with its lights and sirens on, drivers clear the way. In the coming years, drones for deliveries and other commercial tasks...

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A House appropriations subcommittee advanced a spending bill April 30 that would keep overall NASA funding at 2026 levels, rejecting a 23% cut proposed by the White House. The post House appropriators keep NASA funding flat appeared first on...

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In this episode of Space Minds, Mike Gruss talks with Arcfield’s Kevin Kelly on how he’s thinking about AI, how he defines space superiority and what needs to happen to make […] The post CEO Series: Arcfield’s Kevin Kelly on...

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Video: 00:03:10 What did space deliver for Europe this month? From the Moon to low Earth orbit and beyond, here’s what the European Space Agency has been up to.

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SAN FRANCISCO – Planet is developing a new version of its Tanager spacecraft with enhanced capability to detect and monitor methane and trace-gas emissions. In contrast to the hyperspectral Tanager-1, launched in 2024, the new satellite will “solely target...

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The estimated $355 million deal would make All.Space a wholly owned subsidiary of York Space The post York Space to buy satcom terminal manufacturer All.Space  appeared first on SpaceNews.

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Right before the historic Artemis 2 mission, retired astronaut and former Navy captain Scott Kelly and India’s Gaganyaan astronauts, speaking in New Delhi, entertained the concept of a “World Space Organization” to guide humanity’s future beyond Earth. Kelly joked...

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With current technology, a one-way trip to Mars would take roughly nine months, covering a distance of around 140 million miles. But that could soon change, thanks to a new study.

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Updated on 30 April 2026On 30 April 2026, four P120C boosters ignited and lifted Ariane 6 to the skies, for the second time. Flight VA268 took 32 satellites for Amazon’s Leo constellation to low-Earth orbit. Liftoff occurred at 05:57...

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Morocco signed the Artemis Accords April 29, becoming the third country to do so in the last 10 days. The post Morocco signs the Artemis Accords appeared first on SpaceNews.

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Image: The great parachute bake-out

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Chinese launch startup Cosmoleap has secured significant funding for its reusable rocket plans as it works towards a debut launch in 2027. The post Cosmoleap secures $73 million for reusable rocket with tower catch recovery appeared first on SpaceNews.

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Video: 00:02:02 Watch ESA’s Mars chief engineer Albert Haldemann explain the sterilisation process of one of the parachutes of the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover mission and why it matters.  Carefully wrapped inside a donut-shaped bag is a 35-m diameter parachute, about to be baked inside a specialised dry-heat steriliser oven. The parachute needs...

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Three weeks after splashdown, NASA now has an official "Rise" plushie, the zero-gravity indicator from Artemis II, for sale.

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Image: Starry spiral in a familiar neighbourhood

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See the Moon phase expected for April 30, 2026 as well as when the next Full Moon is expected.

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As winter turned to spring, the skies over the Gulf of Alaska displayed textbook examples of numerous cloud formations.

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The Canadian Space Agency has canceled a contract it awarded last year to Spire Global to construct a fleet of wildfire-monitoring smallsats. The post Canadian Space Agency cancels Spire satellite contract appeared first on SpaceNews.

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President Donald Trump shared an awkward moment with NASA's Artemis II crew, as he told the space agency's administrator he had 'beautiful' ears.

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