Space and Science
A Researcher’s Guide to: Microgravity Materials Re...
June 2025 Edition Most materials are formed from a partially or totally fluid sample, and the transport of heat and mass from the fluid into the solid during solidification inherently influences the formation of the material and its resultant...
Desert Works Propulsion Successfully Tests Prototy...
New Mexico, June 17, 2025 — Desert Works Propulsion (DWP) has successfully completed initial testing of multiple prototype discharge and neutralizer cathodes developed for Turion Space Corp.’s TIE-20 ion thruster. […] The post Desert Works Propulsion Successfully Tests Prototype...
Life on Mars? Mysterious 'mushroom' is spotted on ...
Scientists have spent decades scouring the Martian surface for any signs of life. Now, a photo snapped by NASA 's Curiosity rover has sparked speculation that the hunt might be over.
NASA’s Lunar Rescue System Challenge Supports Astr...
by Dary Felix Garcia NASA is preparing to make history by sending humans to the Moon’s South Pole. There, astronauts will conduct moonwalks for exploration, science experiments, and prepare humanity for the journey to Mars. Missions of this scale...
The Exploration Company outlines plans for human s...
European startup The Exploration Company, which is developing a cargo vehicle with a key test flight launching within days, says it has long-term plans to fly people as well. The post The Exploration Company outlines plans for human spaceflight...
Driven by a Dream: Farah Al Fulfulee’s Quest to Re...
Farah Al Fulfulee was just four years old when she started climbing onto the roof of her family’s house in Iraq to gaze at the stars. “It scared me how vast and quiet the sky was, but it made...
China conducts pad abort test for crew spacecraft,...
China carried out a successful pad abort test early Tuesday for its next-generation crew spacecraft for moon and low Earth orbit missions. The post China conducts pad abort test for crew spacecraft, advancing moon landing plans appeared first on...
Explore Our Dynamic Sun!
from NASA’s Heliophysics Education Activation Team (NASA HEAT) and the Astronomical Society of the Pacific/Night Sky Network Have you ever wondered about what the Sun is made of? Or why do you get sunburned on even cloudy days? NASA’s...
FCC highlights national security role in satellite...
'A strong national defense very much motivates the work that we’re doing at the FCC' The post FCC highlights national security role in satellite licensing reforms appeared first on SpaceNews.
NASA Employees Named 2025 Service to America Medal...
Two NASA employees are being honored as part of the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals, also known as the Sammies, recognizing outstanding federal employees who are addressing many of our country’s greatest challenges. Rich Burns of NASA’s...
Launch Roundup: Missions to launch from the U.S., ...
On the heels of a busy launch week, this week will see even more launches… The post Launch Roundup: Missions to launch from the U.S., China, Japan, New Zealand, and Russia appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
ESA at Le Bourget 2025 - Day One Highlights
The European Space Agency has begun the 55th International Paris Air Show by unveiling the first images from the Proba-3 spacecraft.
NASA Announces Winners of 2025 Student Launch Comp...
By Beth Ridgeway NASA’s Student Launch competition celebrated its 25th anniversary on May 4, just north of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, bringing together more than 980 middle school, high school, college, and university students from...
NASA Seeks Commercial Feedback on Space Communicat...
NASA is seeking information from U.S. and international companies about Earth proximity relay communication and navigation capabilities as the agency aims to use private industry satellite communications services for emerging agency science missions. “As part of NASA’s Communications Services...
First artificial solar eclipse in space
Video: 00:01:40 Proba-3 artificially created what is normally a rare natural phenomenon: a total solar eclipse.In a world first, ESA’s Proba-3 satellites flew in perfect formation, blocking the Sun’s bright disc to reveal its fiery corona. This enigmatic outer...
Proba-3’s first artificial solar eclipse
Today, the European Space Agency’s Proba-3 mission unveils its first images of the Sun’s outer atmosphere – the solar corona. The mission’s two satellites, able to fly as a single spacecraft thanks to a suite of onboard positioning technologies,...
ESA-CNES press conference at Le Bourget Paris Air ...
Video: 00:24:33 Watch the replay of the ESA-CNES press conference held at the Paris Air Show 2025 (Le Bourget) on 16 June 2025, with Josef Aschbacher, Director General of ESA, and Lionel Suchet, Executive Vice President of CNES.Download the...
China lays foundation for cislunar infrastructure ...
China has sent several small spacecraft into specialized lunar and cislunar orbits to test communications, navigation and orbital dynamics for planned Earth-moon infrastructure. The post China lays foundation for cislunar infrastructure with spacecraft in novel lunar orbits appeared first...
Astroscale secures UK defense contract for space w...
Astroscale, the space junk removal venture, announced a British government contract June 16 worth about $7 million to deploy a pair of cubesats in 2027 to monitor space weather while tracking other objects in low Earth orbit. The post...
An international commission to protect space cultu...
How can heritage in space — the very objects and events that tell the story of humanity becoming a spacefaring civilization, such as Neil Armstrong’s and Buzz Aldrin’s bootprints, India’s […] The post An international commission to protect space...