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The National Space Club & Foundation announced its annual awardrecipientsMarch 13, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Two dedicated leaders from NASAs Johnson Space Center were recognized for their contributions to human spacefli...

A new analysis of data obtained by JWST on 3I/ATLAS as it was on its way out of the Solar System (in December 2025) showed that its interior is rich in methane ice.

The interplanetary comet3I/ATLAS is remarkably rich in a specific type of water that contains deuterium, meaning it came from somewhere colder and with lower levels of radiation than our early Solar System.

The latest trailer for the next Star Wars film 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' is an explosive return to form for the sci-fi franchise from a galaxy far away.

The contract is to demonstrate space-based data links using the Link-182 standard that will support Golden Dome The post SpaceX wins $57 million U.S. military contract for satellite crosslink demo appeared first on Space...

As part of NASAs SpaceX Crew-13 mission, four crew members from three space agencies will launch no earlier than mid-September to the International Space Station for a long-duration science expedition. NASA astronauts Je...

Acting as stellar archaeologists, scientists have found fossilized magnetism on long-dead white dwarf stars, which may help to explain how stars evolve.

NASA's MSL Curiosity rover found a bathtub ring-like deposit of zinc, manganese, and iron in Gale Crater. These metals precipitate out of water in the right conditions, and there's not really any other way they c...

Preparations are underway for launch of NASAs Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope as soon as early September on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Roman space...

Ultra-faint dwarf galaxies-tiny satellite galaxies orbiting the Milky Way-have long been seen as cosmic fossils. Now, a new study published today in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society uses an unprecedented...

As space agencies and private companies look toward a sustained human presence on the moon, a fundamental challenge centers on how to build strong, durable infrastructure without hauling every material from Earth. New re...

New images from the Mars Express spacecraft show ancient volcanic ash spreading across the Red Planet.

Neutrinos are very difficult to detect. And when they are detected, pinpointing their sources is likewise difficult. New research shows that the most energetic neutrino ever detected must have had an extraordinarly energ...

The James Webb Space Telescope captured the first detailed images of planetary nebula Tc 1, revealing new details of what happens after a sun-like star dies.

The European-Chinese Smile mission is due to launch on Tuesday 19 May 2026, at 05:52 CEST / 04:52 BST / 00:52 local time on a European Vega-C rocket.

On every crewed mission, NASA packs pouches of a potentially life-saving liquid in its cargo, known as IV (or intravenous) fluid. A simple mix of sodium chloride and purified water, it can treat up to 30% of medical cond...

For years, NASA engineers have turned to a tool called the Launch, Ascent, and Vehicle Aerodynamics (LAVA) framework to solve airflow challenges that could mean the difference between mission success or failure. When eng...

"Each interstellar comet brings a little bit of its history, its fossils, from elsewhere."

Jordan is the latest country to sign the Artemis Accords as NASA works to attract more countries to its lunar exploration efforts. The post Jordan signs the Artemis Accords appeared first on SpaceNews.

These images, released on April 14, 2026, show two open star clusters, Trumpler 3 (left) and NGC 2353 (right). They represent a recent study from NASAs Chandra X-ray Observatory that shows how young Sun-like stars are di...

In this episode of Space Minds, we head back to Space Symposium where SpaceNews Sandra Erwin moderated a panel on how optical communication links can provide warfighters and operators with [] The post Optical links in co...

"Most planetary systems appear as 'peas in a pod.' This is not the case in the TOI-201 system."