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After 12 years of exceptional service, the pioneering Copernicus Sentinel-1A radar satellite has reached the end of its mission. Originally designed for a seven-year life in orbit, the satellite has exceeded expectations...

As SpaceX and others pursue the development of very large launch vehicles, a new study suggests that there may be such a thing as a rocket that is too large. The post Study argues bigger launch vehicles may not always be...

Rocket Lab will launch its eighth mission for the Japanese Earth-imaging company iQPS tonight (June 30), and you can watch the action live.

Expedition 74 flight engineers Chris Williams and Jessica Meir conducted a seven-hour spacewalk to replace a wrist joint on the International Space Station's Canadarm2 robot arm on June 30, 2026.

In celebration of the 250th birthday of the United States, NASA has unveiled four cosmic images from its Chandra X-ray Observatory rendered in red, white, and blue that represent the wonders of the universe the agency ex...

The system known as Meadowlands is transitioning to operational use as the military places greater emphasis on electronic warfare The post Space Force fields mobile satellite-jamming system appeared first on SpaceNews.

Flight testing is a team sport. For nearly 80 years, teams at NASAs Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, have used flight testing to push the limits of aerodynamics and advance aviation. Earlier this ...

Read this news release in English here. Nota del editor: Este comunicado se actualizó el 30 de junio de 2026 para aclarar la versión de desarrollo de ingeniería del rover PROMISE.La NASA anunció el martes la selecci�...

Notice ID: Coming Soon NASAs Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate is seeking innovative ideas from industry partners through a new solicitation appendix under the NextSTEP-3 Omnibus Broad Agency Announcement. Appendix B...

June 30, 2026 - Washington, D.C. - The Commercial Space Federation (CSF) announced today that Matthew Williams, a former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense and Chief of Staff to [] The post Matthew Williams ...

Deep oceans of magma once sloshed about inside the crust of Mars, seismic measurements taken by NASA's InSight mission suggest.

In celebration of the 250th birthday of the United States, NASA has unveiled four cosmic images from its Chandra X-ray Observatory, rendered in red, white and blue, that represent the wonders of the universe the agency e...

Astronomers have, for the first time, found a source in the process of becoming a Little Red Dot, using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Little Red Dots are likely early galaxies and some of the most intriguing obj...

The way that dark matter is distributed may need a rethink. New research shows that dark matter could gather near supermassive black holes. The evidence is based on a new detection method, and is only moderately convinci...

Nintendo and Velan Studios' high-fidelity remake of Star Fox 64 for Switch 2 is an arcade-y blast from the past without major deviations.

When a bright fireball streaked across the Alaska sky last spring, the usual tools scientists rely on to track such events-cameras and satellites-did not provide a detailed picture. But the meteoroid left behind somethin...

"With the launch of the ten-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time, the Rubin Observatory is opening a new window on the universe."

Hopefully, were about to travel back to the Moon relatively soon. And while the original giant leap for mankind was taken by a human, Neil Armstrong brought a plethora of other forms of life along with him. Humans themse...

This image released on June 26, 2026, features the globular cluster NGC 6723, sometimes called the Chandelier Cluster. Like its namesake, it sparkles with countless lights. However, each lightbulb in this chandelier is a...

Optical telescopes have come a long way in the past two-and-a-half centuries - from the homemade telescope of William Herschel to the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope.

The famous opening scene of the Martian has Mark Watney stabbed in the torso with a communications antenna. While this accident sets up the plot for what is widely regarded as a modern classic of sci-fi storytelling, wha...

Europe's Sentinel-3 satellite captured data that helps visualize June's deadly heat wave, allowing researchers to further understand the extent of soaring temperatures.