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220 articles
Beyond Solar Sails: The High-Stakes Gamble of Warp Drives and Wormholes
As the count of confirmed exoplanets climbs past 6,300, scientists are looking past practical solar sails toward the mos...
Trump Honors Artemis II Crew and Unveils New U.S. Space Academy
A historic lunar fly-by is rewarded with Congressional medals and a strategic pivot toward a dedicated military space ed...
A Canadian Milestone in Houston: Jeremy Hansen Wins U.S. Space Honor
Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks tradition in Houston, becoming the first international recipient of the Congress...
NASA’s 300-Megapixel Time Machine: The Quest to Map Dark Energy
Set for a 2026 launch via SpaceX, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope aims to solve the mysteries of the invisible uni...
Chasing the Shadow: NASA's WB-57F Mission to Decode the Sun's Corona
A high-altitude flight to Iceland aims to solve a solar physics mystery: why the Sun's outer atmosphere is hotter than i...
The 1,000-Launch Mandate: Trump Administration Targets Space Industry Explosion
A new National Space Transportation Policy aims to scale U.S. rocket launches fivefold by 2030, prioritizing private sec...
China’s Lunar Water Search Delayed After Wenchang Rocket Explosion
A failed Long March 7A launch has forced China to pause its ambitious Chang'e-7 lunar mission, stalling efforts to scout...
The 100-Million Satellite Dilemma: Can Earth's Orbit Survive the Megaconstellation Era?
As SpaceX and others race to launch millions of satellites, experts warn that orbital debris could become a permanent, 1...
The 57-Microsecond Race: Why World Powers Need 'Greenwich Moon Time'
As the US and China prepare for lunar landings, a new time standard aims to prevent communication breakdowns caused by r...
Beyond the Tower Catch: DLR's Winged RLV C5 Challenges Starship's Dominance
Germany's aerospace center proposes a hydrogen-powered, winged rocket designed to leapfrog SpaceX's efficiency metrics.
Starcloud’s $2.3 Billion Gamble: Moving AI Data Centers into Orbit
With a $250M funding boost and Nvidia hardware, Starcloud aims to solve Earth's AI energy crisis from space.
The Moon as Earth's Biological Vault: NASA Finds Pockets for Dormant Life
New simulations suggest the lunar poles could preserve Earth-based microbes in suspended animation, turning the Moon int...
NASA’s $30 Million Rescue Mission Fails: Swift Observatory Doomed to Reentry
A high-stakes attempt to save a 21-year-old space telescope ended in failure after the rescue craft suffered critical co...
Martian Mysteries: Curiosity Rover’s ‘Floating Object’ Sparks New Alien Debate
A 2024 image from Gale Crater has reignited claims of extraterrestrial life, though NASA points to camera artifacts.
SpaceX Falcon 9 Impact Leaves New 60-Foot Crater on the Moon
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captures high-resolution images of a crater formed by a high-speed SpaceX booster co...
NASA's $30 Million Rescue Mission for Swift Telescope Ends in Failure
A robotic attempt to save the aging Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has been canceled due to technical glitches, signalin...
SpaceX's Starlink 17-50 Mission: 24 New Satellites Join an 11,000-Strong Constellation
SpaceX continues its relentless orbital expansion with the launch of 24 Starlink satellites, maintaining a perfect 74-fo...
MOTHRA Telescope Finds 22 Bow Shocks in the Helix Nebula's Recycling Process
New data reveals how the 'eyeball' nebula is stripping and redistributing stellar material.
SpaceX’s 38.5-Minute Doubleheader: A New Era of Orbital Cadence
Two simultaneous launches from opposite coasts signal a massive leap in SpaceX's operational speed.
Beyond Megahertz: The Engineering Genius of the Apollo 11 Guidance Computer
While a smart bulb outpaces the 1969 Moon landing tech, the Apollo Guidance Computer's specialized design remains a mast...
Chasing the Perseids: Why the August 12-13 Peak is a Celestial Jackpot
With up to 100 meteors per hour and a new moon in the sky, the Perseid peak offers a rare window for stargazers.
NASA’s Roman Telescope: A Billion-Galaxy Map to Solve Dark Energy
With a field of view 100 times larger than Hubble, the upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope aims to solve the myst...
China's Long March 7A Explosion: A Blow to Satellite Ambitions and Launch Schedules
A Long March 7A rocket failure in Hainan has destroyed the ChinaSat 4B satellite and delayed LandSpace's upcoming Zhuque...
NASA’s Lunar South Pole Ambitions: The Push for Permanent Habitation
A recent presentation in Houston highlights NASA's shift from brief lunar visits to a sustained presence at the Moon's S...
Beyond the Reentry: How Expedition 74 is Paving the Way for Artemis
As Orion returns to Earth, the ISS crew continues to pilot the critical medical and robotic technologies required for th...
SpaceX Battles the Indian Ocean to Salvage Starship's First Upper Stage
Rough seas near Western Australia threaten a historic post-flight inspection, but critical data has already been salvage...
SpaceX Falcon 9 Upper Stage Collides with Moon Near Einstein Crater
A high-speed collision near the Einstein Crater has left a potential 90-foot crater and a trail of lithium gas on the lu...
NASA’s “Big Bang” Gamble: Can Voyager 1 Survive the Interstellar Deep?
Engineers at JPL are testing a delicate power-toggling maneuver to stave off the inevitable decay of Voyager 1's aging p...
Boosting the ISS: How Meir and Menon’s Spacewalk Paves the Way for iROSA
NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Anil Menon have completed a critical six-hour mission to prepare the International Spac...
Blue Origin's New Glenn Recovery: A Fix for the BE-4 Engine and a New Pad Strategy
CEO Dave Limp reveals a "quick fix" for the oxygen valve failure that destroyed New Glenn, but the fallout extends to UL...