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What a Blast! NASA Langley Begins Plume-Surface Interaction Tests
In March as Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission-1 landed on the Moon, researchers from NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, employed a novel camera system to capture first-of-its-kind data imagery of the interaction between the lander’s eng…
Chinese astronauts inspect damaged Shenzhou 20 spacecraft during 8-hour spacewalk (video)
Two Chinese astronauts installed more debris shielding on the Tiangong space station and assessed the damage to the attached Shenzhou 20 spacecraft during a spacewalk on Tuesday (Dec. 9).
New NASA Sensor Goes Hunting for Critical Minerals
Called AVIRIS-5, it’s the latest in a long line of sensors pioneered by NASA JPL to survey Earth, the Moon, and other worlds. Cradled in the nose of a high-altitude research airplane, a new NASA sensor has taken to the skies to …
Amazon Leo is building a massive ground network to rival Starlink
Amazon is taking the fight to Starlink by deploying over 300 ground-based gateway stations to power its newly branded Amazon Leo satellite internet service. This massive infrastructure project aims to deliver robust speeds and direct AWS cloud connectivity fo…
Why we only recently discovered space is dark not bright
For centuries, Europeans thought that eternal daylight saturated the cosmos. The shift to a dark universe has had a profound psychological impact upon us
Robotic welding project to prepare UK for in orbit repairs
London, UK (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 Researchers at the University of Leicester are leading work to develop what they describe as the UKs first in space robotic welding capability, supported by new funding from the UK Space Agencys National Space Innovation Progra…
Space shuttle design study maps path to breakthrough inventions
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 Researchers examining NASA's space shuttle development argue that the agency's design approach offers a template for creating breakthrough products that combine many interdependent features, from launch systems to smartphon…
How Mars Controls Earth's Climate
A new study reveals that Mars plays a surprisingly crucial role in Earth's climate cycles, with new simulations showing that the mass of our planetary neighbours directly controls the timing and intensity of Milankovitch cycles that drive ice ages. By varying…
Euclid Reveals What Wakes Sleeping Black Holes
The European Space Agency's Euclid telescope has delivered an unprecedented set of observations of one million galaxies that shows that galaxy collisions play a dominant role in awakening supermassive black holes from their sleep. Using revolutionary AI-power…
Scindia, Starlink official hold talks on expanding satellite-based last-mile internet across India
India is set to boost internet access in remote areas. Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia met with SpaceX's Starlink to discuss expanding satellite connectivity. Starlink plans a late 2025 or early 2026 launch.
Galactic Brain space datacenter coming in 2027, pledges startup Aetherflux
Getting inferencing infrastructure into orbit may soon be cheaper than building it down here Space startup Aetherflux says it plans to put its first data center satellite into orbit during the first quarter of 2027.…
Quote of the day by Neil Armstrong: 'I believe that every human has a finite number of heartbeats and I don't...'
Neil Armstrong, the first man on the Moon, lived a life of purpose, famously stating he wouldn't waste his finite heartbeats. His journey from a childhood fascination with flight to commanding the Apollo 11 mission exemplifies this philosophy. After his histo…
3I/ATLAS emanates unusual X-rays? Here's complete truth and expert analysis as interstellar comet reveals new anomalies in XRISM observations
3I/ATLAS emanates unusual X-rays? Scientists report new X-ray activity from interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS during XRISM observations. The glow may link to charge-exchange reactions between solar wind and comet gas. Researchers plan more analysis to confirm the o…
Rocket Lab ready to send a Hungry Hippo into space
Signoff for re-usable faring should help Neutron launcher get off the ground Space outfit Rocket Lab says its Hungry Hippo is ready to go into space, a fillip for the company’s plans to fly its new Neutron launch vehicle.…
JWST Detects Record-Breaking Supernova That Erupted Right at The Cosmic Dawn
A faint, tiny flash of red light glimpsed at the Cosmic Dawn more than 13 billion years ago has smashed the record for the earliest supernova ever observed.
Spaceman Memories launches April 15, 2026
Retro-style turn-based RPG Spaceman Memories will launch for PC via Steam and Epic Games Store on April 15, 2026, developer NerdyPunkDev announced.
The Nancy Grace Roman Telescope Is Complete!
Construction is complete on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, and its ahead of schedule. After extensive testing, the new flagship telescope should be ready to launch in Fall, 2026.
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