U.S. Air Force halts plan for rocket landing pads on remote Pacific atoll amid environmental backlash
Sunday, 06 July 2025 16:20
The pads were intended to support the Air Force’s Rocket Cargo program
Space Force scraps satellite procurement, shifts to more flexible strategy
Sunday, 06 July 2025 09:41
The canceled program, known as Protected Tactical Satellite Communication-Resilient (PTS-R), was launched in 2020 to build anti-jam communications satellites
Why is there no life on Mars? Rover finds a clue
Sunday, 06 July 2025 07:38
Why is Mars barren and uninhabitable, while life has always thrived here on our relatively similar planet Earth?
A discovery made by a NASA rover has offered a clue for this mystery, new research said Wednesday, suggesting that while rivers once sporadically flowed on Mars, it was doomed to mostly be a desert planet.
Mars is thought to currently have all the necessary ingredients for li Third-ever confirmed interstellar object blazing through Solar System
Sunday, 06 July 2025 07:38
Astronomers on Wednesday confirmed the discovery of an interstellar object racing through our Solar System - only the third ever spotted, though scientists suspect many more may slip past unnoticed.
The visitor from the stars, designated 3I/Atlas, is likely the largest yet detected, and has been classified as a comet, or cosmic snowball.
"It looks kind of fuzzy," Peter Veres, an astrono Michelin-star chef prepares ISS meals for French astronaut
Sunday, 06 July 2025 07:38
When French astronaut Sophie Adenot arrives at the International Space Station in 2026, she will dine on French gastronomical classics such as lobster bisque, foie gras and onion soup prepared especially for her by a chef with 10 Michelin stars.
Parsnip and haddock veloute, chicken with tonka beans and creamy polenta, and a chocolate cream with hazelnut cazette flower will also be on the men Gilmour Space again delays launch of Australia's first orbital rocket
Sunday, 06 July 2025 07:38
The Australian aerospace firm Gilmour Space has again delayed the launch of its Eris 1 rocket, the country's first orbital rocket.
Gilmour Space said Wednesday that it was standing down from a planned launch of what would be the first test flight of the rocket.
"We've made the tough call to postpone this week's launch," the company said in a statement. It said the pause would giv NASA discovers third interstellar comet
Sunday, 06 July 2025 07:38
NASA discovered the third interstellar comet through a survey telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile.
The interstellar comet first observed on Tuesday by NASA's Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Alert System telescope, or ATLAS, has been officially named 3I/ATLAS.
A series of "pre-discovery" observations dating back to June 14 from three ATLAS Telescopes globally and the Zwicky Transient Faci Red, white and blue on the Red Planet
Sunday, 06 July 2025 07:38
On the eve of the 249th anniversary of American independence, NASA on Tuesday showcased a patriotic image of Old Glory as seen from hundreds of millions of miles away.
A plaque bearing the United States flag is on an aluminum plate at the base of the mast, or "head," of NASA's Perseverance rover on the Red Planet.
An image of the flag was taken on June 28 by the WATSON (Wide Angl Week in images: 30 June - 4 July 2025
Friday, 04 July 2025 12:13
Week in images: 30 June - 4 July 2025
Discover our week through the lens
Boeing lands $2.8 billion deal to build next-gen nuclear communications satellites
Friday, 04 July 2025 08:03
The ESS satellites are central to U.S. nuclear command, control and communications
Earth from Space: Zanzibar, Tanzania
Friday, 04 July 2025 07:00
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Earth from Space: Zanzibar, Tanzania Antarctic waters getting saltier as sea ice wanes
Friday, 04 July 2025 05:25
Using data from ESA’s SMOS satellite, scientists have revealed a surprising shift in the Southern Ocean – surface waters around Antarctica are growing saltier, even as sea ice is diminishing rapidly. This finding defies the norm because melting ice typically freshens ocean surface water.
The implications are far-reaching as changes in this remote region can disrupt global ocean currents, affect climate patterns, and alter ecosystems far beyond the Antarctic.
Congress passes budget reconciliation bill with $10 billion for NASA
Friday, 04 July 2025 01:24
Congress approved a budget reconciliation bill that includes nearly $10 billion for NASA human spaceflight programs and could also lead to the transfer of a space shuttle to Houston.
China launches first classified Shiyan-28B experimental satellite
Thursday, 03 July 2025 21:40
