July decision expected on combination of European space companies
Tuesday, 17 June 2025 20:21
Three European aerospace companies expect to decide by next month whether to combine their space divisions, something that could still take years to win regulatory approvals.
CEOs push back on proposed cuts to commercial satellite imaging programs
Tuesday, 17 June 2025 19:25
The Trump administration’s proposal would cut electro-optical imagery funding and eliminate funding entirely for the acquisition of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery
Engineers simulate lunar lighting for Artemis III moon landing
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Image: Astronauts train for moonwalks in unusual places on Earth
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ESA at Le Bourget 2025 - Day Two Highlights
Tuesday, 17 June 2025 15:26
The beginning of the industrial development of LISA was among the highlights for the European Space Agency on the second day of the International Paris Air Show.
Abrasive lunar dust is still less toxic than city pollution, study finds
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Desert Works Propulsion Successfully Tests Prototype Cathodes for Turion Space TIE-20 Thruster
Tuesday, 17 June 2025 12:00
Watch live: Living Planet Symposium 2025
Tuesday, 17 June 2025 11:49
One of the biggest Earth observation conferences in the world will take place next week in Vienna. You can watch streamed plenary discussions and presentations each day on ESA Web TV.
ULA scrubs attempt at 2nd launch of year helping Amazon catch up to SpaceX
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The Exploration Company outlines plans for human spaceflight
Tuesday, 17 June 2025 09:25
European startup The Exploration Company, which is developing a cargo vehicle with a key test flight launching within days, says it has long-term plans to fly people as well.
Construction of ESA’s ambitious LISA mission begins
Tuesday, 17 June 2025 08:30
Today, the European Space Agency (ESA) and OHB System AG sealed their agreement to build ESA's Laser Interferometer Space Antenna, LISA. A bold scientific enterprise, the triple-spacecraft mission will be the first space-based observatory to study gravitational waves: ripples in spacetime caused by the most powerful events in the Universe, such as pairs of supermassive black holes colliding and merging.
Proba-3 reveals breakthrough images of the solar corona from space
Tuesday, 17 June 2025 08:00
Proba-3, the European Space Agency's dual-satellite mission, has achieved a historic milestone by capturing its first images of the Sun's outer atmosphere during an artificial solar eclipse in orbit. Using advanced formation flying, the mission's two spacecraft aligned with millimeter-level precision to simulate a total eclipse, enabling high-resolution observations of the elusive solar corona. Detection of ancient water ice suggests interstellar origins predating the Sun
Tuesday, 17 June 2025 08:00
A team of astronomers from Leiden University and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory has confirmed the first robust detection of semi-heavy water ice surrounding a young sunlike star, strengthening the hypothesis that some of the solar system's water predates the Sun itself. Their study, based on observations from the James Webb Space Telescope, was published in The Astrophysical Journal Le UP Aerospace debuts Spyder rocket with successful hypersonic test launch
Tuesday, 17 June 2025 08:00
UP Aerospace has completed the inaugural launch of its Spyder hypersonic rocket, marking a major advancement in rapid-response flight capabilities. The launch occurred at 7:00 AM MST from Launch Complex 36 and achieved hypersonic velocities similar to those of the long-operating SpaceLoft missions.
The test was supported by the Navy White Sands Detachment and funded by the Stockpile Respon Rocket Lab books two responsive Electron missions for 2025 including launch this week
Tuesday, 17 June 2025 08:00
Rocket Lab has confirmed it will launch two dedicated Electron missions in 2025 for an undisclosed commercial client, with the first liftoff scheduled for as early as June 20. This rapid turnaround highlights the company's growing reputation for fast, tailored access to space.
The inaugural flight, named "Symphony In The Stars," will lift off from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand, placing a