Comet Hale-Bopp with its prominent dust (white) and plasma (blue) tails. Photo via E. Kolmhofer, H. Raab; Johannes-Kepler-Observatory/ Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0). Discovered by amateur astronomers: Comet Hale-Bopp was
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HELSINKI — A Chinese commercial company has conducted an on-orbit demonstration of a flexible robotic arm, marking progress toward capabilities for satellite servicing, refueling and debris removal. Sustain Space’s Xiyuan-0
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NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft stand at Launch Complex 39B on Tuesday, March 31, ahead of the planned launch of Artemis 2. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now For
ORLANDO, Fla. — Virgin Galactic still expects to resume commercial suborbital flights by the end of the year as its first next-generation spaceplane nears completion. In a March 30 earnings
You’ve stress-tested reentry trajectories. You’ve argued about LOX-to-methane ratios at 11 p.m. You’ve sat through 47 slides on orbital mechanics before 10 a.m. Now it’s time for the debate that
Christine Klein takes up duty as acting Director of Controlling, Finance and Operational Procurement
Agency 31/03/2026 10 views 0 likes Christine Klein took up duty as acting Director of Controlling, Finance and Operational Procurement (D/CFO) at the European Space Agency on 1 April 2026.
NASA’s X-ray spacecraft XRISM, which stands for X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission, has clocked how fast winds are ripping from a distant galaxy bursting with star formation. It would appear
We are now in the home stretch in the nearly four-month saga of Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS). This is the make-or-break week for this object as it heads for its
Once the Artemis 2 astronauts get beyond the protective environment of Earth’s atmosphere and magnetic field, they will be subject to space radiation. While en route to and from the
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