KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Even after three years of public appearances as a crew, there can still be some surprises for the Artemis 2 astronauts. “I can say that,
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Even after three years of public appearances as a crew, there can still be some surprises for the Artemis 2 astronauts. “I can say that,
WASHINGTON — Vantor, a commercial provider of Earth intelligence, has won a $2.3 million contract from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to provide intelligence on space objects in low Earth orbit.
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
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
The planet Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, and also the most difficult for spacecraft to visit and explore. This is because as spacecraft get closer to Mercury,
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The planet Venus is often called “Earth’s twin” due to the similar sizes, but the reality couldn’t be farther from the truth. Unlike Earth, which is hospitable to an estimated
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
Ordinary telecoms grade optical fiber could help planetary scientists better characterize the moon’s deep interior as well as its lava tubes, say two new journal papers.






