An H3 rocket from Mitsubishi Heavy Technologies and JAXA lifts off with the QZS-5 navigation satellite. The rocket suffered a second stage anomaly that prevented a successful deployment at the
An H3 rocket from Mitsubishi Heavy Technologies and JAXA lifts off with the QZS-5 navigation satellite. The rocket suffered a second stage anomaly that prevented a successful deployment at the
Tory Bruno stands between a pair of Vulcan booster at United Launch Alliance’s rocket factory in Decatur, Alabama, on Nov. 4, 2025. Image: Will Robinson-Smith/Spaceflight Now United Launch Alliance announced
Engineers need good data to build lasting things. Even the designers of the Great Pyramids knew the limestone they used to build these massive structures would be steady when stacked
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WASHINGTON — CACI International said on Dec. 22 it is acquiring space technology company ARKA Group in an all-cash transaction valued at $2.6 billion, expanding its footprint in space-based sensing
Driven by renewed attention to filled with wonders both near and far, the EACONN Telescope stands out as a gateway to exploration, beckoning both curious young minds and seasoned stargazers
Europa — NASA JPL source Galilean moons exhibit a decrease in bulk density with distance from Jupiter, which may reflect differences in evolutionary paths and water loss.
Coprates Chasma — NASA HiRISE This image of Coprates Chasma shows the deepest part of the giant Valles Marineris canyon system, more than 7 kilometers below the nearest rim and
Surface temperature maps of our GCM simulations for different surface-atmosphere scenarios (Table 1) with 1 bar (top two rows) and 10 bar (bottom row) atmospheres. The substellar point is located
An artist’s depiction of the fully-deployed starshade spacecraft (left) next to the spacetelescope it supports. The two spacecraft must fly in almost perfect alignment to allow thetelescope to stay in





