NASA's X-59 Breaks the Sound Barrier in Historic First Flight
On June 5, 2026, NASA's X-59 experimental aircraft crossed the sound barrier for the first time above Edwards Air Force Base. The milestone …
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ESA at ILA Berlin 2026: Mapping Europe's Space Ambitions
Under the banner of 'Space4Future', ESA's pavilion at ILA Berlin 2026 spans lunar exploration, climate observation, navigation and European …
NASA Closes MAVEN Mission After Decade Probing Martian Skies
After more than a decade circling Mars and a prolonged attempt to regain contact, NASA has formally closed the MAVEN mission. Scientists use…
How to Spot the International Space Station with the Naked Eye
The International Space Station passes overhead several times a week, bright enough to see without any equipment. Here is how to track it, p…
Apex doubles valuation as SpaceX eyes a landmark IPO
Within two days, SpaceX announced plans for a $75 billion IPO and satellite maker Apex nearly doubled its valuation to $2.3 billion. The pri…
ISS safe-haven alert: two hours, five crew, one disagreement
Friday, June 5, 2026, 9:04 a.m. ET. A worsening air leak in the Russian segment of the ISS triggers a safe-haven procedure for five crew mem…
Moon Base First, Mars Later — Or Are We Losing the Thread?
With Artemis 2 pushing humans farther from Earth than ever before, and Venturi Space investing €250 million in a Toulouse rover factory, the…
NASA Formally Closes the Book on Its MAVEN Mars Mission
NASA has brought the MAVEN mission to an official close after losing contact with the spacecraft last December. The probe spent over a decad…
Webb scores twice: interstellar methane and primordial black holes
Methane on an interstellar comet and a primordial black hole illuminating one of Webb's biggest puzzles: the James Webb Space Telescope is d…
Flying for NASA: What It Really Takes to Be a Pilot
More than half of NASA's selected astronauts came through the cockpit first. A closer look at the agency's pilot culture reveals a tradition…
Roman Space Telescope Clears Final Mirror Check, Heads to Kennedy
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has passed the final inspection of its 2.4-meter primary mirror at Goddard Space Flight Center, mar…
Hubble Captures Two Galaxies at Opposite Ends of the Spectrum
Within hours of each other, NASA and ESA released two Hubble images that could hardly be more different: a ghost-like dwarf galaxy at the ed…
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