Webb Captures Both the Birth and Death Phases of Stellar Systems
Within days of each other, the James Webb Space Telescope delivered two landmark results: vivid imagery of star formation in FS Tau and the …
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Atlas V flies its final payload mission, closing a two-decade run
United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket carried its last commercial payload into orbit on July 2, delivering satellites for Amazon's Project…
Chandra Redraws the Milky Way and Paints the Sky Red, White and Blue
New Chandra data suggests the Milky Way's outer spiral arms stretch farther than current models predict. At the same time, NASA released fou…
Atlas 5 Flies Its Last for Amazon's Kuiper Broadband Network
United Launch Alliance is set to close out Atlas 5's involvement in Amazon's Project Kuiper with a final overnight launch from Cape Canavera…
LINK Spacecraft Readies for a Daring Rescue of NASA's Swift Observatory
NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has been hunting gamma-ray bursts for over two decades. Now, a small robotic spacecraft called LINK is…
Roman, Swift, Canadarm2: Space Sector Moves on Multiple Fronts
A flagship telescope reaches Florida under budget, a storied robot arm gets emergency surgery in orbit, and a dormant rocket revives to save…
Pegasus XL returns to give NASA's Swift telescope a lifeline
After sitting on the ground since 2021, Northrop Grumman's Pegasus XL rocket is gearing up for an air-launched mission aimed at extending th…
Rocket Lab bets eight billion dollars on Iridium acquisition
Rocket Lab has agreed to acquire satellite communications operator Iridium for eight billion dollars, a landmark transaction that signals th…
Euclid Maps the Milky Way's Core Ahead of Roman Space Telescope
ESA's Euclid space telescope has turned its wide-field instruments toward the dense core of the Milky Way, producing imagery that directly o…
Moon Rovers to Land Before Artemis 4 Crew in Bold Pre-Deployment Plan
NASA has selected two companies to develop upgraded lunar rovers designed to reach the Moon's surface before the Artemis 4 crew even launche…
Europe's Orbital Lifeline: Heatwaves Expose a Strategic Vulnerability
When France logged its hottest June day on record in 2026, satellites were quietly doing the heavy lifting. Europe's space infrastructure is…
Going Underground: ESA Trains Astronauts Deep in Cave Systems
Far from any high-tech simulator, ESA is sending its astronauts underground. Cave training has become a rigorous method for building the tea…
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