SpaceX Lifts Off With Classified NRO Satellites From Vandenberg
SpaceX targeted a pre-dawn window on June 19 to orbit a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office. The mission, likely carry…
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El Niño 2026: NASA satellites track a strengthening Pacific signal
NASA satellite altimetry data confirmed in June 2026 that the current El Niño event is continuing to build strength. The orbital readings of…
Terzan 5: A Living Fossil at the Core of the Milky Way
Astronomers long catalogued Terzan 5 as a routine globular cluster. A combined campaign with the James Webb and Hubble space telescopes has …
Webb rewrites the early history of the Milky Way
Using Webb and Hubble in tandem, astronomers have reclassified Terzan 5 into an entirely new category of object. This ancient structure may …
Terzan 5 Unmasked: A Galactic Fossil Reshapes What We Know About the Milky Way
Long catalogued as a routine globular cluster, Terzan 5 turns out to be something far older and stranger — a surviving fragment of an ancien…
Griffin Lander Unveiled as NASA's Moon Base 2 Ambitions Take Shape
Astrobotic publicly revealed its Griffin lunar lander on June 16, now operating under NASA's Moon Base 2 designation. The vehicle heads to J…
Griffin Moon Base II: Astrobotic's Lunar Lander Enters Final Stretch
Astrobotic has publicly revealed its Griffin lunar lander, now officially called Moon Base II by NASA. The spacecraft heads to JPL for envir…
Hubble and Webb Paint a Deeper Picture of the Universe
NASA released two striking deep-space images on the same day, one combining Hubble and James Webb data on Messier 64, the other training Hub…
Artemis 3 Gets a European Astronaut, But the Deal Goes Deeper
ESA has secured a seat on Artemis 3, the mission set to return humans to the lunar surface. But the assignment of Italian astronaut Luca Par…
Artemis 3 Crew Named: Parmitano Aboard as ESA Rewrites Its Lunar Role
NASA has unveiled the four-man crew for Artemis 3, with ESA's Luca Parmitano claiming a seat that was expected to go to Germany. The selecti…
ESA at ILA 2026: Europe stakes its claim in space
Two packed days at ILA Berlin gave the European Space Agency room to map out its strategic direction: operational resilience, Earth observat…
Artemis 3 crew named — all male, and already controversial
NASA has named Andre Douglas, Luca Parmitano, Randy Bresnik, and Frank Rubio as the Artemis 3 crew. The all-male lineup has prompted NASA's …
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