Hubble Tracks M88 Racing Toward the Virgo Cluster's Core
NASA and ESA have released a striking Hubble image of Messier 88, an active spiral galaxy 63 million light-years away, currently plunging to…
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Roman Space Telescope Primary Mirror Clears Its Final Hurdle
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center has wrapped up the final inspection of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope's primary mirror. The 2.4-me…
Cape Canaveral: routine launches meet a devastating explosion
SpaceX and ULA each launched 29 satellites from Cape Canaveral on May 29, while Blue Origin faced a far grimmer headline: its New Glenn rock…
New Glenn Destroyed in Static Fire Explosion at Cape Canaveral
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket was destroyed on May 29, 2026, when a static fire test at Launch Complex 36 ended in a massive explosion. The…
European space sector caught between red tape and SpaceX's stock market shadow
Industry figures at SmallSat Europe in Amsterdam raised sharp concerns about the EU Space Act's pace and rigidity, even as European investor…
SpaceX Keeps Its Falcon 9 Production Line Running at Full Tilt
Within two days, SpaceX launched 53 Starlink satellites from opposite coasts of the United States, marking a milestone around flight number …
Arctic Norway is launch-ready — Europe's rules are not
Andøya and northern Norway offer Europe a compelling launch corridor for polar and sun-synchronous orbits. But outdated EU space regulations…
Northern Norway eyes orbital launches while EU rules lag behind
With world-class facilities near the Arctic Circle, northern Norway is positioned to serve the growing demand for polar and sun-synchronous …
US Space Force Pours Half a Billion Into New Military Satellites
The US Space Force awarded over $500 million in satellite contracts within a single day, tapping Viasat, SES, and Rocket Lab to build next-g…
Space Force goes on a spending spree to build out its GEO network
Within 48 hours, the U.S. Space Force handed out more than half a billion dollars in satellite contracts to three companies, while its top g…
Earth Inside Out: Three Missions, One Planet in Focus
Within days of each other, NASA and ESA delivered new findings on Earth's high atmosphere, its churning liquid core, and its vast desert lan…
Starship Version 3 scrubbed under a minute before liftoff
SpaceX came within seconds of launching the first Starship Version 3 from Starbase, Texas, before a last-minute technical problem on the gro…
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