Ariane 6 Debuts Upgraded P160C Boosters on Amazon Mission
On June 17, 2026, Arianespace successfully orbited 36 Amazon Leo satellites aboard an Ariane 64 fitted for the first time with upgraded P160…
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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 …
Upgraded Ariane 6 Delivers 36 Amazon Kuiper Satellites to Orbit
Arianespace successfully launched 36 Amazon Kuiper satellites on June 17, 2026, aboard an Ariane 6 fitted with new P160C solid-fuel boosters…
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…
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 …
Artemis III Crew Named: Four Astronauts, Two Landers, One Crucial Test
NASA has announced the four-man crew of Artemis III, a low Earth orbit mission set for 2027 that will rehearse docking procedures with both …
Parmitano Named Pilot for NASA's Artemis III Test Flight
NASA unveiled the Artemis III crew on June 9, 2026, naming ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano as mission pilot. The flight is an orbital test miss…
Artemis III crew named: three NASA astronauts and one from ESA
NASA has officially assigned a crew to Artemis III, naming three American astronauts alongside ESA's Luca Parmitano. The mission will test i…
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