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…
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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 …
Artemis 3 Crew Named as NASA Eyes 2027 Orbital Test Mission
NASA has formally introduced the four-person crew assigned to Artemis 3, a mission scheduled for 2027 that will test rendezvous and docking …
NASA and NOAA Team Up to Advance Environmental Satellite Science
NASA and NOAA are deepening their collaboration on Earth-observing satellites, from a joint call for scientific papers ahead of the 2027 AMS…
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…
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