How do Mars rocks and riverbeds get their names? NASA exp...
A new NASA video explains why and how the features studied by the Perseverance and Curiosity Mars rovers are named.

China breaks its rideshare record with 26-satellite launc...
A Chinese Lijian-1 solid-fuel rocket launched on Wednesday (June 7), carrying 26 satellites to orbit — a rideshare record for the country.

NASA begins 60th round of space artifact awards for schoo...
Fifteen years after NASA opened its space artifact archive to schools and museums, the program still has a lot to give. The agency is accepting applications ...

China wants to launch a moon-orbiting telescope array as ...
China wants to put a small constellation of satellites in orbit around the moon to create a radio telescope that would open a "new window" into the universe.

'Marvel Anatomy' takes you inside your favorite aliens an...
A new collector's edition of 'Marvel Anatomy' is out with never-seen art prints revealing the innerworkings of your favorite aliens, metahumans and more.

NASA astronauts deploy 5th roll-out solar array on spacew...
NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg deployed a new solar array outside the International Space Station during a spacewalk today (June 9).

SpaceX Starship problems likely to delay Artemis 3 moon m...
NASA is worried that SpaceX's giant new Starship vehicle won't be ready to carry Artemis astronauts to the surface of the moon in late 2025, as currently pla...

New supernova shines bright in this stunning Pinwheel Gal...
The Gemini North telescope turned its gaze toward the Pinwheel Galaxy, offering a crystal-clear view of a new supernova discovered in May 2023.

See new supernova shine bright in stunning Pinwheel Galax...
The Gemini North telescope turned its gaze toward the Pinwheel Galaxy, offering a crystal-clear view of a new supernova discovered in May 2023.

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A satellite sees one of Hawaii's most active volcanoes wake up.

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Astronomers are using a new supernova to search for alien...
If any alien civilisations have spotted the new supernova SN 2023ixf in the Pinwheel galaxy, they may use it to try to make contact

See Mars like never before in this amazing new photo from...
A new mosaic image released to celebrate 20 years of the Mars Express spacecraft shows the Red Planet as never seen before, revealing a multitude of features...

Nicolas Bobrinsky on people management and teamwork | ESA...
Video: 00:11:18 Imagine you are singing in a choir. You are doing your best, just like everybody else. Suddenly, somebody turns to you and poi...

Space Canada Releases Defence Recommendations
Space Canada recently released a new policy position paper. Called “Innovating at Home, Defending Our Interests: Canada’s Space Innovators’ Contribution to ...

Week in images: 05-09 June 2023
Week in images: 05-09 June 2023 Discover our week through the lens

SpaceX Dragon breaks 2 space shuttle orbital records
SpaceX's Dragon capsules have spent more time in orbit, and launched toward the International Space Station more often, than NASA's space shuttle fleet.

Has anyone really seen evidence of aliens visiting Earth?
The hunt for extraterrestrial spacecraft has generally been scattered and disorganised, but now NASA is collecting all the data in one place to try to find o...

Watch the moon snuggle up to Saturn in the night sky late...
Skywatchers can see the moon meet up with Saturn in the early hours of June 10 as the two bodies make a close approach in the night sky.

Long missions, frequent travel take a toll on astronauts'...
Gainesville FL (SPX) Jun 09, 2023 As we enter a new era in space travel, a study looking at how the human brain reacts to traveling outside Earth's gravity s...

Capella Space awarded multi-year blanket purchase agreeme...
San Francisco CA (SPX) Jun 09, 2023 Capella Space, an American space tech company and the world's leading provider of commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SA...

LEO PNT satellite signal simulator debuts at JNC 2023 con...
Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Jun 09, 2023 Spirent will demonstrate the first fully-certified Xona satellite constellation simulator, SimXona, at the 2023 Joint Na...

Rocket launches with record payload
Beijing (XNA) Jun 09, 2023 China launched a ZK 1A carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China, transporting 26 satellites i...

China launches Lijian-1 Y2 carrier rocket
Beijing (XNA) Jun 09, 2023 China on Wednesday launched a Lijian-1 Y2 carrier rocket with 26 satellites onboard. The rocket blasted off at 12:10 p.m. (Beijing...

Tianzhou 5 reconnects with Tiangong space station
Beijing (XNA) Jun 07, 2023 The Tianzhou 5 cargo spacecraft re-docked with the Tiangong space station early on Tuesday morning, according to the China Manned ...

'AI doctor' better at predicting patient outcomes, includ...
Washington (AFP) June 7, 2023 Artificial intelligence has proven itself useful in reading medical imaging and even shown it can pass doctors' licensing exams...

NASA research gathers key radar data for autonomous air c...
Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Jun 07, 2023 When autonomous air taxis and cargo delivery vehicles fly above neighborhoods, safe operations will depend on their ability...

Schools, museums, libraries can apply to receive artifact...
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 7, 2023 NASA is giving STEM programs across the country the opportunity to receive historical objects from the agency to be used for ...

SpaceX Dragon cargo ship arrives at International Space S...
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 6, 2023 The SpaceX Dragon cargo spaceship successfully docked with the International Space Station early Tuesday morning after taking...

Successful Launch and Deployment of Dragon into Orbit by ...
Kennedy Space Center FL (UPI) Jun 06, 2023 After some delays over the weekend, SpaceX has successfully launched its Crew Resupply Mission 28 from the Kennedy...

LeoStella builds and delivers its 20th satellite
Tukwila WA (SPX) Jun 06, 2023 LeoStella, the U.S.-based satellite manufacturer, has successfully delivered its twentieth satellite since its inception in 201...

Scientific experimental samples brought back to Earth, de...
Beijing (SPX) Jun 06, 2023 In a recent development from China's ambitious space program, the Shenzhou-15 manned spacecraft has successfully returned to Earth...

Shenzhou XV crew lands in Inner Mongolia
Beijing (XNA) Jun 02, 2023 Completing a six-month mission that included the successful completion of the Tiangong space station, the Shenzhou XV mission crew...

Northrop Grumman to produce new maritime navigation senso...
Charlottesville VA (SPX) Jun 09, 2023 The U.S. Navy awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) a production contract for the new AN/WSN-12 Inertial Sen...

How NASA gives a name to every spot it studies on Mars
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 09, 2023 NASA's Perseverance rover is currently investigating rock outcrops alongside the rim of Mars' Belva Crater. Some 2,300 miles (...

First Mars livestream: the movie
Paris (ESA) Jun 08, 2023 To celebrate the 20th birthday of ESA's Mars Express on 2 June, and after months of work from engineers and scientists to make it po...

Slippery Science: Sols 3851-3852
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 06, 2023 There's a special sort of hopeful-nervousness I feel on a weekend with a challenging drive. It's how I felt this last weekend,...

Frying Food in Space: A New Frontier in Astronaut Culinar...
Paris (ESA) Jun 02, 2023 The dietary regimen of astronauts is a crucial aspect of space missions that impacts overall health and morale. The European Space A...

Mars in colour as never seen before
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jun 06, 2023 Exactly 20 years ago, on 2 June 2003, the Mars Express spacecraft, the first European mission to explore another planet in...

Mars Express by the numbers
Paris (SPX) Jun 02, 2023 Exactly two decades ago, on 2 June 2003, ESA's Mars Express orbiter launched and began its journey to the Red Planet - Europe's firs...

20 years of Mars Express: Mars as never seen before
Paris (ESA) Jun 02, 2023 A new mosaic of Mars marks 20 years since the launch of ESA's Mars Express, and reveals the planet's colour and composition in spect...

30 Kilometers and Counting: Sols 3845-3847
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 01, 2023 Earth planning date: Tuesday, May 30, 2023. What do you do when you are driving through challenging terrain? Well, hit a new r...

Feeling the Churn: Sols 3841-3844
Pasadena CA (JPL) May 31, 2023 Earth planning date: Friday, May 26, 2023. If you have ever had the experience of hiking up a sand dune, you can recall the fe...

Ingenuity's high-stakes game of hide and seek
Pasadena CA (JPL) May 28, 2023 Even before the end of Ingenuity's primary mission as a technology demonstrator, the helicopter showed that it could provide t...