NASA’s exoplanet hunter TESS spots a record-breaking 3-star systemUsing NASA’s exoplanet-hunting spacecraft, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), scientists have spotted a record-breaking…Oct 5, 2024Oct 5, 2024
James Webb Space Telescope finds ‘puffball’ exoplanet is uniquely lopsidedUsing the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have discovered that a “puffy” planet is asymmetric, meaning there is a…Sep 25, 2024Sep 25, 2024
Samara Aerospace claims SpaceWERX contractStartup Samara Aerospace won a SpaceWERX contract to develop a unique approach to satellite pointing. Under a $1.25 million direct-to-phase…Sep 17, 2024Sep 17, 2024
Canopy wins Air Force contracts to develop thermal protection systemsThe U.S. Air Force awarded Canopy Aerospace two contracts with a combined value of $2.8 million to develop thermal protection systems…Sep 6, 2024Sep 6, 2024
Why the 7 worlds of TRAPPIST-1 waltz in peculiar patternsThe stability of the TRAPPIST-1 system is the result of a more unstable past. Scientists may have finally revealed the history of the…Aug 24, 2024Aug 24, 2024
Boeing needs to improve quality-control work on SLS moon rocket, NASA Inspector General findsA scathing report from NASA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) has highlighted several critical issues related to the development of the…Aug 14, 2024Aug 14, 2024
China’s Space Pioneer pushes towards launch despite static-fire debacleChinese commercial launch firm Space Pioneer appears to be moving towards a first launch of its Tianlong-3 rocket despite a disastrous…Aug 3, 2024Aug 3, 2024
Astranis fully funds Omega with $200 million fundraiseAstranis has raised $200 million to fully fund its Omega program up to the launch of the first next-generation broadband spacecraft in…Jul 24, 2024Jul 24, 2024
Mars Odyssey celebrates 100,000 orbits, captures epic view of solar system’s largest volcanoNASA’s Odyssey spacecraft, the longest-running mission at Mars, circled the Red Planet for the 100,000th time today, the mission team…Jul 1, 2024Jul 1, 2024
At long last: Europe’s new Ariane 6 rocket set to debut on July 9Europe’s new Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket is set to launch for the first time on July 9 after a series of delays. The European Space Agency’s…Jun 10, 2024Jun 10, 2024
