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Meet Four NASA Inventors Improving Life on Earth and Beyond

When most people think of NASA, they picture rockets, astronauts, and the Moon. But behind the scenes, a group of inventors is quietly rewriting the rules of what’s possible — on Earth, in orbit, and beyond. Their groundbreaking inventions eventually become technology available for industry, helping to shape new products and services that improve life […].

Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 26 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg

The mission is launching after a six-day delay. Liftoff of the Starlink 15-3 mission from pad 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base is targeting 5:03 p.m. PDT (8:03 p.m. EDT, 0003 UTC). .

NASA Study Reveals Venus Crust Surprise

New details about the crust on Venus include some surprises about the geology of Earth’s hotter twin..

Trump assaults American space science

Massive cuts are focused on the most productive part of NASA The post Trump assaults American space science appeared first on SpaceNews..

ATMOS to Use Re-Entry Tech to Rapidly Deploy Autonomous Ground Vehicles

ATMOS Space Cargo has partnered with ARX Robotics to leverage orbital re-entry logistics for the rapid deployment of autonomous ground systems. Founded in 2022, ARX Robotics offers a modular autonomous ground vehicle called GEREON. According to the company, GEREON can support a wide range of missions, including reconnaissance, data relaying, surveillance and patrol, cargo transport, […] The post ATMOS to Use Re-Entry Tech to Rapidly Deploy Autonomous Ground Vehicles appeared first on European Spaceflight..

Week in images: 05-09 May 2025

Week in images: 05-09 May 2025.

Startups need a clear path to working with the European Defence Agency

The 2024 Annual Report from the European Defence Agency (EDA) gives us many reasons to be optimistic. It shows a continent waking up to the need for more cooperation, faster […] The post Startups need a clear path to working with the European Defence Agency appeared first on SpaceNews..

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Space agencies grapple with potential changes to Artemis

Space agencies working on the NASA-led Artemis lunar exploration campaign said they plan to continue work on their contributions despite NASA’s current budget uncertainty, even as some consider alternative cooperation. The post Space agencies grapple with potential changes to Artemis appeared first on SpaceNews..

Hubble Comes Face-to-Face with Spiral’s Arms

The spiral galaxy NGC 3596 is on display in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image that incorporates six different wavelengths of light. NGC 3596 is situated 90 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Leo, the Lion. British astronomer Sir William Herschel first documented the galaxy in 1784. NGC 3596 appears almost perfectly face-on when […].