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Category: Space
Space Force’s X-37B will perform ‘never before-seen maneuvers’ in orbit
The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle taxiing on the flightline on March 30th, 2010, at the Astrotech facility in Titusville, Florida. Credit: USAF The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) has been…
US and China will need to discuss moon mission plans, NASA chief predicts
MILAN — NASA and China will need to discuss exchanges of data and mission plans as the two sides move to build sustainable presences on the moon, according to the…
Sun reaches maximum phase in 11-year solar cycle
Images from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory highlight the appearance of the sun at solar minimum (left, Dec. 2019) versus solar maximum (right, May 2024). These images are in the 171…
Vast Space unveils Haven-2, a private space station to follow the ISS after its fiery end
The retirement of the International Space Station (ISS) is planned for 2030. With just six years left on the clock, private companies are vying to see their space stations reach…
Asteroid-sample return mission enables researchers to conduct largest geophysical observation campaign of its kind
An animated OSIRIS-REx leaves the Bennu asteroid. Credit: NASA The OSIRIS-REx project made history last year as the first U.S. mission to bring back an asteroid sample from space—and with…
NASA extends tiny CAPSTONE probe’s moon mission to December 2025
NASA’s CAPSTONE mini-spacecraft recently marked its 100th trip around the moon in near-rectilinear halo orbit (NRHO). The agency has just granted CAPSTONE a mission extension after operating in its NRHO…
Is life possible on a Jupiter moon? NASA goes to investigate
Does Europa contain the ingredients that would allow life to be present? Is there anywhere else in our solar system that could support life? An imposing NASA probe is due…
In a first, Starship megarocket booster caught by SpaceX’s ‘chopsticks’
This still image taken from a SpaceX broadcast shows the Starship’s Super Heavy Booster being ‘caught’ mid-air as it returns to the launch pad near Boca Chica, Texas. SpaceX successfully…
SpaceX catches giant Starship booster with ‘Chopsticks’ on historic Flight 5 rocket launch and landing (video)
The biggest and most powerful rocket ever built took to the skies again. And this time, it came back. SpaceX launched its 400-foot-tall (122 meters) Starship vehicle for the fifth…
