James Webb telescope finds a cosmic cloud of creation b…
Quick Facts What it is: OMC-2 molecular cloud Where it is: 1,280 light-years away in the constellation Orion When it was shared: June 5, 2026. Explosive…
Damaged Shenzhou-20 spacecraft survives reentry, Shenzhou-23 arrives at spaceport
HELSINKI — China’s damaged Shenzhou-20 spacecraft returned safely to Earth after on-orbit internal repairs, concluding the country’s first…
Space Force’s acquisition arm races to rebuild contracting workforce after civilian cuts
WASHINGTON — Space Systems Command, the primary acquisition and space development arm of the U.S. Space Force, is moving to hire contracting…
Blue Origin to reuse New Glenn booster on next launch
WASHINGTON — Blue Origin will reuse a New Glenn booster for the first time on the rocket’s next launch, carrying a satellite for AST…
Blue Origin flies first New Shepard mission of 2026
WASHINGTON — Blue Origin launched its first New Shepard mission of the year Jan. 22, carrying five paying customers and one company employee…
Open Cosmos advances broadband plans with spectrum once held by Rivada
TAMPA, Fla. — Open Cosmos deployed two satellites Jan. 22 to activate Ka-band spectrum filings reassigned by Liechtenstein last week, racing…
As satellites become targets, Space Force plans for growth and a broader role
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force could double in size within the next decade as the Pentagon increasingly treats space as a contested…
Rocket Lab launches first satellites for Open Cosmos constellation
WASHINGTON — A Rocket Lab Electron launched the first satellites for a new constellation being developed by Open Cosmos that will use spectrum…
L3Harris to supply imager for Korean geostationary weather satellite
TAHOE CITY, Calif. — L3Harris Technologies will provide the primary imagery for the Korean Meteorological Administration’s (KMA)…
Snow Buries Kamchatka – NASA Science
It has been an eventful few months for the Northern Hemisphere atmosphere. An unusually early sudden stratospheric warming episode in late…
Tomorrow.io unveils DeepSky: constellation of large satellites and instruments
SAN FRANCISCO – Weather intelligence startup Tomorrow.io unveiled DeepSky, a satellite constellation designed to refine atmospheric forecasts…