NASA Reveals the Crew of Artemis III
Maybe they’re not going to be the next Neil Armstrong, but they’re pushing closer than anyone has in over 50 years.
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NASA Finally Admits Its MAVEN Mars Orbiter Is Dead
Designed to investigate the Martian atmosphere, the probe has been out of contact since late last year.
DARPA Will Launch Its First Upgrade-and-Repair Satellite in 2026
This year, DARPA should finally realize its long-time ambition to service and even cannibalize satellites in geosynchronous orbit.
Solving the Traveling Salesman Problem, But for Asteroids
Astronomers now have a model for executing multi-stop missions that could enable real asteroid mining and other ambitious applications in the future.
In SpaceX’s IPO, Elon Musk is a risk factor
The SpaceX IPO is here, and it’s more than just an historic public offering that could make Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire. It also reveals more ways in which Elon Musk’s companies interact and overlap with each other, shuffling money around in ways that are often difficult to keep track of. This is evident…
Trump fires the entire National Science Board
Multiple sources are reporting that the Trump administration has dismissed the entire National Science Board (NSB). The NSB advises the president and Congress on the National Science Foundation (NSF), which has already been funding research at historically low levels and has seen significant delays in doling out that funding. The NSF has been fundamental in…
NASA Livestream Goes In-Depth on the Latest, Greatest Space Telescope
Recently completed, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will reveal all-new insights into exoplanets and the fundamental structure of the universe.
SpaceX cuts a deal to maybe buy Cursor for $60 billion
With an IPO looming for Elon Musk’s SpaceX / xAI / X combo platter of companies, SpaceX has announced an odd arrangement to either acquire the automated programming platform Cursor for $60 billion or pay a fee of $10 billion. Buying this startup that’s focused on AI coding could help xAI’s tools compete with market…
Blue Origin successfully reused its New Glenn rocket
Liftoff. | Anadolu via Getty Images Today’s launch of AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 satellite aboard Blue Origin’s reusable New Glenn rocket was a partial success. The New Glenn touched down on its landing pad without incident, making it the second launch and landing for the first stage booster, and officially giving Jeff Bezos a reusable…
New Webb Images Shed Light on Planetary Formation
Did 29 Cygni b form like a planet, or like a star? Or are the two not quite as distinct as previously believed?