European Space Agency head calls on Europe to boost space spending as America eyes space budget cut
Josef Aschbacher lauded the ESA for achieving leadership roles in some space fields despite less being spent on it compared to the U.S. and China.
May 17, 2025
Elon Musk sets final date for Starship's ninth test flight in Texas, promises Mars update
Musk has announced that he will detail SpaceX's Mars plan before the launch of the Starship flight in Starbase.
May 16, 2025
Pentagon asks private companies to help secure space by enhancing satellite network
The companies will work collectively to build a secure military and commercial communication network.
May 15, 2025
Following consecutive Starship mishaps, SpaceX prepares for 9th test flight with extended 'static fire' test
A 'static fire' test for an extended period was conducted with a Starship upper stage at the Starbase site in South Texas.
May 15, 2025
Lockheed Martin backs X-Bow Systems with $35 million in $105 million funding round
The startup that builds solid rocket motors will use the funding to complete construction of a new 'energetics campus' outside Austin in Texas.
May 14, 2025
White House goes against Elon Musk's reported lobbying to keep National Space Council intact
This move reverses the earlier indications that the NSC might be dissolved.
May 14, 2025
NASA's super pressure balloon successfully made lapse over New Zealand
NASA’s second super-pressure balloon floated over the country’s North Island by following its wind pattern before moving away.
May 14, 2025
VIPER moon rover faces delays as NASA abandons plans for industry-funded launch
NASA has canceled its commercial partnership plan for the VIPER moon rover launch and will pursue 'alternative approaches' instead.
May 12, 2025
Proposed US law urges NASA to study time distortion on the Moon and Mars
If someone were orbiting the Moon, an observer on Earth would think they're 168 football fields away from the correct location.
May 10, 2025
Starship launches to happen every other week at Texas Starbase launch site: FAA approves
SpaceX is now allowed to conduct up to 25 Starship launches and landings in a year, compared to the previous 5.
May 9, 2025
Scientists track falling spacecraft to measure how satellite air pollution affects Earth's atmosphere
European scientists tracked the atmospheric reentry of Salsa, one of ESA’s cluster satellites, by chasing it on a chartered business jet.
May 7, 2025
Elon Musk confirms availability of SpaceX's satellite system Starlink in Congo
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk confirmed Starlink's availability in Congo, a big win that adds up to almost half of Africa’s countries using the provider.
May 6, 2025
Elon Musk's SpaceX outpost, Starbase, officially becomes a new city in Texas
SpaceX employees, who mainly occupy the town, voted in favor of Starbase becoming a city.
May 6, 2025
Trump's 2026 budget proposes a 24% reduction in NASA’s space exploration funding
President Trump’s ‘skinny’ budget may hinder various ongoing and future space missions.
May 5, 2025
NASA's astrophysics mission gets delayed amidst significant budget cuts, with new dates in 2026
NASA stated that the call for research proposals for the next Small Explorer (SMEX) mission would be postponed until April 2026.
May 5, 2025
ESA's Biomass satellite launched aboard Vega C to track carbon and fight climate change
The Biomass satellite is tasked with monitoring the forests and ecosystems to calculate their shifts and role in carbon cycles.
May 2, 2025
NASA and Roscosmos chart ISS retirement plan—what part will SpaceX play in the final descent
As increasing leaks torment the International Space Station, the U.S.-Russian Joint Commission advises a planned and controlled deorbit.
May 1, 2025
What SpaceX has planned for May 2025: Key launches and missions to watch
The full guide to SpaceX’s upcoming rocket launches, a visible planets guide, and a skywatching forecast will be available to the public.
Apr 30, 2025
How pigeon droppings on a telescope helped scientists confirm the Big Bang
While cleaning pigeon nests and droppings from a telescope, scientists detected what they initially thought was an interfering signal.
Apr 27, 2025
NASA expert's response to claims that Earth is flat is simple yet compelling
The expert put the claims believed by flat-earthers to rest with a basic explanation.
Apr 25, 2025