ESA’s Gaia observatory has found its first transiting exoplanet
The European Space Agency announced March 30 that its Gaia astronomical observatory had identified its first transiting exoplanet.
Launched in 2013, Gaia was tasked with...
Chinese lunar lander begins collecting sample after touchdown
The Chinese Chang'e 5 lunar lander has begun collecting samples from the surface of the Moon after a successful touchdown.
The Chang'e 5 mission was...
NASA Asteroid Sample Stowed for its Journey Back to Earth
A sample that was collected from the surface of the Bennu asteroid by NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft was stowed successfully on October 28 in preparation...
NASA Collects Sample from Asteroid 321 Million Kilometres from Earth
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft appears to have successfully collected a sample from the surface of the Bennu asteroid located 321 million kilometres from Earth.
Bennu...
James Webb Telescope Launch Scheduled for October 21, 2021
NASA has announced that the launch of its James Webb Space Telescope will be delayed. The delay is the latest for a program that...
NASA Are Preparing to Start in Fire Inside a Spacecraft
NASA is preparing to conduct its fourth Spacecraft Fire Safety Experiment (Saffire) aboard the SS Robert H. Lawrence.
In order to study how a...
Hubble Captures Cosmic Light Show as Comet ATLAS Disintegrates
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured a spectacular cosmic event. The celebrated telescope observed comet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) disintegrating approximately 146 million kilometers (91...
Researchers Observe Super-Heated Exoplanet Where it Rains Iron
Researchers at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) have observed a super-heated exoplanet where they suspect it rains liquid iron.
With the use of the...
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Captured a 1.8-Billion-Pixel Panorama of Mars
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab has released a 1.8-billion-pixel panoramic image of the surface of Mars. The image was captured by the agency’s Curiosity rover...
NASA Awards $170 Million Psyche Launch Contact to SpaceX
NASA has selected the SpaceX Falcon Heavy to carry the agency’s Psyche mission. The mission will explore an asteroid orbiting the Sun between Mars...
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Artemis 1 launch scrubbed
The maiden flight of NASA's new SLS launch vehicle was scheduled to lift off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida yesterday. However, an...
Integration “incident” delays launch of James Webb telescope
The launch of the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope has been delayed in order for additional testing to be done following an integration...
Judge reveals court’s dismay at Blue Origin legal action
A 47-page opinion from Judge Richard A. Hertling describes why Blue Origin's lawsuit against NASA's Moon lander award to SpaceX was dismissed.
A public version...
Blue Origin and Sierra Space-led consortium to launch commercial space station
A consortium of companies led by Blue Origin and Sierra Space has announced plans to construct a commercial space station.
During an October 25 presentation...
Orion spacecraft moved to Vehicle Assembly Building for stacking
The Orion spacecraft that will be used for NASA's Artemis 1 Moon mission has been moved into the Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building...