Europe has the worst imaginable idea to counter SpaceX’s launch dominance
The European Space Agency has sought to change in recent years, initiating competitions such as the European Launcher ...
ESA taps Thales Alenia Space to build lunar lander
Thales Alenia Space has won an 862 million euro ($897 million) order from the European Space Agency (ESA) to deliver a lunar lander for moon exploration launches to begin in the 2030s, the firm said ...
A wedding necklace and Polish dumplings will be part of a mission to the International Space Station
Mission commander, U.S. astronaut Peggy Whitson, who has rich experience in space travel, is taking the necklace that she ...
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European 'Swarm' satellites detect electric currents from the ocean's tides
The observations were made by the European Space Agency's (ESA) Swarm constellation, which consists of three satellites circling the planet in low Earth orbit at altitudes between 287 and 318 ...
NASA astronaut Suni Williams becomes woman with most hours spent on spacewalks
NASA astronaut Suni Williams set a female spacewalk record after venturing outside the International Space Station with ...
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Space calendar 2025: Here are the moments you won't want to miss
The European Space Agency is providing a follow-up to that test, known as Hera. The mission's spacecraft launched in October 2024 and will rendezvous with Dimorphos, the slammed asteroid ...
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DOGE’s ‘unimpeded’ access to classified data poses national, economic security risks
There is no information on who has been hired under DOGE, the authority under which it operates, or how it vets and monitors its staff.
Takeaways from the AP interview with Ukraine's Zelenskyy
The Associated Press interviewed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday at a crucial juncture of the nearly three-year war against Russia's full-scale invasion.
US aid freeze puts at risk Ukraine’s wartime help for frontline evacuees
In what used to be the concert hall in this town in eastern Ukraine, cots are arranged on stage. Instead of music, the room ...
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Space and Astronomy
By Kenneth Chang The government space agency has vocally promoted diversity and inclusion for decades, even during the first Trump administration. By Kenneth Chang Orbital dynamics show that ...
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'Susie's Hope' nonprofit ending after 16 years
12 SARAH SOWERS SPOKE WITH THE FOUNDER ABOUT HER LEGACY AND WHAT COMES NEXT. SUSIE’S HOPE SAVED THOUSANDS OF DOGS AND CATS SINCE THE NONPROFIT STARTED 16 YEARS AGO. NOW ITS FOUNDER, DONNA ...
Boeing names Space Station exec as new head of Starliner program
The vice president leading Boeing's Starliner spacecraft unit, Mark Nappi, has left his role in the program and been replaced ...