Eighteen months after leaving his job as a vice president at Amazon to take over as Blue Origin’s chief executive, Dave Limp has some thoughts on how commercial companies and government agencies like NASA should explore the Solar System together. Limp had no background in the space industry before taking the helm of Jeff Bezos’ space company in December 2023. He started his career as a computer scientist at Apple, took a stint at a Continue ReadingBlue Origin boss: Government should forget launch and focus on “exotic” missions→

Europa and Enceladus are two ocean moons that scientists have concluded have liquid water oceans underneath their outer icy shells. The Europa Clipper mission should reach Europa around April of 2030. If it collects data hinting at the moon’s potential habitability, robotic lander missions could be the only way to confirm if there’s really life in there or not. To make these lander missions happen, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory team has been working on a Continue ReadingTesting a robot that could drill into Europa and Enceladus→

On April 28, Spain experienced one of the most extensive power outages in recent memory. Millions of citizens and businesses were suddenly cut off, revealing how unprepared even developed nations […] The post When Earth fails, space responds  appeared first on SpaceNews.

Despite a surge of interest in Europe in establishing autonomy in space systems, there remains skepticism that one of the biggest efforts along those lines. The post Skepticism lingers about cost and business case for IRIS² appeared first on SpaceNews.

GPS III SV-08, built by Lockheed Martin, is the eighth of 10 GPS III spacecraft. The post SpaceX launches latest GPS III satellite for U.S. military appeared first on SpaceNews.

The James Webb Space Telescope has done it again, discovering the “mother of all early galaxies,” a record-breaking distant object that existed just 280 billion years after the Big Bang. Continue Reading‘Cosmic miracle!’ James Webb Space Telescope discovers the earliest galaxy ever seen→

ESA is preparing a mission to study and land on asteroid Apophis during its close encounter with Earth in 2029. NASA is also looking into a possible Apophis effort but faces funding issues. Continue ReadingEurope wants to land a tiny spacecraft on the infamous asteroid Apophis in 2029→

Saturday’s celestial concert salutes ESA’s 50th anniversary and 200th birthday of Johann Strauss II. Continue ReadingWhy is the European Space Agency beaming a waltz at NASA’s Voyager 1 probe this weekend?→

When you’re gazing at objects in the northern sky, do not forget to look at one of the richest open star clusters you’ll ever see. NGC 7789 in Cassiopeia is particularly notable for its huge mass of relatively faint stars, all set in a rich Milky Way star field, which makes for a great sceneContinue reading “Deep-Sky Dreams: NGC 7789” The post Deep-Sky Dreams: NGC 7789 appeared first on Astronomy Magazine. Continue ReadingDeep-Sky Dreams: NGC 7789→

Climate scientists are gathering on YouTube for 100 hours to talk about the importance of weather research amid White House funding cuts. Continue ReadingClimate scientists are hosting a 100-hour YouTube livestream in response to Trump’s research funding cuts→

A brilliant meteor streak is captured as it plunges through Earth’s atmosphere over Kitt Peak National Observatory in Tucson, Arizona. Continue ReadingA fireball over desert mountains | Space photo of the day for May 30, 2025→

SpaceX must figure out what happened on Flight 9 of its Starship megarocket, during which the vehicle’s second stage made an uncontrolled reentry over the Indian Ocean. Continue ReadingFAA requires SpaceX to investigate Starship Flight 9 mishap→

Overall Photons: Francisco Javier Pérez Olvera, Manuel Alejandro Chavarría Silva, George William Hoffman, Kollar Istvan, Jonathan Schwab, Giovanni Lombardi, Fumio Saito, Francesco Morini, David Serquera, Lorenzo Lilli & Giampiero Lilli, Gianni Melis, Richard Mongold, Emanuele La Barbera, Michele Mazzola, Ashley Brown, Satoshi Iino, Jeff Ratino, Ulli Wittur Fee, Marco Martinelli, Roberto Volpini, Krzysztof Gaudy, PatrickContinue reading “The hidden bridge of Markarian’s Chain” The post The hidden bridge of Markarian’s Chain appeared first on Astronomy Magazine. Continue ReadingThe hidden bridge of Markarian’s Chain→

Blue Origin plans to launch its 12th human spaceflight mission on Saturday (May 31), and you can watch the action live here at Space.com. Continue ReadingHow to watch Blue Origin launch 6 tourists to suborbital space on May 31→