Our First View of the Surface of Mars“Touchdown, we have touchdown!” At 5:12 a.m. PDT, July 20, 1976, mission controllers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory erupted in cheers as they learned that the Viking 1 lander had survived its descent through the thin Martian atmosphere. Forty minutes later, the lander’s first image began to appear on their monitors, slowly forming line by […]
U.S. airstrikes at sea are killing Mexican citizensMexican vessels carrying Mexican citizens have been hit in U.S. airstrikes against alleged drug boats, a Times investigation found.
Shaping the Emerald CityThe hills and basins of Seattle, Washington, have been sculpted by glaciers and modified by humans.
Newsom's "competitive bid" diaper deal wasn't. California's budget includes dozens of similar no-bid exemptions.Gov. Gavin Newsom said the $6.2 million Baby2Baby contract "went through a competitive bidding process." State records reveal it didn't. CBS California Investigates found dozens of similar no-bid deals in the state budget worth over $1 billion.
LG ThinQ Terms of UseSome of my kitchen appliances are LG and I installed the LG ThinQ app on my phone.Sometimes I like to leave a cold dish in the oven before I go out then remotely start it when I’m on my way back home, so I arrive to a nice hot dinner.After a recent HN post about LG malware and further research, I decided to kick my appliances out of the network.I also tried to remove my user account just to find out that in order to use the app I need to first accept the new terms of use.I asked ChatGPT for a summary. This seems a lot more aggressive than the standard terms of use of other products and services.1. No arbitration opt-out. You give up court, jury trial, class actions, mass actions, and collective claims. Most disputes must go through individual arbitration, and LG says your only alternative is to stop using the service. Claims generally must be brought within one year. (Sections 20.b and 20.c)2. Broad rights over anything you submit. LG receives a perpetual, irrevocable, transferable, wo
NASA terminates Draper lunar lander missionNASA and Draper have terminated plans for a lunar lander mission after significant delays in development of the spacecraft. The post NASA terminates Draper lunar lander mission appeared first on SpaceNews.
The Growing Crescent of Mars as NASA’s Psyche Mission ApproachesDescription This composite of images taken by NASA’s Psyche mission shows the crescent of Mars grow as the spacecraft approached the planet for a gravity assist from May 2 to May 15, 2026. The series begins with the smallest crescent at the center of the of the image as Mars is farthest from the spacecraft, and progressively […]
Serbia, Mauritius Bring Artemis Accords to 70Serbia and Mauritius have joined the Artemis Accords in the past two days, bringing the number of signatories to 70. Governments of any country are welcome to join the U.S.-led […]
NASA Invites Media to Roman Space Telescope, Crew-13 LaunchesMedia accreditation now is open for the launch of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and the agency’s SpaceX Crew-13 missions, both targeting launch in the coming months. The Roman telescope is slated to launch no earlier than 7:20 a.m. EDT Sunday, Aug. 30, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at […]
NASA’s Psyche Mission Images Details of Martian Surface During FlybyDescription Captured by the multispectral imager instrument on NASA’s Psyche mission, this is an enhanced-color mosaic created from four individual images acquired on May 15, 2026, during the spacecraft’s flyby of Mars. Psyche was traveling from right to left (northeast to southwest on Mars) during the six minutes that it took to acquire the images for […]
Arianespace CEO Urges the EU to Procure Large Blocks of Ariane 6 FlightsArianespace CEO David Cavaillolès has called on either the European Commission or the German government to place block orders for 10 to 20 Ariane 6 launches, arguing that such a commitment would transform how the company approaches its supply chain. Speaking to German defence publication Hartpunkt, Cavaillolès made the comments amid a broader discussion of […] The post Arianespace CEO Urges the EU to Procure Large Blocks of Ariane 6 Flights appeared first on European Spaceflight.
Rocket Report: India's Vikram-1 nears debut flight; AST to become rocket company?"We have done everything that could be done to test Vikram-1 on ground."
Building the infrastructure for a shifting space economy with Massi LadovazIn this episode, David Ariosto speaks with SpinLaunch CEO Massi Ladovaz. They discuss what attracted Ladovaz to reimagining how to launch spacecraft, the changing needs and challenges of building constellations […] The post Building the infrastructure for a shifting space economy with Massi Ladovaz appeared first on SpaceNews.
Expedition Sound podcast seriesExpedition Sound is a podcast series by the European Space Agency (ESA) in which you’re invited to explore the Universe through your ears. Guided by sonifications – the translation of data into sound – host Zsófi Szalavári travels from our Sun out into the depths of space to uncover what the space telescopes of ESA’s science missions teach us about the Universe.
FLEX and Sentinel-3C arrive at Europe’s SpaceportWith liftoff scheduled for September, excitement is building at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana as two cutting-edge Earth observation satellites, FLEX and Copernicus Sentinel-3C, have arrived to begin their launch campaigns.
NASA Study of Pristine Meteorite Adds to Story of Ancient AsteroidsA meteorite recovered immediately upon its fall to Earth on July 16, 2024, is helping NASA scientists uncover new clues about ancient water, the chemical evolution of primitive asteroids, and the ingredients that may have helped make life possible throughout the early solar system.
SES and Airbus Secure Site for Quantum Communications Ground StationEuropean satellite operator SES and Airbus have secured a site at the NL Space Campus in Noordwijk for the Eagle-1 optical ground station. The announcement comes less than two months after the launch of the system’s satellite component was once again delayed, this time until no earlier than late 2027. SES and Airbus Netherlands signed […] The post SES and Airbus Secure Site for Quantum Communications Ground Station appeared first on European Spaceflight.
Laying the groundwork for the first human mission to MarsSending humans to Mars and returning them safely to Earth would be one of the most complex endeavors that humans have ever carried out. The number of issues that must […] The post Laying the groundwork for the first human mission to Mars appeared first on SpaceNews.
NASA’s Webb Discovers Hidden Planet in Famous Star SystemAstronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a giant planet outside our solar system, called an exoplanet, hiding within one of the most intensely studied planetary systems in our Milky Way galaxy. The young, nearby star Beta Pictoris was already known to host two giant planets: Beta Pictoris b, one of the first […]
A most improbable astronaut just went to space"I pretty much, at that point in time, gave up on being an astronaut."




















