Building a Lunar Network: Johnson Tests Wireless Technologies for the MoonNASA engineers are strapping on backpacks loaded with radios, cameras, and antennas to test technology that might someday keep explorers connected on the lunar surface. Their mission: test how astronauts on the Moon will stay connected during Artemis spacewalks using 3GPP (LTE/4G and 5G) and Wi-Fi technologies. With Artemis, NASA will establish a long-term presence […]
New NASA Mission to Reveal Earth’s Invisible ‘Halo’A new NASA mission will capture images of Earth’s invisible “halo,” the faint light given off by our planet’s outermost atmospheric layer, the exosphere, as it morphs and changes in response to the Sun. Understanding the physics of the exosphere is a key step toward forecasting dangerous conditions in near-Earth space, a requirement for protecting […]
Educating customers may be half the battle for nascent hyperspectral sectorPARIS – A significant challenge for hyperspectral satellite operators is alerting potential customers to promising applications, according to speakers at the Summit on Earth Observation Business here. Hyperspectral datasets can reveal atmospheric greenhouse gases, identify stores of lithium and other high-value minerals, measure nitrogen in agricultural fields, and pinpoint the telltale signs of biological, nuclear […] The post Educating customers may be half the battle for nascent hyperspectral sector appeared first on SpaceNews.
Northrop Grumman cargo ship reaches space StationThe capture came after Northrop Grumman engineers adjusted the sensitivity of main engine fault detection software that prematurely triggered shut downs during two rendezvous thruster firings Tuesday.
AI, sovereignty and the next generation of satellitesIn this week’s special CEO Series edition of Space Minds, we're at the World Space Business Week in Paris. In today's episode, SpaceNews editor Mike Gruss talks with Brian O'Toole, CEO of BlackSky. The post AI, sovereignty and the next generation of satellites appeared first on SpaceNews.
This Microsoft Entra ID Vulnerability Could Have Been CatastrophicAs businesses around the world have shifted their digital infrastructure over the last decade from self-hosted servers to the cloud, they’ve benefitted from the standardized, built-in security ...
NASA Rideshares Integrated Ahead of LaunchTechnicians completed integrating NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Space Weather Follow-On Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) satellite to an Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Secondary Payload Adapter ring at the Astrotech Space Operations Facility near NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sept. 4. Integrating the rideshares to the ring precedes […]
Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Annual LowWith the end of summer approaching in the Northern Hemisphere, the extent of sea ice in the Arctic shrank to its annual minimum on Sept. 10, according to NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center. The total sea ice coverage was tied with 2008 for the 10th-lowest on record at 1.78 million square […]
Redwire’s global strategy from space to securityIn this week’s special CEO Series edition of Space Minds, we're at the World Space Business Week in Paris. In today's episode, SpaceNews editor Mike Gruss talks with Peter Cannito, CEO of Redwire. The post Redwire’s global strategy from space to security appeared first on SpaceNews.
Cygnus Cargo Ship Enroute to ISS Experiences Propulsion AnomaliesThe Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo ship loaded with 11,000 pounds of experiments and supplies for the International Space Station will not dock tomorrow morning as planned. Launched on Sunday, the […]
Webinar Series: Teaching with EMERGE & GLOBE Mission MosquitoEducators, join our free two-part webinar, and learn about bringing coding and citizen science to your learners! The Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) program is a science and education program that focuses on advancing Earth systems science through data collection and analysis by citizen scientists. These webinars introduce GLOBE Mission Mosquito—a global program where […]
An Eye-catching Star ClusterWesterlund 1, the biggest and closest “super” star cluster to Earth, dazzles in this image released on July 23, 2025. This view combines x-ray data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory (in pink, blue, purple, and orange), infrared data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (in yellow, gold, and blue), and optical data from NASA’s Hubble […]
BlackSky wins second NGA ‘Luno’ contract to track global changes with satellites and AIThe deal underscores NGA’s push to fold commercial satellite data and artificial intelligence into U.S. national security workflows. The post BlackSky wins second NGA ‘Luno’ contract to track global changes with satellites and AI appeared first on SpaceNews.
The most accurate 3D map of stellar nurseries in the Milky WayScientists created the most accurate three-dimensional map of star-formation regions in our Milky Way galaxy, based on data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia space telescope. This map will teach us more about these obscure cloudy areas, and the hot young stars that shape them.
Fly through Gaia’s 3D map of stellar nurseriesScientists created the most accurate three-dimensional map of star-formation regions in our Milky Way galaxy, based on data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia space telescope. This map will teach us more about these obscure cloudy areas, and the hot young stars that shape them.
A cell’s-eye view of altered gravity and ageingMuscle weakening, bone density loss and an impaired immune system: the systemic health impacts of spaceflight bear many similarities to ageing. Sharon van Rijthoven, a student from Delft University of Technology and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, compared the effects of ageing and altered gravity from a cellular perspective during her internship at the European Space Agency (ESA).
NASA Sets Launch Coverage for Space Weather MissionsNASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for an observatory designed to study space weather and explore and map the boundaries of our solar neighborhood. Launching with IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe) are two rideshare missions, NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Space Weather Follow […]
Telesat pitches Lightspeed as stopgap to Europe’s IRIS²Canada’s Telesat is pitching Lightspeed as a bridge to IRIS² as its LEO broadband constellation is set to come online in 2027, at least three years before Europe’s sovereign multi-orbit network is due to enter service. The post Telesat pitches Lightspeed as stopgap to Europe’s IRIS² appeared first on SpaceNews.
NASA Awards Safety, Mission Assurance Services ContractNASA has selected Bastion Technologies Inc. of Houston to provide safety and mission assurance services for the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The Safety and Mission Assurance II (SMAS II) award is a performance-based, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum potential value of $400 million. A phase-in period begins Monday, followed by a […]
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4655-4660: Boxworks With a ViewWritten by Sharon Wilson Purdy, Planetary Geologist at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Earth planning date: Friday Sept. 12, 2025 Curiosity continues to image, analyze, and traverse through a landscape characterized by higher standing ridges separating low-lying depressions (hollows) — a surface known as the boxwork terrain on Mount Sharp. The science team […]




















