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Rocket Lab protests NASA's decision to award Blue Origin $700 million Mars orbiter contract
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (360+ words) "NASA's award decision appears to be inconsistent with the eligibility criteria mandated by Congress." Rocket Lab still holds out hope that it can build NASA's next Mars orbiter. The agency picked Blue Origin for that job earlier this month, awarding…...
LINK spacecraft gets close to NASA's Swift Observatory, but not close enough to save it
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (182+ words) Josh Dinner is Space.com's Spaceflight Staff Writer. He is a writer and photographer with a passion for science and space exploration, and has been working the space beat since 2016. Josh has covered the evolution of NASA's Artemis program and…...
Mercury is shrinking faster than we thought. What's going on inside of it?
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (333+ words) "It made us think that there's a process obscuring shortening structures." Wrinkles on the surface of Mercury have revealed that the closest planet to the sun is shrinking faster than scientists thought. New research suggests that Mercury is shrinking between…...
China on track to launch Mars sample-return mission in 2028: 'If accurate, this represents a Sputnik moment"
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (688+ words) "China will not only grab the headlines but may be the first to find evidence of life on another planet." China is making progress on its Tianwen 3 Mars sample return mission, which aims to bring back to Earth roughly 500 grams…...
On this day in space! Sept. 8, 2004: NASA's Genesis solar wind spacecraft crashes in the Utah desert
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (557+ words) Genesis, NASA's first sample-return mission since Apollo 17 in 1972, was brought down by a basic design flaw. On Sept. 8, 2004, NASA's Genesis spacecraft crash-landed in Utah after its parachutes failed to deploy. Genesis was NASA's first sample-return mission since the Apollo program,…...
SpaceX rocket taxi returns after Roman Telescope launch | Space photo of the day for Sept. 8, 2026
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (286+ words) The Roman Space Telescope began its cosmic journey on Aug. 30. Then, its taxi returned to our planet. On Aug. 30, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket — then, after completing its job, the…...
The future of Earth observation: Private satellites and AI bring benefits but also pose risks
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (1256+ words) Observing Earth from orbit is an increasingly private affair. We are a planet-based species: With a few notable (astronaut) exceptions, everyone who has ever lived remained glued to our spinning Earth, which now houses 8.3 billion people. That's the gravity of…...
My choice for speedy skywatching — this tabletop telescope is 20% off
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (558+ words) 20% off at Amazon, the Celestron FirstScope is the telescope I grab for quick stargazing sessions and it's ideal for beginners and kids too. I've got three telescopes in my home, but the Celestron FirstScope is my first stop when it…...
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites, lands on ship at sea (video)
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (236+ words) It was the 103rd Falcon 9 launch of the year. SpaceX launched 27 more of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit today (Sept. 6). The spacecraft rode to low Earth orbit (LEO) atop a Falcon 9 rocket, which lifted off from California's Vandenberg Space Force…...
Watch Isar Aerospace try to make history today with launch from Norway
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (494+ words) Liftoff is targeted for 4 p.m. EDT (2000 GMT) today (Sept. 5). No rocket has ever reached orbit from European soil — but that could change today. The German company Isar Aerospace plans to launch its Spectrum rocket from Andøya Space Center in northern Norway…...