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The first analysis of lava samples from the moon’s far side reveals that volcanoes were erupting there 2.8 billion years ago. The moon is tidally locked with Earth, meaning the same side always faces our planet. The far side is less explored than the near side. Only two landers, both from China, have made it […]

A star about 1,360 light-years away from Earth, named FU Orionis, is twice as hot as astronomers previously suspected, according to recent data from the Hubble Space Telescope. In fact, scientists believe that the region where FU Orionis’s planet-forming disk touches the star’s surface glows at around 16,000 Kelvin — three times hotter than the

Japanese space exploration firm ispace is preparing for a second attempt at landing on the moon. The “Resilience” Mission 2 lander has arrived in Florida ahead of launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, ispace announced on Wednesday (Nov. 27). The mission will launch no earlier than January 2025, according to the company, which has

SpaceX launched another batch of U.S. spy satellites early Saturday morning (Nov. 30). A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base on Saturday at 3:10 a.m. EST (0810 GMT; 12:10 a.m. local time). The rocket carried a set of spacecraft for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), as well as 20 of

SpaceX launched 24 more of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida’s Space Coast early Saturday morning (Nov. 30). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Saturday at midnight EST (0500 GMT). The Falcon 9’s first stage returned to Earth about eight minutes after liftoff as

SpaceX plans to launch another batch of U.S. spy satellites early Saturday morning (Nov. 30). A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to lift off from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base on Saturday during a four-hour window that opens at 3:10 a.m. EST (0810 GMT; 12:10 a.m. local time). The rocket will be carrying a set

NASA has confirmed that one of its greatest ever missions, Voyager 1, is back in business with communications restored following an incident in October that had led to the veteran spacefarer losing its voice. Now 47 years old, Voyager 1 is 15.4 billion miles (24.9 billion kilometers) from Earth, a distance that grows greater with

The U.S. Commerce Department said on Monday it is finalizing nearly $60 million in government subsidies for BAE Systems to build chips used in jets and satellites, and for Rocket Lab to build compound semiconductors used in satellites and spacecraft. The department is finalizing $35.5 million to BAE (BAES.L), opens new tab to quadruple production

NASA’s Europa Clipper mission has successfully deployed two of its science instruments as it makes its way to the Jupiter system. Launched on Oct. 14, the Europa Clipper spacecraft is currently en route to study Jupiter’s icy moon Europa, which is believed to harbor a subsurface ocean. The mission lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space

The head of the Russian state space corporation Roscosmos, Yury Borisov, announced that Russia is proposing to construct spaceports in “friendly” nations, including African countries like Algeria, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and others, as first reported by Sputnik. Additionally, Yury added that these proposals are especially relevant to countries closer to the equator, which prove ideal