Virgin Galactic has named one of the first commercial astronaut crews for its Delta-class planes, set to fly no earlier than 2026. The crew, announced on Thursday (June 20), includes past Virgin Galactic American private astronaut Kellie Gerardi, who flew aboard Galactic 05 in November 2023, along...

A threatening asteroid could bring Earth’s oft-squabbling nations together, at least for a while. Dealing with a big, dangerous asteroid that appears to have our planet in its crosshairs will require a healthy dose of international cooperation, experts say — and it’s best to start...

SpaceX, Blue Origin and United Launch Alliance (ULA) have been chosen to provide launch services for the U.S. Space Force. The three companies will compete for National Security Space Launch (NSSL) contracts worth up to $5.6 billion across fiscal years 2025 through 2029, the U.S. Department of...

According to the press release by Q-KON, Eos Capital, managers of the Namibia Infrastructure Development and Investment Fund (NIDIF) have approved the Namibia Spaceport project. This project spearheaded by Q-KON Namibia and will mark a significant milestone for the nation. Furthermore, the project...

Key Highlights NASRDA signed an MoU with the Space Exploration and Research Agency (SERA) in Abuja to facilitate Nigeria’s first human space flight. Nigeria’s candidate for space will be chosen through a democratic process managed by SERA. The Human Space Flight programme will incur no cost to the...

The Hubble Space Telescope is back in action, having returned to science operations but now with just one operating gyroscope. And to prove it’s still got what it takes, the venerable observatory snapped a striking photo of the dusty spiral galaxy NGC 1546. Located about 50 million light-years...

Like a lightbulb switching between high- and low-power modes, Saturn pumps into space varying amounts of heat based on its seasons, a fresh analysis of data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft reveals. A noticeable effect of this flux is turbulence in Saturn‘s atmosphere, which whips up...

SpaceX successfully launched a European TV satellite into orbit and then achieved its 250th landing on an ocean-based droneship. A Falcon 9 rocket launched Luxembourg-based telecom company SES’ Astra 1P satellite from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday (June 20) at...

Rocket Lab plans to launch its Electron vehicle for the 50th time today (June 20), and you can watch the milestone moment live. An Electron rocket topped with five small satellites for the French Internet of Things (IoT) company Kinéis is scheduled to lift off from Rocket Lab‘s New Zealand...