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Report: Data Centers in Space – Key Takeaways

Cislunar Space: The Next Strait of Hormuz Situation?

Report: Suiting Up For Success? How’s that Artemis Moon Suit Shaping Up?

MoonFall: Hop To It for Future Artemis Lunar Landings

Perseverance Mars Rover: “Unexpected Scientific Observations”

Earth Signaling to ET: Megaprojects Say “We’re Here!”

Curiosity Mars Rover: Life Associated Chemical Experiment Finding

Sun Watching Worries – Predicting Troublesome Solar Events

China Station Crew Performs Third Spacewalk

Details: New Glenn’s Third Flight by Blue Origin

Artemis II Crew and Capsule: Back on Earth!

High Stakes: U.S. – China Moon Plans Detailed

China’s Next Moon Exploration Probe: Launch Area Arrival

Artemis II: What About That Heat Shield?

Artemis II’s Face Time with the Moon: What Will They See?

NASA’s Fiscal Year 2027: Thumbs Up…Thumbs Down?

Disclosure: We Are Not Alone – Are We Prepared?

Report: Trio of Science and Technology Trends – Orbital Debris Removal Flagged

National Geographic: Tour NASA’s New Ride to the Moon

Artemis II Astronauts: How to Weather a Solar Storm

China Launch of Test Cargo Ship

Artemis II: Space Weather Forecasting, Monitoring the Sun’s Hazardous Conniptions

Life: Here, There and Everywhere?

SpaceX: Shotwell and Beyond?

China Commercial Space Startup Showcases Orbital Refueling Technology

Back to the Moon…This Time to Stay

“America Will Never Give Up the Moon Again”

NASA To Unveil New Moon Plans

Orbital Data Centers, Solar Reflectors: Concerns Raised by Space Environmentalism Group

New Details! Musk Super-charges Electromagnetic Mass Drivers on the Moon

Can Asteroid Mining Power a Trillion-Dollar Space Economy?

Diary of the 12th Man on the Moon

Noted test pilot of SpaceShipOne, Michael Melvill, passed on March 19

Helium-3 From the Moon: New U.S. Department of Energy Contract

To Gateway…or Not To Gateway?

Artemis II Rollout Set, Crew Begins Quarantine

Planetary Party Poopers? What’s Behind ET Silence?

Streamlining Launch and Reentry Licensing

China Space Station Spacewalk: New Tasks Completed

China Space Station: Crew Experiments Spotlighted

How To Build a Moon Base?

China’s Mars Sample Return Mission – Progress Reported

Earth Impact! The Holes That Keep On Giving

New Legislation Calls for Permanent U.S. Moon Base

Chang’e-7 Mission: China’s Hunt for Lunar Water Ice

Moon Lander Providers: New NASA Office of Inspector General Report Flags Issues

Space Travel: Gender Equality

Fireball Caught on Camera

China Space Plane: What’s Up With its Fourth Mission?

Moon Hit by Asteroid Ruled Out

Senate Legislation Calls for Permanent Moon Base

Russia’s Launch Pad 31: From Ruin to Revitalization

Curiosity Mars Rover: Unnatural Pattern Investigation

China’s 2026 Space Agenda Detailed: Phased Breakthroughs for Human Moon Mission

Artemis on Steroids: What Just Happened?

Ingenuity Mars Helicopter: “Unexpected Application”

China’s Shenzhou Saga – A First Space Emergency

China’s Mars Rover: Radar Data Supports Shallow Subsurface Ice Find

China’s Space Emergency: Crew Members Recount Debris-damaged Return Capsule

Artemis Moonshot Issues: Rollback to the Vehicle Assembly Building

A Boeing Starliner Spanking

Catapult to the Future: Elon Musk’s Moon Factory Revisits the Mass Driver

Bringing them Back Home: Artemis II’s Orion Spacecraft Heat Shield – A Modified Trajectory

Video: “Drive Me To The Moon” – The Inside Story from Lunar Outpost

Report: Crowded Orbits – A Call to Action on Space Debris

China’s Long March-10: Test Flight Signals Rocket Reuse and Crewed Moon Exploration

Heads Up! The Threat from Re-entering Satellite Megaconstellations

China Steps Up Human Moon Program Testing

Vulcan Launch: National Security Spacecraft, Solid Motor Observation

B612 Foundation: Communicating Asteroid Risks and Opportunities

China’s Rocket, Capsule, Escape Tower Test Advances Humans on the Moon Program

Firefly Aerospace: Upcoming Alpha Flight 7

Passing of Steve Durst: “Galactically Aloha”

Curiosity Mars Rover: Finding Life on the Red Planet?

China’s Space Station Crew: Onboard Experiments

NASA’s Isaacman: Call for Restoring the Space Agency’s Core Smarts

China Lofts Reusable Space Plane

German Startup: Advancing a Reusable Space Launch System

Space Spat and Moonsuits

Expandable Structures in Space: New Strategic Partnership

Book Review: Born to Explore – John Casani’s Grand Tour of the Solar System

Heads-up: Space Leftovers Coming Down!

Artemis II – Decision to Delay: A Message from NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman

Artemis II: Prelaunch Test – What’s the Status?

Close Encounter: Earth Orbiting Leftovers

Artemis II/SLS Wet Dress Rehearsal Underway: Live Views

AI-driven Mars Rover: Route Planning In Action

Stargaze: A Collision Avoidance System Announced by SpaceX

China Plans Deep Space L5 Probe

Earth to MAVEN? Re-contact Effort Underway with Mars Orbiter

Making a Deep Dive: Spacecraft to Gauge the Sizzling Science of Reentry

Amazon’s Mega-Constellation: Astronomers Take Dim View of Highly Reflective Satellites

Satellite Reentry: Atmospheric Implications

AI Used to Find Anomalous Objects in Hubble Images

NASA’s Spinoff 2026: Commercial Marketplace on Earth

Tracking Artemis II’s 10-day Journey: Global Volunteers

Book Review: The Pale Blue Data Point – An Earth-Based Perspective on the Search for Alien Life

Blue Origin: In-flight Video from New Shepard-38 Suborbital Flight

Space Warfare: Report Focus on Countering Russian Escalation in Space

Damaged Chinese Spacecraft Returned to Earth – The Makings of an Emergency Mission

NASA’s Disappearing Act: Planetary Science Analysis and Assessment Groups

China’s Damaged Shenzhou-20 Capsule Recovered

Planetary Defense: Nuclear-deflection Research

Unidentified Aerial Phenomena: State-led Initiatives

NASA’s Top Five Challenges: New Report

Lunar Hotel Viewed as Key Economic Wedge

Space Handshake: New Artemis Accord

Chinese Astronauts Go Underground to Experience Extreme Space Conditions

SpaceX Launch: Rideshare Includes Pandora Exoplanet Snooping Telescope

Chinese Space Station Telescope: Simulations Spotlight Observational Capabilities

Mars Sample Return: Red Planet Politics, Science and Space Race

Mars Sample Return: Given the Political Axe?

China’s Next Moonshot: Search for Water at the Lunar South Pole

Flying ESCAPADE to Mars: Live Long and Loiter

Inside Rocket Lab’s effort to outpace larger space rivals

Breakthrough Listen Observations of 3I/ATLAS: Looking for a Telltale Technosignature

China’s Space Station Crew: New Year Gala

China Rocket Launch Stirs Up Advisory from Philippine Space Agency

Space Debris Threat: Experts Voice Concerns

What is NASA’s Future?

A Space Year in Review: A 2025 Recap and 2026 – Predictions

China Space Station Crew: Experiments Underway

A Drive on Mars: “Sidewalk Imaging”

Report: Orbital Bombardment and Strategic Stability

Half of Americans Believe Aliens Have Visited Earth – New Poll Findings

Russia Eyes Lunar Power Station

Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena – A Threat to National Security?

On Mars: A Penny for your Thoughts?

Blue Origin’s New Shepard-37 Crew: Reaching the Suborbital Heights (Video)

China Booster Debris: Philippine Drop Zones

Trump Calls for an “America First Space Policy” – U.S. Return to Moon by 2028, Beginnings of Permanent Lunar Outpost by 2030

Testing of NASA VIPER Moon Rover

Max Space: Turning Up the Volume!

Canada Reaches for a Higher Orbit: How to Build, Finance a Bolder Space Strategy

Russia Rebounds from Pad Damage Incident

“Emerging” Space Issues? – Wait-a-Minute!

Going Eye-to-Eye on Mars

New NASA Report: Moon to Mars Architecture Objectives

China’s Rocket Drop Zone: Troubled Waters in the Philippines

China Space Station Growth: New Supply Ships

Blue Ghost-2 Lunar Lander: Fostering a Moon Power Network

Rocket Pioneer Willy Ley: Cremated Remains to Launched into Earth Orbit

Small Space Debris Hits Produce Radio Bursts, Raising Prospect of “Debris Weather” Alerts

Power Beaming from Space: Overview Energy

Humans on Mars: New Study Flags Top Priority – Search for Life on the Red Planet

The Final Frontier: China’s Ambitions to Dominate Space – Report to Congress

China Station Crew Inspects Debris-damaged Shenzhou-20; New Cargo Spacecraft Work

Outer Space Treaty: Time for an Overhaul? – New Paper

A Shocking Discovery On Mars!

Human Exploration of Mars: New Report Focuses on a Science Strategy, Preparing for a Sustained Stay

Moon Experiments Selected for NASA Artemis-4 Deployment

First Wheelchair User in Space: Onboard New Shepard’s Upcoming Suborbital Flight

Blast Marks on Russian Rocketry: Pad Damage Impact on the Future?

China Space Station Crew: First Spacewalk

Jared Isaacman’s Nomination Hearing: What Was Said, What’s Next?

China’s Zhuque-3 Rocket Scores Partial Success – Reusable First Stage Landing Failure

China’s Damaged Shenzhou-20 to Return to Earth in Uncrewed Mode

Lost and Found: Jared Isaacman’s Upcoming Nomination Hearing

Alien Iron Found on Mars?

China’s Station Crew: Settling In After One Month in Orbit

Oddsmakers Bet: Confirmation of Alien Visitation by December 31, 2030?

Soyuz Launch Causes Launch Pad Damage (Video)

China Unveils EYESAT – Space Debris Prevention, Situational Awareness Constellation

Former Astronaut Calls for Joint Efforts to Deal with Emergency Space Events

First Wheelchair User in Space

New Details: Emergency Launch of Shenzhou-22

Emergency Launch! Shenzhou-22 Docks with China Space Station

Launch of China’s Shenzhou-22 Spotlights “Swiftness of Emergency Rescue”

China’s Shenzhou Saga Underscores Need for Space Rescue

U.S.-China Space Relations: Should the Wolf Amendment be Repealed?

Blue Origin Rolls Out New Glenn Booster Roadmap

Brick by Brick: China Investigates Moon Construction Techniques

Mars: Stayed Habitable Longer Than Believed?

China Readies Shenzhou-22 Mission

Enigmatic Rocks on the Red Planet

China Quickens Launch Pace of Shenzhou-22 Mission: Replacement Vehicle for Space Debris Damaged Spaceship

China’s Shenzhou-20 Crew Back in Beijing – Bounty of Scientific Experiments Returned

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Soars: Mission Success

Shenzhou-20 Crew Back on Earth: Landing Delay Explained

China Readies for Shenzhou-20 Earth Re-entry – Using the Shenzhou-21 Spacecraft

Hypersonic Flight Study: Impact on Space Transportation?

“Space Waste” – New Reports Underscore Impacts from Satellite, Rocket Body Reentries as an “Uncontrolled experiment”

China’s Emergency Response: The Saga of Shenzhou-20

China Delay of Crew Return Underscores Space Rescue Issues

High Ground Space Saluting: Report Promotes U.S. Space Force Astronauts

New Glenn Launcher: Ready for Departure

Report: Military Competition In and For Space

China’s Mars Orbiter Snags 31/Atlas Imagery

Chinese Station Crew Return: On Hold As Possible Space Debris Hit is Evaluated

The Threat of “Space Waste” – New Research Points to Impacts of Reentering Satellite, Rocket Remains

Time for Disclosure? New Video Details a Cover-up

Ground Teams Prepare for Shenzhou-20 Crew’s Return to Earth

China’s New Generation Crewed Spaceship: Maiden Flight Next Year

China’s New Space Station Crew Arrives: Handover of Orbital Outpost Duties

Muscling Into Space: 3D-Printed Muscle Tissue

Russian Go-ahead on Project Korona

Water Witching on the Moon

China’s Joint Drill Supports Next Human Spaceflight to Tiangong Space Station

Search for ET Gets an AI Boost

Wanted: More Space Lawyers?

China’s Next Human Spaceflight Launch: Preparations in Full-swing

Mars Guy: “Fossilized Hot Spring Organisms” on the Red Planet

China Readies Next Space Station Crew Launch

Let’s Pay Attention to the “Ignorosphere”

Catch of the Day: China Booster Debris Scooped Up in Philippines

Chinese Space Company’s Reusable Rocket – Preparations for Maiden Flight

China’s Lunar Samples Yield New Finding

Warfare in Space: Second Guessing on the Final Frontier

Australia’s Hunk of Junk: Space Debris?

China Space Station Crew: Wrapping up Experiments Prior to Late October Return to Earth

Book Review: The Launch of Rocket Lab

Looking for Life Today on Mars? New Research Focuses on Ice Deposits

Long March Launcher Leftovers: Philippine Space Agency Advisory

Sky Show Over Tenerife: Likely China Satellite

Taking the Hit: “Space Armor” Fends Off Orbital Debris

Close Collisional Encounter of the Historical Kind

SpaceX Starship: Flight Test #11 – Recap of Events

Starship Test Flight # 11: Liftoff Today

Humans on Mars: Space Suit Material on Red Planet Rover

China’s Commercial Gravity-1 Solid-Fueled Booster Scores 2nd Flight

Universe Watch from the Moon: An Emerging Reality

Earth’s Moon: New Paper Points to Science, Resource Bounty

ESA Mars Orbiters Observe 3I/ATLAS

China’s Space-based Telescope: Xuntian Update

31/Atlas Viewed by Perseverance Mars Rover

Dim View: U.S. Cities Losing the Stars to Light Pollution

Giving the Moon the Business: A Field Guide

Detecting SETI Signals: “Blink and You’ll Miss It”

New Documentary: Bright Harvest – Powering Earth From Space

Moon/Mars Analog Mission on Earth: First of its Kind Effort Ties Together Five Continents

This Day in Space History: Sputnik-1

Virgin Galactic Mothership: Customer Carrying Platform

Private Space Mission: Looking for Life in the Clouds of Venus

Taking the Plunge: Upcoming Reentry of Earth Imaging Spacecraft

Fiddler on the Moon: Film Explores the Future of Judaism in Space

31/ATLAS: Interstellar Object to Zip by Mars on October 3: What Is It?

China Asteroid Probe Takes Selfie

SpaceX Starship: Flight Test Eleven Details