Asteroid 2026 FS5 passed within 0.1 lunar distance of Earth

Asteroid 2026 FS5 passed Earth at a distance of 0.120 LD (0.00031 AU / 46 133…

Station Nation: Aaron Rose, Cold Stowage Mission Manager  

As a member of the Crew and Thermal Systems Division, Aaron Rose supports critical cargo resupply missions to…

Plato’s launch on Ariane 6

The European Space Agency’s mission Plato is set to launch at the beginning of 2027 on…

NASA’s IXPE Gets Fresh Look at Supernova

NASA’s IXPE observed the outer rim of the supernova remnant highlighted in purple in the inset.…

ESA – We’re going to the Moon

For the first time in over 50 years, humans are going back to the Moon. This…

A flurry of fireballs! Is there a reason for the uptick?

A driver captured this video with their dashcam as a fireball entered the atmosphere over Texas…

ESA – Smile pre-launch media briefing

Watch the replay of the Smile pre-launch media briefing. The briefing covered key details ahead of…

Astronomers spot 2 planets forming around young star

This composite image from ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) shows 2 planets forming in the disk…

Moons of rogue planets habitable for billions of years?

View larger. | Artist’s concept of an Earth-like exomoon orbiting a rogue Saturn-like exoplanet. A new…

Saturn (2024 Webb and Hubble images)

Side-by-side views of Saturn from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope (left) and the NASA/ESA Hubble…