SpaceX Astronauts Splash Down Off California Coast for the First Time

Four private astronauts ended a mission in a SpaceX vehicle on Friday by splashing down in…

Watch wind whirl from the Sun

Aside from sunlight, the Sun sends out a gusty stream of particles called the solar wind.…

IRIDE first image over Italy

This video shows the first image from the Italian Earth observation satellite mission, IRIDE. The high-resolution…

Webb spies a spiral through a cosmic lens

This new NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month features a rare cosmic phenomenon called an…

ESA’s Gaia spacecraft leaves for retirement orbit

From 25 July 2014 to 15 January 2025, the Gaia space observatory performed high-precision measurements of…

Want to Know How to Survive in Space? Ask a Tardigrade

The 2025 Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, which took place from March 10–14 in The Woodlands,…

Final commands sent to Gaia

The final commands sent to Gaia. This is the last time that the spacecraft heard from…

ARRL Learning and Education Programs in Front of 15,000 Science Teachers

04/04/2025 ARRL Learning and Education Manager Steve Goodgame, K5ATA, attended the National Science Teachers Association convention…

Proba-3 mission team in the ESEC control room

Two spacecraft flying as one – that is the goal of European Space Agency’s Proba-3 mission.…

Fram2 Astronaut Conducts First Amateur Radio Contacts from SpaceX Dragon

04/04/2025 Rabea Rogge, LB9NJ/KD3AID, a private astronaut on the crew of the Fram2 mission, has conducted…