Space

NASA is leveraging expertise, capabilities, and partnerships across its centers to make Artemis campaign and deep space exploration safer, more reliable, and efficient. At NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, contributions include technical leadership, unique flight-testing capabilities,...

This is Part 1 in a series on the age of the universe. When I say that the universe is 13.77 billion years old, it sounds rather authoritative. And it’s not just...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope and NASA's Chandra X-ray space telescope, scientists have observed the most distant and thus earliest galaxy cluster ever seen coming together. The infant cluster, or protocluster, was assembling itself just 1 billion years...

Agency 02/02/2026 8522 views 15 likesThe 2026 ESA Graduate Trainee positions are now open! If you’re passionate about engineering, science, IT or business, this is your chance to turn your dreams into reality. Step into a unique role where you’ll contribute...

NASA and Axiom Space have signed an order for the fifth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, targeted to launch no earlier than January 2027 from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. “The award of our fifth...

NASA OUTSTANDING PUBLIC LEADERSHIP MEDALAwarded for notable leadership accomplishments that have significantly influenced NASA’s mission. Sustained leadership and exceptionally high-impact leadership achievements demonstrate the individual’s effectiveness in advancing NASA’s goals and image in present and future terms.Kamal Oudrhiri -...

A new look at one of the most successful vaccination campaigns in history, which rapidly eradicated smallpox in Copenhagen...

Photographing a black hole has presented one of the most unique challenges in astronomy, you can't simply point a telescope at one and snap a picture. Black holes are so...

Agency 28/01/2026 187 views 6 likesTwo days of intense discussions and exchanges came to an end at the 18th European Space Conference in Brussels on Wednesday.ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher addressed the conference in a second keynote focusing on the evolution of...

Editor's note: This story contains discussion of astronaut fatalities and dangerous moments in human spaceflight.It was 40 years ago today (Jan. 28) that the space shuttle Challenger blasted off on its 10th mission to space. Sadly, the vehicle never...