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Computer scientist Margaret Hamilton, who developed software for Nasa's Apollo missions, has died at 90. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016 for her contribution to science and space travel.
NASA's Canadarm named 300th IEEE Milestone, marking 30 years of service to space shuttles and ISS.
Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla has unveiled details of the Bharatiya Habitable Expandable Extraterrestrial Habitat (BHEEM) project, developed at the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru. This initiative aims to address the challenge of human settleme…
SpaceX's stock price has been volatile, but its AI segment is driving growth. A $1,000 investment could be worth around the same by 2027.
Elon Musk's SpaceX is building a $100bn launch facility in Louisiana, which will support thousands of Starship flights a year. The facility will add more than 3,000 jobs to the region and create over 8,100 new jobs indirectly.
Artemis II crew to receive top US space medal for historic lunar journey, breaking Apollo 13's record for farthest distance traveled from Earth.
NASA-led study shows some Earth microbes could survive on the moon
NASA scientists have found that some Earth microbes could survive on the moon under certain conditions, raising concerns about unintended life transfer to the moon.
President Trump plans to award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the crew of NASA's Artemis II mission.
China hunts for lunar ice in one of solar system’s coldest places
China is poised to launch Chang’e-7, its most technologically complex lunar mission to date, in its search for frozen stores of water in permanently shadowed craters near the moon’s south pole.
NASA and Katalyst Space have abandoned plans to rescue the Swift telescope, which is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere later this year due to an attitude control issue.
Spationaut Sophie Adenot will be first French woman to walk in space
French woman Sophie Adenot is set to become the first French woman to complete a space walk this Tuesday, conducting repairs to the outside of the ISS.
Walking on air: France's Adenot excited ahead of historic space walk
French astronaut Sophie Adenot will conduct a space walk on 18 August 2026 to repair a communications system on the International Space Station. She will be the first French woman to perform a spacewalk.
Japan aims for the moons of Mars
Japan's MMX mission is set to launch soon to collect samples from Mars' moon Phobos, aiming to uncover secrets about the solar system's origins and potentially life on Earth, despite a rival Chinese mission.
Japan's MMX mission is set to launch to Mars' moons, Phobos and Deimos, to collect samples that could reveal the origins of the Solar System and life on Earth. The unmanned spacecraft will also lay groundwork for future human exploration of the red planet.
The European Space Agency is trying to understand why astronauts lose their eyesight in space, in the hope they can figure out how to treat—or even prevent—the condition as looming longer spaceflights heighten the risk of permanent vision damage.
SpaceX's stock price has dropped dramatically since its initial public offering (IPO). The company reported high revenue growth in the second quarter, but still lost money. The market continues to price in high growth expectations.
SpaceX delivered a blowout earnings report, beating Wall Street expectations on the top and bottom lines. Despite this, the market wasn't impressed, and the stock fell after the report. However, it has since regained some of its losses. The company's growth and valuation …
A SpaceX rocket's upper stage crashed into the Moon's surface, creating a new crater near the famous Inastry's crater. Scientists are excited about the opportunity to study the impact and learn more about the Moon's geology.
A four-tonne SpaceX rocket piece hurtling through space for over 18 months is believed to have smashed into the moon at high speed. The school-bus-size object is the second stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that had launched a lunar lander from Firefly Aerospace in Jan 2025.
SpaceX's first lockup expiration is scheduled for Aug. 6, 2026, which could lead to a significant increase in the supply of its stock, potentially causing a decline in its price. Insiders may sell up to 911.5 million shares, which is more than three times the current stoc…
Chinese commercial rocket company i-Space has secured nearly RMB1 billion in the first tranche of its Series E funding round. This capital will primarily fuel the R&D and batch production of its Hyperbola-3 reusable rocket and Focus-2 liquid-oxygen methane engine.
A SpaceX rocket piece weighing four tonnes is expected to hit the moon at high speed early on Wednesday morning, kicking up a plume of lunar dust.
SpaceX Surpasses Expectations: Revenue Surge Due to AI
SpaceX, the aerospace company founded by Elon Musk, has released its first-quarter earnings report since going public in June. The company reported a significant revenue surge, particularly in its business with artificial intelligence. Despite this, SpaceX still incurred …
A discarded SpaceX rocket stage is set to crash into the Moon in an unusual but harmless event that scientists say could offer valuable insights into the lunar surface while also highlighting the growing challenge of space debris.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket's upper stage, abandoned in orbit, is set to collide with the Moon on August 5th. Scientists anticipate it will create a significant crater and a large dust plume, offering a unique opportunity for scientific study.
The 2026 solar eclipse on August 12 is a big day for astronomy fans. The eclipse will be visible from western Iceland and northern Spain, but other places like Canada, the United States, and Europe can still see it, albeit with partial sun coverage.
Linux 7.3 will start supporting Intel Starfire, a space-grade SoC.
Cathie Wood's company, Ark Invest, is buying SpaceX stock despite its 50% decline from its post-IPO high. Wood loves disruptive tech stocks and sees SpaceX as a key player in the space economy.
The Artemis II mission and Star Trek share a vision of space exploration that emphasizes humanity's dreams and a more equitable future. Billionaire-funded space missions have sent celebrities into space, but NASA's mission offers a more sober and heartfelt vision.
Two Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut closed out an eight-month stay aboard the International Space Station with a fiery plunge back to Earth and an on-target touchdown on the broad steppe of Kazakhstan.