ESA will further increase the competitiveness and environmental sustainability of Europe’s Vega launch system beyond 2025 through a contract signed with Avio in Italy.
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Milky Way Magnetar Spits Gamma Rays on Schedule
A Milky Way magnetar surprises astronomers by burping up gamma rays right when their predictions anticipated.
Jeff Bezos says his launch to space gave him greater appreciation of Earth's fragility
Seeing Earth from space apparently made a big impact on the planet's richest resident.
NASA's Perseverance rover is ready to hunt signs of life on Mars. See the 1st science results today.
Even as NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity has captured the imagination with flight after flight on the Red Planet, the chopper's rover companion has been hard at work doing science.
Our universe might be a giant three-dimensional donut, really.
Astrophysicists say our universe might be shaped like a three-dimensional donut, meaning you could point a spaceship in one direction and eventually return to where you started.
How to watch Blue Origin's NS-20 space tourist launch on Thursday
The European Robotic Arm (ERA) is on its way to the International Space Station after being launched on a Proton rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan, at 16:58 CEST today.
Aviation pioneer Wally Funk, the oldest person to fly in space, can't wait to go back after Blue Origin launch
After a six-decade wait to launch off the Earth, newly minted space traveler Wally Funk is ecstatic.
Watch astronauts move their SpaceX Dragon spaceship in orbit today ahead of Boeing's Starliner launch
NASA's SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts on the International Space Station are preparing to relocate the Crew Dragon spacecraft Endeavour ahead of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft arrival next weekend.
Earth's Atmosphere
Earth is the only planet in the solar system with an atmosphere that can sustain life.
Planet Earth: Facts about our home planet
Earth is the only planet known to support life. Learn about what Earth is made of and where it came from.
Jeff Bezos and crew flew aviation artifacts, Skittles on Blue Origin spaceflight
Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin took Amelia Earhart's goggles, Skittles and aviation artifacts to space on New Shepard's first crewed flight.
Russia will launch a new science lab to the International Space Station today. Here's how to watch.
Russia is launching its Nauka science module, which includes a new European robotic arm, to the International Space Station on Wednesday (July 21).
Bezos flies to space on Blue Origin’s first crew launch
Oliver Daemen, Jeff Bezos, Wally Funk, and Mark Bezos pose with the New Shepard booster that carried them to space Tuesday. Credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos took his brother, a pioneering female pilot, and an 18-year-old Dutch student on an automated flight to the edge of space Tuesday, completing a on a 66-mile-high suborbital hop aboard his company’s New Shepard rocket, the latest achievement in a new era of billionaire-backed human spaceflight.
'Woohoo!' Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin's first passengers revel in their launch to space
Blue Origin's first spaceflyers launched to space and back today (July 20) and loved it so much that some are already planning their return trips.
Blue Origin will launch 2 more passenger spaceflights this year after 1st astronaut launch success
Blue Origin plans to fly two more flights with paying customers in 2021 after founder Jeff Bezos and three other crew members made a debut trip on New Shepard Tuesday (July 20).
This is the View From Juno During its Flyby of Ganymede and Jupiter
Visualizations shape how we perceive space exploration. Whether it’s the Pale Blue Dot, the Hubble Ultra Deep Field, Earthrise, or any other myriad images captured as part of this great endeavor, they all help inspire the next generation of explorers. Now, with advances in image capture and processing technology, we can finally start to take the next step in those visualizations – video. Ingenuity was recently captured on video during its first flight a few months ago. And this week, NASA released a breathtaking video of Juno’s view of Jupiter and Ganymede, one of its moons, as it flew past the gas giant.
What’s Next for Blue Origin After Today’s Successful Flight?
Early this morning, from their Launch Site One facility in West Texas, Blue Origin made history as it conducted the first crewed flight of its New Shepard launch vehicle. The crew consisted of four commercial astronauts: Blue Origin and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, his brother Mark Bezos, aerospace pioneer Wally Funk, and 18-year old student from The Netherlands Oliver Daemon.
Blue Origin Successfully Launches the Oldest and Youngest Person to Ever go to Space (oh, and Jeff Bezos too)
On the anniversary of the first Moon landing, Blue Origin became the second commercial space company in just nine days to send people just past the edge of space. During the seemingly flawless 10 minute and 10 second flight, the four passengers on board the New Shepard rocket whooped with glee and exhilaration. The crew included Blue Origin and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, his brother Mark, and the oldest and youngest people to ever fly to space.
New Urwerk wristwatch inspired by NASA space shuttle Enterprise controls
The analog dials used to fly a 40-year-old NASA space shuttle have inspired the look of a new, avant-garde timepiece. The UR-100V P.02 wristwatch combines Urwerk's unique approach to displaying time with the aesthetics of Enterprise's flight deck.
Reprogrammable satellite fuelled prior to launch
A sophisticated telecommunications satellite capable of being completely repurposed in orbit has been fuelled ready for its launch on 30 July.
Jeff Bezos launches into space on Blue Origin's 1st astronaut flight
Blue Origin sent its billionaire founder Jeff Bezos and three crewmates to suborbital space today (July 20) on the first crewed mission of its New Shepard vehicle.
