Satellite News

Stoke Space has announced the first successful hot-fire engine test for its Nova launch vehicle, which the company calls the “most robust, fully and rapidly reusable medium-lift rocket in the world.”

Alaska’s melting permafrost is dumping toxic metals into the state’s rivers, turning them bright orange and making the water highly acidic. The contaminated rivers are so vibrant they can be seen from space, and the problem is likely to get much worse in the future.

Ed Stone, who for 50 years served as the project scientist for NASA’s iconic Voyager mission, died June 9 at the age of 88.

A gorgeous new photo from the Hubble Space Telescope, which is down to two functioning gyroscopes, captures the barred spiral galaxy NGC 3059.

In an exclusive interview with Space.com, Lego senior design manager Dan Meehan discusses the role ‘space storytellers’ have had on shaping the company’s new space-themed sets.

The nova caused HM Sge to brighten in our night sky by 250 times.

Starliner’s two astronauts continue to put the capsule through a series of checks, while ground teams analyze helium leaks and other issues.

XRISM could change the way we see the X-ray universe, but a jammed door presents a mighty challenge. With the door closed, low energy X-rays are impossible to detect. But trying to open the door could put the rest of the mission at risk.