Hot Jupiters are some of the most extreme planets in the universe, blazing gas giants like Jupiter or Saturn that exist so close to their stars that they complete orbits in a matter of days. Now, new research may rewrite the definition of these planets that make the solar system look a little bit mundane….
For this NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month we return to the constellation Orion (the Hunter), a location familiar to Webb. This area of the sky is replete with star-forming clouds that make up a complex hundreds of light-years across. We find ourselves in the giant molecular cloud Orion A, of which the familiar Orion Nebula…
NASA’s Artemis II mission will take humans around the Moon for the first time since 1972. The launch is slated for as early as April 1, 2026. NASA has released a number of activities for children and teenagers ahead of the Artemis II launch to send humans back around the Moon for the first time…
On social media today, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman defended yesterday’s selection of four men for the Artemis III crew even though almost half of the astronaut corps is female. Stressing the process does not involve any political appointees, he asked that those who were chosen — three from NASA and one from the European Space…
WASHINGTON — French startup Latitude intends to perform the first launch of its small launch vehicle from a spaceport in Oman in late 2027. The company announced July 1 that it signed a letter of intent with Etlaq Spaceport to use that launch site in Oman for an “experimental” first launch of its rocket. The…
Launch Preview: Pegasus XL to launch amongst Falcon 9 and Chinese missions – NASASpaceFlight.com We use cookies to ensure that we give you…
Meet the crew of Artemis III. This week, NASA announced the crew that will carry out the third mission in the Artemis lunar program. Pictured here are mission specialist Andre Douglas (NASA), pilot Luca Parmitano (ESA), commander Randy Bresnik (NASA), and mission specialist Frank Rubio (NASA). In 2027, the mission will launch astronauts into orbit…
This image by ESA’s (European Space Agency) Euclid (with color added using ground-based images) provides an earlier snapshot of a region of our galaxy that NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will repeatedly observe during the upcoming years. Image Credit: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, CFHT, image processing by J.-C. Cuillandre and E. Bertin (CEA Paris-Saclay) Read More…
Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of June 14-20, 2026 and any insight we can offer about them. The Senate is in session for part of the week. The House is in recess except for pro forma sessions. During the Week This Friday is a federal holiday — Juneteenth —…
On 24 June 2026, a pair of earthquakes struck near Caracas, Venezuela, They caused significant ground movement and damage. The extent of the movement of the ground can be determined using satellite imagery. By using before-and-after images of the area around Caracas, the extent of the land movement can be measured. Analysists are using data…