Ship 40 completes single-engine static fire; Booster 20 and Pad 2 see new work

NASA Moon Base Update (June 30, 2026) – YouTube Watch On Update for 5:30 p.m. ET on June 30: During its Moon Base update today (June 30), NASA revealed a handful of new lunar-lander contracts and announced that it’s considering launching a spare Mars rover to the moon. Read all about it here. NASA will…

Astronomers led by Northwestern University have uncovered an unusual feature surrounding the famous “Pink Planet”: skies filled with salty clouds. For more than a decade, the ancient world, known for its pinkish haze, has remained one of astronomy’s enduring mysteries. As one of the coldest planetary-mass companions ever directly imaged, it is so faint that…

  This is the Navis III, an imaginary ship that can take you anywhere in the Milky Way. Its maiden voyage will take you on a tour of the wildest planets we have yet discovered. These worlds will give us a glimpse into how deep nature’s imagination goes and create a map for future pioneers….

Space Safety 17/03/2026 4705 views 77 likes A successful deep-space manoeuvre has put ESA’s Hera spacecraft on course for its rendezvous with the Didymos binary asteroid system later this year. Check out the new Hera mission poster! The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Hera spacecraft is on its way to the only asteroids in existence whose…

Enabling & Support 15/06/2026 9532 views 97 likes In brief The next Ariane 6 launch is scheduled for 17 June This flight will feature upgraded boosters based on the P160C solid-propellant rocket motor Flight VA269 will launch 36 satellites for the Amazon Leo constellation In-depth P160C based booster for Ariane 6 arrives at the launch…

The ability to focus is not unique to humans or even to primates. Birds, reptiles, and even fish can direct their attention at a narrow target, filtering out peripheral distractions. This ability has existed for at least hundreds of millions of years, and yet it’s unclear exactly which parts of the brain make it happen….