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mars appears dusty red with white patch at the bottom.

NASA pauses work by key space science groups amid Trump executive orders

By Tariq Malik published

The space agency's planetary science analysis groups must pause while NASA checks if they comply with Trump's orders.

Space Exploration
the oval office in the white house with the president at his desk and press photographers across from him with insets showing where a moon rock had once been and an urn has taken its place

Trump administration removes Apollo moon rock from White House Oval Office

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

Whether President Donald Trump still supports returning astronauts to the lunar surface remains to be seen, but one thing is for certain: the moon no longer has a place in his White House.

Apollo
the blues and whites of earth can be seen in the background while a silver-and-black cylindrical rocket takes up the right side of the image

Falling space debris is a growing worry for aircraft, new research suggests

By Leonard David published

Uncontrolled space debris reentries are of growing concern for air traffic, as SpaceX's recent Starship Flight 7 showed.

Launches & Spacecraft
embroidered circular patches, one mounted to a backing card, displaying the same design of an astronaut in a multicolor spacesuit floating above Earth.

Astronaut's mission 'back to Earth' lands on colorful spacesuit patch

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

Astronaut Nicole Stott, who has made it her mission to promote the healing power of art and the need to protect our planet, has inspired a new "Signature Edition" embroidered patch.

Human Spaceflight
a white-haired man looks down at his phone backdropped by mountains

Magnificent communication: Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin tests Verizon satellite service in new ad

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin has teamed up with Verizon to help promote the company's satellite-based solution to cell service "dead zones" in a new commercial.

Apollo
streaks of fire in the evening sky

How much did SpaceX's Starship Flight 7 explosion pollute the atmosphere?

By Tereza Pultarova published

The rapid unscheduled disassembly of SpaceX's Starship mega rocket may have released significant amounts of harmful air-pollution into the upper layers of Earth's atmosphere.

Space Exploration
A Japanese H3 rocket launches the Michibiki 6 navigation satellite from Tanegashima Space Center on Feb. 2, 2025.

Japan launches navigation satellite on nation's 1st mission of 2025 (video)

By Mike Wall last updated

A Japanese H3 rocket launched the Michibiki 6 navigation satellite early Sunday morning (Feb. 2), the nation's first liftoff of 2025.

Launches & Spacecraft
A white rocket lifts off into the fog blanketing its launch pad.

SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites to orbit from California

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 Starlink satellites lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025 at 6:02 p.m. EST.

Launches & Spacecraft
the dark, flat refelctive panels of a space craft line the foreground, with gold-foil wrapped copmonents sticking out in the middle. Behind, the blue round Earth in teh black of space.

Private Blue Ghost moon lander sees gorgeous lunar eclipse from Earth orbit (video)

By Josh Dinner published

Firefly Aerospace's "little lander" has captured the littlest lunar eclipse in a breathtaking video captured from Earth orbit.

Launches & Spacecraft
An image shows Io and the Juno spacecraft with a top down view of its south pole and the solar system's biggest record volcanic eruption

NASA's Juno spacecraft watches most powerful volcanic event ever seen on Jupiter's moon Io

By Robert Lea published

NASA's Juno spacecraft has spotted the most powerful volcanic eruption ever seen on the solar system's most volcanic body, the Jovian moon Io.

Juno
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