Starry Chandelier Cluster – NASA

The Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) draws in over 2,000 attendees for five days of discussions on the latest results from the fleet of spacecraft exploring the Solar System. Credit: Lunar and Planetary Institute. Scientific conferences play an undervalued, yet essential, role in the exploration of the Solar System.  Since the end of the Apollo…

Swirls of wildfire smoke can be seen over Canada. (Image credit: NASA) Wildfires across the globe can be seen all the way from space. And one unexpected tool has come in handy to spot plumes of wildfire smoke: a satellite designed to study Earth’s oceans. What is it? In this photo, we can see swirls…

Given no path, a group of explorers makes their own way through a cave. While one scouts ahead, others survey the area and map their progress. The demanding exercise is part of the outdoor and technical lectures five ‘cavenauts’ are receiving from ESA’s CAVES training before they head off to explore independently a cave system…

Back to Article List Here’s what’s launching June 29–July 5: a Pegasus XL carries a servicing spacecraft to reboost NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory and ULA’s Atlas V delivers 29 more Amazon Leo broadband satellites to orbit. Katalyst Space Technologies engineers stabilize the LINK robotic servicing spacecraft as it enters a vibration chamber at NASA’s…

NASA’s live coverage of the Artemis II mission mission drew unprecedented public interest – including more than 149.4 million views of the launch, lunar flyby, splashdown on NASA-owned platforms, including the 24/7 streams covering the mission and the Orion spacecraft views – demonstrating strong, sustained global engagement throughout the mission.  NASA’s Artemis II Crew Launches to the Moon broadcast set unprecedented viewership records across the agency’s streaming platforms, drawing a combined…

Who are the Artemis III crew? On June 9, 2026, NASA announced the crew of Artemis III: commander Randy Bresnik (NASA), pilot Luca Parmitano (ESA), mission specialist Frank Rubio (NASA), and mission specialist Andre Douglas (NASA). Randy Bresnik is a native of Santa Monica, California. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from The…