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Four DiskSat spacecraft were successfully launched on a Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle on Dec. 18.

With an eye on China, the Trump administration and Congress find common ground in space while Europe aims for greater autonomy.

The U.S. Senate has completed the confirmation of entrepreneur billionaire and private astronaut Jared Isaacman as NASA administrator.

As the Trump Administration plans to gut funding for space science programs, a new idea has launched: scientific-telescope-as-service.

As NASA administrator, Jared Isaacman will face huge challenges, starting with making sure the U.S. astronauts return to the Moon ahead of Chinese taikonauts.

NASA reports is continuing efforts to re-establish contact with the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution orbital spacecraft after losing contact on Dec. 6.

NASA plans to study the manufacturing of exotic glass fibers in the microgravity of space for use in quantum sensing and communications applications.

Two space startups recently conducted a self-funded mission to showcase autonomous maneuvering in low Earth orbit.

Vast Space LLC has issued a call for research proposals that could be conducted aboard its under development Haven-1 commercial space station.

Intuitive Machines, Leonardo and Telespazio have signed a commercially cooperative U.S.-European strategic accord intended to enhance interoperability.

NASA is moving ahead with a pair of missions to better understand Sun/Earth interactions and future human deep space exploration destinations.

We have created the world’s safest form of transportation through reporting our errors. Imagine what we could achieve by examining our successes with equal rigor.

The fifth anniversary of the Artemis Accords was marked with optimism and concerns for the future during a Dec. 11 celebration.

NASA is reaching out to industry for ideas on in-space manufacturing that could support future missions from low Earth orbit to the Moon, Mars and beyond.

Reliable Robotics has secured a new NASA contract to flight test its automated Cessna 208B Caravan in and around U.S. airports.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine has laid out its top priorities for NASA's future Mars exploration missions.

NASA is assessing a troubling loss of signal from a Mars orbiter.

The researchers say studying and training a machine learning program on the environment ahead of time allows space robots to use their limited computational resources more effectively.

The 18-ft.-dia. fairing, which opens and closes like a clamshell, is now en route to Neutron’s launch site on Wallops Island, Virginia.

Russia's Soyuz MS-27 made a successful parachute-assisted landing in remote Kazakhstan early Dec. 9, safely returning three crewmembers from the ISS.

The U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee reported favorably on the renomination of Jared Isaacman to become NASA administrator late Dec. 8.

A lunar-orbiting, human-tended Gateway space station could provide an asset for establishing an efficient Mars exploration strategy, a longtime proponent says.

After three orbital flight tests, Boeing’s crewed passenger spacecraft still needs work.

Antares has raised a $96 million Series B funding round to develop, build and test microreactors, including for use on U.S. Army and NASA lunar bases.

A sense of urgency led member states to fuel ESA with record funding.