Rubin finds a dwarf planet candidate in a crowded star field
The newly reported object, 2026 ED138, is real. Whether it qualifies as a dwarf planet depends on physical properties that still need...
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India’s NVS-03 navigation satellite reaches transfer orbit
The third satellite in India’s next-generation navigation series carries an Indian-made atomic clock and an additional navigation signal.
NASA seeks industry ideas to extend Hubble’s life
The request covers raising Hubble’s orbit, servicing it and planning its eventual disposal. It does not commit NASA to a mission.
Ancient Martian meteorite reveals clues to Mars’ early crust
New research places Teghaza 001’s formation at least 4.1 billion years ago and examines how fluids later altered the rock.
NASA clears UVEX telescope for full development
The ultraviolet observatory’s newly confirmed mission baseline calls for launch by January 2031, combining an all-sky survey with rapid observations of stellar...
New Hubble and Webb images reveal the Cat’s Head Nebula
Visible and infrared observations show a dusty stellar nursery in three different ways, revealing how stars and radiation shape the Cat’s Head...
Artemis II UPDATE
Artemis II now targeting February 8 at 11:30 PM EST By SpaceEve NewsroomPublished: January 20, 2026 NASA has refined its launch planning...
NASA Prepares First Crewed Lunar Flyby Since Apollo
NASA says Artemis II’s opening launch window runs February 6–11, 2026, sending four astronauts aboard Orion on a crewed lunar flyby, with...
Historic Geomagnetic Storm Dazzles
NASA confirms strongest geomagnetic storm since 2003 By SpaceEve NewsroomPublished: January 20, 2026 NASA and U.S. space weather agencies say a powerful...
ARTEMIS II ROCKET REACHES LAUNCH PAD
NASA has rolled the Artemis II Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft to Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center, shifting...
CONGRESS BLOCKS PROPOSED NASA CUTS
U.S. lawmakers have passed a federal spending bill rejecting proposed NASA budget cuts, preserving funding for space science, exploration, and technology programs...
ISS CREW 11 MEDICAL EVACUATION
Astronauts from ISS Crew-11 are returning to Earth aboard a SpaceX Dragon after NASA confirmed the first medical evacuation in the station’s...