1st European to fly to the moon will be German (Image Credit: Space.com) BREMEN, Germany — A German astronaut will be the first European to fly to the moon with a future NASA-led Artemis mission, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Director General Josef Aschbacher said at the ESA Ministerial Council, a high-level […]
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Europe’s Vega C rocket successfully sends an advanced Korean Earth-observation satellite into orbit (video).
Europe’s Vega C rocket launches advanced Korean Earth-observation satellite to orbit (video) (Image Credit: Space.com) Europe’s Vega C rocket launched for the sixth time ever today (Dec. 1), sending a powerful Earth-observation satellite to orbit. South Korea’s KOMPSAT-7 spacecraft lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana atop a Vega C […]
Cygnus XL delivers cargo to the ISS for the first time | Space photo of the day for December. 1, 2025
Cygnus XL brings cargo to the ISS for 1st time | Space photo of the day for Dec. 1, 2025 (Image Credit: Space.com) Getting cargo to the International Space Station (ISS) is no easy task, as the recent launch of Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL spacecraft illustrated. Due to a thruster issue on […]
Today, observe the launch of Europe’s Vega C rocket as it sends an advanced Earth-observation satellite from Korea into orbit.
Watch Europe’s Vega C rocket launch an advanced Korean Earth-observation satellite to orbit today (Image Credit: Space.com) A European rocket will launch a powerful Earth-observation satellite to orbit today (Dec. 1), and you can watch the action live. South Korea’s KOMPSAT-7 spacecraft is scheduled to lift off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, […]
SpaceX starts December with a morning launch of Starlink from Florida (video).
SpaceX blasts off into December with early morning Starlink launch from Florida (video) (Image Credit: Space.com) SpaceX kicked off the first day of the last month of the year by lighting up Florida’s Space Coast with an early morning launch. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites lifted off from NASA […]
ICEYE has launched and deployed five new SAR satellites into orbit—these satellites were integrated via Exolaunch and successfully lifted off on November 26, 2025, aboard the Transporter-15 rideshare mission with SpaceX from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA. Each spacecraft has established communication and routine commissioning operations are underway. The new satellites will serve […]
Astronauts greet the arrival of new team members on the International Space Station this week in November. 24-28, 2025
Astronauts welcome arrival of new crewmates | On the International Space Station this week Nov. 24-28, 2025 (Image Credit: Space.com) Orbital observation On Thursday (Nov. 27), Russia’s Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft docked to the Rassvet module with three new crew members for the space station. “In this photo, too, the two spacecraft [Soyuz […]
Satellites record the aftermath of the first documented eruption of an Ethiopian volcano (photos).
Satellites capture aftermath of Ethiopian volcano’s 1st eruption in recorded history (images) (Image Credit: Space.com) Hayli Gubbi volcano in Northern Ethiopia erupted on Sunday (Nov. 23) for the first time in nearly 12,000 years, causing havoc in villages nearby. Satellite imagery detailed billowing plumes of pale ash stretching across the arid region. […]
Astronauts greet the arrival of new crew members | This week on the ISS, November. 24-28, 2025
Astronauts welcome arrival of new crewmates | On the ISS this week Nov. 24-28, 2025 (Image Credit: Space.com) Orbital observation On Thursday (Nov. 27), Russia’s Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft docked to the Rassvet module with three new crew members for the space station. “In this photo, too, the two spacecraft [Soyuz MS-28 and […]
Outside the habitable zone: Exoplanet atmospheres offer new insights into the search for life on planets revolving around distant stars.
Beyond the habitable zone: Exoplanet atmospheres are the next clue to finding life on planets orbiting distant stars (Image Credit: Space.com) This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. When astronomers search for planets that could host liquid water on […]