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Author: Andrew Jones

Posted on June 18, 2025

2 Chinese spacecraft just met up 22,000 miles above Earth. What were they doing?

A new Chinese refueling spacecraft met up with an older satellite in high Earth orbit this month, apparently marking a step forward in orbital servicing.
Posted on June 18, 2025

Watch Honda launch (and land) its 1st reusable rocket in this wild video

The Japanese automaker Honda just hit a key milestone in rocket reusability with a near-bullseye landing during a vertical test flight in Hokkaido.
Posted on June 10, 2025

‘I was a good, visible target’: Jared Isaacman on why Trump pulled his NASA chief nomination

Jared Isaacman has opened up on why he believes his nomination to be NASA administrator was abruptly withdrawn by the White House.
Posted on June 8, 2025

China’s Tianwen 2 spacecraft sends home 1st photo as it heads for mysterious ‘quasi-moon’ asteroid

China has revealed the first image from its Tianwen 2 asteroid sample return mission, which is now more than 3 million kilometers (1.9 million miles) from Earth.
Posted on June 4, 2025

Japanese company ispace will attempt historic moon landing on June 5

Tokyo-based ispace hopes to succeed where its 2023 mission fell short, with a new lander, new software and a new chance at lunar history.
Posted on May 30, 2025

Europe wants to land a tiny spacecraft on the infamous asteroid Apophis in 2029

ESA is preparing a mission to study and land on asteroid Apophis during its close encounter with Earth in 2029. NASA is also looking into a possible Apophis effort but faces funding issues.
Posted on May 28, 2025

China launching Tianwen-2 mission today to snag samples of a near-Earth asteroid

China's Tianwen-2 will attempt to collect asteroid samples, return them to Earth, and then head out to explore a strange, dusty comet.
Posted on May 23, 2025

Japan tests its Mars moon sample-return probe ahead of 2026 launch (photo)

Japan is putting its Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft through a series of tests ahead of its launch to Mars next year.
Posted on May 21, 2025

New species of space-adapted bacteria discovered on China’s Tiangong space station

A newly discovered bacterial species aboard China's Tiangong space station may offer insights into how life can survive and potentially thrive in space.
Posted on May 12, 2025

Europe’s Proba-3 satellites ace landmark formation-flying test (video)

Europe's Proba-3 satellites have demonstrated ultra-precise formation flying in orbit for the first time, a milestone with big implications for both science and future space missions.

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