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Juno is bringing Jupiter’s moon Io into sharper focus

Enlarge / This processed image of Io was captured by Juno's JunoCam instrument July 30.NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Thomas Thomopoulos The last time a spacecraft got...

NASA’s Artemis II crew meets their Moonship

Enlarge / Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen pose with their Orion spacecraft at...

Trans-Atlantic joint venture aims to build new ‘international’ space station

Enlarge / Artist's illustration of the planned Starlab space station.Voyager Space Voyager Space, one of several US companies formulating concepts for new...

ESA still seems shy about sharing news on Ariane 6 rocket testing

Enlarge / A full-size Ariane 6 test version on its launch pad in French Guiana last month.ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique video du CSG/S Martin Last...

End of the line for Russia and Ukraine’s partnership in rocketry

Enlarge / Northrop Grumman's Antares rocket rolls out of its hangar at Wallops Island, Virginia. Its two Russian engines are visible on the back...

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launches world’s most massive communications satellite [Updated]

Enlarge / SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Friday night.Stephen Clark/Ars Technica 2:45 a.m. EDT Saturday...

European satellite plunges back to Earth in first-of-its-kind assisted re-entry

Enlarge / Artist's illustration showing the orbital tracks of the European Space Agency's Aeolus satellite.ESA/ATG medialab The European Space Agency deftly guided...

SpaceX teases another application for Starship

Enlarge / Artist's illustration of a Starship vehicle in low-Earth orbit. You've probably heard about SpaceX's plans to use its giant new...

Amazon is getting ready to launch a lot of broadband satellites

Enlarge / Artist's illustration of Amazon's Kuiper satellite processing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.Amazon Within a few years, Amazon hopes to...

NASA starts building ice-hunting Moon rover

Enlarge / Artist's concept of the VIPER rover working in lunar darkness.NASA/Daniel Rutter The search for ice at the Moon’s poles has...

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