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Space.com crashed some rockets in Kerbal Space Program 2 gameplay

Watch Space.com editor-in-chief Tariq Malik launch (and crash) rockets and planes on Kerbal Space Program 2. Texas anti-ESG law declared unconstitutional by US judge Elon Musk warns a new social ...
SciTech Daily

Astronomers Discover an Earth-Like Planet With a Dangerous Temperature Problem

Artist’s concept of exoplanet candidate HD 137010 b, dubbed a “cold Earth” because it’s a possible rocky planet slightly larger than Earth, orbiting a Sun-like star about 146 light-years away. Credit: ...
The Hill

Iran’s space program is a problem and an opportunity

Recently, Iran launched three Earth observation satellites as part of a ride-share arrangement on a Russian Soyuz rocket. The mission was the latest for the Iranian space program, ostensibly civilian ...
PBS

Artemis II highlights a shift in U.S. space strategy since Apollo and contrasts with China's closed program

This article originally appeared on The Conversation. When Apollo 13 looped around the Moon in April 1970, more than 40 million people around the world watched the United States recover from a ...
Newsweek

A New Earth-Sized Planet May Have Been Discovered—but There’s a Catch

Astronomers may have discovered a new Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting a Sunlike star just 146 light-years away. Before you pack a suitcase, however, there’s a catch: even if the find is confirmed, the ...
Ars Technica

Here’s why Blue Origin just ended its suborbital space tourism program

Blue Origin has “paused” its New Shepard program for the next two years, a move that likely signals a permanent end to the suborbital space tourism initiative. The small rocket and capsule have been ...
Phys.org

Exploration of exoplanets: A mathematical solution for investigating their atmospheres

Dr. Leonardos Gkouvelis, researcher at LMU's University Observatory Munich and member of the ORIGINS Excellence Cluster, has solved a fundamental mathematical problem that had obstructed the ...
gadgets360

Kepler Data Reveals Earth-Size Exoplanet on the Edge of Its Star’s Habitable Zone

Scientists analyzing old data from NASA's Kepler Space Telescope have discovered an Earth-size exoplanet candidate that looks similar to our own planet, but could be much colder. The planet, named HD ...
SpaceNews

EU launches government satcom program in sovereignty push

European Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius discusses the new EU Space Act at a June 25 briefing. Credit: EC Audiovisual Service BRUSSELS — The European Union’s new government ...
Military Times

SWORD training platform key to US space superiority, program head says

Guardians and airmen of the 4th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron, Mission Delta 3, participate in Space Flag 26-1 at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Dec. 12, 2025. (Dave Grim/U.S. Space Force) ...
CNN

She was supposed to be the first teacher in space. 40 years later, her mission continues

NASA’s Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off 40 years ago with an unusual crew. In addition to six astronauts, the mission took flight with a teacher on board. Christa McAuliffe, the first educator ...