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China's new 12-month crew mission marks a strategic leap for its lunar goals by 2030, leveraging the advanced Tiangong station for microgravity body...

Are we alone? Two angles on this cosmic puzzle stand out.

• Natural or directed panspermia: Harvard's Avi Loeb suggests interstellar object 3I/ATLAS...

Even planets in the habitable zone pose lethal barriers to colonization.

• Gliese 667 cc offers an Earth Similarity Index of 0.85 yet features 60%...

For 40 years, NASA infrared missions have transformed our cosmic view by revealing invisible light from stars, galaxies, and planetary origins. IRAS, Spitzer, and JWST built successive clarity, with Webb delivering today's sharpest details.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman unveiled plans for a sustained lunar outpost at the south pole during a live Washington briefing.

The same day,...

NASA's SR1-Freedom will launch in 2028 as the first nuclear-electric spacecraft to Mars, cutting travel time from seven months to roughly one year...

JWST's infrared images of M87 reveal a counter-jet racing away at near-light speed plus an 80% spin rate, details the 2019 EHT photo missed entirely. These findings confirm structures that shouldn't be visible yet.

SpaceX's targeted $1.75 trillion IPO could raise $75 billion to accelerate Starship development and uncrewed Mars missions by 2030, paving the way for...

JWST is reshaping exoplanet and stellar evolution models with unexpected findings this week.

• Helium-carbon planet: PSR J2322-2650b shows C2/C3...

• Cracked heat shield forced NASA to overhaul the entire re-entry plan
• Crew faced a terrifying 31-minute blackout with zero contact behind the...

NASA's May 26 update revealed a detailed $30B plan for a permanent lunar base at Shackleton Crater by 2036.

• Phase 1 (to 2028): 25 launches deliver...

Cosmic Discoveries

• 🔥 Ross 318 b Confirmed: A 6.21 Earth-mass super-Earth was found orbiting red dwarf Ross 318 at 28 light-years using 15 years...

Astronomers have discovered Ross 318 b, a super-Earth 6.21 times Earth's mass orbiting in the habitable zone of nearby red dwarf Ross 318, just 28...

Behind every flashy launch, routine cargo missions like CRS-34 keep the ISS alive, delivering 6,500 lbs of supplies and experiments on a steady...

Could the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS have seeded life on Earth?

• Its trajectory aligned within 4.88° of Earth's orbital plane, and a sunward jet...

Shenzhou-23's docking with Tiangong and plans for a year-long crew stay mark Beijing's accelerating drive to land astronauts on the Moon by 2030, directly challenging the US Artemis program amid intensifying competition.

• Launch & Mission: V3's first flight used 33 Super Heavy + 6 Raptor engines; achieved stage separation, orbit, and satellite deployment despite...

China's Shenzhou-23 launch marks a pivotal step toward its 2030 lunar goal, with one crew member set for a full year aboard Tiangong to study...