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a four-wheeled rover on a reddish dusty surface

NASA budget cuts threaten Europe's already troubled flagship Mars rover

By Tereza Pultarova published

NASA was to supply some critical technologies for the mission, which Europe may not be able to readily replace.

Launches & Spacecraft
a white with black markings rocket lifts off from its West Texas launch site, climbing into an overcast sky.

Blue Origin launches 6 tourists on suborbital trip from Texas, including 750th person ever to fly into space

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

Blue Origin, the spaceflight company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, launched its 13th crewed New Shepard rocket on a successful suborbital spaceflight on Sunday, June 29, 2025.

Launches & Spacecraft
aerial view of a rocket standing on its launch pad in Texas

Watch Blue Origin to launch 6 people to suborbital space today on NS-33 spaceflight

By Mike Wall last updated

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin plans to launch six people to suborbital space on the NS-33 mission June 29, after local weather conditions in West Texas delayed previous attempts.

Private Spaceflight
a camera mounted on the side of a rocket captures a downward looking view showing the booster, its fiery engine plume and the Earth below

SpaceX sends two batches of Starlink satellites on Saturday doubleheader (video)

By Robert Z. Pearlman last updated

Two SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets lifted off with Starlink satellites on June 28, 2025. The first launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida and the second from Vandenberg Space Force Station in California.

Launches & Spacecraft
an orange and white rocket ignites its engines on the launch pad for a night liftoff

Japan launches GOSAT-GW on 50th and final liftoff of the H-2A rocket (video)

By Josh Dinner last updated

The 50th and final liftoff of Japan's H-2A rocket launched the GOSAT-GW satellite on Saturday, June 28, 2025.

Launches & Spacecraft
a white and black rocket lifts off into the night sky

Rocket Lab launches 'Symphony of the Stars' mission

By Mike Wall last updated

Rocket Lab launched a satellite for a confidential customer early Saturday morning (June 28).

Launches & Spacecraft
Grey blobs next to each other

Is the bar higher for scientific claims of alien life?

By Oliver Swainston, Chris Carter published

The skepticism and debate around the question of "are we alone in the universe" makes the field of astrobiology more cautious

Search for Life
two women in dark clothing float beside each other inside a windowed module of a space station

The ups and downs of life in space | On the ISS this week June 23 - 27, 2025

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

The Axiom Mission-4 (Ax-4) crew flying aboard SpaceX's Dragon "Grace" docked to the International Space Station beginning a two-week stay on the orbiting laboratory with the Expedition 73 crew.

International Space Station
illustration of debris in orbit around Earth

Satellites keep breaking up in space. Insurance won't cover them.

By Tom Brown published

Cheap, uninsured satellites are creating more space junk — and it's starting to rain down on our heads.

Satellites
a rocket engine from the left spews blinding fire to the right

Nozzle blows off rocket booster during test for NASA's Artemis program (video)

By Josh Dinner published

A solid rocket engine for NASA's Space Launch System rocket experienced an anomaly during a static fire test at the booster's Northrop Grumman facilities June 26.

Artemis
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