Space Shuttle Endeavour, California Science Center
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Todd Halvorson, a renowned space journalist who covered the shuttle era for FLORIDA TODAY, has died at age 68.
The European-Chinese Smile mission reached its designated science orbit on June 20, 2026. The team is now embarking on a two-month campaign to commission the spacecraft, which involves switching on and testing its toolbox of science instruments.
Still, for all the chest-beating talk of looking to the stars, there’s one question that you rarely hear asked: Would humanity be able to reproduce in space? And more specifically, how would space affect pregnancy and birth?
Penn State’s strength in space science comes from the depth of our long-standing scientific leadership and the breadth of disciplines we unite to tackle complex questions,” said Tracy Langkilde, Verne M.
NASA’s upgraded Cold Atom Lab is turning the International Space Station into a frontier for quantum research, creating ultra-cold matter that behaves in astonishing ways. The experiments could unlock new discoveries about the universe while paving the way for powerful future technologies in space and on Earth.
Wine grapes from Texas will soon join worms, human sperm, and cookie dough on a growing list of Earth objects sent to space. Hundreds of grape seeds will spend about six months being exposed to cosmic radiation on the International Space Station (ISS).
NASA has selected for development a space science mission that will study how space weather interacts with Earth’s atmosphere.
NASA announced the partnership on June 17, 2026. Chief Jared Isaacman called it a "force multiplier" during an event at Relativity Space because it combines NASA's scientific skills with private resources and speed.
This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on May 30, 2023 shows Shenzhou XVI crewed spaceship successfully docking with the radial port of core module Tianhe of the space station.
THE Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) is set to recognize outstanding high school students doing space research through the PhilSA High School Research and Innovation Award to Yield Advancement (Hiraya).
