SpaceX’s Vision for AI Data Centers in Orbit Faces Major Hurdles
SpaceX and others aim to build data centers in space to meet AI’s soaring computing needs, but technical and economic challenges complicate this ambitious…
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NASA Expands Commercial Satellite Data Access with New Contracts
NASA has awarded contracts to eight companies, adding to existing holders, to broaden commercial satellite data supporting Earth science and disaster response
NASA Advances DAPHNE Mission to Study Space Weather’s Impact on Earth’s Atmosphere
NASA's DAPHNE mission will use twin satellites to explore how Earth's lower atmosphere affects space weather, improving prediction of impacts on satellites and astronauts
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Surveys Rock Bands on Mount Sharp
Curiosity continues its ascent of Mount Sharp by examining distinct rock bands, conducting detailed imaging and spectroscopy of dark- and light-toned bedrock on Mars
NASA Observes Tropical Storm Arthur Impacting U.S. Gulf Coast
Tropical Storm Arthur, the first named storm of 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, brought strong winds and heavy rain to the Gulf Coast, as captured…
James Webb Telescope Reveals Salty Clouds on the “Pink Planet” GJ504b
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope discovered salt-based clouds in the atmosphere of GJ504b, a planetary-mass companion 57 light-years from Earth
James Webb Telescope Reveals Full Cycle of Star Formation in Orion A Cloud
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope image of the Orion A molecular cloud captures every stage of star formation within a massive 150 light-year filament
Astronaut Jessica Meir Performs Hardware Upgrade on NASA Cold Atom Lab
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir installed hardware updates to the Cold Atom Lab aboard the ISS, enabling continued research on ultracold atoms near absolute zero…
NASA’s Webb Observes Extreme Temperature Swings on Roasted Exoplanet HD 80606 b
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope recorded dramatic temperature increases on the exoplanet HD 80606 b as it passed close to its star, revealing real-time…
NASA Astronauts to Answer New Jersey Students’ Space Questions Live
NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station will answer prerecorded STEM questions from New Jersey students in a live-streamed event on June 18, highlighting…