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It wasn’t space debris that struck a United Airlines plane—it was a weather balloon

Speculation built over the weekend after one of the aircraft’s pilots described the object that impacted the aircraft as “space debris.” On Sunday the National...

Something from “space” may have just struck a United Airlines flight over Utah

The National Transportation Safety Board confirmed Sunday that it is investigating an airliner that was struck by an object in its windscreen, mid-flight, over Utah....

Meet the Arc spacecraft: it aims to deliver cargo anywhere in the world in an hour

The Arc spacecraft lands under parachutes in this rendering. Credit: Inversion ...

Sierra’s Dream Chaser is starting to resemble a nightmare

However, in its news release, NASA said it is no longer obligated to a specific number of resupply missions. Chasing those defense dollars In its...

In a win for science, NASA told to use House budget as shutdown looms

The situation with the fiscal year 2026 budget for the United States is, to put it politely, kind of a mess. The White House proposed...

After a very slow start, Europe’s reusable rocket program shows signs of life

No one could accuse the European Space Agency and its various contractors of moving swiftly when it comes to the development of reusable rockets. However,...

60 years after Gemini, newly processed images reveal incredible details

So it was the early astronauts that kind of drove the desire to take cameras themselves, but they were quite basic. Wally Schirra (Mercury-Atlas 8)...

Rapidly intensifying Hurricane Erin becomes historic storm due to strengthening

Erin's central pressure was in the 990s this time yesterday, and it's now in the 920's heading for the teens. This will make Erin...

Is the Dream Chaser space plane ever going to launch into orbit?

"We wanted to have a fuel system that was green instead of using hypergolics, so we could land it on a runway and we could...

As White House talks about impounding NASA funding, Congress takes the threat seriously

This year, given the recent action on the budget measures, it is possible that Congress could pass Appropriations legislation for most of the federal government,...

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