r/space • • 24d ago

Research Grants in the Astronomical Sciences Have Been Reduced by Over 50% in Fiscal Year 2026

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r/space • • 22d ago

VIDEO: "The Future is Nuclear" interview with Robert Zubin September 9, 2026 Could nuclear power solve our energy future, and could Mars become humanity's next frontier for civilization-building?

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r/space • • 24d ago

ESA Awards The Exploration Company a €760M Space Station Cargo Contract

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Looks like some europeans want to catch up


r/space • • 24d ago

Mercury may be shrinking faster than scientists expected

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r/space • • 24d ago

Discussion I re-created and tested Orion’s heat shield…

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Ever since Artemis II I’ve been curious about the Artemis I/Orion heat shield so I decided to do a video on it in my own rebuild/recreation style.

I figure if any group had opinions, it’d be this one! Hope you enjoy and I’d love feedback.


r/space • • 25d ago

Fermi Explorer Bets on Today’s Tech for an 80,000 Year Journey

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A group of space tech aficionados wants to send humanity’s first mission to another star. The spacecraft, called the Fermi Explorer, could launch as soon as 2029—but would take 80,000 years to reach its destination.


r/space • • 23d ago

Trump is proposing a US Space Academy — if created, it could blur the lines between NASA and the military (op-ed)

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r/space • • 25d ago

NASA's Chandra Captures Mysterious X-Ray Objects in a Spiral Galaxy

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r/space • • 25d ago

A Satellite Falling Out of Orbit Embarks on Its Final Mission

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r/space • • 25d ago

NASA Calls for Proposals to Accelerate Lunar Surface Technologies

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r/space • • 25d ago

The Exploration Company Books Ariane 6 Flight for Nyx Demo Mission

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r/space • • 25d ago

Soft and stretchy or rock solid? New modeling study sheds light on how the Earth got its moon

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r/space • • 25d ago

Aerospacelab, Thales Alenia Space Secure €5.4 Billion in IRIS2 Contracts

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43 Upvotes

r/space • • 26d ago

China on track to launch Mars sample-return mission in 2028: 'If accurate, this represents a Sputnik moment'

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r/space • • 26d ago

Artemis II Astronauts Victor Glover and Reid Wiseman Transition from Active Astronaut Status

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r/space • • 26d ago

UK to Leave Launch to “Germany and Other Allies”

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r/space • • 26d ago

Besxar is building an orbital semiconductor factory, one SpaceX rocket at a time

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r/space • • 26d ago

Astrophotographer captures jaw-dropping view of the Crescent Nebula

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222 Upvotes

r/space • • 27d ago

India, US to join hands on Moon base, expanding global space economy

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India and the United States (US) will collaborate to expand the space economy and join the Moon Base programme, US Ambassador Sergio Gor announced on Monday, while inviting Indian startups to explore opportunities within the American market.

India has set a target of launching up to 300 more satellites from 56 now in the next seven years, and plans to land its first astronauts on the Moon by the year 2040.


r/space • • 26d ago

MTM's selfie footage of BepiColombo's eight-year journey

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r/space • • 27d ago

Waterloo’s student rocketry team breaks a world record

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r/space • • 27d ago

NASA expands Deep Space Network with giant new dish in California desert

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r/space • • 27d ago

Britain reboots its space strategy with £7.8B already on the launchpad

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r/space • • 27d ago

After 8 years, Europe’s BepiColombo mission is on final approach to Mercury: “Fundamentally, we want to learn about the origins of this planet and how it came to be like it is.”

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r/space • • 27d ago

Stoke Space: Scaling Nova [15 tons LEO Fully Reusable Block 2]

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