Space

James L. Reuter, associate administrator for NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD), announced Tuesday he will retire from NASA after 40 years of service. Reuter’s retirement will be effective Friday, June 30.

Chinese scientists have built a chamber to simulate the conditions on the surface of the moon to help prepare the country for future crewed lunar exploration.

Rubin Observatory telescope structure ready for integrated tests with replica 8.4-metre mirror and mock instruments in major milestone.

Two NASA CubeSats designed to study tropical cyclones, including hurricanes and typhoons, successfully launched at 1 p.m. Monday NZST (9 p.m. EDT Sunday).

Virgin Galactic plans to launch its fifth spaceflight late this month, a test that aims to pave the way for the start of commercial service next month.

Watch NASA explain how the Orion Artemis 2 Optical Communications System (O2O) will enable the first high-speed transmission of images and video from the moon.

Rocket Lab’s launch of NASA’s second pair of TROPICS hurricane research satellites, reassigned from Astra following a launch failure last year, has been rescheduled for Sunday (U.S. time) after a delay due to unfavorable weather at the the company’s New Zealand spaceport.

After the previous launch target date changed due to weather conditions in New Zealand, NASA and Rocket Lab are now targeting 9 p.m. EDT Sunday, May 7, (1 p.m. Monday, May 8, New Zealand Standard Time), to launch two storm tracking CubeSats into orbit

Details are scarce at the moment, but this is everything we know about Skeleton Crew.

Two bright planets dominate the post-sunset sky and the Eta Aquariids peak from May 5 to 12.