Weak gravitational lensing, the bending of light from distant galaxies by intervening mass, remains one of the most direct ...

A Russian satellite named Cosmos 2553 is showing signs that it may no longer be working properly. Launched just weeks before the Ukraine conflict began in 2022, this satellite was sent into a ...

Cosmos 482, the exploratory spacecraft launched toward Venus by the Soviet Union in March 1972, has finally ended its mission. The 50-year-old lander probe returned to Earth early Saturday, May 10, ...

A wayward Soviet spacecraft, adrift for more than half a century, will fall to Earth on Friday or Saturday, astronomers said. The craft, which came to be known as Cosmos 482, was Venus-bound when it ...

WASHINGTON — A Rocket Lab Electron launched the first satellites for a new constellation being developed by Open Cosmos that will use spectrum previously assigned to Rivada Space Networks. The ...

Rocket Lab began 2026 with a powerful statement about the future of small satellite launches. On January 22, 2026, its Electron rocket lifted off from New Zealand, carrying two satellites for Open ...

A newly designed rank insignia in Washington, D.C. on May 15, 2020. Far out in geosynchronous orbit, a Russian satellite moves through deep space. Cosmos 2553, nicknamed “Sput-nuke,” is designed to ...

Here’s a look at some of the key areas Spacenews Magazine is focusing on: Human Missions: Getting astronauts back to the Moon, with a target date of 2028. Commercial Involvement: How private companies ...

"The Cosmos Will See You Now" was Rocket Lab's 80th launch to date. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space news, the ...

Open Cosmos said the initial satellites lay the groundwork for a phased roll-out in the months ahead, without giving details. Credit: Rocket Lab / Open Cosmos TAMPA, Fla. — Open Cosmos deployed two ...

Open Cosmos, the company building satellites to understand and connect the world, has today launched the first satellites in its new proprietary low-Earth-orbit (LEO) telecom constellation, just one ...