{"count":36863,"next":"https://api.spaceflightnewsapi.net/v4/articles/?format=json&limit=10&offset=2840&ordering=-published_at","previous":"https://api.spaceflightnewsapi.net/v4/articles/?format=json&limit=10&offset=2820&ordering=-published_at","results":[{"id":37844,"title":"The Exploration Company Fires Up Rocket Engine for Moon Lander","authors":[{"name":"European Spaceflight","socials":null}],"url":"https://europeanspaceflight.com/the-exploration-company-fires-up-rocket-engine-for-moon-lander/","image_url":"https://europeanspaceflight.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/The-Exploration-Company-Fires-Up-Rocket-Engine-for-Moon-Lander.webp","news_site":"European Spaceflight","summary":"The Exploration Company has successfully test fired a prototype of its 15 kN Huracan rocket engine. The engine is designed to enable the company’s future lunar vehicles to land on the surface of the Moon and to be restarted for ascent and orbital rendezvous. While The Exploration Company is currently focused on delivering its Nyx […]\r\nThe post The Exploration Company Fires Up Rocket Engine for Moon Lander appeared first on European Spaceflight.","published_at":"2026-05-07T14:28:46Z","updated_at":"2026-05-11T08:26:08.724104Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":37813,"title":"NASA’s Prithvi Becomes First AI Geospatial Foundation Model In Orbit","authors":[{"name":"NASA","socials":null}],"url":"https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/ai-foundation-model-in-orbit/","image_url":"https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/esd/eo/images/imagerecords/145000/145308/iss058e028096_lrg.jpg","news_site":"NASA","summary":"A team of researchers demonstrated NASA and IBM’s open-source Prithvi Geospatial artificial intelligence foundation model aboard two in-orbit platforms.","published_at":"2026-05-07T14:23:35Z","updated_at":"2026-05-09T06:20:33.723627Z","featured":false,"launches":[{"launch_id":"d61c53c4-669a-44cd-a905-cea38e8e21d6","provider":"Launch Library 2"}],"events":[]},{"id":37811,"title":"NASA’s Simulated Mars Mission Marks 200 Days Inside Habitat","authors":[{"name":"NASA","socials":null}],"url":"https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/nasas-simulated-mars-mission-marks-200-days-inside-habitat/","image_url":"https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/chapea200-1.png","news_site":"NASA","summary":"The four crew members of NASA’s Mars simulation recently marked 200 days into their 378-day Red Planet mission on May 7. Currently, the crew is in a simulated two‑week loss‑of‑signal period that mimics a Mars-Earth communications blackout when Mars moves behind the Sun. During this blackout, the crew works without contact with mission control, using […]","published_at":"2026-05-07T14:07:53Z","updated_at":"2026-05-07T14:10:13.319288Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":37810,"title":"Former NASA chief takes helm of national security space firm","authors":[{"name":"Eric Berger","socials":null}],"url":"https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/05/former-nasa-chief-takes-helm-of-national-security-space-firm/","image_url":"https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/rendering-1.png","news_site":"Arstechnica","summary":"\"The spacecraft can also be refueled, and it can refuel others.\"","published_at":"2026-05-07T11:00:17Z","updated_at":"2026-05-07T11:10:10.322213Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":37809,"title":"Cornell Students Aid NASA with Drone Safety in Sky","authors":[{"name":"NASA","socials":null}],"url":"https://www.nasa.gov/aeronautics/usrc-cornell-drone-safety/","image_url":"https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/cornell-drone-05.jpg","news_site":"NASA","summary":"A team of Cornell University students are turning heads within industry and the federal government with the results of their research into creating a national air transportation management system in which thousands of drones could safely operate together. NASA is sponsoring their work through the University Student Research Challenge (USRC), which provides grants to college […]","published_at":"2026-05-07T10:00:00Z","updated_at":"2026-05-07T10:10:10.064699Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":37808,"title":"Extended Reality at ESA opens new pathways for space exploration","authors":[{"name":"ESA","socials":null}],"url":"https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Technology/Extended_Reality_at_ESA_opens_new_pathways_for_space_exploration","image_url":"https://www.esa.int/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2026/05/extended_reality_at_esa/27263586-1-eng-GB/Extended_reality_at_ESA_card_full.png","news_site":"ESA","summary":"The European Space Agency (ESA) is using Extended Reality (XR) to support training, enhance operations, improve simulation environments, and to bring the wonders of space to the public.","published_at":"2026-05-07T08:45:00Z","updated_at":"2026-05-07T09:00:29.113780Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":37806,"title":"A beacon of light in swirls of dust","authors":[{"name":"ESA","socials":null}],"url":"https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Webb/A_beacon_of_light_in_swirls_of_dust","image_url":"https://www.esa.int/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2026/05/a_beacon_of_light_in_swirls_of_dust/27263088-1-eng-GB/A_beacon_of_light_in_swirls_of_dust_card_full.jpg","news_site":"ESA","summary":"This latest Picture of the Month from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope features Messier 77 (M77), a barred spiral galaxy famous among astronomers for its combination of relative proximity and spectacular features to study. It is located 45 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus (The Whale). This new image from Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) highlights its swirling spiral arms, the dust in its disc and its piercingly bright core like never before.","published_at":"2026-05-07T08:00:00Z","updated_at":"2026-05-09T06:14:15.108316Z","featured":false,"launches":[{"launch_id":"d0fa4bb2-80ea-4808-af08-7785dde53bf6","provider":"Launch Library 2"}],"events":[]},{"id":37807,"title":"Sensitive and sturdy","authors":[{"name":"ESA","socials":null}],"url":"https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/05/Sensitive_and_sturdy","image_url":"https://www.esa.int/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2026/05/sensitive_and_sturdy/27265853-1-eng-GB/Sensitive_and_sturdy_card_full.jpg","news_site":"ESA","summary":"From the ESA Blogs.","published_at":"2026-05-07T07:43:00Z","updated_at":"2026-05-07T08:20:17.691776Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":37805,"title":"A Sea of Spinning Clouds","authors":[{"name":"NASA","socials":null}],"url":"https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/a-sea-of-spinning-clouds/","image_url":"https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/esd/eo/images/iotd/2026/a-sea-of-spinning-clouds/peteriisland_oli_20260211.jpg","news_site":"NASA","summary":"Icy, isolated Peter I Island stirred up a show in the atmosphere off the West Antarctic coast.","published_at":"2026-05-07T04:01:00Z","updated_at":"2026-05-07T04:10:09.448699Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]},{"id":37804,"title":"Ames Science Stars of the Month May 2026","authors":[{"name":"NASA","socials":null}],"url":"https://www.nasa.gov/general/ames-science-stars-of-the-month-may-2026/","image_url":"https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/som-april-2026-photos.jpg","news_site":"NASA","summary":"NAS Ames Science Directorate Stars of the Month: May 2026 The NASA Ames Science Directorate recognizes the outstanding contributions of (pictured left to right) Lora Jovanavić, Tammy Moore, Frances Donovan, and Jaden Ta. Their commitment to the NASA mission represents the entrepreneurial spirit, technical expertise, and collaborative disposition needed to explore this world and beyond. […]","published_at":"2026-05-06T22:19:47Z","updated_at":"2026-05-06T22:20:11.772980Z","featured":false,"launches":[],"events":[]}]}