A physics graduate student at the University of Alabama in Huntsville is the lead author of a paper in The Astrophysical Journal describing the discovery of an intermediate-size black hole buried in gas […]

HUNTSVILLE — Another step for the nation’s return to the moon has been taken by the Marshall Space Flight Center. A transportation stand arrived this week from the Kennedy Space […]

HUNTSVILLE — There’s a new space sheriff in town at Redstone Arsenal, but it’s not the long-hoped-for U.S. Space Command … this time. The Space Development Agency recently moved into […]

DECATUR — A Decatur-built rocket was loaded onto a specially designed cargo ship Tuesday to be shipped to Cape Canaveral, Fla. The United Launch Alliance Vulcan will eventually replace the […]

HUNTSVILLE – Did you know the launch of Artemis I in November almost did not happen? Three Red Crew team members from Huntsville-based ERC saved the day and have been […]

WASHINGTON — NASA is building a space telescope to search for the hardest-to-find asteroids and comets that stray into Earth’s orbital neighborhood. The space agency’s Near-Earth Object Surveyor (NEO Surveyor) […]

WASHINGTON – An era came to an end Thursday in the halls of Congress. U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Tuscaloosa) cast his final vote – in support of the comprehensive appropriations […]

WASHINGTON — All good things come to an end, even on Mars. To that end, NASA’s InSight mission has ended after more than four years of collecting unique science on […]

HUNTSVILLE — Leidos has been awarded a $334 million contract to assist the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory develop an air-breathing hypersonic system. The program, known as “Mayhem,” consists of expendable hypersonic […]

MELBOURNE, Fla. — L3Harris Technologies has signed an agreement to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne in a $4.7 billion all-cash transaction, the companies announced. L3Harris, the nation’s sixth-largest contractor, said it is […]

HUNTSVILLE – Manufacturers using plasma processes in semiconductor production and materials processing will have a new tool developed by the University of Alabama in Huntsville and CFD Research Corp. “The […]

BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. — The first test of a redesigned engine for the Space Launch System was considered nominal by the Marshall Space Flight Center program’s manager. NASA conducted the test […]

HUNTSVILLE – A-P-T Research has been selected to continue as the provider of safety and mission assurance support services at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the company announced. The […]

MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. — All Points Logistics has appointed former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine to its board of advisors, the company announced today. All Points Logistics, which has an office […]

BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. — With Artemis I in the books, NASA is back at the test stands. The space agency said it will begin a series of hot fire […]

HUNTSVILLE – A space habitation module recently passed a key stress test, Sierra Space announced. The company said its Large Integrated Flexible Habitat Environment (LIFE) completed its second sub-scale Ultimate […]

HUNTSVILLE — NASA has signed a $3.2 billion contract with Boeing of Huntsville to continue manufacturing core and upper stages for future Space Launch System (SLS) rockets for the Artemis […]

WASHINGTON — Cited as the “crowning achievement of Artemis I,” the Orion spacecraft splashed down Sunday morning in the Pacific Ocean, capping a more than 1.4 million mile journey around […]

HUNTSVILLE — Dynetics has submitted a bid on the Human Landing System Sustaining Lunar Development contract for NASA’s Artemis mission, the company announced Wednesday. Northrop Grumman will join the Dynetics […]

MADISON — The Rocket City Trash Pandas and the U.S. Space & Rocket Center are hosting an Artemis I Splashdown Party at Toyota Field this weekend. The Orion spacecraft is […]

HUNTSVILLE — Apollo 17 astronaut and geologist Dr. Harrison Schmitt will retrace his bootsteps on the moon 50 years ago in a special program Wednesday at the U.S. Space & […]

HUNTSVILLE — An early Christmas present may soon be in the offing for Huntsville in general and Redstone Arsenal in particular. According to military.com, Gen. James H. Dickinson, commander of […]

HUNTSVILLE — The Space Launch System (SLS) rocket performed with precision, meeting or exceeding all expectations during its debut launch last month on Artemis I, NASA said. The world’s most […]

HUNTSVILLE – It was the first rocket capable of flying farther than his sleigh and Santa is making a stop to see his old rival Saturn V at the U.S. […]