CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Copernicus Space Corporation (“Copernicus”), a leader in space exploration and mission innovation, is proud to announce the appointment of physicist John Grunsfeld, ...

At 6:28 a.m. EDT on Aug. 21, 1972, NASA’s Copernicus satellite, the heaviest and most complex space telescope of its time, lit up the sky as it ascended into orbit from Launch Complex 36B at what is ...

Like many in my generation, I watched with amazement as the historic Apollo lunar landing took place on July 20, 1969. This event opened the door for future space exploration and showed that anything ...

The Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project (LOIRP) has released another iconic image taken during the Lunar Orbiter program in the 1960’s. This image, which shows the dramatic landscape within the ...

Copernicus, the European Union's climate change service, says July is on track to be the hottest month ever recorded globally, as seen in this graphic. Heat waves are crippling parts of Asia, Europe ...

Today an iconic image from the initial exploration of the Moon is being re-released showing detail that could not have been seen using technology available at the time the photo was taken. This image ...

NASA is preparing to launch Sentinel-6B, a next-generation ocean-monitoring satellite developed in partnership with SpaceX and international agencies. The mission will continue decades of ...

At 6:28am EDT on 21 August 1972, NASA’s Copernicus satellite, the heaviest and most complex space telescope of its time, lit up the sky as it ascended into orbit from Launch Complex 36B at what is now ...