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August 6, 2026
We are still only at the beginning of exploring the Red Planet, both for its geology and its possible exobiology. This exploration is greatly aided by…
A supermassive black hole was caught in the act… far from home. For the first time, astronomers observed one of these "orphan" monsters devouring a star on the outskirts of a…
Who will rescue the rescue robot? Launched several weeks ago, the Link robot was meant to grab the Swift space telescope and put it back into orbit, extending its life. It is the…
On August 5, 2026, a spent SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage unintentionally struck the surface of the Moon at high velocity. The 4-metric-ton rocket body, measuring approximately 12 meters in […]
Preparing for the NASA Lucy spacecraft’s first Trojan asteroid encounters, mission scientists have begun instructing the spacecraft to turn its cameras toward its future targets. From hundreds of…
Lufthansa will not accept some of the first assembled Boeing 777-9 jets originally intended for it. During a conference call with analysts alongside the presentation of…
On Aug. 6, 2012, NASA's Curiosity rover successfully touched down on the Martian surface in a way never attempted before: a rocket-powered sky crane. Here's why it mattered.
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The shift amplifies the agency’s marked shift from crewed operations in lunar orbit to focus on surface-based missions.
NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Anil Menon began a spacewalk at 8:33 a.m. EDT outside the International Space Station, expected to last around six and a half hours…
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The aircraft, arriving from China, suffered a hydraulic failure during its technical stop in the United States. The incident forced a flight to be diverted.
This composite of seven images from the Mastcam-Z instrument aboard NASA's Perseverance Mars rover shows Earth, visible as a small bright dot moving from upper left to lower right, passing behind…
During the testing period, Boeing also updated the engine’s anti-ice system in efforts to correct an issue found during earlier flight tests.
When millions of soccer fans packed stadiums across the United States, Canada, and Mexico for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, one of the biggest security challenges wasn’t on the ground — it was in the air.
Every piece of disruptive technology in history has a life story. For X-BAT, that story begins nearly forty years before its conception with the development of a unique propulsion technology. AVEN®…
Image: The Orion spacecraft for Artemis III inside the cleanroom at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
NASA launched its Mars rover Curiosity inside the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) on Nov. 26, 2011. Complete with 10 science instruments and 17 cameras, the robot can analyze mineral types, search for…
Taking advantage of the scale of assets and forces deployed at one of the world's largest multinational naval exercises, RIMPAC 2026 served as the setting for…
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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket upper stage that collided with the moon on Wednesday (Aug. 5), was just the latest in a line of energetic lunar touchdowns.
The Washington National Guard's 10th Civil Support Team trained for two weeks on Anduril's WISP sensor suite, a fused stack built to tell a drone from a bird before a counter-drone response begins —…
NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Anil Menon began a spacewalk at 8:35 a.m. EDT outside the International Space Station to prepare the 3B power channel for the future installation of new roll-out…
Foreign drone manufacturers, distributors, component suppliers, and service companies frequently make the same mistake when
By Ignacio Montes de Oca. For the first time in more than a century, Brazil decided to leave Argentina without an ambassador over a strictly political decision. Just hours later, the United States…
Rockets, rovers and landers have dominated the attention of the commercial space industry as the United States focuses on sending humans back to the moon, but a handful of companies […] The post…
Last operational Greyhound lands in Pensacola before joining Naval Aviation Museum
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Pre-series Boeing 777-9s are no longer technically up to date – Emirates has rejected ten aircraft. Lufthansa is also struggling with the batch. Some early 777-9s, still in the delivery schedule…
The United States launched, on August 3, the 2026 edition of the multinational PANAMAX exercise, one of the largest military cooperation operations in the Western Hemisphere. The training…
The US Federal Aviation Administration is planning a fundamental revision of the regulations for onboard medical emergency equipment on…
The National Government authorized, through Decree 536/2026 published this Wednesday in the Official Gazette, the entry of foreign troops into Argentine territory and the deployment of personnel…
NASA is streaming live coverage as two NASA astronauts prepare for a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. The spacewalk is scheduled to begin at approximately 8:35 a.m. EDT and last…
Are you hoping to get some great pics of the August 12 total solar eclipse? Here are 5 tips from NASA to help you capture some memories of this precious event. The post Solar eclipse: Top 5 tips for…
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