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August 26, 2026
In the early hours of Friday 28 August 2026, a partial lunar eclipse will be visible, including from Italy. It will begin in the dead of night and reach its maximum shortly before…
August 25, 2026
The United States government approved the sale of laser-guided APKWS II (Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System) rockets, in their air-to-air version, to Italy…
August 24, 2026
The United States approved a possible sale of 5,031 units of the APKWS II system to Italy, in a package estimated at 364 million dollars. The deal marks an important step to expand…
The US Government has cleared a potential $364m FMS of air-to-air precision guidance kits and related equipment to Italy.
The US Department of State has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Italy of the air-to-air variant of the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System-II (APKWS-II). The…
In a few days there will be a partial lunar eclipse, also visible from Italy. A guide with times and tips on how to observe it on the 28th…
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The United States government authorized the possible sale of thousands of guidance sections for the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS II) for rockets intended for the Forces…
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August 22, 2026
The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Italian Government for the acquisition of the single-variant air-to-air precision weapon system…
August 21, 2026
The U.S. State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Italy of the air-to-air variant of the APKWS-II, which would include over 5,000 guided rockets. The U.S. Defense Security…
Italian and Scottish researchers say there is a "huge underground city" extending nearly two kilometres beneath the pyramids of Giza…
Marco Meniero, taken from Pisa, Italy A total solar eclipse crossed Greenland, Iceland, and Spain on Aug. 12, 2026; from Pisa, Italy, only a partial eclipse was visible, reaching about 94 percent…
August 20, 2026
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Today, August 20, 2026 at 20:57, there will be a bright pass of SpaceX's Starlink satellites (a very close-together train). Often, looking up...
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August 19, 2026
The images reaching us from space show our Italy in all its splendour. Enjoy this stunning video of Italy filmed by the astronauts on board... The article Italy…
Today, August 19, 2026, at 20:45, there will be a very bright pass of SpaceX's Starlink satellites, visible throughout Italy. Often looking up…
August 17, 2026
The Italian space programme is preparing for a historic milestone with the launch of the FD1 demonstrator rocket, also known as IFD1 (In-Flight Demonstrator)…
August 16, 2026
Today, August 16, 2026 at 21:54, there will be a pass of SpaceX's Starlink satellites visible in Italy. Often, looking up...
August 15, 2026
Today, August 15, 2026 at 21:36, there will be a bright pass of SpaceX's Starlink satellites visible across Italy Often, looking up... The article Tonight the Starlink satellite…
August 14, 2026
Largest Italian radio telescope located on an out of the way mountain plateau in southern Sardinia sheds light on the cosmos’ still misunderstood Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs).
August 12, 2026
The total solar eclipse arrives, one of the most anticipated phenomena of the year. It will also be visible today in Italy, partially Today, 12 August 2026, after... The article It's the day of the…
August 11, 2026
On August 11, 2026, Italian cybersecurity scale-up DamoTech officially joined the Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Space ISAC). The membership expands the international threat-sharing…
Career diplomat Mario Cospito has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Italian Space Agency (ASI), taking over leadership of the agency following the death of its president, Teodoro…
COSPAR has re-elected Dr. Pascale Ehrenfreund as president for a four-year term, closing a Florence assembly that drew 3,000 attendees and returned to Italy after a 46-year gap - with the next…
August 10, 2026
Chinese Long March 7A rocket explodes with communications satellite for geostationary orbit on board
On 10 August, at 14:02 Italian time, a Chinese Long March 7A rocket was launched from the Wenchang spaceport and exploded shortly afterwards. Everything points to an explosion…
On 3 July 2026, an invisible signal travelled across Europe. From Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, to Rome, Italy, the signal connected the Galileo Ground Control Centre to a Galileo Second Generation…
On July 3, 2026, an invisible signal traveled across all of Europe. From Oberpfaffenhofen in Germany to Rome in Italy, the signal connected the Galileo Control Centre (GCC) with a…
August 9, 2026
On August 8, Ambassador Mario Cospito was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Italian Space Agency (ASI), by decree of the Minister of Enterprises and Made in Italy, Adolfo Urso. The…
August 8, 2026
It is Ambassador Mario Cospito, appointed by decree of the Minister of Enterprises and Made in Italy, Adolfo Urso […]
On Wednesday, August 12, 2026, the sky will offer one of the most impressive astronomical spectacles visible from Earth: a total solar eclipse crossing the Arctic and…
August 7, 2026
Three members of the Italian Space Agency’s board of directors have resigned, resulting in the board’s dissolution. This clears the way for the appointment of an extraordinary commissioner to lead…
August 6, 2026
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Today, August 6, 2026 at 21:35, there will be a new bright pass of SpaceX's Starlink satellites visible across Italy. Often looking up…
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