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August 11, 2026
The Starlink 17-49 mission will be the 73rd mission flying SpaceX’s broadband internet satellites to orbit. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled during a window that opens…
*Firefly’s Alpha Flight 7 rocket at Space Launch Complex 2 in Vandenberg Space Force Base Cedar Park, Texas, August 11, 2026 – Firefly Aerospace (Nasdaq: FLY), a market leading space and defense…
NASA has declared “wrenches down” on the first completed payload designed for Artemis astronauts to deploy on the Moon’s surface. Engineers working on NASA’s Lunar Environment Monitoring Station, or…
Keith’s note: NASA just issued “What can we learn about human health and performance from astronauts living and working on a Moon Base?“: NASA’s Human Research Program (HRP) is requesting […] The…
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), of which the U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) is a partner, have captured…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope imaged the planetary nebula NGC 2392, the Lion Nebula, using the observatory’s NIRCam and MIRI instruments. The central star’s remains are responsible for the…
Observing across the starry “plains” of space, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has taken new images of NGC 2392, nicknamed the Lion Nebula. The nebula’s “mane” is clear and detailed in this image…
The 5th batch of the Pentagon UAP files was released on August 7, 2026. The videos, documents and images include reports of more orbs, triangles and more. The post 5th batch of Pentagon UAP files…
Using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, an international team of astronomers has discovered that dust and water can form and survive surprisingly close to the supermassive black hole at…
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SpaceX launched 29 more of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast today (Aug. 11).
"Scientists can study the sun's corona in a way we can't from anywhere else in the solar system."
HOUSTON, TEXAS — Twenty-five years after Canadarm2 arrived on the International Space Station, SpaceQ toured NASA’s Mission Control and Johnson Space Center (JSC) to catch up on a busy orbital year.
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Like a collage made of layered sheets of colored cellophane, a vibrant new image layers observations of a famous star-forming nebula from NASA space telescopes. The resulting cosmic “craft” reveals…
As NASA prepares to return astronauts to the lunar surface for longer stays and increasingly complex operations, building the Moon Base will require new ideas, advanced technologies, and expertise…
In-situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) is going to be a critical technical component of any human expansion out into the solar system. Our first challenge with utilizing those resources, though, is…
The International Space Station has been busy throughout 2026, as it continues to be a bustling workspace for astronauts conducting a variety of scientific experiments that lay the groundwork for…
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Operating a million or more data centers in space would mean a massive increase in air pollution from rocket launches and concentrations of toxic ash from reentering satellites.
After spending the 1850s at Harvard Observatory calculating orbits, Asaph Hall became an assistant at the U.S. Naval Observatory at Washington, D.C., in 1862. He was quickly promoted, and by 1873…
A retired Space Force general who served as deputy commander of U.S. Space Command is joining the board of lunar rover developer Lunar Outpost. The post Former Space Force general joins Lunar…
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot will take part in her first spacewalk next Tuesday, August 18, during US Spacewalk 97. Alongside NASA astronaut Anil Menon…
The effects of the natural phenomenon on the ocean food web, documented by NASA's PACE mission
For most of its history, the United States has been largely insulated from foreign threats. Vast oceans made it an impractical destination for invading armies before the advent of modern […] The…
The FY2025 U.S. federal space budget across national security and civil space, including NASA, the Space Force, SDA, MDA, NOAA, DARPA, and the intelligence community. Covers agency-level funding…
At SpaceX’s Starbase production site, teams are progressing multiple Starship vehicles through the Production Site… The post Starbase Production lining up future vehicles appeared first on…
Using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope , an international team of astronomers have discovered that dust and water can form and survive surprisingly close to the supermassive black hole at…
Video: 00:00:44 ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot will take part in her first-ever spacewalk during U.S. Spacewalk 97. Together with NASA astronaut Anil Menon, she will replace a Space-to-Ground antenna…
After Düsseldorf-based defence group Rheinmetall and US company Lockheed Martin signed a memorandum of understanding in early July on joint production of the ATACMS artillery rocket…
Written by Lucy Lim, Planetary Scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Earth planning date: Friday, July 31, 2026 As mentioned in the previous blog, Curiosity has been exploring a…
Space Systems Command states the goal is to demonstrate an integrated capability within the Golden Dome architecture by 2028, though the US official sources consulted do not specify…
Its technology is based on advances developed at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, which have extended GPS-based navigation to record distances. Altus-1, which…
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