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July 27, 2026
A new study using data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope finds that star formation in the nearby Andromeda galaxy has undergone a 500-million-year decline, with an even steeper drop in the last 40…
Five orbital launches are scheduled worldwide for this week. In China, a Chang Zheng 6A… The post Launch Preview: Falcon 9 and Chang Zheng rockets set to launch this week appeared first on…
NASA astronaut Chris Williams will recap his recent eight-month mission aboard the International Space Station during a news conference at 2:45 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Aug. 4, from the agency’s Johnson…
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NASA has not made substantial investments in thermal protection research for decades.
Amazon is expanding its plans for providing satellite connectivity to mobile phones.
Each time the Moon covers the Sun during a total solar eclipse — darkening daytime skies and briefly revealing the Sun’s ethereal outer atmosphere, the corona — it presents new opportunities to…
MDA Space has priced a $600-million private placement of senior unsecured notes to fund its acquisition of U.S. satellite manufacturer Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT), capping off a month of…
NASA astronaut Chris Williams is seen outside the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft after he landed with Expedition 74 Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, and Sergei Mikaev in a remote area near the…
NASA astronaut Chris Williams is all smiles in this July 26, 2026, photo taken shortly after he landed with Expedition 74 Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, and Sergei Mikaev in Kazakhstan…
NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory captured an “orphan” black hole lighting up as it devoured a star on the outskirts of a faraway galaxy. These phenomena are rare to begin with, and none had…
The event brought together U.S. and Five Eyes coalition space operators, system experts, and intelligence professionals to analyze adversary tactics and develop actionable defensive solutions.<br/>…
SpaceX performed a secret test on a specific portion of Starship with its recent 13th test flight last week, CEO Elon Musk revealed. Starship’s 13th test flight took place last Friday, and in many…
NASA will provide coverage as astronauts venture outside the International Space Station during three spacewalks in August to continue upgrading solar arrays, replace a communications antenna, and…
NASA’s Hubble finds that star formation in the Andromeda galaxy has undergone a 500-million-year decline.
Day two from Farnborough 2026: Laura Todd and Rosa Schmidt debrief the opening day - Rosa's panel on European space leadership, the UK's multi-billion commitment, NASA chief Jared Isaacman's call…
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has experienced some serious wear and tear during its nearly 14 years on the Red Planet, as seen in new images of its wheels.
After completing its ascent with all six Raptor engines running, the upper stage released the 20 satellites in a real-world test of its new payload dispenser…
Mars Guy takes a look at NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover. Its dust removal tool does the unexpected is discussed. So too is a look at the rover’s wheels. “Curiosity doesn’t have an abrading tool like…
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) can single-handedly approve space projects that will change the night sky around the world. The international community can do very little against it.
NASA's next major space telescope, launching in a month, is named after astronomer Nancy Grace Roman. Trevor Williams discusses how she spearheaded the development of a line of spacecraft missions…
SpaceX's Starship performed its latest suborbital test flight last week, inching closer to orbital missions. Paul Almond says that Starship could still be useful to SpaceX even before the company…
One question about NASA's revised plans for Artemis is how much it will cost to get astronauts back to the Moon. Robert Oler argues that Congress should investigate just how affordable those plans…
NASA is relying heavily on commercial partnerships in its plans to return to the Moon and establish a base there. Alexander Salter discusses why those plans will require a balance of commercial…
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Blue Origin will use NASA’s Stennis Space Center to test New Glenn upper stages as it rebuilds its Cape Canaveral launch complex. The post Blue Origin to test New Glenn upper stages at Stennis…
After 3,856 orbits and more than 102 million miles, Chris Williams returned from a mission advancing science and preparing humanity for the Moon and Mars. NASA astronaut Chris Williams returned to…
After completing an eight-month scientific mission on board the International Space Station (ISS), the cosmonauts of Roscosmos Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergey Mikayev and the Nasa astronaut..
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SpaceX flew the 13th test flight of its Starship rocket Friday evening, ending with the first intact Starship put in the water. The post Starship Sticks the Water Landing on Flight 13 appeared first…
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July 26, 2026
Following two flybys of Jupiter’s innermost Galilean moon Io, teams using data from NASA’s Juno… The post Juno reveals surprising subsurface tempertures at Io, remarkably smooth surface appeared…
Exploring the final mission of the iconic Blackbird.
NASA has confirmed that the forest fire that has affected the environment of the Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex (MDSCC), located in the town of Robledo de Chavela..
