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July 28, 2026
Amazon is entering the D2D game after filing a request with the FCC to launch up to 5,105 LEO satellites. The post Amazon Joins the Direct-to-Device Race appeared first on Payload .
Africa is jockeying to become one of the next world space powers. The post New Report Maps Potential Futures for Africa’s Space Ecosystem appeared first on Payload .
More than 20 years after NASA's Spirit rover landed on Mars, a researcher from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has uncovered new evidence that suggests water may once have covered large parts of the…
Rocket Lab will open up a new launch site at the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska (PSCA) in Kodiak. Launches are expected to begin no earlier than the end of this year. The post Rocket Lab Expands…
The star of the day, at its zenith, fading to make way for darkness: let's admit the phenomenon had every reason to worry our ancestors! It has, however, been a long time since…
Last week, the SpaceX Starship lifted off from Starbase, Texas on its thirteenth flight test. This was the second flight of the Starship and Super Heavy V3 vehicles and the first Starship flight to…
Jupiter's moon Io is the most volcanically active planetary body in the solar system, boasting hundreds of active volcanoes that spew molten lava into space. This activity results from a process…
More than one month on from the catastrophic twin earthquakes in northern Venezuela on 24 June 2026, satellite data show the ground displacement was greater than first estimated.
NASA has selected Advanced Space to fly a successor to a cislunar smallsat mission that will test rendezvous and proximity operations around the moon. The post NASA selects successor to CAPSTONE…
At long last, astronomers have firm evidence that Betelgeuse, one of the most famous stars in the night sky, is not alone. Using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT)…
A century of hints has suggested the famed red supergiant had a star pal but seeing it amid Betelgeuse’s brightness has been hard — until now.
"These are among the best moments in science: seeing something new, unexpected."
Betelgeuse, the brightest star in Orion, does indeed have a companion star. This has just been confirmed thanks to the Very Large Telescope, equipped with the SPHERE instrument, by means…
ESA thanked the emergency services on site as the fire came «very close» to the facility, and confirmed that the evacuated staff are safe.
The four astronauts of the Artemis 3 mission carried out their first training session with all their equipment.
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 better…
Gravitational waves are tiny ripples in the fabric of spacetime that are produced when massive objects in the cosmos accelerate or collide. By detecting these waves, astrophysicists can study…
Earth’s oldest eukaryotic fossils may illuminate both the rise of complex life and the search for life elsewhere. Searching for life on Mars or the icy moons Europa and Enceladus may attract more…
"That's the first time that's ever been done."
Why giving dark matter an additional attractive force does not necessarily produce “clumpier matter.” Dark matter shapes galaxies and the large structure of the Universe through gravity, yet no one…
This report was issued in July 2026 and covers the time period 1 June 2026 to 30 June 2026 inclusive.
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A fast-moving star near the Milky Way’s central black hole could test gravity under unusually extreme conditions. General relativity provides a remarkably precise description of gravity, but most…
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By: Hispaviación editorial staff Photo: Airbus The choice of the SGoSat ESA technology from Inster and Tecnobit (Grupo Oesía) for the Eurofighter LTE programme goes beyond a commercial deal; it…
On Monday, a Swiss Airbus A330-300 flying from Zurich to New York made an emergency landing in Bangor, Maine. The crew had reported smoke in the cockpit. After landing, it was initially…
28-07-2026 Grupo Oesía and Airbus Defence and Space have signed, at the aerospace multinational’s facilities in Getafe, the strategic contract for the design and development…
The DJI Lito X1 delivers impressive features and functionality, including omnidirectional obstacle sensing in a beginner-friendly package.
Written by Raoul Cardellini Leipertz Space is often presented as a story of progress, exploration, and opportunity. But who gets to be part of that story, and under what conditions? In the first…
NASA announces a new demonstration mission for autonomous navigation and rendezvous in lunar orbit
Grupo Oesía and Airbus Defence and Space have signed a contract for the development and manufacture of a hybrid, electronically steerable SATCOM antenna for the Eurofighter Long…
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