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August 25, 2026
President Donald J. Trump will present the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to all four members of NASA’s Artemis II crew during a ceremony at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The…
The European Space Agency has announced that its Draco mission has passed its Critical Design Review, clearing it to enter full-scale manufacturing, integration and testing ahead of its planned…
A low-pressure area is changing the weather in Brazil, raising the chance of rain, thunderstorms and storms in the Midwest, Southeast and South…
What moon phase is the Moon in today, 25 August 2026? Check the full calendar for the month. The article was first published on Olhar Digital.
China launched a Long March-6C rocket this morning, placing seven satellites into orbit. The rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, in Shanxi province, in the north…
French ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot has begun the “EasyMotion-2” experiment aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The objective of the study is to scientifically evaluate the benefits of…
This month’s total solar eclipse offered more than a spectacular view. It also produced an unusual visual effect that made the event especially interesting from a scientific perspective. During a…
The post Hypersonics and Critical Munitions Company Ursa Major to Go Public appeared first on Ursa Major .
The project for a spaceship called Chrysalis includes libraries, tropical forests and structural production facilities, all supported by artificial gravity. The engineers have…
A metropolis built atop a vanished lake is paying the price for trying to erase its watery foundations—literally sinking as the drained aquifer collapses beneath twenty-two million people. The post…
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A spent rocket stage has punched a new crater into the Moon, giving scientists a rare chance to watch lunar geology unfold almost in real time. NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) photographed…
Simulations indicate that a nuclear explosion could fragment or deflect a 160-meter asteroid in an emergency situation. The post Our defense against asteroids could be… a nuclea…
A personalized cancer vaccine just cleared a major hurdle, but the companies won't reveal how decisively until they choose when to tell us. The post Merck and Moderna’s individualised mRNA melanoma…
Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. August 24: Iapetus at eastern elongation Charles Messier’s famous list of non-cometary objects largely contains star…
Written by Christophe Bosquillon China is moving rapidly from orbital data centre concepts to deployment, while Europe risks turning an early lead in orbital computing research into another…
Collaboration combines L2 Aviation’s integration and certification expertise with Gotonomi’s compact satellite communications technology to support reliable operations in remote and…
When an ancient sea vanished, its return was so catastrophic that it reshaped geology itself—yet scientists still debate exactly how violent the deluge truly was. The post Models of the flood that…
US President Donald Trump will award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission during a ceremony scheduled for August 28…
Don't miss the best lunar eclipse until New Year's Eve 2028. Here's when to look up to catch the deep partial lunar eclipse on Aug. 27-28.
Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) are an invisible backbone for everyday life. They are essential for transportation, emergency response and public safety. They are also vulnerable to…
Webb's MIRI spectrum identifies oxygen-rich silicates and H2O in the vast envelope of IRS 3, an AGB star seen 0.17 parsec from Sagittarius A* in projection. The post Just 0.55 light-years in…
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NASA technicians have completed launch preparations for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Last Friday they encapsulated the observatory inside the rocket's payload fairing…
New research reveals that Earth's magnetosphere may not protect us from superstorms. For decades the scientific community has believed that, during solar storms…
The next Meteosat Third Generation Imager (MTG-I2) satellite will lift off on Thursday, August 27, on flight VA270 aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from the European Spaceport in French…
Leaf Space has extended its global ground station network to Canada with the completion of a ground station at Spaceport Nova Scotia, in partnership with Maritime Launch Services. The installation…
Shield AI, Sedaro and NOVI Space have completed an in-orbit demonstration of trusted satellite autonomy, testing the ability of AI to make and execute spacecraft operational decisions with onboard…
Two entomologists described the genus from four pinned specimens collected in Yunnan and Laos, and wrote the reason for the name into the paper. It is about proportions, not powers. The post Why did…
MaiaSpace has entered into a commercial partnership with RIDE! to enable compatible secondary payloads to fly alongside MaiaSpace's primary mission payloads when mission requirements allow. The…
“Most RPO demonstrations to date have qualified a single piece of the sequence, either far-range inspection or close-approach maneuvering, in isolation,” he said. “OrbitAID’s mission is designed to…
Humans outweigh all wild land mammals combined by a factor of twenty, a humbling reminder of how thoroughly we have reshaped the living world. The post Every wild land mammal on Earth — elephants…
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