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July 23, 2026
Keith’s note: Yesterday Jared Isaacman spoke to the Republican Study Committee. He said does not want more money. And of course Congress is already pushing back hard on the FY […] The post Isaacman…
Scientists have identified an accelerator that produces the highest-energy protons in our galaxy, a finding that could clarify the nature of the fast-moving particles filling the space between…
Keith’s note: GAO issued NASA: Assessments of Major Projects. Artemis are doing better but personnel layoffs and budget cuts pose a threat. What GAO Found Most of the National Aeronautics […] The…
"We have to do what we can to ensure that the country makes it through the challenges that we're dealing with here, and that is the message that we're going to be taking to colleges and universities."
LA PLATA, Maryland — The German government, whose skepticism about Europe’s Iris2 multi-orbit secure connectivity project… The post French-German ministers’ meeting lauds Iris2 as ‘Europe’s digital…
Barnard’s Star hosts four hostile small planets whose unusual chemistry and orbital rhythm reveal how compact planetary systems can form and survive. Just under six light-years from Earth, Barnard’s…
Crews at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans transport the 130-foot-tall liquid hydrogen tank out of a production cell inside the main factory building into a detached test building on a…
Crews at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans transport the 130-foot-tall Artemis IV liquid hydrogen tank out of a production cell inside the main factory building into a detached test…
NASA MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) mission scientists have uncovered a key puzzle piece in understanding certain types of auroras on Mars, finding that they form in a similar way to…
In this episode, David Ariosto speaks with Varda CEO Will Bruey at the Ascend conference. They discuss how Varda hopes to play a role bridging medicine and low Earth orbit […] The post Will Bruey on…
If there's a place in the universe without GPUs, Nvidia is sending them there.
Planet offers Model Context Protocol (MCP) options that give your AI a direct path to Planet resources and platform tools.
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Later today, SpaceX is gearing up for its next attempt at launching its 13th Starship test flight from Starbase, Texas. The previous attempt on July 16 was aborted just before liftoff due to issues…
After eight months aboard the International Space Station for his first mission, NASA astronaut Chris Williams is preparing to return to Earth. During his assignment, Williams contributed to…
A hummingbird shape in satellite data from NISAR is actually a mountaintop spotted in Antarctica.
As the solar eclipse of August 12, 2026 approaches in France and Spain, video creator Astronophilos hosted the Ciel & Espace editorial team for a web broadcast…
Military planners, operators and subject matter experts from across the joint force joined Space Training and Readiness Command’s wargaming experts recently to improve how they defend the space…
Historic? For a week now, the first detection of an atmosphere on a small rocky planet orbiting a star other than the…
After a colossal effort totaling 310 hours of cumulative exposure, a team of amateur astronomers has uncovered a new planetary nebula. As large as a third of the Full Moon…
The complexities of the modern battlespace can’t be simulated in a classroom or even in routine training. Force readiness is built when the entire formation is empowered to integrate multiple…
An analysis of supernovae argues that the universe’s expansion is not speeding up, so there is no need for dark energy to exist to explain it
Dinosaurs, Martians, and the fate of the human race? This could be more than your standard day at the office for the Enterprise crew.
Image: The silicon brains steering next-generation antennas
NASA has long eyed the moon's south pole for its first crewed Artemis landing. But Artemis II astronaut Victor Glover says the agency should target an easier and safer place to touch down.
Airbus executives say the turnaround in the company’s space business came just in time to tap growing demand, particularly from Europe, for space capabilities as it pursues a joint venture. The post…
Juno, the NASA probe with a significant Italian contribution, reveals new details about Jupiter's moon
Discover how century-old manufacturer AHG produces the critical rivets, bolts, and fasteners that help hold modern aircraft, spacecraft, and defense platforms together.
A team announces it has discovered the very first natural satellite outside our Solar System. A body quite different from our Moon, one that would reach the mass of Jupiter.
Discover the science behind one of nature's most extraordinary phenomena and experience a total solar eclipse with the European Space Agency (ESA), the City of León and the University of León.
Just as the dinosaurs didn't disappear but rather evolved into birds, cosmic dinosaurs in the form of the JWST's Little Red Dots may fade away completely.
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