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July 22, 2026
The FCC voted July 22 to push satellite operators out of more C-band spectrum for a 5G auction next year, while approving a licensing overhaul aimed at accelerating the commercial space economy. The…
By reducing regulatory burdens, the FCC “is taking a critical step in allowing for continued American innovation and space superiority,” according to the Commercial Space Federation.
Following its liftoff from Cape Canaveral on July 21 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) hosting the NASA-supported Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites…
NASA's next super telescope, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, may leave nowhere to hide for black holes that violently murder and devour stars, not even cosmic noon.
As of June 2026, Starlink had expanded to 26 African markets, making it one of the continent’s fastest-growing satellite broadband […] The post Starlink Expands to 26 African Markets as Three…
NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev are wrapping up their 241‑day mission aboard the International Space Station. The crew and its Soyuz…
The service now expects 170 NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 launches between 2025-2034, up from 60.
A satellite servicing vehicle developed and built by Northrop Grumman [NOC] to conduct repairs, inspections and sustain spacecraft on orbit launched Tuesday evening, the company said on Wednesday…
It turns out some of Benjamin Franklin's opinions from 240 years ago are still relevant today.
The outgoing head of the U.S. Space Force had some stark words in his last public speech, stating that "none of us will be able to avoid the war zone" should conflict extend to space.
Astrophysicist Becky Smethurst explains how supermassive black holes might get so big and how they affect the galaxies around them
Messier 94 is a spiral galaxy with a bright inner ring around it, called a starburst ring, where new stars are forming.
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory unveiled this new look at the galaxy NGC 4736, also known as Messier 94, on June 30, 2026. Messier 94 is a spiral galaxy with a bright inner ring around it, called a…
This periodic visitor is now bright enough to see in binoculars from a dark sky. We also report on a bright supernova in Ursa Major. The post Comet 10P/Tempel Brightens, Sets Sail South appeared…
Astronomers have found a Jupiter-mass world orbiting a brown dwarf that orbits a star. The post Exoplanet or Exomoon? New Contender Elicits Skepticism appeared first on Sky & Telescope .
Description This graphic illustrates the areas of Jupiter’s moon Io sampled by the Microwave Radiometer (MWR) instrument aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft during two close flybys. The black overlapping…
The object orbits a brown dwarf that orbits a star, and astronomers aren’t sure if it’s a planet, a moon — or something else entirely.
Have astronomers observed the first exomoon, or have they spotted a weird object that could challenge the very concept of planets and moons?
Description This map represents data captured by the Microwave Radiometer (MWR) aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft, indicating heat rising from just beneath the surface of Jupiter’s moon Io. While…
SpaceX continues to target no earlier than Thursday, July 23, for the next attempt to… The post Path to Starship Flight 13 requires additional Booster 20 test appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com .
Lee esta historia en español aquí. NASA’s Juno mission has provided the first measurements of the temperature below the surface of Jupiter’s moon Io, revealing significant heating within the shallow…
NASA is supporting the Genesis Mission, a national effort to drive the use of artificial intelligence in tackling complex scientific and engineering challenges to advance a new era of discovery…
Commercial space station and spacecraft developer Vast has established a new division intended to support work in national security space. The post Vast establishes division for national security…
What might seem like a simple black-and-white picture of some rocks is actually the first photograph ever taken on the surface of Mars.
The pilots of a Delta Air Lines flight from Detroit to LaGuardia on Tuesday evening were left startled and confused when the Air Traffic Control tower at LGA told them to be on the lookout for a…
The Senegalese Agency for Space Studies (ASES) has organised a three-day workshop in Saly Portudal to advance the GEOAGRI-SEN project, […] The post ASES Launches GEOAGRI-SEN Project to Put Space…
History demonstrates military innovation continually rewrites the rules of combat, reshaping warfare and rendering strategies from past conflicts obsolete. The introduction of repeating rifles…
More analysis is needed to ensure that tropical forest degeneration and regeneration are consistently reported in carbon cycle models and in national reporting, according to a study funded in part…
According to a study partly funded by ESA's Climate Change Initiative Biomass project, deeper analysis is needed to ensure that degradation and…
