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August 25, 2026
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…
Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) form the invisible backbone of modern life. They are essential for transport, disaster response and public safety…
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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Aviación Digital.- The growing energy and infrastructure demand of artificial intelligence is leading SpaceX to explore an alternative that until recently belonged to the realm…
The post APOD: 2026 August 25 – Earth’s Shadow Visualized with Lunar Eclipses appeared first on NASA Science .
To kick off the Small Satellite Conference, Via Satellite interviews SSC Space executives Erwin Mercado, head of market region Americas, and Greg Johnson, business development director, about the…
These glacial landforms jut into northern Lake Huron, surrounded by sheltered channels and coves frequented by fish and small watercraft. The post Michigan’s Les Cheneaux Islands appeared first on…
NASA astronaut Anil Menon and France's Sophie Adenot will conduct a spacewalk today (Aug. 25) to replace a space-to-ground-antenna on the International Space Station. Here's how to watch live.
Chile's ambassador to Israel, Gabriel Zaliasnik, paid a working visit to ImageSat International (ISI), a company specialising in satellite technology and geospatial solutions…
The six unions represented at Airbus attended this meeting, both the three that called the new strikes and the three not involved in these new mobilisations, who…
This life cycle — launch, operation and reentry — is as crucial as deployment itself for the sustainability of space. The Starlink 17-50 mission, though routine in its execution, marks…
The Chang'e-7 mission is part of a series of recent successes for China's space programme, such as the historic return of the Chang'e-6 probe in 2024, which brought back to Earth the first…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Marking a decisive shift from historic milestones to repeatable execution, private aerospace manufacturer Skyroot Aerospace has commenced... The…
All Documentation Per Condition Condition IMM Runs Clinical Finding Forms Abdominal Injury Cis Lunar Orbiter Docked PRA Abdominal Injury CliFFAbdominal Injury CliFF (2023)Abdominal Wall Hernia…
As Mumbai's leopard population hunts stray dogs, the feared predators may inadvertently be preventing thousands of rabies deaths each year. The post Mumbai was estimated to have about 95,000 stray…
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August 24, 2026
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH — Kongsberg NanoAvionics is rolling out an upgrade to its MP42 line of satellite buses, including a new 500 kg platform which is now the company’s largest […] The post…
Kepler Communications is now offering service from the next-generation optical data relay network constellation to global commercial and government customers, the operator announced Monday. With…
Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) is kicking off a “Hyperion” demonstration campaign for its next-generation hybrid radio frequency (RF) and optical relay network, Hyper. KSAT announced Monday…
A NASA-led team hopes to take a shortcut to direct imaging of extrasolar Earth-like planets. The idea is to use what they call a hybrid telescope composed of an orbital starshade coupled with the…
Welcome | Organizers | Events | Presentations | Meet the ExoGuides | Meet the ExoExplorers The post Call for ExoGuide Nominations appeared first on NASA Science .
