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July 22, 2026
According to a study partly funded by ESA's Climate Change Initiative Biomass project, deeper analysis is needed to ensure that degradation and…
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…
The mission aims to extend satellites' operational life using autonomous modules installed directly in orbit
"We didn't anticipate big discoveries, given how extensively the planet has been studied, but we did complement Mars science with the data we collected through Psyche's unique perspective."
Relativity Space struck a deal with Space Florida to build manufacturing and test facilities for its Terran R rocket on Florida’s Space Coast. The post Relativity Space to expand Terran R production…
The pilot of Artemis 2 says NASA’s return to the moon should start with human landings in less challenging equatorial regions rather than go directly to the south pole. The post Artemis 2 astronaut…
The latest space debris incident in Australia shows just how much we still don't know about what happens to rockets and other debris when it falls from space.
HELSINKI — Commercial launch firm Orienspace launched its third Gravity-1 solid rocket late Tuesday, sending nine satellites into orbit from waters off Shanghai. The 30-meter-long Gravity-1 solid…
Airbus has launched a new flight test campaign within its Wing of Tomorrow research program, with the aim of assessing the behavior of larger wings..
The President of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, has announced a new line of aid for the development and use of drones by the companies, which is being finalized..
Elon Musk says SpaceX will feed engineering data into Grok's next model, avoiding restricted material. The post Elon Musk handed Grok something no other AI company can get their hands on appeared…
A Falcon 9 rocket launched the MRV-MEP mission of SpaceLogistics, a company of Northrop Grumman, to the geostationary transfer orbit from the Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) in..
Brown carbon, emitted by wildland fires and tracked over the span of a week in July 2026, worsened air quality in parts of the U.S. and Canada.
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"Plan A is a launch with New Glenn; they have a year to achieve it and I am convinced of their capabilities," the administrator said. As for the parts under the major..
In a virtual meeting with the media, experts from the agency have explained the public activities planned for the eclipse, and how the phenomenon will serve to validate its models of study of..
Keith’s note: this OSTP report “Science A New Golden Age” just dropped online around 7:00 pm EDT on Tuesday in advance of the House Science Committee hearing with OSTP Director […] The post Budget…
Keith’s note: this combination of auto-generated text proofed and corrected by an actual human at NASAWatch.com – me. Good morning everyone. Thank you so much for coming. My name is […] The post…
Description Data from the Earth-orbiting U.S.-India NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite’s L-band radar was used to produce an image of Nunatak Zaterjavshijsja — a mountaintop in…
July 21, 2026
The post AI in orbit: The next evolution of compute infrastructure appeared first on Loft Orbital .
SAN FRANCISCO – Zenno Astronautics, a New Zealand startup focused on applying superconducting magnets for spacecraft attitude control and acceleration, plans to redomicile to the United States. “It…
ENAIRE will participate in VERTI-GO (Vertical Operations Ready to GO), a European research and innovation project aimed at developing technologies, procedures and services..
Boeing and Spanish companies Anzen Engineering, Clue Technologies and DLTCode have reached the equator of the ASCENT project with a number of advances in digital engineering and security…
Autonomous lunar landings “made in Europe” are getting closer: OHB System AG has granted MDA Space UK a Pre-Authorization to Proceed (PATP) as part of ESA’s Argonaut lunar mission. With this…
DARPA-backed vehicle will install propulsion pods on three commercial satellites in geostationary orbit The post SpaceX launches Northrop mission to extend the life of aging satellites appeared…
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered the secrets of early galaxies that pumped the infant cosmos full of dust, but by studying a much closer and modern galaxy.
Poland has committed 656 million euro ($748 million) to Europe’s IRIS² satellite constellation, saying the investment will ensure “strategic communications security” for the nation. Under the…
For a world to maintain an atmosphere long enough for life to gain a foothold, it seems it needs to be at least as big as Mars.
Media are invited to join NASA for a virtual news conference at 2 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, July 29, to preview the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope mission, scheduled to launch from the agency’s…
The Mission Robotic Vehicle's job is maintaining and refueling satellites in orbit, but it also opens the door to a different kind of 'armed' capability. The post Could This New Northrop Spacecraft…
