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July 19, 2026
As Nolan embarks on "The Odyssey", we look back on the sci-fi movie where time dilation is as cruel as any Greek god.
A partial solar eclipse by day and the peak of the Perseid meteor shower by night make Aug. 12, 2026, one of the best nights for skywatching and camping in years, but only for some parts of North…
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have gotten a glimpse at the mechanisms that supermassive black holes use to feed themselves.
Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft returned spectacular images of a near-Earth asteroid following a super-close flyby on July 5, but heated debate was needed before teams signed off on the daring attempt.
July 18, 2026
The island nation of Mauritius signed the Artemis Accords July 17, becoming the 70th nation to do so in less than six years. The post Mauritius becomes 70th nation to sign the Artemis Accords…
Defense Production Act funding was awarded to Martin Materials Solutions, a small business that makes radiation-resistant cover glass used on spacecraft solar arrays and thermal-control systems The…
Japan has succeeded in the first-ever flight test of its RV-X experimental reusable rocket prototype.
On Episode 219 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss the space headlines for the past few weeks.
Legacy Effects' Oscar-nominated duo Shane Mahan and Lindsay MacGowan share tales from the trenches of 1986's 'Aliens'
Future spacecraft may travel farther by drawing momentum from planets, sunlight, and the solar wind instead of onboard fuel. Every conventional rocket faces the same problem: it must carry the…
Scientists may have found a more realistic set of thermodynamic rules for black holes that never stop changing. Black holes are among the most extreme objects known in the universe. They compress…
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Starlink is now live in the Seychelles, with SpaceX confirming through its official channels that the service is active and […] The post Starlink Goes Live in Seychelles appeared first on Space in…
The Republic of Mauritius has signed the Artemis Accords, becoming the 70th country overall and the seventh African nation to […] The post Mauritius Becomes Seventh African Nation to Sign the…
China’s Tianwen-1 orbiter caught a rare glimpse of 3I/ATLAS as it swept past Mars, revealing the hazy coma and tail of a comet born beyond our solar system. The interstellar object known as 3I/ATLAS…
Indian company Skyroot Aerospace today, 18 July 2026, launched its Vikram-1 vehicle, successfully completing the first demonstration mission, Aagaman ("the arrival"), in the sense of being…
The Perseids may steal the spotlight, but six lesser-known meteor showers could also light up summer skies.
Skyroot Aerospace’s Vikram-1 rocket successfully lifted off on its inaugural flight July 18, becoming the first commercial Indian rocket to reach orbit. The post Skyroot Aerospace reaches orbit on…
NASA and Draper have terminated plans for a lunar lander mission after significant delays in development of the spacecraft. The post NASA terminates Draper lunar lander mission appeared first on…
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July 17, 2026
So much more than the earwormiest theme song in the galaxy.
In April 2026, NASA’s Office of the Chief Health and Medical Officer (OCHMO) initiated a working group to review updated VTE case information, additional data gathered revealing altered blood flow…
New images from the European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter have captured strange-looking waves on the Red Planet.
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Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 0:45 CEST was announced as the new launch date for Starship test flight 13.
Scientists using NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) directly measured the magnetic fields of PSR J1101−6101, a pulsar located within what is often referred to as the “Lighthouse”…
The FireSat program can spot wildfires that other satellites miss.
The Perseid meteor shower begins on July 17 alongside two others, making "shooting stars" likely any night this month and next.
Sorry, "Predator", but four decades later, this is still the sub-genre's high watermark
The goal of the new project is to field an operational capability for space-to-space and space-to-ground power beaming by 2030, according to the Defense Innovation Unit call to industry.
According to one researcher, this observation "promises new insights into the evolution of the early universe."
Grasshopper-like tests could begin in 2028.
“Space is no longer just a domain of exploration; it’s a warfighting domain, and what we build matters for American leadership in that domain.” – Dan Jablonsky, CEO of Sierra Space Dan Jablonsky…
