Space news
Sector news aggregated from reference outlets, always linking to the original source.
August 19, 2026
China's new space sector has achieved a milestone it had spent years trying to reach: LandSpace has successfully landed the first stage of the Zhuque 3 launcher […] The…
It seems the overwhelming majority of the time when we write about satellite megaconstellations, it’s as a warning. That’s not because they aren’t useful, but because they hold the potential to…
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The routinization of spaceflight is reshaping what's possible in orbit—and challenging our intuitions about technological breakthroughs. The post On 18 August, SpaceX logged its 100th launch of…
Models spot patterns on the Sun hours in advance, but a lack of understanding triggers false alarms…
Astronomers discovered GJ 523b, a rocky mega-Earth 23 times more massive than Earth with a thin atmosphere…
NASA has awarded approximately $10.5 million to seven institutions to help strengthen and streamline state-based pathways for students into skilled technical jobs in the aerospace industry. The…
Motion and fluid control systems manufacturer Moog Inc. announced a new High Delta-V configuration for its flight-proven METEORITE satellite bus platform. The platform variant provides increased…
Astronomers have discovered S301, a star orbiting Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way, reaching a speed of about 25,000 km/s, […]…
A half-century experiment in Sweden shows how policy can quietly reshape what men think masculinity means at work. The post Sweden made paid parental leave gender-neutral in 1974, the first policy…
The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies recently upended the space policy community with a stark warning: the U.S. Space Force must prepare for an “in-person” lunar conflict with China. The […]…
In-flight connectivity (IFC) has a been a huge topic in satellite circles for well over a decade now, as airlines roll out these services improving both passenger experience and operations. […] The…
In Finland's hottest rooms, power dissolves and truth emerges—where politicians and ordinary citizens shed their titles along with their clothes. The post Finland has more saunas than cars — about…
Seventy Artemis Accords signatories are developing practical expectations for lunar missions, but the non-binding coalition does not amend the 1967 Outer Space Treaty or create an enforcement body…
New observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope deepen the mystery of a young but unexpectedly mature galaxy cluster in the early universe that challenges leading ideas about cosmic…
Remember the “Wow!” signal? That high energy radio signature happened in 1977, when the Earth was much “quieter” in the radio band. If it were to happen today, it probably wouldn’t even move the…
While other nations lock inmates away, Norway asks a harder question: how do you prepare someone to rejoin society while punishing them for breaking its rules? The post Norway’s prisons are built…
East Aurora, NY — Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B), a worldwide designer, manufacturer and systems integrator of high-performance precision motion and fluid controls and control systems announces a…
When the JWST peered into the ancient Universe, it found surprisingly massive galaxies. These galaxies were so massive they challenged our understanding of how quickly galaxies can assemble. But new…
On August 18, 2026, Australian space situational awareness vendor HEO announced a strategic partnership with Earth observation operator Planet Labs PBC to integrate Planet’s SkySat constellation…
Once hidden by thick clouds of dust in the Milky Way's central bulge and too close to its central black hole to be observed, even with large telescopes, the star…
A near-total lunar eclipse wraps up August's trifecta of two major eclipses and the Perseids. The post Next Up! A Deep Partial Lunar Eclipse on Aug. 27–28 appeared first on Sky & Telescope .
Astronomers have discovered the fastest known star in our galaxy, the Milky Way, orbiting the black hole at its center. The star, named S301, was detected with the European Southern Observatory's…
Video: 00:00:00 On Wednesday 19 August, media representatives were invited to a media briefing ahead of the launch of the next Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite (MTG-I2). The satellite is…
The star passes very close to the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole and could reveal the black hole’s spin by tracking how it warps the star’s orbit.
These are the books that inspired our favorite science fiction worlds on the big and small screens, including novels from Andy Weir, Emily St. John Mandel and Mary Shelley.
As humanity gets closer to the possibility of long-term interplanetary travel, psychologists have started raising concerns about astronauts' mental health. Researchers at Texas A&M University…
Keith’s note: According to GAO: “Dear Administrator Isaacman: The purpose of this letter is to call your personal attention to three areas where open recommendations to the National Aeronautics and…
The occultation (or 'eclipse') of the star Antares by the Moon will only be visible from some locations on the planet The post 'Eclipse' of Antares: the Moon will hide one of the brightest…
Scientists from the United States and Brazil are exploring how beneficial fungi could turn Martian and lunar regolith into fertile growing media You’re on the fourth human mission to Mars, and…
On August 19, 2026, Firefly Aerospace announced an agreement with radioisotope power developer Zeno Power to integrate a radioisotope heating unit (RHU) aboard an upcoming Blue Ghost lunar lander…
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