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August 19, 2026
NASA released on August 18 the images captured by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) probe of the crater created on August 5 by the impact on the Moon of a second stage of the […]…
Germany opened its Technology Centre for Drone Security at Cochstedt on 18 August, backed by a first-ever institutional funding line from the interior ministry. Beneath the counter-drone…
For most of the twentieth century, the purple sweet potato supplied roughly 60 percent of daily calories in Okinawan villages that produced the world's densest cluster of centenarians. What the data…
A century-old myth about caffeine's diuretic power crumbles under scrutiny, freeing millions to stop chasing their coffee with water. The post Coffee does not dehydrate you the way everyone says —…
In the first attempt, on December 3 of the previous year, to land the booster of the Zhouque-3 rocket using the same procedure as SpaceX's Falcon 9, there was still an impact just next to the…
Between the 11th and 12th of this month, NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) captured a series of images of a new crater on the Moon. The crater formed a week earlier…
Space Forge has signed a master research agreement with the Texas A&M University System, a first step toward building its US semiconductor-materials manufacturing capability.
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot has become the first Frenchwoman to perform a spacewalk, venturing outside the International Space Station yesterday, 18 August, with NASA astronaut Anil Menon to repair…
HEO and Planet Labs are partnering to integrate Planet's SkySat constellation into HEO's non-Earth imaging network, expanding on-orbit imaging capacity for select customers.
Andromeda's faint central glow has travelled for roughly 2.5 million years, placing its departure near the emergence of the genus Homo. The post The faint smudge of Andromeda you can see with your…
European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Sophie Adenot completed her first spacewalk after spending six hours and 23 minutes outside the International Space Station (ISS), in a…
The reusable ZhuQue-3 (ZQ-3) Y2 launch vehicle, developed by LandSpace, successfully completed its test flight after placing the Honghu 03 satellite into orbit and recovering the first…
LandSpace successfully completed the second flight of the ZhuQue-3 rocket, achieving for the first time one of the program's main goals: bringing the first stage back to Earth and recovering it…
Photographers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston have documented some of the most defining moments in human spaceflight. From astronaut training and engineering tests to mission control…
Rubin Observatory's ten-year survey turns a 3.2-billion-pixel camera, rapid image processing and public alert brokers into a searchable record of the changing sky. The post A camera the size of a…
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The EU Space Act will shape the conditions for accessing this market, which is why its practical implications for operators and their advisers are of the first order…
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The current launch pad, which will be redesignated LC-36A, will keep operating for the New Glenn 7x2 version, which has already flown three orbital missions…
Two ISS astronauts manage to remove a faulty antenna, but run out of time to install the replacement
A new spacewalk is scheduled for next Tuesday, and flight controllers are considering whether to include installation of the replacement antenna in that mission or whether, instead…
The word's oldest English traces suggest not sweet indulgence but a cautionary metaphor about desire's inevitable decline. The post Many people assume “honeymoon” came from a month of drinking honey…
Zhuque-3’s second flight marked a major milestone for LandSpace as the methalox rocket lifted off… The post Zhuque-3 Completes Second Flight with Successful First-Stage Landing appeared first on…
While space nuclear programs are “having a moment,” industry officials say they face near-term challenges as well as longer-term concerns. The post Space nuclear programs face near- and long-term…
Nitrous oxide (otherwise known as laughing gas) is likely a key atmospheric component of life in the cosmos.
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Docking technology will be crucial for future lunar exploration and human space missions, including bringing lunar samples... The post Docking…
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Dragonfly's July 2028 target launch begins a six-and-a-half-year journey to Titan, where a nuclear-powered flying laboratory will compare organic dunes, weather and impact terrain. The post NASA’s…
A century after her death, Marie Curie's research notes remain too dangerous to touch—a haunting reminder of the price paid for scientific discovery. The post Marie Curie and her husband Pierre…
After completing the orbital phase of the mission, the rocket's first stage returned to Earth and performed a controlled vertical landing The post VIDEO: China performs unprecedented…
The Beijing-based company LandSpace landed its Zhuque-3 rocket this evening (Aug. 18), notching a huge milestone for commercial Chinese spaceflight.
HELSINKI — Landspace successfully landed the first stage of its Zhuque-3 rocket Tuesday following the second launch of the rocket from the Gobi Desert. The second Zhuque-3 rocket lifted off […] The…
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August 18, 2026
On August 17, 2026, Viasat Inc. announced it selected Rocket Lab Corporation to manufacture a small geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO) satellite bus for the U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems […]