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August 26, 2026
The European CROSSMARE project will combine artificial intelligence, satellites, drones and autonomous vehicles to integrate into a single operational view what happens in space, air…
The taming of wolves may have never required a human hand—just a garbage pile and the patience of generations. The post We tend to think wolves became dogs because humans tamed them, but a 2025…
Two rare male Neanderthal-lineage pelvises fall with modern women on selected mechanical measurements, leading researchers to propose that the modern male pelvis is the later, walking-specialised…
A study analyzed 75 meteorite falls and identified seven phases during the rocks' passage through Earth's atmosphere. The post How space rocks become meteorites when they fall to Earth appeared…
SpaceX plans to invest at least USD100 billion in a new spaceport on the Louisiana Gulf Coast designed to support thousands of Starship flights a The post SpaceX plans USD100 billion Louisiana…
A girl born in Japan in 1947 had a two percent chance of reaching her ninetieth birthday. A girl born there today gets a coin flip. Both numbers sit in the same government spreadsheet. Japan’s…
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and NASA astronaut Anil Menon successfully completed US EVA-98 at 20:57 CEST on Tuesday 25 August. It was Sophie’s second spacewalk, and the 32nd conducted by a European…
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and NASA astronaut Anil Menon completed US EVA-98 on Tuesday 25 August at 20:57 CEST. It was the second spacewalk by…
Flight controllers on the ground have already confirmed that the newly installed antenna has good power and data transmission, and will continue testing overnight to ensure…
<p>This World Water Week, discover how the EU Space Programme helps monitor water quality, track climate impacts and detect pollution, helping protect one of Earth’s most precious resources.</p>
Most people buy an action camera to capture a ski trip, a mountain bike ride, or a family vacation. DJI just showed what happens when you strap one to a reusable orbital rocket instead.
Written by K.-P. Ludwig The IRIS2 programme was conceived to address a sincere and urgent strategic need: a sovereign European satellite communication infrastructure, independent of non-European…
Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. August 25: Messier 73 One of the most famous stars in the sky lies in Ophiuchus the Serpent-bearer, still high in the west…
Aurora Avionics will supply power and control electronics for Alpha Impulsion’s self-consuming rocket engine, aimed at cutting launch costs Continue reading Aurora Avionics to supply electronics for…
The exploration of the universe will enter a new stage with the arrival of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, a NASA mission designed to observe regions of the cosmos with coverage…
You can catch the partial lunar eclipse live online here with these free livestreams starting at 9:23 p.m. EDT (0123 GMT).
The North American aerospace company SpaceX unveiled on Tuesday its project to build a spaceport in Louisiana, from where it plans to launch its giant Starship rocket and…
Aviación Digital, Sp.- On August 25, 2026, two astronauts completed outside the International Space Station a delicate repair that had been left unfinished a week earlier…
Curiosity’s hand-sized polygons resemble ancient wet-dry cracks elsewhere in Gale Crater, but NASA is testing several other origins before assigning this vast fracture field a water history. The…
NASA astronaut Anil Menon and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Sophie Adenot completed their spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) this…
NASA has selected the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) to operate the Orbiting Carbon Observatory missions (OCO-2 and OCO-3) starting this autumn. Both OCO-2, a satellite…
Tianwen-2 has reached a fast-spinning asteroid that Webb estimates at only 18 plus or minus 2 metres wide, just as new spectra and models reopen its proposed lunar origin. The post China’s Tianwen‑2…
The fastest star in the Milky Way orbits so close to our supermassive black hole that it perceives its rotation. Astronomers have discovered…
NASA's Deep Space Network center in California celebrates the addition of a new 34-metre-wide radio frequency antenna to its communications and navigation…
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"The speed of the project, the buzz and the pomp make it all very questionable." In response, Shotwell said SpaceX plans to keep much of the site undeveloped and that…
Urban noise is reshaping how animals communicate, with Berlin's nightingales demonstrating that evolution doesn't wait for generations—it happens in real time. The post Berlin’s nightingales turn up…
China’s Long March-6C carrier rocket has successfully launched and deployed seven satellites into their orbits from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on 25 August 2026. The launch took place at…
SpaceX has announced plans to construct a new Starship processing and launch complex in Louisiana designed to support thousands of launches annually. Located in Vermilion Parish, the proposed…
Finnish-headquartered sovereign intelligence provider ICEYE has announced the establishment of two new subsidiaries, ICEYE Netherlands and ICEYE India, operating from Amsterdam and New Delhi…
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