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August 14, 2026
Expedition 75 ended the week studying Canadarm2 robotic arm maneuvers and reviewing procedures for a spacewalk to support the removal and replacement of a space-to-ground antenna on Tuesday, Aug…
It turns out that the economics of rocket reuse are pretty, pretty good.
14-08-2026 The commercial space tourism industry will have to wait a few more months to see the return of private suborbital missions. Virgin Galactic, one of the…
James Webb finds water 0.55 light-years from the black hole at the center of the Milky Way, in a region marked by intense radiation The post James Webb finds water in one of the most…
Irish carrier Aer Lingus is speeding up the rollout of Starlink's satellite broadband on its aircraft. After converting a first Airbus A330 with the…
A decade-old theory about a hidden ocean on Saturn's moon Titan is collapsing, replaced by a messier picture of slush and isolated water pockets that upends our understanding of where life might…
As Venus gets close to its greatest brilliancy in the evening sky, it’s a good time to test one of astronomy’s less believable claims.
The study proposes one inherited genetic system but two independent completions of cellular metabolism, not two unrelated acts of abiogenesis. The post Life on Earth may have begun twice. A Science…
Science seems like a straightforward endeavour. You come up with a hypothesis, collect data to prove or disprove it, and analyze that data to see if the hypothesis is right. But anyone who actually…
Redwire announced that is has successfully completed critical design review (CDR) for ELSA solar arrays for an undisclosed national security program in Low Earth Orbit, through a contract with Moog…
Discomfort with the unfamiliar may not be a choice—neurobiological differences in how some brains process novelty and threat could explain why certain people instinctively avoid what they don't…
The U.S Space Force has awarded a series of contracts to five companies as it looks to reap the benefits of a a more diverse multi-vendor architecture approach related to […] The post Space Force…
A tiny UK-developed satellite, roughly the size of a small carry-on suitcase, could help answer one of the biggest questions in cosmology: What happened during the roughly 150 million years of the…
Water and cosmic dust can survive in the harsh environment near Sagittarius A*, new observations reveal.
Astranis is bringing to market a new space domain awareness and maneuverability satellite for GEO orbit, called “Perceptor,” the company announced Thursday. Adding the satellite is Astranis’ latest…
This composite image shows the progression of a total solar eclipse over San Millán de los Caballeros, Spain on, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026.
This composite image shows the progression of a total solar eclipse over San Millán de los Caballeros, Spain on, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. A total solar eclipse swept across parts of Greenland…
Environmental documents filed in Sardinia have revealed new details about Avio’s planned FD1 suborbital demonstrator flight test. The test will utilize a temporary launch facility being erected on…
The Hollywood quicksand scene that terrified generations turns out to be almost physically impossible—and the actual danger lurking in the real thing demands the exact opposite response from what…
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully conducted the ground static test of an improved version of the solid propulsion stage (SS1) of the Launch Vehicle for…
Europe’s stunning eclipse, plus a political victory for science.
The EarlyDetect model uses NASA data to anticipate active regions on the Sun, though it is not yet ready for real-time alerts. The post New AI model detects changes on the Sun before they…
The ISS photobombs the sun during the total solar eclipse | Space photo of the day for Aug. 14, 2026
The silhouette of the ISS transiting across the sun's face during the Aug. 12, 2026 total solar eclipse.
On Aug. 14, 1992, a space rock entered the atmosphere over Mbale, Uganda and exploded into hundreds of pieces!
The undocking of a Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV) from the Optus D3 satellite is a phase 1 checkmark in an evolving commercial satellite servicing program. The Northrop Grumman-provided MEV is…
It has been known for decades that at the heart of large galaxies lies a supermassive black hole with between one million and several billion solar masses. But the James Webb telescope…
Giant black holes hidden in stars: has James Webb finally solved the mystery of the little red dots?
The enigmatic quasars of the 1960s were not supermassive stars, but supermassive black holes. The enigmatic Little Red Dots of the 2020s would, in turn, be even more…
By Madeline Durrett Space activity is entering a period of rapid expansion, and nations are now… The post 4 Takeaways: Space Governance Meets the Realities of a New Space Era appeared first on Space…
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