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August 13, 2026
In the previous bulletin, published on July 9, NOAA put the chance of the phenomenon reaching that intensity level in the same period at 81%. The post El Niño: chance of a strong event…
For decades, astronomers lumped brown dwarfs into a single category defined by mass alone—too big to be classified as planets but too small to become stars. However, this definition ignores the two…
NASA astronaut Mike Fincke has retired from NASA after 30 years of public service, leaving behind a legacy of accomplishments and leadership including two-time commander of the International Space…
The Army’s space superiority efforts are focused on countering adversary ISR satellites, as well as conducting “stratospheric warfare,” Col. Joe Mroszcyck told Breaking Defense.
A Georgian polyphonic song travels farther from Earth than any human creation, carrying a nation's voice into the cosmos—and its journey raises ancient questions about what humanity chooses to…
Zond 5 sent two steppe tortoises around the Moon before Apollo 8, but the passenger list and 10 per cent weight-loss figure need context. The post The first animals to circle the Moon weren’t…
MDA Space has opened the operations centre for its upcoming CHORUS Earth observation constellation in St-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec, on the south shore of Montreal, almost within shouting distance…
It has been labeled as “a pivotal moment in space sustainability.” That’s the go-to speak from Northrop Grumman touting its Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV) after successful undocking from the Optus…
The Expedition 75 crew continued studying procedures and checking out spacesuits on Thursday for a spacewalk to replace a high-speed antenna on the outside of the International Space Station next…
*Rendering of Firefly’s Elytra Dawn orbital vehicle in low Earth orbit Cedar Park, Texas, August 13, 2026 – Firefly Aerospace (Nasdaq: FLY), a market leading space and defense technology company…
To mark Futura's 25th anniversary, we look back at one of the images that has defined space exploration in recent years: that of a miniature, chaotic world suspended in the void. In 2018…
Robert Cardillo spent five years as Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency arguing that the government should lean harder on commercial imagery. This spring the industry learned…
That's three times longer than the Milky Way galaxy.
Planet Mosaics leverage near-daily PlanetScope imagery to provide a uniform visual and spectral foundation for both human viewing and quantitative analysis workflows.
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NASA’s 737 aircraft was painted this week in Oklahoma as it progresses with modifications for use as a reduced gravity test aircraft for the agency. NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in…
A photon born in the Sun's core must zigzag through 170,000 years of dense plasma before it ever reaches your skin. The post The Sun releases energy by fusing hydrogen in its core, but that energy…
Astronomers witnessed a star’s death almost from the instant it began, catching an extraordinarily rare X-ray flash as a supernova erupted 500 million light-years away. Astronomers rarely get to…
Will it be the VSS... Horizon , Explorer , Ascend or Apeiron ?
Growing up in Grafton, West Virginia, engrossed in Star Wars and all things science fiction, Fletcher Newell had an early interest in space exploration. That interest only grew when, in 2013, his…
Detecting water where none remains today: Neutron and X-ray tomography make it possible. In an international study conducted with the participation of the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, researchers…
Northrop Grumman plans to take technology built into the HALO module for NASA's canceled lunar space station and repurpose it to help develop the Artemis moon base.
Kepler Communications will buy its own rocket for the first time, booking a dedicated Rocket Lab Neutron medium-lift class vehicle for a 2028 mission to expand its optical data network, the company…
Astronomers found evidence that a giant stream of gas flowing into the GW Orionis young triple-star system may have tilted its planet-forming disk, offering a new explanation for why some planetary…
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Luna 3 revealed the Moon's sunlit far side in October 1959, less than 56 years after the Wright brothers' first powered flight. The post The far side of the Moon isn’t dark—it receives just as much…
Tiny spacecraft riding beams of light could put humanity within reach of another star system in a single lifetime. The recent confirmation of an atmosphere around a rocky exoplanet called LHS 1140b…
On August 13, 2026, commercial lunar intelligence provider Lunar Station Corp announced the integration of NASA environmental datasets and software models into its MoonStation analytical platform…
A mysterious heat engine lurks in the Sun's turbulent surface, where universal physics—the same forces that sculpt ocean waves and storm clouds—may finally solve why our star's corona blazes hotter…
Chris Carter, creator of "The X-Files", is revisiting the 2008 film "The X-Files: I Want to Believe" in an new R-rated director's cut coming to Hulu on Aug. 14.
Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman released his final Notice to Guardians on the day of his retirment ceremony.<br/>
A NASA Scientific Balloon Program annual campaign is getting ready to take flight at the agency’s balloon launch facility in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. Six balloon flights carrying scientific…
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