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August 10, 2026
The Perseids in 2026 are shaping up to be spectacular. Conditions could not be better in terms of visibility, since the peak activity of the meteor shower will take place on the night…
BRINC added live wildfire detections and smoke coverage to its LiveOps software at no additional cost, shipping the feature days after an engineer prototyped it. The layers run on NOAA satellite…
With the end of the Space Age and the winding down of the Cold War, scientists again returned to the question of interstellar flight. Having failed to realize a working concept that could be…
About 80 seconds after launch, roughly at MaxQ, today's 17th flight of a Long March 7A suffered an explosion. It is believed to have broken apart at the second-to-third stage transition…
Named ‘GHOST’ the containerized infrastructure is designed to support orbital and suborbital launches The post Rocket Lab builds deployable infrastructure for Electron launches appeared first on…
For decades, astronomers have assumed that the Martian surface froze solid around 3 billion years ago and has stayed that way ever since. If this were really the case, any liquid water would have…
The Government of Rwanda and Planet Labs PBC have launched a national satellite data programme, marking the establishment of a […] The post Rwanda and Planet Launch Landmark National Satellite Data…
This week, on Astrobitácora E33, we discuss the most useful tips for enjoying the eclipse that will take place this coming Wednesday, August 12. Something we also discuss in the video…
Kepler Communications plans to deploy next-generation optical relay satellites on Rocket Lab’s upcoming Neutron rocket in one of several launches the Canadian operator has slated for 2028. The post…
Rocket launches this week On Monday, Aug. 10, a Long March 7A rocket carrying an undisclosed payload broke apart roughly one minute and 27 seconds after lifting off from Wenchang Space Launch Site…
The next spacewalk outside the International Space Station is set to take place on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Two Expedition 75 astronauts will work in the vacuum of space to replace a space-to-ground…
TUPPER LAKE, NY — Canadian space hardware and geospatial imagery service provider MDA Space continued gliding… The post MDA Space: Double-digit rev, EBITDA increase (again) & more to come; pitches…
Some 1.3 billion years ago, when multicellular organisms were just emerging on Earth and life was still confined to the ocean, two behemoth black holes smashed together in a far-flung galaxy. The…
Teaching the beautiful and inspirational science of astronomy using only the conceptual framework offered by a traditional textbook – without incorporating the wealth of incredible resources, images…
Andromeda has slowed its star-forming rate over the last 40 million years. Scientists think they finally know why.
After operating for almost two years as a trio, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) may finally sit a fourth member. On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump nominated FCC Chairman Brendan…
Following the combination of Bayanat and Yahsat to form UAE-based AI-powered space technology firm Space42, the company’s direct-to-device (D2D) joint venture, Equatys, is advancing into its initial…
Natural Resources Canada has released the sixth edition of the WildFireSat e-Bulletin, providing new open-access training resources for fire managers and an update on industry consultations…
The multiday training strengthened interagency coordination, refined joint chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosive response procedures, and exposed Airmen and Guardians…
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On August 10, 2026, financial market analysis highlighted a projected shift in space launch economics as SpaceX transitions primary payload manifests from its operational Falcon 9 workhorse to the…
Planet and the government of Rwanda through the Rwanda Space Agency unveiled a new national program to provide Planet imagery and daily feeds to key stakeholders across the country.
<p><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: white;">The Sun is firing "cannonballs" at Mars, and this endangers the dream of Elon Musk and NASA. The charged particles coming from…
Hold on to your telescopes: The DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys team has released the largest-ever 2D color map of the universe. The 5.6-trillion-pixel map contains nearly 4 billion celestial objects…
Is the new Lego Project Hail Mary set worth the space on your shelf? We built the movie-inspired set to help you decide if it belongs in your collection.
Arabsat has signed a new deal with Libya Telecom and Technology (LTT) as Libya looks to develop its digital communications infrastructure. Libya has a population of around 7.5 million people. […]…
Lufthansa Group announced it will begin offering high-speed internet through the Starlink satellite network, with the first aircraft equipped with the new technology entering service…
Network Rail, the owner and operator of Britain’s railway infrastructure, teamed up with Earth Observation (EO) analytics Catalyst (PCI Geomatics) on a 12-week pilot program that investigated how…
Keith’s note: according to NASA JPL: “Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory have successfully freed up power on Voyager 2, extending how long the spacecraft can continue to do science. […]…
<img src="https://storage.noirlab.edu/media/archives/images/newsmini/noirlab2620a.jpg" border="0" hspace="4" align="left" alt="Messier 96 as Seen with DESI Legacy Survey" />The newest DESI Legacy…
China's latest rocket launch ended in failure this morning (Aug. 10), lighting up the skies with some unwanted fireworks.
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