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August 7, 2026
On August 7, 2026, satellite operator SES announced the successful completion of Rendez-vous 1 (RDV1) under the European Union’s Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by…
Relativity Space has marked another significant step forward in the development of its reusable Terran… The post Relativity Space engine integration milestone for Terran-R first stage appeared first…
Erich Hernandez-Baquero will take over military space acquisition; Roger Mason will lead the National Reconnaissance Office The post Senate installs new chiefs for U.S. military space acquisition…
Due to severe drought in Central Europe, the river's water level in Hungary has fallen to a record low. However, droughts and heatwaves have become a recurring phenomenon…
SpaceX plans to build factories on the moon, using robots to do much of the heavy lifting, Elon Musk said on Tuesday (Aug. 4) during SpaceX's first-ever quarterly earnings call.
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SpaceX is still towing Starship's upper stage toward shore two weeks after its latest test flight, but the unprecedented effort is unlikely to succeed, according to Elon Musk.
US astronauts Jessica Meir and Anil Menon successfully completed the 96th US spacewalk at the ISS. During the roughly six-and-a-half-hour excursion, Power Channel 3B was…
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Belgian space company Aerospacelab has secured the largest contract in its history after being selected by the European Commission and the SpaceRISE consortium to help build IRIS², the European…
NASA's Voyager 2 probe, which launched in 1977, can keep operating its last science instruments after a power reduction operation performed in interstellar space.
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The future of Canada’s most famous space robotics technology is no longer in limbo. The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has affirmed plans to repurpose investments in the Canadarm3 program to support…
Homer Dávila Gutierrez, director of SKYCR.ORG, has identified a gravitational arc candidate in the galaxy cluster MACS J0308.9+2645 from public data from the James Webb Space Telescope. The object…
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Sophie Adenot will be aboard the International Space Station (ISS) during the total eclipse on 12 August 2026. The French astronaut tells us what she has planned…
The James Webb Space Telescope's strange "little red dots" may be evolving into spiral galaxies.
The FCC is turning to Space Bureau deputy chief Jennifer Gilsenan to keep its satellite regulatory overhaul moving as Jay Schwarz prepares to retire as its chief later this month. The post FCC Space…
KSC’s partners have access to responsive, innovative, secure, and cost-effective Information Technology (IT) and Communications services to support their business operations on center. The support…
The origin of spin in spiral and elliptical galaxies has posed a long-standing puzzle for astronomers. One idea, known as tidal torque theory, proposes that galaxies' spins are an imprinted record…
<p><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: white;">It's firing particles of a quadrillion electronvolts at us, 100 times more powerful than the Large Hadron Collider. The…
Overall investment in the high profile program is expected to push beyond $18 billion, with first satellite launches slated for 2029.
Solar observation is easy with a smart telescope like the Unistellar eQuinox 2 and the matching filter, meaning you can capture it with no stress on big events like the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse.
Satellite operator SES completed the Rendez-vous 1 (RDV1) milestone on the implementation phase of the Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite (IRIS²)…
European satellite operator Eutelsat reported strong growth in its Low Earth Orbit (LEO) business segment during the 2026-2027 fiscal year, according to its 2025-2026 full year fiscal report issued…
Within our solar system, Uranus is a geometric oddball. Its spin axis tilts more than 90° from its orbit, so it essentially rolls on its side through space. In contrast, Earth and other planets tilt…
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The private LINK spacecraft, which launched last month to save a NASA space telescope, now needs saving, too —and teams are making progress on that front.
For decades, satellite data has played a critical role in helping governments, emergency responders, and infrastructure operators understand the impact of disasters. Whether assessing the damage…
