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August 6, 2026
Seeking rest or relaxation? You're unlikely to find either on a "Star Trek" holiday
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Northrop Grumman Corporation is developing a series of Lunar Infrastructure Demonstration (LID) missions to help NASA rapidly refine the…
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Dave Limp, CEO of Blue Origin, has reported that the New Glenn explosion that occurred last May was caused by a problem in one of its seven BE-4 engines. "The…
In this episode, SpaceNews’ Emma Gatti leads a panel of experts to discuss Europe’s defense posture and the reaction to space threats. This session was recorded in May at SpaceNews’ […] The post How…
By studying how seismic waves move through frozen soil on Earth, a geophysicist helped develop a more effective method for detecting water ice on the Moon. Beneath the Moon’s permanently shadowed…
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South Korea's Danuri lunar orbiter has spied the crater that a SpaceX rocket blasted out when it slammed into the moon on Wednesday morning (Aug. 5).
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After months of speculation, the companies formally announced the massive project will happen just north of Houston.
NASA astronaut candidate Adam Fuhrmann prepares for a training flight aboard NASA’s WB-57 aircraft.
NASA astronaut Adam Fuhrmann (right, in yellow) prepares for a training flight aboard NASA’s WB-57 aircraft in this July 16, 2026, photo. These high-altitude flights train the crew to work in a…
Monitoring & Modeling Blazar Jets Across the Electromagnetic Spectrum. Speaker: Dr. Nicholas R. MacDonald, University of Mississippi The post GR SIG Seminar, 14 August 2026 appeared first on NASA…
SpaceMD plans to fly 32 PIL-BOXes in 2028 on this Starfall mission JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (August 6, 2026) – Space Microgravity Development LLC (SpaceMD), a wholly owned subsidiary of Redwire…
Its agenda includes technical activities by Star Vision, including the launch of two new hyperspectral satellites by the company, which will contribute to knowledge exchange between the two…
July 20 marked the 50th anniversary of one of the biggest robotic spaceflight achievements in NASA’s history: the landing of the Viking 1 spacecraft on Mars. It was the first […] The post Lessons…
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Blue Origin has made considerable progress in its New Glenn anomaly investigation, tracing the problem to a faulty valve in one of the rocket's first-stage engines.
Phobos’ hidden interior may hold the key to how Mars gained its strange inner moon. Phobos has circled Mars for billions of years, but scientists still do not know exactly how the small inner moon…
On Saturday, wildfires burning across the Krasnoyarsk region of central Siberia covered roughly 16,656 hectares. By Wednesday morning, that figure had climbed to 62,600 hectares, according to…
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Teams have successfully reduced the spin of Katalyst Space’s LINK, which is designed to boost NASA’s Swift to a higher orbital altitude. The post LINK Spacecraft Recovery Progressing for NASA’s…
As SpaceX expands its low Earth orbit (LEO) footprint, its relationship with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has emerged as a central dynamic in global telecommunications governance. The…
Astronomers may have just confirmed one of the quirkiest aspects of quantum mechanics: that seemingly empty space can alter the behavior of light. This phenomenon, called "vacuum birefringence," was…
A Redwire subsidiary working on space biotech and pharmaceutical applications has signed an agreement to fly microgravity research payloads on SpaceX’s Starfall reentry vehicle. The post Redwire to…
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On August 12, a solar eclipse will offer a rare spectacle to many observers in part of the world. Visible from France, it promises observing conditions…
One technique used in oil prospecting on Earth involves generating and then detecting artificial seismic waves, which refract and reflect through the ground according to…
A supermassive black hole was caught in the act… far from home. For the first time, astronomers observed one of these "orphan" monsters devouring a star on the outskirts of a…
Some features of the Solar System, starting with the Moon's origin, are explained by violent events and scenarios. What should we make of this in the case of some of the…
With advances in instruments and observation-analysis techniques, astronomers are constantly refining our knowledge of celestial objects, some known for centuries. They have thus just…
Hidden within an inconspicuous constellation is one of the patches of sky most scrutinized by astronomers. The new image of the Cosmos field, unveiled by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory reveals a…
The total solar eclipse of August 12, 2026 is approaching. Some regions of Spain and Iceland will enjoy an exceptional spectacle. France will only see a partial version. And that's…
Eight minutes to cross 150 million kilometers through the vacuum of space. And up to half a million years to cross a single star. The light warming you right now may have left…
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