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August 6, 2026
NASA engineers have successfully completed a modification to Voyager 2's onboard systems that will allow the probe to continue scientific observations for at least another year…
Israel has successfully tested an upgraded version of its 'Arrow' missile defence system, incorporating lessons learned from the recent war with Iran … read more...
NASA's Curiosity rover has found vast new fields of Martian honeycombs in Gale crater. They likely formed from drying mud, just like we see on Earth. The post Vast Martian honeycombs featured in new…
What looked like ancient religious doctrine was actually hardened into place by colonial tax records that transformed caste from fluid tradition into fixed, heritable legal status. The post The…
For centuries, this remote salt flat seemed worthless—until scientists realized it was nature's most perfect mirror, offering clues about the shape of the earth itself. The post In the middle of the…
The Artemis programme, dedicated to human exploration of the Moon by the United States, is highly complex and structured into several sub-programmes with specific goals. However, over the…
Research reveals that the last woolly mammoths did not disappear because of genetics, as previously thought. The post Could mammoths still exist? Study examines theory on the extinction of the…
Officina Stellare S.p.A., a Vicenza-based company listed on Euronext Growth Milan, a multilateral trading system run by Borsa Italiana S.p.A., part of the Euronext Group, and…
Enjoy this gallery of deep-sky photos from July 2026 by our EarthSky community. If you have a great photo to share, we'd love to see it! The post Best deep-sky photos of July 2026 from EarthSky…
Written by Karolina Sarna Earth Observation is always a model, sold as a measurement. It cannot become infrastructure until it is allowed to be wrong, and that permission is conferred from outside…
Image: This NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month takes us to a fantastical realm within our home galaxy , where piercing starlight and billowing winds sculpt dust clouds into…
Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. August 5: Iapetus at superior conjunction As Gemini rises shortly before the Sun this morning, the planet Mercury is just…
Reconstruction Vice-Minister Ryuichi Seto and METI Vice-Minister Kenji Yamada visited our Tohoku branch in Minamisoma, Fukushima. President Nakayama led a factory tour and explained our work there.
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Dave Limp, CEO of Blue Origin, gave new details on 5 August about the New Glenn explosion that occurred on 29 May. According to Limp, the triggering cause…
Asturias became an international meeting point for the new space economy on Wednesday, hosting the congress The Many Pathways to Space, an event…
A SpaceX rocket that launched a pair of lunar landers slammed into the moon as predicted on Wednesday after drifting off course for the past year, scientists reported.
Mars has water. Not in liquid form on its surface, but…
From exact timings to cloud cover warnings, these smartphone apps will help you dial in on the 2026 total solar eclipse.
The US Army is seeking to expand its supply chain for the Hydra-70 rocket, an aviation projectile for which it maintains an annual requirement ranging from 100,000 to…
The Sardinia Deep Space Antenna (SDSA) is undergoing a decisive expansion phase for Italy's role in the international space landscape. The Sardinia Deep Space…
The OHB Group (ISIN: DE0005936124, Prime Standard) generated total revenues of EUR 627.9 million in the first six months, up 11 % on the previous year (EUR 563.5 million). Adjusted EBITDA increased…
Find out where you can experience totality on Aug. 12, 2026, and which countries will experience a partial solar eclipse.
The Scaleup Europe Fund has made its first investment, co-leading ICEYE's €1 billion Series F at a valuation exceeding €10 billion - one day after the European Commission completed the legal steps…
On 30 July 2026, technicians assembled Orion's crew and service modules at the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in…
An Australian-developed advanced solid rocket motor has completed its first successful flight test at the Koonibba Test Range near Ceduna in South Australia, demonstrating the nation’s growing…
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 6 – New… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a…
ispace Europe, the Luxembourg-based subsidiary of Japanese company ispace, has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop Phase 2 of the Magpie project (for its…
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SpaceX is now in the process of recovering that stage to inspect it and analyze data from the flight. The company wants to test a ground recovery of the upper stage…
NASA and Roscosmos have agreed to continue exchanging seats between Soyuz and Crew Dragon spacecraft, but that agreement does not yet extend to Starliner. The post NASA and Roscosmos continue seat…
A total eclipse is a rare phenomenon that has historically paved the way for scientific discoveries. The post It's coming! Total solar eclipse opens window for research on the Sun appeared first…
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