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August 6, 2026
A black hole caught feeding on a nearby star kept spitting matter into space even after its outburst nearly faded away. Astronomers led by the University of Warwick have uncovered new details about…
August 5, 2026
Perseverance has found shallow preserved organic carbon on Mars, raising new questions about ancient Martian environments. Mars keeps offering clues that are promising enough to study, but not…
Research suggests that a combination of minerals produced by microorganisms on Earth and complex organic matter increases the likelihood that Mars was habitable in the past. The post Mars…
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Blue Origin has traced the explosion of its New Glenn rocket during a static-fire test in May to a valve in the rocket’s BE-4 engine. The post New Glenn explosion linked to rocket engine valve…
We invite everyone to join us for the next AGN Coffee on August 6th at 1 pm ET/10 am PT. The post AGN Coffee, 6 August 2026 appeared first on NASA Science .
The Rolling Stones: Lyrics from “Foreign Tongues” (2026) “Mr Charm” When I was oh-so-young, I used to want to go to Mars And burn the rubber on the road And drive around in fancy cars When who would…
Researchers from Kyushu University have discovered that diffuse gas surrounding dense filaments in a nearby stellar nursery plays a much larger role in star formation than previously recognized. By…
SpaceX reported a 92 per cent year-over-year revenue increase to US$7.8 billion during its second quarter of 2026, marking its first earnings release as a publicly traded company. The space…
Henry Cavill will executive produce this spirited spinoff of 2024's 'Secret Level' anthology.
The new Radar Commercial Augmentation contracts reflect the companies’ successful demonstration of their capabilities under previous NRO study contracts, according to the spy satellite agency.
The Perseids are back! One of the year’s brightest and most popular meteor showers has been ramping up since early July and will sparkle in the skies through the end of August. The shower reaches…
SpaceX reported its second quarter earnings on Tuesday reporting revenue of $7.8 billion – nearly doubling year-over-year. Leadership set a bold target of $100 billion in annual recurring revenue…
On August 5, 2026, SpaceX President and Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell outlined the company’s Q2 performance and strategic direction, confirming plans to expand Starlink’s Direct-to-Cell…
Tianyao Yang, taken from Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu, China The International Space Station transits the active Sun, captured Aug. 1 next to sunspot groups AR4498 and AR4500. The imager used software to…
Viasat reported essentially flat revenue of $1.2 billion in the first quarter of its 2027 fiscal year, reporting financial results on Tuesday. The operator previewed entry into service of the […]…
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded $615 million in Other Transaction Authority contracts for Space Based Airborne Moving Target Indication (SB-AMTI) to Rocket Lab, STR LLC…
On August 5, 2026, precision control systems manufacturer Moog Inc. announced a new High Delta-V configuration for its METEORITE ESPA-class satellite bus platform. The updated variant provides…
NTIA's Office of Spectrum Management has 500 megahertz to find and a 2027 deadline. Scott Patrick, who helps direct that work, joins the Satellite Innovation track at Silicon Valley Space Week.
"The box is the most powerful thing ever created."
The head of the French space agency CNES told lawmakers in April that a subscale prototype of a future reusable full-flow staged-combustion rocket engine is expected to be tested for the first time…
A first of its kind measurement of a magnetar may have captured empty space behaving in a way physicists have predicted for 90 years, but never directly observed. The results published Wednesday in…
Astronomers have speculated about the mysterious "little red dots" seen through the James Webb Space Telescope's images of the early universe: They could be galaxies, black holes, quasi-stars…
TUPPER LAKE, NY — Viasat Inc. still intends to pursue its Equatys direct-to-device (D2D) mobile satellite… The post Viasat: We haven’t abandoned Equatys D2D constellation with Space42, it’s still in…
Using observations from multiple powerful telescopes, a team of astronomers studied a red quasar nicknamed "the Hatchling" at redshift 3.7. They may have identified one of the clearest examples yet…
Not sure where to watch the eclipse on August 12, 2026? No need to panic! On its map of France, the French Astronomical Association has gathered the sites where clubs and…
NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Anil Menon have been given the go by mission managers for Thursday’s spacewalk to prepare the International Space Station for future upgrades to its power system…
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station depend on life support systems that provide clean air, drinkable water, and a safe, livable environment. These systems are what make long-duration…
Engineers connect the Orion crew and service modules for the Artemis III mission inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Technicians joined the Orion crew and service modules together on July 30, 2026, inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crew module…
