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August 5, 2026
At 09:42 Italian time on 5 August 2026, about a month and a half after the previous mission, SpaceX placed three more AST SpaceMobile satellites into orbit, BlueBird 11,…
Ten posts, one a day, each built on an uncomfortable question about European space - and released while their author was on holiday. Torsten Kriening on what The Kriening 10 revealed, where he was…
A monument to propaganda so elaborate that even its creators may have stopped believing anyone would move there. The post North Korea built an entire town inside the DMZ for a population that was…
Representatives of Italian company Leonardo met with Chilean Navy officials to present their range of small- and medium-caliber weapons systems…
A phantom island persisted on the world's most authoritative maps for 136 years, sustained by nothing more than a single nineteenth-century mariner's unverified claim. The post Google Earth, the…
The world's greatest population crisis never happened—and that reversal is reshaping everything from economics to geopolitics in ways we're only beginning to understand. The post In 1963, the…
Europe risks becoming dependent on foreign orbital computing infrastructure as U.S. companies and China’s government-led push accelerate the development of space-based data centers, according to the…
A total solar eclipse is coming to Europe. The European Space Agency (ESA) will broadcast live from 19:30 CEST on 12 August, allowing you to experience this rare event from anywhere in the world…
Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. August 4: Asteroid Bamberga on the move Titan has now moved in closer to its parent planet, Saturn, while the elusive moon…
A total solar eclipse will take place over Europe. The European Space Agency (ESA) will broadcast the event live from 19:30 CEST on 12 August, allowing you to experience this…
The Nazis fell for history's most elaborate hoax: a dead man with a perfect false identity who convinced Hitler to abandon his defenses at the critical moment. The post In 1943, British intelligence…
Two competing theories suggest Europa might harbor life—but not necessarily the way scientists expected. The post A 2026 study modelling Europa’s interior finds its seafloor is probably too quiet…
The first images are expected within a week, experts say. The South Korean orbiter Danuri had the best chance of capturing something in near real time, since it had…
This approach ensures the entire supply chain has the stability and long-term demand visibility needed to invest in advanced production equipment, the…
Suddenly, the world is plunged into an eerie, violet darkness. The temperature drops. Birds and other animals, bewildered by unforeseen night, start behaving strangely. Stars and planets appear in…
The Milky Way harbors a population of hidden black holes that…
Bombardier announced that its fourth Flight Attendant Safety Summit (FASS) will return to Montreal with new training sessions based on knowledge…
Surely you, dear reader, fondly recall your time at some company, as may be the case with your experience at an organization where you once worked…
The BlueBird 11-13 mission is the third time SpaceX will fly satellites to orbit supporting AST SpaceMobile’s direct-to-device constellation. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force…
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Today, August 5, 2026 at 21:39, there will be another bright pass of SpaceX's Starlink satellites visible across Italy. Often looking up…
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SpaceX revealed a new Nvidia satellite partnership, then Musk pledged an exclusive Nvidia hardware commitment. The post SpaceX and Nvidia team up on Musk’s orbital AI bet appeared first on TESLARATI .
NASA has published a new update on the Moon Base programme, its plan to build a lunar base at the lunar South Pole. This time the Agency did not announce…
Artificial intelligence applied to large telescopes beats the unpredictability of the sky and improves the quality of astronomical data
Neuraspace, the Portuguese space traffic management startup, announced around $18 million in fresh funding Aug. 5 to expand European space domain awareness and defense capabilities. The post…
The flare is the first tidal disruption event an optical sky survey has caught in the outskirts of a galaxy rather than at its center. What kind of black hole made it remains an open question with…
LiveEO has received a high six-figure grant from the German Space Agency at DLR, funded by the BMFTR, for an 18-month feasibility study into a Vision Foundation Model that detects change across both…
Kongsberg NanoAvionics will supply a modified MP42 microsatellite bus for Kreios Space's Very Low Earth Orbit demonstrator, the first orbital test of an air-breathing electric propulsion system. CEO…
Barely a week after securing its 'largest contract till date, Rocket Lab has been awarded a $397 million contract by the United States Space Force under the Space-Based Airborne Moving Target…
Follow our live coverage of the total solar eclipse 2026 as we count down to eclipse day with the latest news, expert insight and updates before bringing you live reports from Greenland and Spain.
Follow our live coverage of the total solar eclipse 2026 as we count down to eclipse day with the latest news, expert insight and updates before bringing you live reports from Greenland and Spain.
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