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August 4, 2026
Data released by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) marks a landmark expansion in the study of accreting supermassive black holes (SMBHs). As part of the fifth generation of the survey (SDSS-V)…
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NASA and SpaceX officials, together with the four members of Crew-13, spoke to the media on Aug. 3, providing an update on their preparations for launch.
Kunio Sayanagi The post Kunio Sayanagi appeared first on NASA Science .
Two proposed computer chip designs could efficiently process data on future space telescopes while they search for Earth–like exoplanets, according to a University of Michigan Engineering study that…
You couldn’t ask for a better year for one of the top annual meteor showers. If skies are clear be sure to watch for one of the top skywatching draws of 2026: the August Perseid meteor shower. While…
TOKYO and MIDLAND, Texas – August 4, 2026 – Fulfilling international regulatory conditions under its operating license, direct-to-cellular (D2C) satellite communications provider AST SpaceMobile…
Your challenge is to tell us the location of the satellite image and why it is interesting. The post August 2026 Satellite Puzzler appeared first on NASA Science .
TUPPER LAKE, NY— The Canadian Defence Investment Agency (DIA) order for 69 additional Telesat Lightspeed Ka-band… The post Canada’s military makes good on Arctic broadband promise with $1.9B Telesat…
SpaceX is recovering the intact Ship 40 from the Indian Ocean after its soft landing… The post While SpaceX recovers Ship 40, Ship 41 prepares for testing ahead of Flight 14 appeared first on…
LONG BEACH, Calif. – August 4, 2026 – Positioning his company as a primary challenger to capital-intensive aerospace giants, Rocket Lab USA Inc. Founder and Chief Executive Officer Sir Peter […]
NASA is making progress in building the Moon Base, which will become a resilient outpost near the Moon’s South Pole for science, technology, and eventual human operations. To advance lunar surface…
The Starlink 17-53 mission is the 90th Falcon 9 rocket launch of the year. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 10:05 a.m. PDT (1:05 p.m. EDT / 1705 UTC).
Satellite operators make decisions based on the quality and confidence of orbital data they receive. But new research indicates that data can be improved, argues Dan Oltrogge.
Italy's Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy has launched two new measures to support innovation and research, of particular interest to companies and research bodies active in the…
Understanding the spatial, temporal, and spectral resolution of satellite imagery will help you select the best fit for your use case or analysis.
Technicians inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center complete installation of a commemorative plaque on the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, as…
Technicians installed a commemorative plaque, seen in this July 28, 2026, photo, on NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. The plaque honors the legacy of Dr. Nancy Grace Roman, NASA’s first…
AW | 2026 08 04 12:48 | INDUSTRY / AVIATION ORGANISMS Develops Test Trial Flight Russian-built aircraft The first Yakovlev MC-21-310 has completed its reinaugural flight as part of the…
SAN FRANCISCO – Rubicon Space Systems completed hot-fire testing of its Velox 5-newton ASCENT monopropellant thruster, paving the way for on-orbit operations in 2027. “The program demonstrated…
“Right now, other states and other countries are competing for the launches, the investments, and the high-paying jobs that belong to our workers, our graduates, and our families. We are going to…
The Moon is in the cross-hairs of a SpaceX rocket stage, slamming into our celestial neighbor on August 5 at roughly 2:35:37.5 AM (US) Eastern Daylight Time. That high-speed impact “may produce…
Atoms and Joby Aviation have signed a strategic alliance to acquire and develop vertiports in the United States. Initially, the companies will focus on Florida, New York and Texas, the…
The Investigators’ Workshop (IWS) is the primary venue for reporting progress and results from research and technology tasks funded by NASA’s Human Research Program to program leaders. The workshop…
In March 2026, the Einstein Probe detected a brief flash of soft X-rays emitted from a galaxy about 500 million light-years away. The flash, dubbed EP260321a, immediately triggered a worldwide…
Startups and established spacecraft manufacturers are investing in engines designed to give small satellites more freedom to change orbit The post Military demand shapes market for satellite…
EDINBURGH, Scotland – August 3, 2026 – To address industrial waste processing challenges on Earth using closed-loop life-support principles engineered for space flight, space biotechnology developer…
MADRID – August 4, 2026 – Expanding enterprise access to low Earth orbit broadband across the Iberian Peninsula, satellite telecommunications provider IBSAT signed an agreement on August 4, 2026, to…
NIGRÁN, Spain, and VILNIUS, Lithuania – August 4, 2026 – Targeting the environmental drag constraints of sustained operations in Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO), satellite developer Kreios Space…
Discovered in 2000 more than 700 meters below the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, “Lost City” is the oldest hydrothermal environment ever found. There's a “lost city”…
The U-2's greatest weapon wasn't stealth or speed—it was altitude so extreme that the public mistook its glint for extraterrestrials, and the CIA never corrected the record. The post U-2 spy planes…
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