NASA
NASA Student Aviation Challenge Focuses on Nation’s Infrastructure
NASA’s next Gateways to Blue Skies competition invites collegiate teams to imagine innovative new ways aircraft could inspect land-based…
NASA3w ago1 min read
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The United States is about to wake up to the threat from China's space program
One big question, will China assert territorial rights where its rover explores?
Arstechnica3w ago1 min read
NASA
NASA’s B777 Gets New Coat of Paint
NASA’s Boeing 777 shows off a new paint job in this Aug. 11, 2026, photo. The B777 was acquired to replace and extend the capabilities of the NASA…
NASA3w ago1 min read
NASA
NASA Glenn’s Legacy Forged Through Decades of Flight Research
Many of NASA’s most important aerospace breakthroughs that began in the laboratory were ultimately proven in the sky. For decades, experts at NASA’s…
NASA3w ago1 min read
SpaceX
Live coverage: SpaceX to send Starlink satellites to orbit with Tuesday night launch from California
The Starlink 17-50 mission will add another 24 broadband satellites to the company’s megaconstellation. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force…
Spaceflight Now3w ago1 min read
SpaceX
Ship 40 arrives at Christmas Island, Plans Return to Starbase
SpaceX has successfully guided Starship Ship 40 to a location just off the coast of… The post Ship 40 arrives at Christmas Island, Plans Return to…
NASASpaceflight3w ago1 min read
Space Policy
New report takes closer look at the Space Force spending surge
Aerospace Corp. analysis finds most growth concentrated in classified programs, target tracking, missile warning and command and control The post…
SpaceNews3w ago1 min read
Rocket Launches
Eoptic, Inc. Selected to Supply DeepScan™ Imaging Payloads Scheduled for Launch in 2027
Rochester, NY – August 18, 2026 – Eoptic, Inc., a developer of advanced multi-spectral and multi-modal imaging systems, today announced it has been…
SpaceNews3w ago1 min read
Satellites
NRO to expand use of HawkEye 360’s satellite intelligence
NRO contract increases U.S. government access to satellite data used to locate radars, ships and other electronic emitters The post NRO to expand…
SpaceNews3w ago1 min read
Phoenix 3: concept study for a reusable European spacecraft
Engineers from the European Space Agency (ESA) and industry partners have completed an intensive concept study for Phoenix 3, a reusable spacecraft…
ESA3w ago1 min read
SpaceX
SpaceX Reverses Starlink Roaming Decision for Polish Customers
SpaceX has agreed to keep Poland within Starlink’s European roaming region after the country’s foreign minister threatened to reconsider roughly $50…
European Spaceflight3w ago1 min read
Astronomy
APOD: 2026 August 18 – Perseids from Perseus
APODScienceAPODAPOD: 2026 August 18 –…Today’s APODArchiveSubmissionsIndexSearchCalendarRSSEducationAboutDiscuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day…
NASA3w ago1 min read
Lala Batters Hawaii
The powerful storm delivered extreme rainfall and damaging winds to the state, passing the Island of Hawaiʻi as a category 1 hurricane.
NASA3w ago1 min read
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4975-4981: Happy 14th Landing Anniversary
By Susanne P. Schwenzer, Professor of Planetary Mineralogy at The Open University, UK Earth planning date: Friday, Aug. 7, 2026 This week was very…
NASA3w ago1 min read
SpaceX
Launch Preview: Chang’e 7 headlines week of Chinese and Starlink launches
After last week’s Chang Zheng 7A launch failure, China returns to action with the high-profile… The post Launch Preview: Chang’e 7 headlines week of…
NASASpaceflight3w ago1 min read
Satellites
HEO to use Planet satellites for non-Earth imaging
HEO, the Australian company that uses Earth observation satellites to take images of other spacecraft, has signed an agreement with Planet to access…
SpaceNews3w ago1 min read
Commercial Space
New EU sanctions target leaders of Russia’s space industry
JOHANNESBURG — The European Union has sanctioned the head of a Roscosmos subsidiary developing a synthetic aperture radar satellite system for the…
SpaceNews3w ago1 min read
Commercial Space
NASA Selects Companies to Provide Payload Processing Services
NASA has selected four companies to provide payload processing facilities under the Spacecraft Processing Operations Contract on‑ramp provision. The…
NASA3w ago1 min read
NASA
NASA Mission Studies Air Pollution Over Ethiopia
A NASA-funded air pollution monitoring network has provided one of the most detailed long-term views yet of the role of black carbon, or soot…
NASA3w ago1 min read
Next Generation of Planetary Scientists Learn Public Engagement Skills
FORCE is a world-class laboratory that uses high-pressure experimental equipment to recreate the extreme conditions found deep within Earth and other…
NASA3w ago1 min read
Rocket Launches
ULA names Peller as new CEO
United Launch Alliance has named Mark Peller, a longtime manager and executive at the company, as its new chief executive. The post ULA names Peller…
SpaceNews3w ago1 min read
Astronomy
Colorful Collage of Tarantula Nebula
Data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, and NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope combine to reveal a vibrant view of…
NASA3w ago1 min read
NASA
NASA Challenge Tests Wheel Designs for Moon Base Mobility
As NASA prepares to establish the Moon Base, advancing surface mobility will be key to helping crews and robotic systems travel farther across the…
NASA3w ago1 min read