Solar System
Latest updates: BepiColombo's arrival at Mercury
After eight years of travelling through the inner Solar System, BepiColombo is arriving at Mercury. This page will show the latest updates throughout…
ESA1w ago1 min read
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Satellites
Hubble's superbubble scene
This sprawling cosmic vista and subject of today’s ESA/Hubble Picture of the Month comes from the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). The LMC is the…
ESA1w ago1 min read
Rocket Launches
ArcSpace to Demo On-Orbit Welding Tech in 2027
With its announcement that it had secured €2 million in new funding, French startup ArcSpace announced plans to test an automated welding system in…
European Spaceflight1w ago1 min read
Astronomy
APOD: 2026 September 3 – The Eclipse and the Stork
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 3 – The… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy…
NASA1w ago1 min read
Peatland Fires Darken Skies in Indonesia
With Indonesia gripped by drought, fires are smoldering on the surface and underground.
NASA1w ago1 min read
Rocket Launches
Rocket Lab’s Hungry Hippo completes testing
With Rocket Lab targeting to launch its Neutron vehicle by the end of this year,… The post Rocket Lab’s Hungry Hippo completes testing appeared…
NASASpaceflight1w ago1 min read
NASA
Wary of Artemis IV timeline, NASA is changing lunar spacesuit design
"Requirements are being adjusted to reflect near-term mission needs."
Arstechnica1w ago1 min read
NASA
NASA Revamps Challenge Linking Community College Studies to Aerospace Careers
Community college students across the U.S. now have another opportunity to discover how their education can lead to fulfilling roles at the forefront…
NASA1w ago1 min read
Astronomy
NASA’s Hubble Tracks New Decagon Encircling Saturn’s South Pole
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope observes a giant, evolving, 10-sided atmospheric wave encircling Saturn’s south pole.
NASA1w ago1 min read
Astronomy
Hubble tracks new decagon encircling Saturn’s south pole
Recent observations with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have revealed a giant, evolving 10-sided atmospheric wave encircling Saturn’s south…
ESA1w ago1 min read
FLEX and Sentinel-3C sealed within Vega-C fairing
At Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, preparations for one of the year’s most anticipated Earth-observation launches are entering their final…
ESA1w ago1 min read
Astronomy
Rising Over Louisiana
On Aug. 28, 2026 (the evening of Aug. 27 in some time zones), the Moon passed into Earth’s shadow, creating a deep partial lunar eclipse. At the…
NASA1w ago1 min read
Rocket Launches
NASA Rocket Takes First Multi-Point Look Inside Radio-Disrupting Clouds
High above Earth, thin veils of metallic haze drift through the edge of space. Known as sporadic E layers, these high-altitude “clouds” form from the…
NASA1w ago1 min read
Agile Space Industries Celebrates Durango Headquarters Expansion with Ribbon Cutting
DURANGO, Colo. — Sept. 2, 2026 — Agile Space Industries celebrated the completion of a 20,500-square-foot expansion of its Durango headquarters with…
SpaceNews1w ago1 min read
Space Station
Third spacewalk completed for Sophie Adenot
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir successfully completed US EVA-99 at 21:29 CEST on Tuesday 1 September. It was Sophie’s…
ESA1w ago1 min read
Rocket Launches
HyImpulse Extends Series A Funding Round by €50 Million
German launch services provider HyImpulse announced on 2 September that it had extended its Series A funding round by more than €50 million, bringing…
European Spaceflight1w ago1 min read
Cluster’s encore for reentry science a success
The Cluster mission danced its final dance as Tango reentered the atmosphere on 1 September, at 23:30:31 CEST. The end of the Cluster mission in 2024…
ESA1w ago1 min read
The Moon
ESA’s first lunar rover rolls forward
Yesterday evening, during a signing ceremony at the Space for Inspiration event in Copenhagen, Denmark, the European Space Agency (ESA) and…
ESA1w ago1 min read
APOD: 2026 September 2 – Solar Eclipses and Culture
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 2 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy…
NASA1w ago1 min read
House Clears FY2027 CR, Now to the President
A full month before FY2027 begins, the House today joined the Senate in passing a Continuing Resolution (CR) to avoid a government shutdown on…
SpacePolicyOnline.com1w ago1 min read
Commercial Space
NASA Selects Blue Origin as Mars Telecommunications Network Provider
NASA awarded Blue Origin a contract Tuesday to develop the agency’s Mars Telecommunications Network, a next-generation communications system that…
NASA1w ago1 min read
SpaceX
SpaceX to launch Starlink mission from West Coast
Liftoff from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California is currently scheduled for 1:18 a.m. PDT (4:18 a.m. EDT / 0818 UTC).
Spaceflight Now1w ago1 min read
Solar System
What’s Up: September 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA
Brilliant Venus and a Harvest Moon Use the Moon to find Antares and the Teapot, spot brilliant Venus, welcome the equinox, and see the Harvest Moon…
NASA1w ago1 min read
SpaceX
Launch Site and Facility Progress ahead of East Coast Starship debut
As SpaceX prepares to launch Starship Flight 14 in the coming weeks, work in Florida… The post Launch Site and Facility Progress ahead of East Coast…
NASASpaceflight1w ago1 min read