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Since their discovery by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in 2022, little red dots (LRDs) have been the subject of great interest to astronomers. Understanding the nature of these extremely distant, compact red sources has been a puzzling scientific endeavor. One popular theory is that little red dots are supermassive black holes known as active […]
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Ray Williams’ progression at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, has uniquely prepared him for his new role. As part of NASA’s plan to restore core competencies by converting contractors to civil service, the New Orleans native and Grambling State University graduate now works as a supervisor for test operations support at […]
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SAN FRANCISCO – Fortastra, a Los Angeles startup focused on defending on-orbit infrastructure, is working with manufacturing specialist Hadrian to explore ways to apply precision machining and additive manufacturing to […] The post Fortastra and Hadrian join forces to streamline satellite production appeared first on SpaceNews.
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Japanese lunar lander developer ispace has selected the H3 rocket to launch its next mission in 2028, creating what the companies called Japan’s first private lunar transportation system. The post H3 to launch next ispace lunar lander mission appeared first on SpaceNews.
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Seaweed composing the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt hit near-record levels in June 2026, with the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of America both reaching all-time highs.
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The Department of Transportation wants to loosen environmental regulations for space launches and reentries. A proposed rule released today would allow DOT to waive “unnecessary environmental laws and regulations” to […]
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Boeing is still working with NASA to determine when to fly its CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle on a cargo mission to the International Space Station. The post Boeing still working with NASA to schedule next Starliner flight appeared first on SpaceNews.
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SINGAPORE — A Beijing-based startup has secured around $14 million to build a satellite constellation for tracking orbital objects, adding to China’s growing SSA sector. Xingchen Daohe, also known as […] The post Chinese startup raises funds for space situational awareness constellation, joining commercial SSA rush appeared first on SpaceNews.
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A spacecraft launched nearly a month ago in a high-risk bid to boost the orbit of a NASA astrophysics satellite is suffering attitude control problems that could jeopardize its mission. The post Swift reboost mission encounters attitude control problems appeared first on SpaceNews.
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JOHANNESBURG — The European Space Agency is moving ahead with plans to examine the feasibility of repurposing Lunar Link, a communications system developed for NASA’s now-paused Gateway space station, as […] The post ESA opens call to repurpose Gateway communications module appeared first on SpaceNews.
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The seven-member Expedition 75 crew worked throughout Tuesday on spacesuit checks, eye exams, and exercise research aboard the International Space Station. Earth imagery and lab inventory duties rounded out the day for the orbital residents.
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SpaceX’s Starship Flight 13 demonstrated that the Ship can complete its mission and return intact,… The post Ship 40’s flawless flight promotes next mission catch potential appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
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APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 July 28 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. OriginalAnnotated Barnards Loop […]
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Germany is considering building a dedicated launch facility for its armed forces to ensure military satellites can be deployed without having to compete for capacity with commercial payloads. German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius announced that the government was considering the proposal during a 23 July visit to Isar Aerospace’s facilities near Munich. Pistorius said that […] The post Germany Considers Dedicated Launch Facility for its Armed Forces appeared first on European Spaceflight.
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More than one month on from the catastrophic twin earthquakes in northern Venezuela on 24 June 2026, satellite data show the ground displacement was greater than first estimated.
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NASA has selected Advanced Space to fly a successor to a cislunar smallsat mission that will test rendezvous and proximity operations around the moon. The post NASA selects successor to CAPSTONE lunar mission appeared first on SpaceNews.
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From the ESA Blogs.
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From the ESA Blogs.
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Lightning storms have ignited dozens of fires in central and eastern Oregon.
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Five orbital launches are scheduled worldwide for this week. In China, a Chang Zheng 6A… The post Launch Preview: Falcon 9 and Chang Zheng rockets set to launch this week appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
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TAMPA, Fla. — Satellite operators have welcomed the prospect of reaping more than $6 billion for quickly clearing upper C-band spectrum the FCC aims to auction next year, with billions […] The post Upper C-band auction offers another lift for GEO industry appeared first on SpaceNews.
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Award covers mission planning software for ESS next-generation strategic communications satellites The post Sphinx Defense wins $287 million contract for strategic satellite communications software appeared first on SpaceNews.
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NASA astronaut Chris Williams will recap his recent eight-month mission aboard the International Space Station during a news conference at 2:45 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Aug. 4, from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA will stream this event live through a variety of platforms. Learn where to watch online: https://www.nasa.gov/live United States-based media interested […]
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NASA has not made substantial investments in thermal protection research for decades.
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Each time the Moon covers the Sun during a total solar eclipse — darkening daytime skies and briefly revealing the Sun’s ethereal outer atmosphere, the corona — it presents new opportunities to better understand our star and its influence on Earth. On Wednesday, Aug. 12, as the next total solar eclipse sweeps over Greenland, Iceland, […]
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NASA astronaut Chris Williams is all smiles in this July 26, 2026, photo taken shortly after he landed with Expedition 74 Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, and Sergei Mikaev in Kazakhstan. This was Williams’ first mission. Williams spent eight months aboard the International Space Station, where he supported a wide range of scientific investigations and technology demonstrations. He […]
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NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory captured an “orphan” black hole lighting up as it devoured a star on the outskirts of a faraway galaxy. These phenomena are rare to begin with, and none had ever before been seen so far outside of a galaxy’s core. “We were looking for these star-shredding events as a way […]
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NASA will provide coverage as astronauts venture outside the International Space Station during three spacewalks in August to continue upgrading solar arrays, replace a communications antenna, and connect power and data cables in support of space station operations. Experts will preview the upcoming spacewalks during a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT, Thursday, July 30, […]
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NASA’s Hubble finds that star formation in the Andromeda galaxy has undergone a 500-million-year decline.
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Starfire is designed to support onboard data processing and AI workloads. The post Intel debuts new chip for space computing appeared first on SpaceNews.
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SAN FRANCISCO – Southern California startup Orbes announced an agreement July 27 to send Exo-ORB, a free-flying satellite, to gather imagery of an uncrewed Symphony Space station. Exo-ORB, which is […] The post Orbes unveils Exo-ORB and agreement with Symphony Space appeared first on SpaceNews.
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SpaceNews today announced that Max Aliprandi has joined the company as Business Development Associate, strengthening the company’s sales, business development and product teams as SpaceNews continues to expand its audience, […] The post SpaceNews Welcomes Max Aliprandi as Business Development Associate appeared first on SpaceNews.
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Amazon has filed plans with the Federal Communications Commission for a constellation of more than 5,100 satellites that would provide direct-to-device (D2D) services using Globalstar spectrum. The post Amazon files application for direct-to-device satellite constellation appeared first on SpaceNews.
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Blue Origin will use NASA’s Stennis Space Center to test New Glenn upper stages as it rebuilds its Cape Canaveral launch complex. The post Blue Origin to test New Glenn upper stages at Stennis appeared first on SpaceNews.
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New Kodiak facility will support up to 18 suborbital missions for military testing The post Rocket Lab to open Alaska launch site under $266 million Space Force deal appeared first on SpaceNews.
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When we talk about stopping an arms race in space, people usually say that we need treaties that every state must follow or agreements that states can choose to follow. […] The post AI in orbit is a double-edged sword. Here’s how to keep it from cutting space cooperation apart appeared first on SpaceNews.
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Startup companies which have come up with brilliant ideas for using space will join the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Industry Space Days (ISD) event on 16–17 September at ESA-ESTEC in the Netherlands.
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To mark Europe’s newest generation heavy‑lift launcher, La Poste, France’s national postal service, has issued a collector set of eight stamps featuring Ariane 6, paying tribute to Europe’s ambitious space programme.
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The European Space Agency Director General Josef Aschbacher announced on 26 July that the agency had cleared its Cebreros deep-space ground station in Spain to return to service after inspections confirmed that the facility escaped damage from wildfires. Aschbacher explained that teams had completed the necessary checks and tests at the Cebreros station and cleared […] The post ESA Ground Station in Spain Cleared to Return to Service After Wildfire Threat appeared first on European Spaceflight.
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Following two flybys of Jupiter’s innermost Galilean moon Io, teams using data from NASA’s Juno… The post Juno reveals surprising subsurface tempertures at Io, remarkably smooth surface appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
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Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of July 26-August 1, 2026 and any insight we can offer about them. The Senate is in session this […]
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NASA astronaut Chris Williams and two Russian cosmonauts, Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev, returned to Earth this morning after 8 months on the International Space Station. The three-man crew undocked […]
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Concluding an eight-month science mission aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Chris Williams returned to Earth on Sunday alongside Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev. The crew made its safe, parachute-assisted landing at 5:27 a.m. CDT (3:27 p.m., Kazakhstan time), southeast of Dzhezkazgan, after departing the space station at 2:03 a.m., aboard the […]
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The Soyuz MS‑28 spacecraft touched down at 5:26a.m. CDT (3:26 p.m. local time), completing a parachute‑assisted landing on the Kazakh steppe southeast of Dzhezkazgan.
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NASA’s live return coverage for the return of the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft is streaming across multiple platforms. Watch online at https://www.nasa.gov/live.
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The Soyuz MS‑28 spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station’s Rassvet module at 3:02 a.m. EDT, carrying NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud‑Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev on their journey home.
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NASA’s live coverage of the Soyuz MS‑28 undocking from the International Space Station is streaming across multiple platforms. Watch online at https://www.nasa.gov/live/.
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The crew closed the hatch between the Soyuz MS‑28 spacecraft and the International Space Station at 11:45 p.m. EDT, setting the stage for undocking and return to Earth.
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