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Submit ArticleMeet Altair, the Eagle’s Eye
Altair, centerpiece of Aqulia, the Eagle, is the twelfth-brightest star in the night sky and one of the closest stars to Earth. The post Meet Altair, ...
Source: Sky & Telescope
On this day in space! Aug. 26, 1978: Sigmund Jähn becomes 1st German in space
On Aug. 26, 1978, cosmonaut and pilot Sigmund Jähn became the first German to fly in space. Here's why it mattered.
Source: Space.com
Heat shield under fire | Space photo of the day for Aug. 26, 2026
This little satellite is doomed.
Source: Space.com
Chance gaze at old Hubble Telescope image leads to discovery that could reveal dark matter's secrets
On a morning train commute, this former scientist found a stellar surprise in an old Hubble image.
Source: Space.com
The threat environment and processing at the edge
In this episode, SpaceNews’ Mike Gruss interviews FrontGrade CTO Lorne Graves. They discuss how processing power on spacecraft is adapting to the rise...
Source: SpaceNews
NASA Sets Spacewalk for Station Maintenance, Live Coverage Planned
NASA will provide coverage as two astronauts step outside the International Space Station on Tuesday, Sept. 1, to replace a spacecraft navigational ai...
Source: NASA
SpaceX launch visible over DC region Tuesday | FOX 5 AT 6AM - FOX 5 DC
SpaceX launch visible over DC region Tuesday | FOX 5 AT 6AMFOX 5 DC SpaceX launches Starlink mission on a Falcon booster’s record-breaking 37th flight...
Source: Slashdot.org
China built Chang’e‑7 to place a rover and hopping probe near the Moon’s south pole, probably close to Shackleton Crater, where the hopper would venture from sunlight into a permanently shadowed cold trap and search for ice that may have survived since lo
Chang’e‑7’s delayed south-pole mission combines orbital mapping with a mini-flying probe designed to sample permanent shadow near Shackleton and measu...
Source: Space Daily
SpaceX's final Falcon 9 Starlink launch from Florida creates gorgeous 'jellyfish' over New York City (video)
SpaceX's last planned Falcon 9 Starlink launch from Florida created a memorable sight for folks hundreds of miles away — a glowing "jellyfis...
Source: Space.com
Contractor to Civil Servant: NASA Welcomes Jeret Howard
At 17, Jeret Howard raised his right hand to serve his country as a United States Army combat medic in Iraq. This past summer, he raised his right han...
Source: NASA
NASA Begins Moon Mission Plume-Surface Interaction Tests
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story, originally published in December, was revised Aug. 26, 2026 with an update on a new phase of testing, including video from ...
Source: NASA
SpaceX launch today: Record-breaking Falcon 9 mission set to kick off busy Space Coast schedule
Florida's Space Coast is preparing for a busy launch schedule. SpaceX will launch Starlink satellites using a reusable Falcon 9 rocket. NASA'...
Source: The Times of India
When is the launch of NASA's Roman space telescope? What to know
NASA is potentially days away from the launch of its Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Here's how SpaceX's Falcon Heavy will send it to spa...
Source: USA Today
Inside the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, NASA's next great observatory
Here's a rundown of all the major parts of NASA's Roman Space Telescope launching Aug. 30.
Source: Space.com
SpaceX sends Starlink satellites to orbit on predawn launch from California
SpaceX launched 27 more of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit today (Aug. 26), in a predawn liftoff from California's central coast.
Source: Space.com
SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg
The Falcon 9 rocket flew on a south-easterly trajectory upon launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Liftoff happened at 2:35 a.m. PDT (5:35 a.m. ...
Source: Spaceflight Now
'Romance on Moon': In 2002, a NASA intern stole $21 million lunar rocks and put them under the sheets to spend the night with girlfriend
In 2002, NASA intern Thad Roberts and accomplices stole about 17 pounds of lunar samples and a meteorite from the Johnson Space Center, with the mater...
Source: The Times of India
China called off its ice-hunting Moon shot a day before launch
China called off its most ambitious Moon mission the day before it was due to fly. The announcement runs to a single sentence. Chang’e 7 does not meet...
Source: The Next Web
SpaceX will set rocket-reuse record on 100th Falcon 9 launch of the year early Aug. 25: Watch it live - Space
SpaceX will set rocket-reuse record on 100th Falcon 9 launch of the year early Aug. 25: Watch it liveSpace Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Starlink mi...
Source: Slashdot.org
Why everyone wants a rocket that comes back
China's LandSpace achieved a significant milestone by recovering its rocket's first stage after an orbital launch. This reusable rocket tech...
Source: The Times of India