Goodbye, Falcon 9: SpaceX planning to retire workhorse launcher when Starship is up and running
Space Technology 2 months ago
Goodbye, Falcon 9: SpaceX planning to retire workhorse launcher when Starship is up and running

SpaceX plans to retire its workhorse Falcon 9 once it gets the next-gen Starship megarocket online. But what will removing one of the most-flown rocke...

Source: Space.com

'Project Hail Mary' and 'The Martian' author Andy Weir is headed back to outer space, but not how you'd expect
Astronomy Research 2 months ago
'Project Hail Mary' and 'The Martian' author Andy Weir is headed back to outer space, but not how you'd expect

Weir will executive produce "Exoplanet," a new Audible sci-fi drama coming this fall.

Source: Space.com

Space Technology 2 months ago
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch Starlink mission on a Falcon booster’s record-breaking 37th flight

The Starlink 10-49 mission is set to be the 100th launch of a Falcon 9 rocket in 2026. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is sc...

Source: Spaceflight Now

Comet & Asteroid News 2 months ago
APOD: 2026 August 24 – Comet 220P in Outburst

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 24 – Comet… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss   APOD Astronomy Pi...

Source: NASA

NASA & Space Agencies 2 months ago
Starstruck: NASA Research Shows How Sun’s Ancient History Shaped Earth

At the center of our solar system, the Sun influences every planet that orbits it. In two recent NASA-funded studies, scientists uncovered how ancient...

Source: NASA

Space Exploration 2 months ago
Perseverance Captures Another Phobos Transit

Description NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover used its Mastcam-Z camera to capture the silhouette of Phobos, one of the two Martian moons, as it crossed ...

Source: NASA

Trump Orders 1,000 Space Launches a Year by 2030 — That's 5x Today's Pace
Artemis Program 2 months ago
Trump Orders 1,000 Space Launches a Year by 2030 — That's 5x Today's Pace

President Donald Trump signed a memo Thursday directing federal agencies to dramatically ramp up commercial rocket activity, setting a target of at le...

Source: Yahoo Entertainment

China's space race suffers setback: Agency behind 2030 manned moon mission says upcoming research trip is being delayed just two weeks after launch failure
Artemis Program 2 months ago
China's space race suffers setback: Agency behind 2030 manned moon mission says upcoming research trip is being delayed just two weeks after launch failure

China's manned space agency said its mission to the moon 'does not meet launch conditions and cannot take place during the planned window th...

Source: Dailymail.com

Moon-landing microbes
NASA & Space Agencies 2 months ago
Moon-landing microbes

NASA researchers discover that certain microbes can survive the harsh conditions of the moon, raising concerns for future lunar missions.

Source: BusinessLine

Moon Science 2 months ago
China abruptly postpones ambitious lunar mission - Politico

China abruptly postpones ambitious lunar missionPolitico China postpones launch of unprecedented water-hunting moon mission amid space raceCNN China&#...

Source: Slashdot.org

SpaceX will set rocket-reuse record on 100th Falcon 9 launch of the year early Aug. 25: Watch it live
Space Technology 2 months ago
SpaceX will set rocket-reuse record on 100th Falcon 9 launch of the year early Aug. 25: Watch it live

SpaceX will set a new rocket-reuse record early Tuesday morning (Aug. 25), on its 100th Falcon 9 flight of the year. You can watch the action live.

Source: Space.com

Artemis Program 2 months ago
Aerospace demonstrates DiskSats in low-Earth orbit

SALT LAKE CITY – The Aerospace Corp. is continuing to demonstrate the viability of pancake-shaped DiskSats in the wake of their December launch on a R...

Source: SpaceNews

NASA & Space Agencies 2 months ago
Mapping Air Pollution With MAIA Sensors in Addis Ababa

Description This map of Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, shows the locations of 10 air sensors that NASA’s Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols (MAIA)...

Source: NASA

NASA & Space Agencies 2 months ago
MAIA Air Sensor at Work in Addis Ababa

Description This roof-mounted air sensor in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, is one of 10 used by NASA’s Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols (MAIA) t...

Source: NASA

Artemis Missions 2 months ago
NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman at Freedom 250 Grand Prix

NASA astronaut and Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman is seen in the two-seat IndyCar as he prepares for driver Conor Daly to take him on a lap ahead o...

Source: NASA

China's Chang'e-7 lunar mission postponed due to poor weather
Moon Science 2 months ago
China's Chang'e-7 lunar mission postponed due to poor weather

China's space agency on Sunday postponed the launch of an ambitious mission to search the south pole of the moon for ice due to poor weather. The...

Source: Biztoc.com

Satellite sees Greenland's most significant floating ice loss in over a decade | Space photo of the day for Aug. 24, 2026
Artemis Program 2 months ago
Satellite sees Greenland's most significant floating ice loss in over a decade | Space photo of the day for Aug. 24, 2026

A fractured "ice tongue" is visible in the imagery.

Source: Space.com

At 25% off, this beginner-friendly Celestron telescope will bring the lunar eclipse closer
Astronomy Research 2 months ago
At 25% off, this beginner-friendly Celestron telescope will bring the lunar eclipse closer

Want great views of this week's partial lunar eclipse or a closer look at Saturn as it reaches opposition in October? This Celestron PowerSeeker...

Source: Space.com

NASA & Space Agencies 2 months ago
The Fuel for the Next Generation of Cislunar Exploration? Technology and Talent.

After NASA astronauts landed on the moon in 1969, their achievement bore decades’ worth of fruit, including scientific discoveries and a strategic nat...

Source: SpaceNews

China postpones launch of unprecedented water-hunting moon mission amid space race
Moon Science 2 months ago
China postpones launch of unprecedented water-hunting moon mission amid space race

The highly anticipated launch of China’s robotic Chang’e-7 mission, designed to scour the moon’s south pole for water ice — “cannot take place during ...

Source: CNN