Hubble, James Webb Space Telescope team up to capture the 'Black Eye Galaxy' | Space photo of the day for Aug. 18, 2026
Astronomy Research 2 months ago
Hubble, James Webb Space Telescope team up to capture the 'Black Eye Galaxy' | Space photo of the day for Aug. 18, 2026

The "Black Eye Galaxy" is captured in a gorgeous new composite image from the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes.

Source: Space.com

A beginner’s guide to observing the night sky with a manual telescope
Astronomy Research 2 months ago
A beginner’s guide to observing the night sky with a manual telescope

A telescope can help you explore the night sky, but only if you know how to use it.

Source: Space.com

Comet & Asteroid News 2 months ago
APOD: 2026 August 18 – Perseids from Perseus

APODScienceAPODAPOD: 2026 August 18 –…Today’s APODArchiveSubmissionsIndexSearchCalendarRSSEducationAboutDiscuss  APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Dis...

Source: NASA

NASA & Space Agencies 2 months ago
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 th...

Source: NASA

JWST spotted an object 660 million years after the Big Bang that looks like a star the size of our solar system but shines 100 billion times brighter than any star — and the only thing that could explain it is a black hole wrapped inside
Astronomy Research 2 months ago
JWST spotted an object 660 million years after the Big Bang that looks like a star the size of our solar system but shines 100 billion times brighter than any star — and the only thing that could explain it is a black hole wrapped inside

MoM-BH*-1 is a compact source at redshift 7.7569 whose extreme spectrum fits a black hole buried in dense gas, although the Solar System scale and lum...

Source: Space Daily

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SPCX) Says $100 Billion in Revenue Is Coming by December. Here’s the Math Behind It: (ready for Vardah)
Space Exploration 2 months ago
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SPCX) Says $100 Billion in Revenue Is Coming by December. Here’s the Math Behind It: (ready for Vardah)

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SPCX) Says $100 Billion in Revenue Is Coming by December. Here’s the Math Behind It: (ready for Vardah) Space Ex...

Source: Biztoc.com

Astronomers may have discovered a new kind of object called a black hole star
Astronomy Research 2 months ago
Astronomers may have discovered a new kind of object called a black hole star

"Our picture of this object is evolving very rapidly," says lead author Rohan Naidu, a NASA Hubble Fellow and Pappalardo Fellow at MIT'...

Source: TechSpot

SpaceX jumps 5% ahead of new share unlock
Space Technology 2 months ago
SpaceX jumps 5% ahead of new share unlock

The shares of Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, popped 5% on Monday ahead of another share unlock scheduled for August 20, when s...

Source: Biztoc.com

Retail Investors Just Sold Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SPCX) for the First Time. The Stock Also Just Reclaimed Its IPO Price
Space Exploration 2 months ago
Retail Investors Just Sold Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SPCX) for the First Time. The Stock Also Just Reclaimed Its IPO Price

Retail Investors Just Sold Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SPCX) for the First Time. The Stock Also Just Reclaimed Its IPO Price Retail investor...

Source: Biztoc.com

JWST found water-altered clay minerals on two of Neptune’s tiny inner moons and its rings that probably formed deep inside much larger icy worlds — compelling evidence that today’s moons may be rubble from Neptune’s original satellite system, destroyed wh
Astronomy Research 2 months ago
JWST found water-altered clay minerals on two of Neptune’s tiny inner moons and its rings that probably formed deep inside much larger icy worlds — compelling evidence that today’s moons may be rubble from Neptune’s original satellite system, destroyed wh

Webb found magnesium-rich phyllosilicates on Larissa, Galatea and Neptune’s rings, pointing to altered rock excavated from much larger ancient icy bod...

Source: Space Daily

If You'd Invested $10,000 When SpaceX Went Public, Here's How Much Money You'd Have Today
Space Technology 2 months ago
If You'd Invested $10,000 When SpaceX Went Public, Here's How Much Money You'd Have Today

Space Exploration Technologies' (NASDAQ: SPCX) initial public offering (IPO) drew huge interest from retail and institutional investors, and acco...

Source: Biztoc.com

Astronomy Research 2 months ago
Spying on a Split Comet

Traversing through the solar system, a comet split in two, and a recent study used six months of observations to investigate when and why. The post Sp...

Source: Sky & Telescope

It's harder to poop in space. Scientists may finally know why
Artemis Program 2 months ago
It's harder to poop in space. Scientists may finally know why

Spaceflight can do strange things to the human body — including making it harder for astronauts to poop.

Source: Space.com

Space Technology 2 months ago
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 Ret...

Source: NASASpaceFlight

Space Technology 2 months ago
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 ...

Source: Spaceflight Now

Artemis Program 2 months ago
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 New ...

Source: SpaceNews

NASA & Space Agencies 2 months ago
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, e...

Source: NASA

Artemis Program 2 months ago
Wishing for rockets

The demand for launch services is higher than ever, but the supply of rockets today is very constrained. Jeff Foust reports on the various factors tha...

Source: The Space Review

Harvard endowment discloses $2.2 billion SpaceX stake
Space Technology 2 months ago
Harvard endowment discloses $2.2 billion SpaceX stake

Harvard Management Co. disclosed a $2.2 billion stake in SpaceX, making Space Exploration Technologies Corp. the largest single stock position in the ...

Source: Biztoc.com

Intuitive Machines Climbs 6% on $600M Satellite Award; SpaceX, Rocket Lab Unchanged
Space Technology 2 months ago
Intuitive Machines Climbs 6% on $600M Satellite Award; SpaceX, Rocket Lab Unchanged

A surprise authorization on a massive satellite program sent Intuitive Machines surging while every space peer sat completely still, raising a pointed...

Source: 24/7 Wall St.